context.ui functions stop working after calling redis functions

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4/5
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35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
redis, typescript
Domain
api, backend

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No source file or test is identified in the issue. Start by reproducing the async processDescriptions flow from the onSubmit example, tracing context.redis calls followed by context.ui calls. Done means UI commands such as showToast and showForm still work after the Redis reads.

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After calling redis functions, the context.ui commands do not work anymore.
Thus i can't do toasts and can't showForms after fetching redis.

This is not experience post. You can find the src.zip a bit lower, but this is happening in context of onSubmit of first form.

Additional info

Discord message: _ok if i put the showToast like this, then it shows. but the context.ui is still UIClient {}

    async processDescriptions(context){
        context.ui.showToast('IS THIS WORKING?')  // Appears in the UI

        let stringArray = await context.redis.hGet('youtubePoster', 'stringArray')
        let currentIndex = await context.redis.hGet('youtubePoster', 'currentIndex')
        context.ui.showToast('IS THIS WORKING?')  // DOESN't appear in the UI

        let dataArray = JSON.parse(stringArray)
        
        let [link, title, description] = dataArray[currentIndex]

        // the context.ui commands not working after calling redis; i populated the data with testing, just for  testing. But link, title and description are correct
        context.ui.showForm(descriptionEditor, {
            link: "testing",
            title: "testing1",
            description: "testing2",
        });

    },
```_

**Message author:** anonymousgenerator

**Discord link:** <https://discord.com/channels/1050224141732687912/1050227353311248404/1297984878863716363>
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