IUIKitSurface State does not hold value if initialValue is used in a InputBlock

[haemza30]

What?

When I am trying to read a value from IUIKitViewSubmitIncomingInteraction.IUIKitSurface.state:

1. if the value of say a input box is unchanged (it uses initialValue) then I get undefined
2. if the value of input box is altered (changed once from initialValue) I am successfully able to retrieve the value

Steps to reproduce?

1. Create a block const block: InputBlock = { type: "input", label: { type: "plain_text", text: labelText, }, element: { type: "plain_text_input", placeholder: { type: "plain_text", text: 'Enter your ID', }, appId: 'app-id, blockId: 'block-id', actionId: 'action-id', initialValue: '12345' }, };

2. Use the above block in UIKitSurfaceType.MODAL

3. Try to retrieve the value of input box in the submit handler: const id = data.view.state.'block-id'.'action-id'; // here data is IUIKitViewSubmitIncomingInteraction

4. If you don't change the initialValue of the input box you will get id as undefined, but if you even change a character in it it will work fine

PS

Expectation:

Must get value even if the input box has unchanged initialValue

[eonae]

I faced the same problem. The thing is that if value is unchanged it is contained in field name as UUID, instead of blockId.

Painful...

My workaround is something like this:

const getLeafValue = (obj: any, leafKey: string): any | undefined => {
  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(obj)) {
    if (typeof value === 'object' && value !== null) {
      const inner = getLeafValue(value, leafKey);
      if (inner) {
        return inner;
      }
    }

    if (key === leafKey) {
      return value;
    }
  }

  return undefined;
};

const x = getLeafValue(
  {
    '0b4adc14-3fbb-4ae3-9a4f-9e906ce8ef11': {
      value1: '...',
    },
    'tg.username': {
      value2: '111',
    },
  },
  'value2',
);

console.log(x); // 111

Which works if using unique actionIds. But that definitely a dirty hack.