Fix/richtext field types

[bobbwal]

Description

Make rich‑text editor field types valid and fully wired for quill, tinymce, and easymde (and ensure existing markdown renders with the rich‑text container).

Fixes #569

Changes

• Add quill, tinymce, and easymde to FieldType.
• Render tinymce, easymde, and markdown with the rich‑text container and plugin fallbacks.
• Persist new field types in schema creation in admin-collections.ts.
• Rebuild core dist output.

Testing

• npm run type-check
• npm test
• npm run e2e

Unit Tests

• Added/updated unit tests
• All unit tests passing

E2E Tests

• Added/updated E2E tests
• All E2E tests passing

Checklist

• Code follows project conventions
• Tests added/updated and passing
• Type checking passes
• No console errors or warnings
• Documentation updated (if needed)

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[lane711]

PR #570 Review: Fix/richtext field types

Author: Rob Walton (@bobbwal)
Fixes: #569 - Missing rich-text field types in FieldType union

Summary

This PR adds support for quill, tinymce, and easymde field types to make rich-text editor fields valid in collection schemas. It addresses a TypeScript type-checking error when using these editor types.

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Changes Analysis

1. packages/core/src/types/collection-config.ts

✅ Good: Adds the three missing field types to the FieldType union:

| 'tinymce'
| 'quill'
| 'easymde'

This directly fixes issue #569.

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2. packages/core/src/routes/admin-collections.ts (lines 699-704)

✅ Good: Properly wires up the new field types in the schema creation logic:

} else if (fieldType === 'tinymce') {
  fieldConfig.type = 'tinymce'
} else if (fieldType === 'easymde') {
  fieldConfig.type = 'easymde'
} else if (fieldType === 'markdown') {
  fieldConfig.type = 'markdown'
}

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3. packages/core/src/templates/components/dynamic-field.template.ts

⚠️ Issue 1 - Inconsistent plugin status check (line 111):

} else if ((field.field_type === 'mdxeditor' || field.field_type === 'easymde' || field.field_type === 'markdown') && !pluginStatuses.mdxeditorEnabled) {

This bundles easymde and markdown with mdxeditor plugin status check, but:

• easymde is a separate editor (EasyMDE) from MDXEditor
• The warning message says "EasyMDE plugin is inactive" but checks mdxeditorEnabled
• Should there be a separate easymdeEnabled plugin status?

Question: Is there an actual EasyMDE plugin, or do easymde and markdown field types intentionally fall back to MDXEditor?

⚠️ Issue 2 - Rendering case statement (lines 284-297):

case 'mdxeditor':
case 'tinymce':
case 'easymde':
case 'markdown':

The comment says these render the same container as richtext, but:

• tinymce has its own separate plugin and initialization
• The current code on main already handles tinymce fallback separately (line 114-116)
• Grouping tinymce with mdxeditor/easymde/markdown may cause the TinyMCE plugin initialization to fail

Recommendation: tinymce should likely have its own case statement since it uses a different initialization path.

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Missing Items

1. No unit tests added - The PR modifies field type handling but doesn't add tests for the new field types
2. No e2e tests added - User workflows with these field types aren't tested
3. Documentation not updated - The PR checklist marks "Documentation updated (if needed)" as unchecked

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Questions for Author

1. What's the relationship between easymde, markdown, and mdxeditor? Are they meant to use the same plugin?
2. Should tinymce really share the same rendering case as mdxeditor?
3. Was manual testing done with each editor type to verify they initialize correctly?

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Recommendation

Request changes - The core type fix is correct, but the rendering logic changes need clarification:

1. Clarify the plugin relationship for easymde/markdown/mdxeditor
2. Verify tinymce rendering is correct (shouldn't be grouped with mdxeditor)
3. Consider adding at least one unit test for the new field types

The type fix itself (collection-config.ts) and the admin-collections wiring look good and can be approved independently.

[bobbwal]

Hi @lane711 I've got a bit confused here 🙂 Can you clarify a few things:

EasyMDE replaced mdxeditor?

The field type to use EasyMDE is type: 'mdxeditor'.
https://sonicjs.com/field-types#rich-text-fields

The docs also suggest we can also use type: 'easymde' and type: 'markdown' for EasyMDE.
These don't seem to work for me, I just get a text field? I feel like these did work at some point so it could well be something to do with my local setup.
https://sonicjs.com/plugins#editor-plugins

type: 'mdxeditor' and type: 'quill' work for me.

I also have 2 EasyMDE plugins: EasyMDE Markdown Editor and EasyMDE Editor. I'm guessing one is the old MDXEditor?

Thanks!