fix(web): Backspace after a list shortcut keeps the typed marker#32005

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Problem

With the rich text composer on, typing + , * or 1. in an empty composer turns the line into a list item, and Backspace right after it empties the line instead of undoing the shortcut. > and # already undo to plain text. So a line that starts with a literal + can't be typed. Reproduced on main @ 6577c6b in the web dev server: after + the editor holds <ul><li data-marker="+"></li></ul>, and after Backspace it holds . The same happens with * and 1. . The > control leaves > .

Change

The list item's Backspace binding replaces Tiptap's core Backspace keymap, so the core keymap's first step, undoInputRule(), never ran. That left the new item to be lifted out of its list. The binding now runs undoInputRule() first and falls back to the existing backspaceAcrossList. undoInputRule only acts on the transaction right after an input rule fires, so every other Backspace in a list (lifting at the start of an item, joining across lists) behaves as before.

Scope and approval

Fixes pingdotgg/t3code#31988

Verification

New describe("block shortcut undo") in apps/web/src/composer-rich-text-doc.test.ts. It types each shortcut through the editor's input rules, then sends Backspace through the real keymap.
- On main: the "+ ", "* " and "1. " cases fail with expected '' to be '+ ' (and the same for * and 1. ). The "> " control passes.
- On this branch: all 4 cases pass.
composer-rich-text-doc.test.ts, composer-rich-text.test.ts and composer-block-shortcuts.test.ts: 278/278 pass. ComposerPromptEditorTiptap.input.browser.test.tsx: 38/38 pass. composer-list-split.browser.test.ts: 7/7 pass.
A scratch browser test (not committed) ran the real ComposerPromptEditorTiptap with real key presses on both sides. Base loses + , * , 1. , 3) and - [ ] ; this branch keeps them. - x, > and # are unchanged.
vp run check:changed passes.
This is a logic bug, so the failing test above is the proof. No before/after recording is attached. Not checked by hand: the Electron desktop shell (it wraps the same web composer) and IME composition followed by Backspace. Mobile uses a separate editor and is unaffected.

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test(web): reproduce Backspace dropping list shortcuts (#31988)1a09ae4
fix(web): Backspace after a list shortcut keeps the typed marker6732104

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Verdict: Approved at 6732104

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Backspace now restores the typed list shortcut marker before falling back to existing list handling. This is a narrowly scoped composer-editing correction with no material operational or product-default change.

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Backspace now attempts to undo a block input rule before applying list handling. Tests cover undo behavior for four block shortcuts.

Changes: Composer Backspace handling

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Undo block shortcuts before list handling `apps/web/src/composer-rich-text-doc.ts`, `apps/web/src/composer-rich-text-doc.test.ts`	Backspace runs `undoInputRule()` first and calls `backspaceAcrossList` only if undo returns false. Tests verify that Backspace restores the typed shortcut text for `+` , `*` , `1.` , and `>` .

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Possibly related PRs

pingdotgg/t3code#31989: Both changes run undoInputRule() before list Backspace handling to restore typed list markers.

Suggested labels: bugfix

Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg

Merge Risk: External image Low · up to 67321

The blockquote control test could pass without undoing the shortcut. A document-shape assertion would close this bounded gap; it does not otherwise block merging.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	Passed	The title clearly describes the list shortcut Backspace fix.
Description check	Passed	The description covers the problem, fix, linked issue, and verification. It lacks before-and-after screenshots and a recording of the interaction. If an agent did the work, it also needs the model and…
Linked Issues check	Passed	[`#31988`] The list-item Backspace binding runs `undoInputRule()` before `backspaceAcrossList`. The new test covers `+` , `*` , and `1.` , and checks `>` as a control. Other list Backspace behavior ret…
Out of Scope Changes check	Passed	[`#31988`] The changes are limited to the list-item Backspace binding and tests for shortcut undo. Both support the linked issue.

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Explanation

[#31988] The list-item Backspace binding runs undoInputRule() before backspaceAcrossList. The new test covers + , * , and 1. , and checks > as a control. Other list Backspace behavior retains the existing fallback.

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apps/web/src/composer-rich-text-doc.test.ts: 1

1336-1343: External image Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win
Assert the paragraph state after Backspace
If Backspace leaves the > blockquote unchanged, its prefix still serializes to > , so this test passes without undoing the shortcut. Assert the document shape for each case.

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1 + expect(editor.state.doc.firstChild?.type.name).toBe("paragraph");
2 expect(serializeEditorDoc(editor.state.doc).value).toBe(shortcut);

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6 Review comment at @apps/web/src/composer-rich-text-doc.test.ts around lines 1336
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8 Update the Backspace test to assert that the resulting document’s first child is
9 a paragraph before checking its serialized value. Apply this assertion to each
10 relevant case so the test verifies that Backspace undoes the blockquote
11 shortcut, not merely that serialization remains unchanged.

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8	- Around line 1336-1343: Update the Backspace test to assert that the resulting
9	document’s first child is a paragraph before checking its serialized value.
10	Apply this assertion to each relevant case so the test verifies that Backspace
11	undoes the blockquote shortcut, not merely that serialization remains unchanged.
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JJulius Marminge1d ago

Thanks for this. #31989 makes the same change and is the one being kept: Keep #31989 instead. It fixes the same open issue with the equivalent undo-first behavior, a smaller diff, and a real-composer regression test that checks both paragraph state and restored text. Its patch applies cleanly against the current main files, and all 27 reported checks pass; the forge's current conflict check remains pending. Main still lacks this fix: distinctive-line history searches found no implementation, and direct reads confirmed the current handler remains unchanged. The only intervening commit touching this PR's files is 88109ce, an unrelated model-mention change; there are no intervening merge commits touching them.

Closing as a duplicate.