v0.40.0

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v0.40.0 is a monthly release primarily focusing on bug fixes and infrastructure such as the move from npm to pnpm.

Some very notable changes include:

• Some major fixes and refactoring to markdown parsing [lexical-markdown] Bug Fix: Replace regex-based format matching with … #8093 [lexical-markdown] Bug Fix: Fix incorrect format tag placement at link boundaries #8085
• Several of the most common utilities were moved from @lexical/utils to lexical [lexical][lexical-utils] Chore: Use workspace:* for monorepo versions and fix some cyclic dependencies #8106
• A cache coherency bug in RootNode.getTextContent() was fixed [lexical] Bug Fix: Refactor RootNode.__cachedText computation for coherency #8099

Highlights

Monorepo:

• 🧹 npm -> pnpm #8035 Chore: Transition from npm to pnpm (also Nightlies publish param #8045 Nightlies fix frozen lockfile #8048 Use PNPM workspace feature for publish #8050 Override workspace with actual version on npm/ bundle #8051 Allow publish to run on detached head #8054 [lexical][lexical-utils] Chore: Use workspace:* for monorepo versions and fix some cyclic dependencies #8106)

Link:

• ✅ [lexical][@lexical/link] Bug Fix: Fix infinite transform loop in AutoLinkPlugin #8070 Fix: Fix infinite transform loop in AutoLinkPlugin
• ✅ [lexical-link] Bug Fix: Toggle links with nested children #8078 Fix: Toggle links with nested children

List:

• ✅ [lexical-list] Bug Fix: fix selection issue from list transform on linebreak #8049 Fix: fix selection issue from list transform on linebreak
• ✅ [lexical-list] Bug Fix: Treat whitespace-only list items as empty when pressing Enter #8068 Fix: Treat whitespace-only list items as empty when pressing Enter

Markdown:

• ✅ [lexical-markdown] Bug Fix: Fix incorrect format tag placement at link boundaries #8085 Fix: Fix incorrect format tag placement at link boundaries
• ✅ [lexical-markdown] Bug Fix: Replace regex-based format matching with … #8093 Fix: Replace regex-based format matching

Core:

• ✅ [lexical] Bug Fix: format removed on multi selection after replace #8069 Fix: format removed on multi selection after replace
• ✅ [lexical] Bug Fix: Refactor RootNode.__cachedText computation for coherency #8099 Fix: Refactor RootNode.__cachedText computation for coherency

Table:

• ✅ [lexical][@lexical/table] Fix Ctrl+A to select all cells in table with merged cells #8074 #8076 Fix: Fix Ctrl+A to select all cells in table with merged cells
• ✅ [lexical][@lexical/table] Bug Fix: Fix inconsistent multi-cell selection in 2x2 tables #8081 Fix: Fix inconsistent multi-cell selection in 2x2 tables
• 🧹 [lexical-table] Chore: Fix test for nested table pasting #8088 Chore: Fix test for nested table pasting

Utils:

• 🧹 [lexical][lexical-utils] Chore: Use workspace:* for monorepo versions and fix some cyclic dependencies #8106 Chore: Move functions

React:

• ✅ [lexical-react] Bug Fix: Clear remote cursor immediately on collaborator refresh #8062 Fix: Clear remote cursor immediately on collaborator refresh
• ✅ [lexical][@lexical/react] Bug Fix: Fix cursor disappearing in Firefox when dragging blocks #8065 Fix: Fix cursor disappearing in Firefox when dragging blocks
• ✅ [lexical-react] Chore: Expose onReposition prop on SelectionAlwaysOnDisplay #8071 Chore: Expose onReposition prop on SelectionAlwaysOnDisplay

Playground:

• 🆕 [lexical-playground]: Color table resize handle #8043 Feature: Color table resize handle
• 🆕 [lexical-playground]: Draggable block handle gliding effect #8042 Feature: Draggable block handle gliding effect
• ✅ [lexical-playground]: Draggable handle and dropdown CSS zoom fix #8052 Fix: Draggable handle and dropdown CSS zoom fix
• 🆕 [lexical-playground]: New Table Hover Actions Plugin #8057 Feature: New Table Hover Actions Plugin
• 🆕 [lexical-playground]: Column Sort for Basic Table #8060 Feature: Column Sort for Basic Table
• 🆕 [lexical-playground] Add button shows the Component Picker #8066 Feature: Add button shows the component picker
• ✅ Fix(Playground): Prevent code block line wrapping to keep line number… #8087 Fix: Prevent code block line wrapping to keep line number

What's Changed

• v0.39.0 by @etrepum in v0.39.0 #8021
• Chore: Add an ignore-previously-published arg to the publish action by @etrepum in Chore: Add an ignore-previously-published arg to the publish action #8023
• Chore: Update examples for v0.39.0 by @etrepum in Chore: Update examples for v0.39.0 #8024
• Agent documentation by @zurfyx in Agent documentation #8031
• README tweaks by @zurfyx in README tweaks #8033
• npm -> pnpm by @zurfyx in npm -> pnpm #8035
• Nightlies publish param by @zurfyx in Nightlies publish param #8045
• Nightlies fix frozen lockfile by @zurfyx in Nightlies fix frozen lockfile #8048
• [lexical-playground]: Color table resize handle by @ivailop7 in [lexical-playground]: Color table resize handle #8043
• Use PNPM workspace feature for publish by @zurfyx in Use PNPM workspace feature for publish #8050
• Override workspace with actual version on npm/ bundle by @zurfyx in Override workspace with actual version on npm/ bundle #8051
• [lexical-playground]: Draggable block handle gliding effect by @ivailop7 in [lexical-playground]: Draggable block handle gliding effect #8042
• Allow publish to run on detached head by @zurfyx in Allow publish to run on detached head #8054
• [lexical-list] Bug Fix: fix selection issue from list transform on linebreak by @dizsmek in [lexical-list] Bug Fix: fix selection issue from list transform on linebreak #8049
• [docs] Documentation Update: Fix incorrect and broken links in README by @h8f1z in [docs] Documentation Update: Fix incorrect and broken links in README #8055
• [lexical-playground]: Draggable handle and dropdown CSS zoom fix by @ivailop7 in [lexical-playground]: Draggable handle and dropdown CSS zoom fix #8052
• [lexical-playground]: New Table Hover Actions Plugin by @ivailop7 in [lexical-playground]: New Table Hover Actions Plugin #8057
• [lexical-playground]: Column Sort for Basic Table by @ivailop7 in [lexical-playground]: Column Sort for Basic Table #8060
• [lexical-react] Bug Fix: Clear remote cursor immediately on collaborator refresh by @aldoprogrammer in [lexical-react] Bug Fix: Clear remote cursor immediately on collaborator refresh #8062
• [lexical-playground] Add button shows the Component Picker by @ivailop7 in [lexical-playground] Add button shows the Component Picker #8066
• [lexical][@lexical/react] Bug Fix: Fix cursor disappearing in Firefox when dragging blocks by @aldoprogrammer in [lexical][@lexical/react] Bug Fix: Fix cursor disappearing in Firefox when dragging blocks #8065
• [lexical] Bug Fix: format removed on multi selection after replace by @kimseongyu in [lexical] Bug Fix: format removed on multi selection after replace #8069
• [lexical-list] Bug Fix: Treat whitespace-only list items as empty when pressing Enter by @mike-atticus in [lexical-list] Bug Fix: Treat whitespace-only list items as empty when pressing Enter #8068
• [lexical][@lexical/link] Bug Fix: Fix infinite transform loop in AutoLinkPlugin by @aldoprogrammer in [lexical][@lexical/link] Bug Fix: Fix infinite transform loop in AutoLinkPlugin #8070
• [lexical][@lexical/table] Fix Ctrl+A to select all cells in table with merged cells Bug: Ctrl+A fails to select all cells in table with merged cells when table is the only editor content #8074 by @aldoprogrammer in [lexical][@lexical/table] Fix Ctrl+A to select all cells in table with merged cells #8074 #8076
• [lexical-react] Chore: Expose onReposition prop on SelectionAlwaysOnDisplay by @takuyakanbr in [lexical-react] Chore: Expose onReposition prop on SelectionAlwaysOnDisplay #8071
• [lexical-link] Bug Fix: Toggle links with nested children by @patrick-atticus in [lexical-link] Bug Fix: Toggle links with nested children #8078
• [lexical-markdown] Bug Fix: Fix incorrect format tag placement at link boundaries by @kimseongyu in [lexical-markdown] Bug Fix: Fix incorrect format tag placement at link boundaries #8085
• [lexical][@lexical/table] Bug Fix: Fix inconsistent multi-cell selection in 2x2 tables by @aldoprogrammer in [lexical][@lexical/table] Bug Fix: Fix inconsistent multi-cell selection in 2x2 tables #8081
• [lexical-table] Chore: Fix test for nested table pasting by @randal-atticus in [lexical-table] Chore: Fix test for nested table pasting #8088
• Fix(Playground): Prevent code block line wrapping to keep line number… by @Sa-Te in Fix(Playground): Prevent code block line wrapping to keep line number… #8087
• [lexical-markdown] Bug Fix: Replace regex-based format matching with … by @kimseongyu in [lexical-markdown] Bug Fix: Replace regex-based format matching with … #8093
• [lexical] Bug Fix: Refactor RootNode.__cachedText computation for coherency by @etrepum in [lexical] Bug Fix: Refactor RootNode.__cachedText computation for coherency #8099
• [lexical][lexical-utils] Chore: Use workspace:* for monorepo versions and fix some cyclic dependencies by @etrepum in [lexical][lexical-utils] Chore: Use workspace:* for monorepo versions and fix some cyclic dependencies #8106

New Contributors

• @dizsmek made their first contribution in [lexical-list] Bug Fix: fix selection issue from list transform on linebreak #8049
• @h8f1z made their first contribution in [docs] Documentation Update: Fix incorrect and broken links in README #8055
• @aldoprogrammer made their first contribution in [lexical-react] Bug Fix: Clear remote cursor immediately on collaborator refresh #8062
• @kimseongyu made their first contribution in [lexical] Bug Fix: format removed on multi selection after replace #8069
• @Sa-Te made their first contribution in Fix(Playground): Prevent code block line wrapping to keep line number… #8087

Full Changelog: v0.39.0...v0.40.0

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[etrepum]

Looks like we need to update some release code for pnpm