Destroying and re-initializing produces "Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'get')"
Yeah, the editor instance is not expected to be destroyed immediately due to some deferred async functions (eg. for the StorageManager) but that can be fixed. For now you can overcome the issue by doing something like this:
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GrapesJS version [X] I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS What browser are you using? Google Chrome Version 110.0.5481.100 (Official Build) (64-bit) Reproducible demo link https://stackblitz.com/edit/js-3urscf?file=index.html,index.js Describe the bug How to reproduce the bug?Initialize the editorDestroy the editorInitialize the editor again What is the expected behavior? The code used is just a starter code from the official doc. It should be re-initialized without any problem. What is the current behavior? Multiple errors are show in console.TypeError: Cannot read properties of u...
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Yeah, the editor instance is not expected to be destroyed immediately due to some deferred async functions (eg. for the StorageManager) but that can be fixed. For now you can overcome the issue by doing something like this:
setTimeout(() => {
editor.destroy();
...
Thanks for reporting this, @mani-rai. Great question about Destroying and re-initializing produces "Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'get')". The recommended approach with ProseMirror is to use the event-driven API. Start here: Check the GrapesJS documentation for your specific module L...
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