From d1da119389e32147a135c2e695d43a1e5a4874a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Coracle-Bot <npub1klq6260@nostr.local>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2026 20:50:11 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Parse content seeded into the editor so it contributes tags

---
 e2e/specs/articles-threads.spec.ts           | 4 +++-
 src/app/components/RoomItemMenu.svelte       | 1 -
 src/app/components/RoomItemMenuMobile.svelte | 1 -
 src/app/components/ThreadCreate.svelte       | 8 +-------
 src/app/editor/index.ts                      | 9 ++++++++-
 5 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/e2e/specs/articles-threads.spec.ts b/e2e/specs/articles-threads.spec.ts
index be883664..6effa6a4 100644
--- a/e2e/specs/articles-threads.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/specs/articles-threads.spec.ts
@@ -959,7 +959,9 @@ test("US-045 turn a chat message into a thread", async ({seed, as}) => {
   const composer = modal(page, "Create a Thread")
   const nevent = nip19.neventEncode({id: promoted.id, kind: MESSAGE, relays: [url]})
 
-  await expect(editorOf(composer)).toContainText(`nostr:${nevent}`)
+  // The seeded entity is parsed, so the composer shows the editor's chip for it rather than
+  // the raw uri — which is also what makes the thread carry a q tag for the message.
+  await expect(editorOf(composer)).toContainText(`${nevent.slice(0, 16)}...`)
 
   await composer.getByPlaceholder("What is this thread about?").fill("Deploy failures")
   await composer.getByRole("button", {name: "Create Thread"}).click()
diff --git a/src/app/components/RoomItemMenu.svelte b/src/app/components/RoomItemMenu.svelte
index 0ea25a76..e1558b08 100644
--- a/src/app/components/RoomItemMenu.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/RoomItemMenu.svelte
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
     pushModal(ThreadCreate, {
       url,
       h,
-      quote: event,
       initialValues: {content: toNostrURI(nip19.neventEncode({...event, relays: [url]}))},
     })
   }
diff --git a/src/app/components/RoomItemMenuMobile.svelte b/src/app/components/RoomItemMenuMobile.svelte
index 031211dd..66adec2a 100644
--- a/src/app/components/RoomItemMenuMobile.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/RoomItemMenuMobile.svelte
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@
       {
         url,
         h,
-        quote: event,
         initialValues: {content: toNostrURI(nip19.neventEncode({...event, relays: [url]}))},
       },
       {replaceState: true},
diff --git a/src/app/components/ThreadCreate.svelte b/src/app/components/ThreadCreate.svelte
index ac51e3e0..7f0fe4d0 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ThreadCreate.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/ThreadCreate.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import {writable} from "svelte/store"
-  import type {TrustedEvent} from "@welshman/util"
   import {relay} from "@welshman/util"
   import {Thread} from "@welshman/domain"
   import {publish} from "@welshman/app"
@@ -34,11 +33,10 @@
     url: string
     h?: string
     shareToChat?: boolean
-    quote?: TrustedEvent
     initialValues?: Values
   }
 
-  const {url, h, shareToChat = false, quote, initialValues}: Props = $props()
+  const {url, h, shareToChat = false, initialValues}: Props = $props()
   const draftKey = new DraftKey<Values>(`thread:${url}:${h ?? ""}`)
   const draft = draftKey.get()
   const shouldProtect = $relays.hasNip(url, 70)
@@ -85,10 +83,6 @@
         eventWriter.setRoom(url, room)
       }
 
-      if (quote) {
-        eventWriter.addQuote(quote)
-      }
-
       const thunk = await command(eventWriter).then(publish)
       const error = await thunk.waitForError()
 
diff --git a/src/app/editor/index.ts b/src/app/editor/index.ts
index c12d5661..414f2538 100644
--- a/src/app/editor/index.ts
+++ b/src/app/editor/index.ts
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ export const makeEditor = async ({
   }
 
   const ed = new Editor({
-    content: typeof content === "string" ? escapeHtml(content) : content,
+    content: typeof content === "string" ? undefined : content,
     editorProps,
     element: document.createElement("div"),
     extensions: [
@@ -305,6 +305,13 @@ export const makeEditor = async ({
     },
   })
 
+  // nostr-editor turns a `nostr:` entity into a node from a paste rule, and the constructor's
+  // `content` option runs none, so seeded text stays text and contributes no tags. Set it here
+  // instead, flagged as a paste. A restored draft is already a document and needs no parse.
+  if (typeof content === "string" && content) {
+    ed.chain().setMeta("uiEvent", "paste").setContent(escapeHtml(content)).run()
+  }
+
   // Seed the caller's store from the document tiptap actually parsed — a restored draft is a
   // document even when it holds no text, so the caller can't tell from `content` alone. Callers
   // clear their draft when this reads true, so it has to be set before they render: keep every