`EditContext.text` should not extend by default
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- HTML
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Description
As far as I know, the EditContext.text is mainly designed for text editors that use the canvas element or choose the "hidden text area" solution. This may be a good fit for them, but that's not always the case.
There are text editors that rely on solutions like Virtual DOM or Custom Elements, and in that case, the text property is unused.
With the current implementation, the text property expands itself, assuming that we would use it. However, when we are not using it, we have to clear it to avoid using extra memory.
editContext.addEventListener("textupdate", () => {
// Clear the text to avoid unnecessary memory usage
editContext.updateText(0, editContext.text.length, "");
});
My suggestion is to change the behavior of the text somehow to not expand by default.
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the EditContext.text and updateText API entry points and any existing textupdate tests; no implementation files or test paths are identified in the issue. Compare the current default expansion behavior with the proposed non-expanding behavior, and confirm that unused text no longer requires manual clearing.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- html, javascript
- Domain
- frontend, web-dev
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100