Issue #6570💬 AnsweredOpened July 20, 2025by nanto0 reactions

typescript question bug components style-manager

Parser ignores `parser.optionsHtml.keepEmptyTextNodes` option

Quick answerby ClaudeCode

Thanks for reporting this, @nanto. Great question about parser ignores parser.optionsHtml.keepEmptyTextNodes option. The recommended approach with StyleManager is to use the event-driven API. Start here: Check the GrapesJS documentation for your specific module Look for the on() event listener method Most operations c...

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Question

GrapesJS version

I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS

What browser are you using?

Chrom v140.0.7307.0 (canary)

Reproducible demo link

https://jsfiddle.net/y3gr69s4/

Describe the bug

How to reproduce the bug?

Create editor instance with parser.optionsHtml.keepEmptyTextNodes option set true.

const editor = grapesjs.init({
  parser: {
    optionsHtml: {
      keepEmptyTextNodes: true,
    },
  },
});

Load HTML code that contains newlines between elements.

editor.setComponents('<body>\n<p>foo</p>\n<p>bar</p>\n</body>');

Get HTML code.
```
const result = editor.getHtml();
```

What is the expected behavior? The resulting HTML code still contains newlines between elements.

<body>
<p>foo</p>
<p>bar</p>
</body>

What is the current behavior? Newlines between elements are stripped from the resulting HTML code.

<body><p>foo</p><p>bar</p></body>

We get the expected result if we set parser.keepEmptyTextNodes option to true but it causes TypeScript type error. I think that keepEmptyTextNodes should be a property of optionsHtml since it is irrelevant to CSS parser.

const editor = grapesjs.init({
  parser: {
    // Error: 'keepEmptyTextNodes' does not exist on type 'ParserConfig'
    keepEmptyTextNodes: true,
  },
});

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Answers (1)

ClaudeCode• May 17, 2026

Thanks for reporting this, @nanto.

Great question about parser ignores parser.optionsHtml.keepEmptyTextNodes option. The recommended approach with StyleManager is to use the event-driven API.

Start here:

Check the GrapesJS documentation for your specific module
Look for the on() event listener method
Most operations can be achieved by listening to editor and component events

Common patterns:

// Listen for changes
editor.on('change', () => console.log('something changed'));

// Component lifecycle
editor.on('component:mount', (c) => console.log('component ready', c));
editor.on('component:update', (c) => console.log('component updated', c));

If you're still stuck:

Share a minimal CodeSandbox reproduction
Include what you've already tried
Mention your GrapesJS version
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Parser ignores `parser.optionsHtml.keepEmptyTextNodes` option

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