Add specialized React Studio activity input editors by sfmskywalker · Pull Request #8938 · elsa-workflows/elsa-core

sfmskywalker · 2026-10-20T23:51:40Z

The date/time and workflow-input hints previously used text fields, while dynamic outcomes and HTTP status codes shared a generic string-list editor. This adds specialized controls through the public UI-hint slot. Date/time values round-trip through browser-local time, dynamic outcomes retain Object JSON and fixed ports, HTTP cases preserve nested activities, and input selection preserves the complete definition.

Built-in and extension hints now use the same renderer, with deterministic priority for overrides. Designer ports accept the server's JSON-string outcome format. The SDK editor context carries full input definitions.

Validation: 110 unit tests, 25 host tests, seven Chromium tests, lint/type/build, generated API docs, boundary guard, and an external consumer of all four packed public packages. The browser loads the actual ActivityEditors ESM through the manifest and checks editing, Amsterdam time-zone conversion, clearing, read-only behavior and an extension overriding a built-in hint. Dependency inventory passes (18 cases, 8,705 assertions).

Implements #8849 as part of #8859. Stacked on #8934; other Preview parity work and publication remain separate.

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New Features
- Added specialized editors for date/time values, dynamic outcomes, HTTP status codes, and workflow input selection.
- Added validation, read-only support, local-time conversion, fixed outcomes, and preservation of embedded activity data.
- Added ordered custom UI-hint contributions with predictable override and fallback behavior.
- Workflow input selection now retains complete input metadata.
Documentation
- Documented specialized editors, supported hints, extension registration, and input metadata.
Tests
- Added unit and browser coverage for editing, validation, extensions, and read-only behavior.

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The PR adds specialized editors for date/time, dynamic outcomes, HTTP status codes, and workflow inputs. It adds ordered UI-hint contributions and complete workflow input definitions to editor context. It updates dynamic outcome ports and adds unit, browser, and documentation coverage.

Changes: Specialized Activity Editors

Layer / File(s)	Summary
UI-hint contributions and editor registration `studio/react/packages/sdk/src/{modules.ts,host.ts,register.ts}`, `studio/react/packages/ui/src/runtime/module-registry.tsx`, `studio/react/dotnet/modules/Elsa.ReactStudio.ActivityEditors/Client/{module.tsx,registry.tsx}`, `studio/react/docs/*`	The SDK preserves ordered UI-hint contributions and resolves them with legacy hints. The ActivityEditors module registers built-in editors through UI-hint contributions. External extensions can override built-in hints by order.
Workflow input definitions and selection `studio/react/packages/sdk/src/{editor-types.ts,components.tsx}`, `studio/react/dotnet/modules/Elsa.ReactStudio.ActivityEditors/Client/{activity-properties-panel.tsx,editors/input-picker-editor.tsx}`, `studio/react/packages/sdk/README.md`	Editor context and property-panel inputs now use `InputDefinition[]`. The input picker supports sorted choices and preserves input fields across wrapped and raw encodings.
Editor value handling and specialized controls `studio/react/dotnet/modules/Elsa.ReactStudio.ActivityEditors/Client/editors/`, `studio/react/packages/sdk/src/designer/model/ports.ts`, `studio/react/dotnet/modules/Elsa.ReactStudio.ActivityEditors/Client/__tests__/`, `studio/react/tests/editor-hints.spec.ts`, `studio/docs/specs/react-studio-preview/plan.md`	New controls and value helpers handle date/time editing, dynamic outcomes, and HTTP status codes. Dynamic outcome ports combine activity values with fixed outcomes and accept literal or JSON-encoded lists. Unit tests and browser coverage exercise the editors and their value handling.

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Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  participant activityEditorsModule
  participant registerStudioModule
  participant useExtensions
  participant useUiHintEditor
  participant SpecializedEditor
  activityEditorsModule->>registerStudioModule: Register UI-hint contributions
  registerStudioModule->>useExtensions: Store ordered contributions
  useExtensions->>useUiHintEditor: Resolve a UI-hint component
  useUiHintEditor->>SpecializedEditor: Render the selected editor

Possibly related issues

elsa-workflows/elsa-foundation#3075: The PR adds ActivityEditors controls, documentation, and browser coverage for authoring and read-only behavior.
elsa-workflows/elsa-foundation#3057: The PR preserves saved outcomes, nested activity data, and complete workflow input definitions during authoring.

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Built-in editors can be overridden by default-order extensions, and saved outcome data is preserved. No actionable merge-blocking risk is identified.

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@greptileai Please review bf631e3. Built-in UI hints now register at fallback order 1000, preserving default-order third-party overrides. Added a later-sorting z-custom regression and changed the browser fixture to use default order. Local unit tests: 111 passing.

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Summary

Adds specialized date/time, outcome, HTTP status, and workflow-input editors through the public uiHints slot.

Dynamic outcome inputs show fixed branches and keep designer ports in sync.
HTTP status inputs edit valid codes without dropping nested case data.
Date and time inputs show local controls and save an ISO instant.
Workflow input pickers keep the full selected input definition.
Built-in and extension editors share an ordered UI-hint slot.

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@greptileai Please review the current head. Dynamic-outcome serialization preserves exact existing names; only the newly typed draft is trimmed. Added a port/connection identity regression for add/remove and a browser fixture with a saved whitespace name. Also merged the reviewed hosting fixes. Local checks: 112 unit tests, lint/types/production build, ASP.NET host build, and all 9 browser tests pass.

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Reviewed DateTimePicker, DynamicOutcomes, HttpStatusCodes and InputPicker registration through the UI-hint slot, extension hints and round trips. Dynamic outcome handling preserves stable distinct outcomes and regression coverage.

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