Fix incorrect field-access expression for optional fields in helper pane

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fixes: wso2/product-integrator#2173

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Improved navigation through variables, inputs, and document paths in the helper pane.
  • Correctly preserves selected values when moving between nested fields and array items.
  • Fixed field-access separators so optional values use ?. where appropriate, while non-optional values continue using ..
  • Improved handling of nilable types across multiple navigation levels for more accurate path suggestions and generated expressions.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The expression editor now uses selected completion values and tracked nilability to generate . or ?. access for optional fields, including nested and array navigation.

Changes

Nullable field access

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Field access helpers workspaces/ballerina/ballerina-visualizer/src/views/BI/HelperPaneNew/hooks/fieldAccess.ts	Adds helpers to detect optional types, select access separators, and propagate nilability.
Navigation nilability tracking workspaces/ballerina/ballerina-visualizer/src/views/BI/HelperPaneNew/hooks/useHelperPaneNavigation.tsx	Tracks breadcrumb nilability and applies shared separator logic to member access, array access, index replacement, and leaf paths.
Selection value propagation workspaces/ballerina/ballerina-visualizer/src/views/BI/HelperPaneNew/Views/Inputs.tsx, workspaces/ballerina/ballerina-visualizer/src/views/BI/HelperPaneNew/Views/Variables.tsx, workspaces/ballerina/ballerina-visualizer/src/views/BI/HelperPaneNew/Views/DocumentConfig.tsx	Passes selected completion values to separator and navigation calls.
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate)	~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to df03b

Bracket-form optional field selections can still produce incorrect expressions such as r.documentId instead of r["documentId"], affecting direct, nested, and array navigation in the helper pane. The PR is not merge-ready until this expression-generation issue is corrected.

Suggested reviewers: hevayo, gigara

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Description check	⚠️ Warning	The description includes the issue link but leaves nearly all required sections incomplete and contains only template placeholders.	Complete the required sections with the goals, implementation approach, release note, testing, security checks, documentation impact, and other applicable details.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes address nullable optional field access by propagating nilability and selecting the correct field-access separator [#2173].
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	All modified files and helpers directly support optional field-access expression generation and navigation behavior.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the fix for incorrect optional field-access expressions.

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Inline comments:
In
`@workspaces/ballerina/ballerina-visualizer/src/views/BI/HelperPaneNew/hooks/fieldAccess.ts`:
- Around line 33-37: Preserve bracket-form completion access such as ["field"]
instead of reducing it to a dot separator. In
workspaces/ballerina/ballerina-visualizer/src/views/BI/HelperPaneNew/hooks/fieldAccess.ts#L33-L37,
resolve and return the complete access form for both optional-field and bracket
access; update navigateToNextArray in
workspaces/ballerina/ballerina-visualizer/src/views/BI/HelperPaneNew/hooks/useHelperPaneNavigation.tsx#L39-L64
to accept and use it. Preserve item.value through direct selection and array
navigation in Inputs.tsx#L182-L193, Variables.tsx#L208-L232, and
DocumentConfig.tsx#L220-L256, and add coverage for direct, nested, and array
paths.

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• workspaces/ballerina/ballerina-visualizer/src/views/BI/HelperPaneNew/Views/DocumentConfig.tsx
• workspaces/ballerina/ballerina-visualizer/src/views/BI/HelperPaneNew/Views/Inputs.tsx
• workspaces/ballerina/ballerina-visualizer/src/views/BI/HelperPaneNew/Views/Variables.tsx
• workspaces/ballerina/ballerina-visualizer/src/views/BI/HelperPaneNew/hooks/fieldAccess.ts
• workspaces/ballerina/ballerina-visualizer/src/views/BI/HelperPaneNew/hooks/useHelperPaneNavigation.tsx

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