Suggestions for improvements & new ideas

[masurceac]

I would like to bring the following ideas into discussion:

De-contextualizing Entities & Attributes

Currently, entities and attributes use context to pass the builder store instance, which makes it impossible to nest different builders in structures like: A > B > A.

Option to Remove an Entity When Using createEntityComponent

It would be useful to have a .delete() method available in the props passed to a component when using createEntityComponent.

Entity Tree Utilities

I've implemented some utilities myself, but I believe it would be beneficial to have a dedicated package that provides methods for manipulating an entity tree. For example: insert(schema, nodeToAppendTo), remove(startNode, endNode?), replace(newSchema, startNode, endNode?), etc.

Async Validation

The validate methods are now async, which makes it really painful to call these methods inside react hook functions, like useMemo or useState. What about giving sync alternatives?

[sandulat]

De-contextualizing Entities & Attributes

It's available since 0.2.0, #3.

Option to Remove an Entity When Using createEntityComponent

I'm still unsure whether to make createEntityComponent handle methods that function exclusively in either a builder or an interpreter context.

On one hand, setValue is a method that works only in an interpreter context, and does nothing in a builder context. So perhaps there's nothing wrong with having a delete method that functions only in a builder context and does nothing in an interpreter context. However, I'm still uncertain and open to discussion.

Entity Tree Utilities

This is a bit out of scope and better suited for the developer’s code rather than the library. But if there’s enough demand, I’m happy to consider adding support for it.

Async Validation

You can call the validation methods inside the new React 19 use hook, wrap your component with Suspense, and display a fallback (or nothing) while it's being validated. However, I’d need more context on your use case.