Issue #6706πŸ’¬ AnsweredOpened Feb 13, 2026by saeedhbi0 reactions

TypeError: e.getRoot is not a function (Race condition in Style Manager)

Quick answerby artf

Similar to https://github.com/GrapesJS/grapesjs/issues/6705 I'm not able to create that kind of race condition (eg. select and remove via API) and in your example is checking getRoot on a component, but there is no such a method on the Component API

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GrapesJS version [x] I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS What browser are you using? All browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge) Reproducible demo link https://jsfiddle.net/saeedhbi/powxyjdq/3/ Describe the bug How to reproduce the bug? Initialize a GrapeJS editor Select a component in the canvas Quickly delete the component (press Delete key or use delete command) Style Manager's debounced update callback executes after component is destroyed Observe TypeError: e.getRoot is not a function What is the expected behavior? The Style Manager should validate that components are still...

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artfβ€’ Feb 18, 2026

Similar to https://github.com/GrapesJS/grapesjs/issues/6705

I'm not able to create that kind of race condition (eg. select and remove via API) and in your example is checking getRoot on a component, but there is no such a method on the Component API

GJS Helperβ€’ May 17, 2026

This TypeError: e.getRoot is not a function is a known race condition within GrapesJS's Style Manager, particularly when components are rapidly selected and then deleted. It occurs because the Style Manager's update logic, which is debounced, attempts to access methods on a component that has alrea...

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