[Blocks Editor] Fix empty list backspace issue (#18260)

* fixed backspace key for empty list

* fixed backspace key for empty list

* added a check for handleBackspaceKey

* test case updated for ordered-list, colocated code for list block

packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/components/BlocksEditor/BlocksInput/index.js

@@ -62,11 +62,23 @@ const BlocksInput = ({ disabled }) => {
     }
   };
 
+  const handleBackspaceEvent = (event) => {
+    const selectedNode = editor.children[editor.selection.anchor.path[0]];
+    const selectedBlock = Object.values(blocks).find((block) => block.matchNode(selectedNode));
+
+    if (selectedBlock.handleBackspaceKey) {
+      selectedBlock.handleBackspaceKey(editor, event);
+    }
+  };
+
   const handleKeyDown = (event) => {
     if (event.key === 'Enter') {
       event.preventDefault();
       handleEnter();
     }
+    if (event.key === 'Backspace') {
+      handleBackspaceEvent(event);
+    }
   };
 
   return (

packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/components/BlocksEditor/hooks/tests/useBlocksStore.test.js

@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ const initialValue = [
   },
 ];
 
+const mockEvent = {
+  preventDefault: jest.fn(),
+  target: {
+    value: '',
+  },
+};
 const user = userEvent.setup();
 
 const baseEditor = createEditor();
@@ -608,6 +614,103 @@ describe('useBlocksStore', () => {
     ]);
   });
 
+  it('handles the backspace key on a very first list with single empty list item', () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(useBlocksStore);
+
+    baseEditor.children = [
+      {
+        type: 'list',
+        format: 'unordered',
+        children: [
+          {
+            type: 'list-item',
+            children: [
+              {
+                type: 'text',
+                text: '',
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ];
+
+    // Set the cursor on the first list item
+    Transforms.select(baseEditor, {
+      anchor: { path: [0, 0, 0], offset: 0 },
+      focus: { path: [0, 0, 0], offset: 0 },
+    });
+
+    // Simulate the backspace key
+    result.current['list-unordered'].handleBackspaceKey(baseEditor, mockEvent);
+
+    // Should remove the empty list item and replace with empty paragraph
+    expect(baseEditor.children).toEqual([
+      {
+        type: 'paragraph',
+        children: [
+          {
+            type: 'text',
+            text: '',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('handles the backspace key on a list with single empty list item', () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(useBlocksStore);
+
+    baseEditor.children = [
+      {
+        type: 'paragraph',
+        children: [
+          {
+            type: 'text',
+            text: 'some text',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      {
+        type: 'list',
+        format: 'ordered',
+        children: [
+          {
+            type: 'list-item',
+            children: [
+              {
+                type: 'text',
+                text: '',
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ];
+
+    // Set the cursor on the first list item
+    Transforms.select(baseEditor, {
+      anchor: { path: [1, 0, 0], offset: 0 },
+      focus: { path: [1, 0, 0], offset: 0 },
+    });
+
+    // Simulate the backspace key
+    result.current['list-ordered'].handleBackspaceKey(baseEditor, mockEvent);
+
+    // Should remove the empty list item
+    expect(baseEditor.children).toEqual([
+      {
+        type: 'paragraph',
+        children: [
+          {
+            type: 'text',
+            text: 'some text',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it('handles enter key on a quote', () => {
     const { result } = renderHook(useBlocksStore);
 

packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/components/BlocksEditor/hooks/useBlocksStore.js

@@ -151,35 +151,34 @@ List.propTypes = {
   }).isRequired,
 };
 
-const Img = styled.img`
+/**
-  max-width: 100%;
+ * Common handler for the backspace event on ordered and unordered lists
-`;
+ * @param {import('slate').Editor} editor
+ * @param {Event} event
+ */
+const handleBackspaceKeyOnList = (editor, event) => {
+  const [currentListItem, currentListItemPath] = Editor.parent(editor, editor.selection.anchor);
+  const [currentList, currentListPath] = Editor.parent(editor, currentListItemPath);
+  const isListEmpty = currentList.children.length === 1 && currentListItem.children[0].text === '';
 
-const Image = ({ attributes, children, element }) => {
+  if (isListEmpty) {
-  if (!element.image) return null;
+    event.preventDefault();
-  const { url, alternativeText, width, height } = element.image;
+    // Delete the empty list
+    Transforms.removeNodes(editor, { at: currentListPath });
 
-  return (
+    if (currentListPath[0] === 0) {
-    <Box {...attributes}>
+      // If the list was the only(or first) block element then insert empty paragraph as editor needs default value
-      {children}
+      Transforms.insertNodes(
-      <Box contentEditable={false}>
+        editor,
-        <Img src={url} alt={alternativeText} width={width} height={height} />
+        {
-      </Box>
+          type: 'paragraph',
-    </Box>
+          children: [{ type: 'text', text: '' }],
+        },
+        { at: currentListPath }
       );
-};
+      Transforms.select(editor, currentListPath);
-
+    }
-Image.propTypes = {
+  }
-  attributes: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
-  children: PropTypes.node.isRequired,
-  element: PropTypes.shape({
-    image: PropTypes.shape({
-      url: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
-      alternativeText: PropTypes.string,
-      width: PropTypes.number,
-      height: PropTypes.number,
-    }),
-  }).isRequired,
 };
 
 /**
@@ -218,6 +217,37 @@ const handleEnterKeyOnList = (editor) => {
   }
 };
 
+const Img = styled.img`
+  max-width: 100%;
+`;
+
+const Image = ({ attributes, children, element }) => {
+  if (!element.image) return null;
+  const { url, alternativeText, width, height } = element.image;
+
+  return (
+    <Box {...attributes}>
+      {children}
+      <Box contentEditable={false}>
+        <Img src={url} alt={alternativeText} width={width} height={height} />
+      </Box>
+    </Box>
+  );
+};
+
+Image.propTypes = {
+  attributes: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+  children: PropTypes.node.isRequired,
+  element: PropTypes.shape({
+    image: PropTypes.shape({
+      url: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+      alternativeText: PropTypes.string,
+      width: PropTypes.number,
+      height: PropTypes.number,
+    }),
+  }).isRequired,
+};
+
 const Link = React.forwardRef(({ element, children, ...attributes }, forwardedRef) => {
   const { formatMessage } = useIntl();
   const editor = useSlate();
@@ -381,6 +411,7 @@ Link.propTypes = {
  *     matchNode: (node: Object) => boolean,
  *     isInBlocksSelector: true,
  *     handleEnterKey: (editor: import('slate').Editor) => void,
+ *     handleBackspaceKey?:(editor: import('slate').Editor, event: Event) => void,
  *   }
  * }} an object containing rendering functions and metadata for different blocks, indexed by name.
  */
@@ -603,6 +634,7 @@ export function useBlocksStore() {
       // TODO add icon and label and set isInBlocksEditor to true
       isInBlocksSelector: false,
       handleEnterKey: handleEnterKeyOnList,
+      handleBackspaceKey: handleBackspaceKeyOnList,
     },
     'list-unordered': {
       renderElement: (props) => <List {...props} />,
@@ -614,6 +646,7 @@ export function useBlocksStore() {
       // TODO add icon and label and set isInBlocksEditor to true
       isInBlocksSelector: false,
       handleEnterKey: handleEnterKeyOnList,
+      handleBackspaceKey: handleBackspaceKeyOnList,
     },
     'list-item': {
       renderElement: (props) => (