processTag("input") returns empty string for both Cancel and OK (empty) – how to detect Cancel?

[bernhardsiegel]

Hi,

I'm using QuickText v6.7.2 with scripts and trying to distinguish between a user clicking Cancel vs. clicking OK with empty input when using this.quicktext.processTag("input", ...).

So a question like "anything to add?" should not cancel the script when empty input is provided.

Current behaviour:
Both actions return an empty string "", making it impossible to detect if the user cancelled the dialogue or just submitted an empty input.

let answer = await this.quicktext.processTag("input", "Message", "text");
console.log(answer); // <empty string> for BOTH Cancel AND OK (empty)

Expected behaviour:
Ideally, Cancel should return null (or a distinct value like undefined/false), similar to the native window.prompt() behaviour, which returns:

null → Cancel
<empty string> → OK with empty input

Question:
Is this the intended behaviour of processTag("input")? If so, how can I reliably detect that the user clicked Cancel instead of submitting an empty string?

Workaround:
Currently, I’m using window.prompt(), which seems to work.

Thanks for your help!

/cc @jobisoft

[jobisoft]

Hm, is this a regression? How did this work in older versions, for example in v5?

[jobisoft]

It is not a regression. Will add a 4th optional parameter to enable the suggested behavior.

[jobisoft]

https://github.com/jobisoft/quicktext/wiki/WebExtension-script-support#detecting-a-cancelled-input

[jobisoft]

https://github.com/jobisoft/quicktext/releases