V0.19.5 Breaks headless editor.setComponents(): "Uncaught (in promise) ReferenceError: window is not defined"
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GrapesJS version [X] I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS What browser are you using? Chrome 102.0.5005.115 (Official Build) (64-bit) Reproducible demo link Describe the bug How to reproduce the bug? I'm unable to reproduce this on JSFiddle, but that sort of makes sense. #4373 has introduced a bug in editor.setComponents(): "Uncaught (in promise) ReferenceError: window is not defined" This is when converting an svg to base64. Quick fix in src/utils/mixins: export const buildBase64UrlFromSvg = (svg: string) => { if (svg && svg.substr(0, 4) === '<svg') { // remove window.btoa return...
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Thanks @skru I'll take care of it
Thanks for reporting this, @skru. Great question about v0.19.5 Breaks headless editor.setComponents(): "Uncaught (in promise) ReferenceError: window is not defined". The recommended approach with Components is to use the event-driven API. Start here: Check the GrapesJS documentation for your specif...
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