Fix bug where input elements were dismounted prematurely

src/reactpy_django/forms/components.py

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 from reactpy_django.forms.transforms import (
     convert_html_props_to_reactjs,
     convert_textarea_children_to_prop,
+    infer_key_from_attributes,
     intercept_anchor_links,
     set_value_prop_on_select_element,
     transform_value_prop_on_input_element,
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ def _django_form(
     rendered_form, set_rendered_form = hooks.use_state(cast(Union[str, None], None))
     uuid = uuid_ref.current
 
-    # Check the provided arguments
+    # Validate the provided arguments
     if len(top_children) != top_children_count.current or len(bottom_children) != bottom_children_count.current:
         msg = "Dynamically changing the number of top or bottom children is not allowed."
         raise ValueError(msg)
@@ -67,14 +68,14 @@ def _django_form(
         )
         raise TypeError(msg)
 
-    # Try to initialize the form with the provided data
+    # Initialize the form with the provided data
     initialized_form = form(data=submitted_data)
     form_event = FormEventData(
         form=initialized_form, submitted_data=submitted_data or {}, set_submitted_data=set_submitted_data
     )
 
     # Validate and render the form
-    @hooks.use_effect
+    @hooks.use_effect(dependencies=[str(submitted_data)])
     async def render_form():
         """Forms must be rendered in an async loop to allow database fields to execute."""
         if submitted_data:
@@ -85,14 +86,12 @@ async def render_form():
             if not success and on_error:
                 await ensure_async(on_error, thread_sensitive=thread_sensitive)(form_event)
             if success and auto_save and isinstance(initialized_form, ModelForm):
-                await database_sync_to_async(initialized_form.save)()
+                await ensure_async(initialized_form.save)()
                 set_submitted_data(None)
 
-        new_form = await database_sync_to_async(initialized_form.render)(
-            form_template or config.REACTPY_DEFAULT_FORM_TEMPLATE
+        set_rendered_form(
+            await ensure_async(initialized_form.render)(form_template or config.REACTPY_DEFAULT_FORM_TEMPLATE)
         )
-        if new_form != rendered_form:
-            set_rendered_form(new_form)
 
     async def on_submit_callback(new_data: dict[str, Any]):
         """Callback function provided directly to the client side listener. This is responsible for transmitting
@@ -134,6 +133,7 @@ async def _on_change(_event):
             set_value_prop_on_select_element,
             transform_value_prop_on_input_element,
             intercept_anchor_links,
+            infer_key_from_attributes,
             *extra_transforms,
             strict=False,
         ),

src/reactpy_django/forms/transforms.py

@@ -68,6 +68,23 @@ def intercept_anchor_links(vdom_tree: VdomDict) -> VdomDict:
     return vdom_tree
 
 
+def infer_key_from_attributes(vdom_tree: VdomDict) -> VdomDict:
+    """Infer the node's 'key' by looking at any attributes that should be unique."""
+    attributes = vdom_tree.get("attributes", {})
+
+    # Infer 'key' from 'id'
+    _id = attributes.get("id")
+
+    # Fallback: Infer 'key' from 'name'
+    if not _id and vdom_tree["tagName"] in {"input", "select", "textarea"}:
+        _id = attributes.get("name")
+
+    if _id:
+        vdom_tree["key"] = _id
+
+    return vdom_tree
+
+
 def _find_selected_options(vdom_node: Any) -> list[str]:
     """Recursively iterate through the tree to find all <option> tags with the 'selected' prop.
     Removes the 'selected' prop and returns a list of the 'value' prop of each selected <option>."""

tests/test_app/tests/test_components.py

@@ -805,10 +805,6 @@ def test_model_form(self):
         # Make sure no errors remain
         assert len(self.page.query_selector_all(".errorlist")) == 0
 
-        # Make sure text field is empty
-        expect(self.page.locator("#id_text")).to_be_empty()
-        assert self.page.locator("#id_text").get_attribute("value") == ""
-
         # Check if `auto_save` created the TodoItem's database entry
         try:
             from test_app.models import TodoItem