dees-catalog/ts_web/elements/wysiwyg/CLEANUP-STATUS.md

WYSIWYG Block Cleanup Status

Overview

This document tracks the cleanup of dees-wysiwyg-block.ts after migrating all block types to the new block handler architecture.

Completed ✅

All cleanup tasks have been successfully completed on 2025-06-26.

Cleanup Tasks

1. ✅ Remove Block-Specific Styles (lines 101-219)

• Remove .block.heading-1/2/3 styles → Now in heading.block.ts
• Remove .block.quote styles → Now in quote.block.ts
• Remove .block.list styles → Now in list.block.ts
• Remove .block.paragraph styles → Now in paragraph.block.ts

2. ✅ Remove Code Block Specific Logic

• Remove code block rendering in renderBlockContent() (lines 508-521)
• Remove all type === 'code' conditional branches
• Simplify element selection to not special-case code blocks

3. ✅ Remove List Block Specific Logic

• Remove focusListItem() method (lines 814-821)
• Remove list-specific handling in getContent() (lines 732-734)
• Remove list-specific handling in setContent() (lines 764-765)
• Remove list content rendering in firstUpdated() (line 479)

4. ✅ Remove getPlaceholder() Method

• Remove entire method (lines 538-553)
• Update renderBlockContent() to not use placeholders

5. ✅ Clean Up Excessive Empty Lines

• Remove consecutive blank lines throughout the file

6. ✅ Centralize nonEditableTypes

• Create a single source of truth for non-editable block types
• Remove duplicate arrays

7. ✅ Simplify Handler Delegation

• Keep handler delegation pattern but ensure consistency

8. ✅ Remove Unused Properties (if confirmed unused)

• Keep contentInitialized - still used for tracking
• Keep blockElement - used for caching
• Keep cursor tracking properties - used for selection

Implementation Notes

Block Types Now Fully Handled by Handlers:

1. Text blocks: paragraph, heading-1/2/3, quote, code, list
2. Media blocks: image, youtube, attachment
3. Content blocks: divider, markdown, html

Remaining Responsibilities of dees-wysiwyg-block.ts:

1. Shadow DOM container management
2. Handler delegation for all operations
3. Generic block wrapper styles
4. Selection/cursor tracking
5. Event listener setup (until fully delegated to handlers)

Future Improvements

• Consider moving all event handling to block handlers
• Simplify the handler delegation pattern
• Move generic block styles to a shared location
• Consider removing the need for special-casing any block types