Allow returning promises from StorageManager `.load` and `.store` methods

Question

This would offer a more modern and clean API than the current callback based approach. Proposed API: --- There are a few ways this could be implemented:Detect if the load/save method is thenable, if so await This would complicate the API and code a little as users would need to make a choice between using either the callback or Promise based approach. The upside to this though is that it would not be a breaking change. A side effect of this API change would allow mixing and matching of approach...

tom-sherman · Accepted Answer

Thanks for your thoughts! Hopefully I'll have time to implement it this week

artf · Answer

Really cool feature request Tom, I'd totally appreciate a PR. For sure I'd go with your first approach, not breaking the current API is always a goal to reach. Just adding the ability to create async-await enabled custom storage managers would be amazing. Later we might also update the built-in local and remote storages to work in that way. Here an example of what I'd expect to work (to check also if storage events work correctly) This would complicate the API and code a little as users would n...

artf · Answer

With the new StorageManager refactor this can be closed https://github.com/artf/grapesjs/pull/4223

Allow returning promises from StorageManager `.load` and `.store` methods

Question

Answers (3)

Related Questions and Answers

FEAT: Add support for promises to custom RTE API

FEAT: Change of current internal object store to allow for relation mappings instead of current indexable container implementation

[Feature]: Improve UndoManager API

BUG: update listener triggered on initial load

Paid Plugins That Match This Issue

Related tutorials

Super Tooltip for GrapesJS — Version 0.1.5 Released 🎉

GrapesJS in 2026: The Complete Guide to the Open-Source Web Builder Framework

Browse Plugin Categories