issue: With a `<DevTool />`, `watch` is not triggered by `setValue`

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#196 opened on Mar 15, 2023 1 comment 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Assessment

Difficulty: 3/5
Estimated time: 1-2 days
Newbie friendliness: 35/100

Issue type: Bug
Clarity: Mostly clear
Activity status: Stale
Tech stack: react, typescript
Domain: devtools, frontend

Research direction

Start with the linked CodeSandbox, especially src/index.tsx, and reproduce the behavior with and without the component. Trace how setValue and watch behave in each case; done means watch is triggered consistently in both configurations, with the reproduction still passing in Chrome.

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Description

Version Number

react-hook-form: 7.43.5; react: 18.2.0

Codesandbox/Expo snack

https://codesandbox.io/s/hookform-devtools-bug-watch-is-not-triggered-by-setvalue-mhcjlx?file=/src/index.tsx

Steps to reproduce

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/38932402/225195576-d5ae222f-4474-4de8-81be-8013c66ff1e3.mp4

Expected behaviour

setValue should correctly trigger watch whether there's a <Devtool /> or not.

What browsers are you seeing the problem on?

Chrome

Relevant log output

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