Group field has no config.repeat value in Slicemachine UI

[stefan-garofalo]

Versions

• slice-machine-ui: v1.22.1
• node: v20

Steps to reproduce

instantiating a group field in a document's static zone

What is expected?

when editing the field to set things like placeholder and label, there should also be a repeatable value, since as stated in the docs it holds a config.repeatable https://prismic.io/docs/field#group

What is actually happening?

I want to group my static fields and organise them in a better structure, but currently I am limited to arrays only in the slicemachine UI, and cant create objects

[stefan-garofalo]

Also I want to add that:

as stated in the docs

I tried modifying the index.json inside customtypes

      "grid": {
        "type": "Group",
        "config": {
          "label": "Grid",
          "fields": { ... },
          "repeat": false
        }
      },

but when i pushed the changes i still could see the add item button in prismic.io builder

[xrutayisire]

Hi, sorry for the delay.

Thank you for the detailed issue. Good catch, it's a missing feature for Slice Machine and also the new Page Builder. What you did by modifying the model works and when the fix on the Page Builder is done, you will not have the Add button anymore.

We are going to fix it in both Slice Machine and the new Page Builder, so you should expect to see the changes in the upcoming weeks.

I will keep you updated here.

[stefan-garofalo]

Thanks for the replying. I'd be happy to contribute to this issue if help is needed

[xrutayisire]

We just released a new Page Builder version! You should now see in the next hours that the button to add to a group with repeat: false is not visible anymore 🙂

We will release w fix for Slice Machine next week.

[stefan-garofalo]

Hello, I do confirm that the Page Builder correctly hides the repeat button Although the field is set to non repeatable the API sill responds with an array

console.log(page.data.grid)

[
  {
    image: {
      alt: 'a close up of a metal structure with mirrored balls on it',
      copyright: null,
      url: 'https://images.unsplash.com',
      id: '8BcYAgdo1Ac',
    },
    title: 'Elevating Energy: Pioneering a Future of Sustainable Brilliance.',
    link: {
      link_type: 'Web',
      url: 'https://www.google.com',
      target: '_blank'
    },
    title_link: 'Curious to contribute to the future of sustainable energy?'
  }
]

Is this desired or should it return just a plain object instead?

[xrutayisire]

We just released the fix on Slice Machine side to let you configure repeat: false.

Is this desired or should it return just a plain object instead?

Yes, today our model return an array that will always have only one entry if you correctly setup the repeat: false property. We could improve the type, but it's not yet planned.

Is it a blocker in some ways for you?

[stefan-garofalo]

I just updated slicemachine and indeed it works!

Is it a blocker in some ways for you?

No dont worry, I was just asking out of curiosity. I guess this issue can now be closed for good

[xrutayisire]

Great! Thank you for your patience 🙂