ueberdosis/tiptap · error · Error

[tiptap error]: Node ${extension.name} cannot be rendered, i

Error message

[tiptap error]: Node ${extension.name} cannot be rendered, it is missing a "renderToHTML" method, please implement it or override the corresponding "nodeMapping" method to have a custom renderer

What it means

Error "[tiptap error]: Node ${extension.name} cannot be rendered, it is missing a "renderToHTML" method, please implement it or override the corresponding "nodeMapping" method to have a custom renderer" thrown in ueberdosis/tiptap.

Source

Thrown at packages/static-renderer/src/pm/extensionRenderer.ts:99

  options?: Partial<Pick<TiptapStaticRendererOptions<T, Mark, PMNode>, 'unhandledNode'>>,
): [string, (props: NodeProps<PMNode, T | T[]>) => T] {
  const context = {
    name: extension.name,
    options: extension.options,
    storage: extension.storage,
    parent: extension.parent,
  }

  const renderToHTML = getExtensionField<NodeConfig['renderHTML']>(extension, 'renderHTML', context)

  if (!renderToHTML) {
    if (options?.unhandledNode) {
      return [extension.name, options.unhandledNode]
    }
    return [
      extension.name,
      () => {
        throw new Error(
          `[tiptap error]: Node ${extension.name} cannot be rendered, it is missing a "renderToHTML" method, please implement it or override the corresponding "nodeMapping" method to have a custom rendering`,
        )
      },
    ]
  }

  return [
    extension.name,
    ({ node, children }) => {
      try {
        return domOutputSpecToElement(
          renderToHTML({
            node,
            HTMLAttributes: getHTMLAttributes(node, extensionAttributes),
          }),
        )(children)
      } catch (e) {
        throw new Error(

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/static-renderer/src/pm/extensionRenderer.ts:99 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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