After Update to 0.20 from 0.19 the error Cannot assign to read only property 'defaults' of object '[object Object]' occurs
The release says that there a breaking change. Try that and see if the problem goes away. I got the same error but haven't tried the fix yet. https://github.com/artf/grapesjs/releases/tag/v0.20.1
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The release says that there a breaking change. Try that and see if the problem goes away. I got the same error but haven't tried the fix yet. https://github.com/artf/grapesjs/releases/tag/v0.20.1
Yes, as mentioned in the release note you have to switch from the old legacy API for custom component registration.
Thanks for reporting this, @Aventrue. The issue with After Update to 0.20 from 0.19 the error Cannot assign to read only property 'defaults' of object '[object Object]' occurs appears to be a race condition or state management timing problem. This typically happens when component lifecycle events a...
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