This is yet another super weird bug I’ve discovered recently when creating a generator update. Tried on the generator first (while working on the update), but when I try on the Programmatic Get/Set/Submit Example, running the update() function into the testing panel seems to trigger this bug. I also got an error too, which writes as follows:

DOMException: Failed to execute 'removeChild' on 'Node': The node to be removed is not a child of this node.
    at ___updateTemplatedNodes (https://210cadb7fe3ad106894dfb4649d8ce79.perchance.org/programmatic-get-set-submit-comments-plugin-example?__initWithDataFromParentWindow=1:470:30)
    at update (https://210cadb7fe3ad106894dfb4649d8ce79.perchance.org/programmatic-get-set-submit-comments-plugin-example?__initWithDataFromParentWindow=1:412:5)
    at eval (eval at <anonymous> (https://perchance.org/lib/perchance/evaluateSquareBlock.js?v=3ds06dgd27d:66:38), <anonymous>:1:12)
    at Proxy.<anonymous> (https://perchance.org/lib/perchance/evaluateSquareBlock.js?v=3ds06dgd27d:66:38)
    at __evaluateSquareBlock (https://perchance.org/lib/perchance/evaluateSquareBlock.js?v=3ds06dgd27d:66:77)
    at __evaluateText (https://perchance.org/lib/perchance/createPerchanceTree.js?v=21ads3j533dgddldddfd337132fdwf3:1386:20)
    at https://210cadb7fe3ad106894dfb4649d8ce79.perchance.org/programmatic-get-set-submit-comments-plugin-example?__initWithDataFromParentWindow=1:536:44

And that “nullifies” the com object which of course renders the comments section’s programmatic submission ability to stop working:

So, if you’ve tried to implement the programmatic interaction features inside of the minimal template (or any generator that has a practical “randomize” button that executes the update() function), chances are you’ve probably already stumbled upon this bug.

  • @[email protected]MEnglish
    3•2 months ago

    @[email protected] @[email protected] This is a good point. Currently you’d need to write [com ? "" : com = commentsPlugin(options)] so it doesn’t reassign the variable when you execute update(). It’s not ideal, but for now at least I’ve added a note about it to the programmatic example generator:

    // NOTE: If you are calling `update()` in your generator, then due to the fact that comments plugin embeds
// aren't updated like normal content (unless you set the replacedDuringUpdate=true option), you should
// write [com ? "" : com = commentsPlugin(options)] instead of just [com = commentsPlugin(options)]
// so it doesn’t reassign the variable when you execute update()
// The square block [com ? "" : com = commentsPlugin(options)] means:
//   Does `com` "exist" yet? If so, output "" (i.e. nothing), otherwise set `com` to `commentsPlugin(options)` and output it.
// So it only "creates" `com` during the first update - i.e. during page load - and from then on it just outputs nothing, since the comments embed has already been created.
    • BluePowerOPEnglish
      1•2 months ago

      Ah thanks for the solution! I didn’t think of this one before.