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Summary

  • return undefined when getFieldStore encounters an inactive dynamic array item
  • make field methods return their neutral value or skip mutations for stale dynamic array paths
  • keep statically valid framework field paths non-optional and preserve the existing public getInput return type
  • avoid reactive subscriptions when checking active array item IDs

Root cause

Dynamic array child stores are retained for reuse, while items represents the currently active entries. getFieldStore previously traversed children without checking items, so a stale or not-yet-created array index could return a cached store or continue through undefined and throw.

Impact

Methods now handle stale runtime array paths without throwing. Structurally invalid paths remain a TypeScript concern and do not add extra runtime validation.

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  • @formisch/core: 464 tests passed; ESLint and TypeScript passed
  • @formisch/methods: 247 tests passed; ESLint and TypeScript passed
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  • Bug Fixes
    • Prevented errors when accessing, updating, resetting, validating, or querying fields inside dynamic array items that no longer exist.
    • Array operations such as insert, move, remove, replace, and swap now safely ignore unavailable targets.
    • Error and state helpers return safe results when a field path cannot be resolved.
    • Focusing a missing field no longer triggers an invalid focus attempt.
    • Improved Vue handling to avoid unnecessary tracking of dynamic array items.
  • Tests
    • Added regression coverage for missing dynamic array items across field and form operations.

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getFieldStore now returns undefined for missing dynamic-array items and descendants. Core methods guard missing stores before reading or modifying field state. Deep-error methods return empty results when paths do not resolve. Array mutation methods skip operations for missing stores. Framework useField implementations and related tests now use non-null assertions for valid store lookups.

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The change makes field methods tolerate stale dynamic-array paths, but framework field hooks still assume those paths always resolve to a store, so stale array references may still cause runtime exceptions. Public method documentation also does not yet describe the new unresolved-path behavior; merge should wait for the framework safety issue to be addressed and the documentation to be updated.

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Pull request overview

This PR updates Formisch’s core store traversal and downstream methods to safely handle stale / missing runtime dynamic array indices (e.g. paths that are structurally valid but point at array items that are not currently active), avoiding throws and returning neutral values where appropriate.

Changes:

  • Update getFieldStore to return undefined when a dynamic array item in the path is inactive at runtime.
  • Make methods/getters resilient to getFieldStore returning undefined (skip mutations or return neutral values).
  • Add targeted regression tests for the new “missing dynamic array item path” behavior, and update framework wrappers/tests for the new getFieldStore return type.

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packages/methods/src/swap/swap.ts Guard swap against missing array stores (skip mutation).
packages/methods/src/setInput/setInput.ts Skip set+validation when target field store is missing.
packages/methods/src/setInput/setInput.test.ts Add regression test for missing dynamic array item path.
packages/methods/src/setInput/setInput.react.ts Skip set+validation when field store is missing (React).
packages/methods/src/setInput/setInput.react-native.ts Skip set+validation when field store is missing (React Native).
packages/methods/src/setErrors/setErrors.ts Skip setting errors when field store is missing.
packages/methods/src/reset/reset.ts Skip reset traversal when field store is missing.
packages/methods/src/replace/replace.ts Guard replace against missing array stores (skip mutation).
packages/methods/src/remove/remove.ts Guard remove against missing array stores (skip mutation).
packages/methods/src/move/move.ts Guard move against missing array stores (skip mutation).
packages/methods/src/isValid/isValid.ts Return neutral validity when field store is missing.
packages/methods/src/isTouched/isTouched.ts Return false when field store is missing.
packages/methods/src/isEdited/isEdited.ts Return false when field store is missing.
packages/methods/src/isDirty/isDirty.ts Return false when field store is missing.
packages/methods/src/insert/insert.ts Use getFieldStore for array lookup; ignore missing dynamic path.
packages/methods/src/insert/insert.test.ts Add regression test for missing dynamic array item path.
packages/methods/src/getInput/getInput.ts Return undefined when field store is missing.
packages/methods/src/getInput/getInput.test.ts Add regression test for missing dynamic array item path.
packages/methods/src/getErrors/getErrors.ts Return null when field store is missing.
packages/methods/src/getErrors/getErrors.test.ts Add regression test for missing dynamic array item path.
packages/methods/src/getDirtyPaths/getDirtyPaths.ts Skip collection when field store is missing.
packages/methods/src/getDirtyInput/getDirtyInput.ts Return undefined when field store is missing.
packages/methods/src/getDeepErrors/getDeepErrors.ts Return null when field store is missing.
packages/methods/src/getDeepErrors/getDeepErrors.test.ts Add regression test for missing dynamic array item path.
packages/methods/src/getDeepErrorEntry/getDeepErrorEntry.ts Return null when field store is missing.
packages/methods/src/getDeepErrorEntry/getDeepErrorEntry.test.ts Add regression test for missing dynamic array item path.
packages/methods/src/getDeepErrorEntries/getDeepErrorEntries.ts Return [] when field store is missing.
packages/methods/src/getDeepErrorEntries/getDeepErrorEntries.test.ts Add regression test for missing dynamic array item path.
packages/methods/src/getDeepError/getDeepError.ts Return null when field store is missing.
packages/methods/src/getDeepError/getDeepError.test.ts Add regression test for missing dynamic array item path.
packages/methods/src/focus/focus.ts Skip focusing when field store is missing.
packages/core/src/field/getFieldStore/getFieldStore.ts Make dynamic array traversal return undefined for inactive indices.
packages/core/src/field/getFieldStore/getFieldStore.test.ts Add tests for missing/removed dynamic array item store traversal.
frameworks/vue/src/composables/useField/useField.ts Update typing around getFieldStore return type.
frameworks/vue/src/composables/useField/useField.test.ts Update tests for getFieldStore possibly returning undefined.
frameworks/svelte/src/runes/useField/useField.test.ts Update tests for getFieldStore possibly returning undefined.
frameworks/svelte/src/runes/useField/useField.svelte.ts Update typing around getFieldStore return type.
frameworks/solid/src/primitives/useField/useField.ts Update typing around getFieldStore return type.
frameworks/solid/src/primitives/useField/useField.test.tsx Update tests for getFieldStore possibly returning undefined.
frameworks/react/src/hooks/useField/useField.ts Update typing around getFieldStore return type.
frameworks/react-native/src/hooks/useField/useField.ts Update typing around getFieldStore return type.
frameworks/qwik/src/hooks/useField/useField.ts Update typing around getFieldStore return type.
frameworks/preact/src/hooks/useField/useField.ts Update typing around getFieldStore return type.
frameworks/angular/src/functions/injectField/injectField.ts Update typing around getFieldStore return type.
frameworks/angular/src/functions/injectField/injectField.test.ts Update tests for getFieldStore possibly returning undefined.
frameworks/angular/src/directives/FormischField/FormischField.test.ts Update tests for getFieldStore possibly returning undefined.
frameworks/angular/src/directives/FormischControl/FormischControl.test.ts Update tests for getFieldStore possibly returning undefined.

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73-95: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Add JSDoc to the changed exported methods.

Document the neutral behavior for unresolved dynamic-array paths. This makes the public contract clear for method consumers.

  • packages/methods/src/getDeepError/getDeepError.ts#L73-L95: Document the null result for an unresolved field store.
  • packages/methods/src/getDeepErrors/getDeepErrors.ts#L71-L94: Document the null result for an unresolved field store.
  • packages/methods/src/getDirtyInput/getDirtyInput.ts#L80-L91: Document the undefined result for an unresolved field store.
  • packages/methods/src/getDirtyPaths/getDirtyPaths.ts#L73-L90: Document the empty-array result for an unresolved field store.
  • packages/methods/src/isDirty/isDirty.ts#L69-L78: Document the false result for an unresolved field store.
  • packages/methods/src/isEdited/isEdited.ts#L69-L78: Document the false result for an unresolved field store.
  • packages/methods/src/isTouched/isTouched.ts#L69-L78: Document the false result for an unresolved field store.
  • packages/methods/src/isValid/isValid.ts#L71-L78: Document the true result for an unresolved field store.
  • packages/methods/src/insert/insert.ts#L54-L144: Document that insertion is a no-op for an unresolved array store.

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In `@packages/methods/src/getDeepError/getDeepError.ts` around lines 73 - 95, Add
JSDoc to each exported method documenting unresolved dynamic-array path
behavior: getDeepError in
packages/methods/src/getDeepError/getDeepError.ts:73-95 and getDeepErrors in
packages/methods/src/getDeepErrors/getDeepErrors.ts:71-94 return null;
getDirtyInput in packages/methods/src/getDirtyInput/getDirtyInput.ts:80-91
returns undefined; getDirtyPaths in
packages/methods/src/getDirtyPaths/getDirtyPaths.ts:73-90 returns an empty
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packages/methods/src/isEdited/isEdited.ts:69-78, and isTouched in
packages/methods/src/isTouched/isTouched.ts:69-78 return false; isValid in
packages/methods/src/isValid/isValid.ts:71-78 returns true; and insert in
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Inline comments:
In `@frameworks/react/src/hooks/useField/useField.ts`:
- Line 53: Update the useField adapters to safely handle getFieldStore returning
undefined for inactive numeric array paths, replacing the non-null assertions
with a runtime guard or enforcing the active-item lifecycle invariant before
field getters, handlers, and cleanup dereference the store. Apply the fix in
frameworks/react/src/hooks/useField/useField.ts (anchor),
frameworks/qwik/src/hooks/useField/useField.ts,
frameworks/react-native/src/hooks/useField/useField.ts,
frameworks/solid/src/primitives/useField/useField.ts,
frameworks/svelte/src/runes/useField/useField.svelte.ts, and
frameworks/vue/src/composables/useField/useField.ts at their listed lookup
sites; keep valid active-field behavior unchanged.

Apply the same fix in
`@frameworks/angular/src/functions/injectField/injectField.ts` around lines 73 -
74: The Angular field integration has the same unresolved-store dereference
risk.

In `@packages/methods/src/setInput/setInput.test.ts`:
- Around line 71-73: Update the setInput test around setInput to assert the
no-op state after targeting the nonexistent array item: verify the array has no
active items and remains clean, while retaining the existing no-throw assertion.

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Outside diff comments:
In `@packages/methods/src/getDeepError/getDeepError.ts`:
- Around line 73-95: Add JSDoc to each exported method documenting unresolved
dynamic-array path behavior: getDeepError in
packages/methods/src/getDeepError/getDeepError.ts:73-95 and getDeepErrors in
packages/methods/src/getDeepErrors/getDeepErrors.ts:71-94 return null;
getDirtyInput in packages/methods/src/getDirtyInput/getDirtyInput.ts:80-91
returns undefined; getDirtyPaths in
packages/methods/src/getDirtyPaths/getDirtyPaths.ts:73-90 returns an empty
array; isDirty in packages/methods/src/isDirty/isDirty.ts:69-78, isEdited in
packages/methods/src/isEdited/isEdited.ts:69-78, and isTouched in
packages/methods/src/isTouched/isTouched.ts:69-78 return false; isValid in
packages/methods/src/isValid/isValid.ts:71-78 returns true; and insert in
packages/methods/src/insert/insert.ts:54-144 performs no operation for an
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<violation number="1" location="packages/methods/src/getInput/getInput.ts:80">
P2: For a stale dynamic-array path, `getFieldStore` now returns `undefined` and this function returns `undefined`, but the public overloads still type the result as `PartialValues<PathValue<...>>`. `PartialValues` only adds `| undefined` for primitive values, so for object/array-valued paths it is a partial object without top-level `undefined`; a call like `getInput(form, { path: ['items', 0, 'details'] })` can therefore return `undefined` at runtime while typed as an object, and callers trusting the type will dereference it and throw. This `undefined` path is reachable for exactly the inactive dynamic-array case this PR targets. Consider widening the field-path overload return type (or documenting that a stale vector path yields `undefined`) so the declared contract matches the new behavior.</violation>
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