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fix(forms): escape dots in control keys so paths round trip - #239
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Control paths were built and parsed by joining and splitting on a dot, so a control keyed a.b was read back as a then b and read, fill, set-value, focus and the WebMCP tools hit the wrong or no control. A literal dot in a key is now written \. and a backslash \\, through one joinPath, splitPath and childPath helper in forms-path.ts. Plain keys produce the same strings as before.
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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to Exported fixtures can disable the wrong control when a disabled control has a dotted key. The impact is limited to that export case, so the PR is low risk with this issue noted. Pre-merge checks |
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Review comments at @packages/devtools/src/forms-actions.ts:
- Line 627: Update the quote helper and stored-global expression generation in
the forms-actions logic to escape backslashes as well as apostrophes in
JavaScript string literals. In the Signal Forms branch, use bracket notation for
keys that are not valid property identifiers; preserve dot notation for valid
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- Line 145: Update the field matcher used by fieldRules to recognize quoted
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… keys The stored-global expression now escapes a backslash and a quote in each key, and Signal Forms use bracket notation for keys with a dot or a backslash. The source rule lookup also matches single and double quoted keys such as 'a.b': new FormControl().
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A control key with a backslash is written with two backslashes in the source literal, so the quoted-key lookup never found its rules. The lookup now compares against the escaped source spelling of the key.
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🟡 Minor · Decode escaped paths before generating fixture lookups. · forms.ts:1184-1196
packages/devtools/src/forms.ts:1184-1196
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick winDecode escaped paths before generating fixture lookups.
p.excludedcontains escaped control paths fromnode.path. For a literal keya.b, the fixture exporter emitsform.get('a\.b'). The generated string evaluates toa.b, so Angular treats it as nested segments and can disable the wrong control. Emit decoded path segments as an array for escaped paths.Suggested fix
+import { splitPath } from '../forms-path.ts'; + - ${p.excluded.map((path) => `form.get('${path}')?.disable();`).join('\n')} + ${p.excluded + .map((path) => { + const target = path.includes('\\') ? literal(splitPath(path)) : `'${path}'`; + return `form.get(${target})?.disable();`; + }) + .join('\n')}🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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What was wrong
The forms inspector built and parsed control paths by joining and splitting on
.. A control whose own key contains a dot, such asnew FormGroup({ 'a.b': new FormControl('') }), produced a path that was read back asathenb. Read, fill, set-value, focus, the invalid list and the WebMCP required/input paths then targeted the wrong control or none.Path format
A literal dot in a key is written
\.and a literal backslash\\. Segments are joined with an unescaped.. Keys without a dot or backslash produce exactly the same strings as before, array indexes keep their syntax, and no tool schema changed. A hand-typeda.bfor a control keyeda.bstill meansbinsidea. The panel and the tool output show the escaped form. Prefix checks (path.startsWith(${parent}.)) informs-tools.tsandrpc/forms-explain.tsstay correct on escaped paths, so they are unchanged.Changes
packages/devtools/src/forms-path.ts(new):joinPath(segments),splitPath(path)andchildPath(path, key)(appends one escaped key to an existing path).packages/devtools/src/forms.ts: control and field child paths,issuePath,parentPath,controlPathOf,controlEventOf(redaction keys off the unescaped segments),nodeAt,findFieldElement,errorSummaryOfsecret check.packages/devtools/src/forms-read.ts:fieldPath.packages/devtools/src/forms-actions.ts:secretInside,keysOf,setAt,secretOf(matches the segment, not the escaped string),guardedFields, the secret refusal message,invalidPaths, andexpressionFor. For a dotted key the stored-global expression is$form.get(['my.group','x.y'])for reactive forms (Angular'sgetsplits strings on.) and$form['a.b']for Signal Forms. Plain keys keep$form.get('name')and$form.name.packages/devtools/src/forms-webmcp.ts: schema input, required and inferred paths.packages/devtools/src/rpc/forms-source.ts: the source rule lookup uses the last unescaped segment.apps/docs/src/content/inspectors/forms.md: documents the\.escape.The panel (
app/) only displays and echoes paths and never builds or parses them, so there is no panel change andextension/uiis untouched.Tests
packages/devtools/src/__tests__/forms-path.test.ts:joinPath,splitPathandchildPath, plain keys unchanged, round trips with dots, backslashes, empty and numeric segments.packages/devtools/src/__tests__/forms-dotted-keys.test.ts: reactive and Signal Forms with dotted keys throughcollectForms,controlPathOf,nodeAt,diffForms, and theset-value,fill,focusandstore-as-globalactions; a dotted secret key refused by its own name; WebMCPinferShape,schemaInputs,schemaRequiredandrequiredNow; the source lookup. Plain controls in the same forms keep their old paths and expressions.All of the new integration tests failed before the change and pass after it.
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pnpm test:devtools(1377 passed),pnpm test:panel(160 passed),pnpm typecheck,pnpm format:check,pnpm skills:check,pnpm commit:check,pnpm docs:build.pnpm test:axewas not needed because noapp/page changed.Summary by CodeRabbit