feat(core): add ignoreWhitespace option to isNodeEmpty

.changeset/hungry-poems-bake.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@tiptap/core": minor
+---
+
+Add `ignoreWhitespace` option to `isNodeEmpty` to ignore any whitespace and hardbreaks in a node to check for emptiness

packages/core/src/helpers/isNodeEmpty.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,34 @@
 import { Node as ProseMirrorNode } from '@tiptap/pm/model'
 
 /**
- * Returns true if the given node is empty.
- * When `checkChildren` is true (default), it will also check if all children are empty.
+ * Returns true if the given prosemirror node is empty.
  */
 export function isNodeEmpty(
   node: ProseMirrorNode,
-  { checkChildren }: { checkChildren: boolean } = { checkChildren: true },
+  {
+    checkChildren = true,
+    ignoreWhitespace = false,
+  }: {
+    /**
+     * When true (default), it will also check if all children are empty.
+     */
+    checkChildren?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * When true, it will ignore whitespace when checking for emptiness.
+     */
+    ignoreWhitespace?: boolean;
+  } = {},
 ): boolean {
+  if (ignoreWhitespace) {
+    if (node.type.name === 'hardBreak') {
+      // Hard breaks are considered empty
+      return true
+    }
+    if (node.isText) {
+      return /^\s*$/m.test(node.text ?? '')
+    }
+  }
+
   if (node.isText) {
     return !node.text
   }
@@ -21,20 +42,20 @@ export function isNodeEmpty(
   }
 
   if (checkChildren) {
-    let hasSameContent = true
+    let isContentEmpty = true
 
     node.content.forEach(childNode => {
-      if (hasSameContent === false) {
+      if (isContentEmpty === false) {
         // Exit early for perf
         return
       }
 
-      if (!isNodeEmpty(childNode)) {
-        hasSameContent = false
+      if (!isNodeEmpty(childNode, { ignoreWhitespace, checkChildren })) {
+        isContentEmpty = false
       }
     })
 
-    return hasSameContent
+    return isContentEmpty
   }
 
   return false

tests/cypress/integration/core/isNodeEmpty.spec.ts

@@ -7,10 +7,49 @@ import Mention from '@tiptap/extension-mention'
 import StarterKit from '@tiptap/starter-kit'
 
 const schema = getSchema([StarterKit, Mention])
-const modifiedSchema = getSchema([StarterKit.configure({ document: false }), Document.extend({ content: 'heading block*' })])
-const imageSchema = getSchema([StarterKit.configure({ document: false }), Document.extend({ content: 'image block*' }), Image])
+const modifiedSchema = getSchema([
+  StarterKit.configure({ document: false }),
+  Document.extend({ content: 'heading block*' }),
+])
+const imageSchema = getSchema([
+  StarterKit.configure({ document: false }),
+  Document.extend({ content: 'image block*' }),
+  Image,
+])
 
 describe('isNodeEmpty', () => {
+  describe('ignoreWhitespace=true', () => {
+    it('should return true when text has only whitespace', () => {
+      const node = schema.nodeFromJSON({ type: 'text', text: ' \n\t\r\n' })
+
+      expect(isNodeEmpty(node, { ignoreWhitespace: true })).to.eq(true)
+    })
+
+    it('should return true when a paragraph has only whitespace', () => {
+      const node = schema.nodeFromJSON({
+        type: 'paragraph',
+        content: [{ type: 'text', text: ' \n\t\r\n' }],
+      })
+
+      expect(isNodeEmpty(node, { ignoreWhitespace: true })).to.eq(true)
+    })
+
+    it('should return true for a hardbreak', () => {
+      const node = schema.nodeFromJSON({ type: 'hardBreak' })
+
+      expect(isNodeEmpty(node, { ignoreWhitespace: true })).to.eq(true)
+    })
+
+    it('should return true when a paragraph has only a hardbreak', () => {
+      const node = schema.nodeFromJSON({
+        type: 'paragraph',
+        content: [{ type: 'hardBreak' }],
+      })
+
+      expect(isNodeEmpty(node, { ignoreWhitespace: true })).to.eq(true)
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('with default schema', () => {
     it('should return false when text has content', () => {
       const node = schema.nodeFromJSON({ type: 'text', text: 'Hello world!' })
@@ -39,13 +78,15 @@ describe('isNodeEmpty', () => {
     it('should return false when a paragraph has a mention', () => {
       const node = schema.nodeFromJSON({
         type: 'paragraph',
-        content: [{
-          type: 'mention',
-          attrs: {
-            id: 'Winona Ryder',
-            label: null,
+        content: [
+          {
+            type: 'mention',
+            attrs: {
+              id: 'Winona Ryder',
+              label: null,
+            },
           },
-        }],
+        ],
       })
 
       expect(isNodeEmpty(node)).to.eq(false)
@@ -120,9 +161,7 @@ describe('isNodeEmpty', () => {
         content: [
           {
             type: 'heading',
-            content: [
-              { type: 'text', text: 'Hello world!' },
-            ],
+            content: [{ type: 'text', text: 'Hello world!' }],
           },
         ],
       })
@@ -137,9 +176,7 @@ describe('isNodeEmpty', () => {
           { type: 'heading' },
           {
             type: 'paragraph',
-            content: [
-              { type: 'text', text: 'Hello world!' },
-            ],
+            content: [{ type: 'text', text: 'Hello world!' }],
           },
         ],
       })
@@ -162,9 +199,7 @@ describe('isNodeEmpty', () => {
     it('should return true when a document has an empty heading with attrs', () => {
       const node = modifiedSchema.nodeFromJSON({
         type: 'doc',
-        content: [
-          { type: 'heading', content: [], attrs: { level: 2 } },
-        ],
+        content: [{ type: 'heading', content: [], attrs: { level: 2 } }],
       })
 
       expect(isNodeEmpty(node)).to.eq(true)