Events & Lifecycle

Events

notectl emits events through a typed event system. Use on() and off() to subscribe:

stateChange

Fired on every state change (typing, formatting, undo/redo):

editor.on('stateChange', ({ oldState, newState, transaction }) => {
  console.log('Doc changed:', newState.doc);
  console.log('Transaction origin:', transaction.origin);
});

The event payload includes:

Field	Type	Description
oldState	EditorState	State before the change
newState	EditorState	State after the change
transaction	Transaction	The transaction that caused the change

selectionChange

Fired when the cursor position or selection range changes:

editor.on('selectionChange', ({ selection }) => {
  console.log('Cursor at block:', selection.anchor.blockId);
  console.log('Offset:', selection.anchor.offset);
});

focus / blur

Fired when the editor gains or loses focus:

editor.on('focus', () => {
  console.log('Editor focused');
});

editor.on('blur', () => {
  console.log('Editor blurred');
});

ready

Fired once after initialization is complete:

editor.on('ready', () => {
  console.log('Editor ready');
});

Removing Listeners

const handler = ({ newState }) => {
  console.log(newState);
};

editor.on('stateChange', handler);
editor.off('stateChange', handler);

Lifecycle

Initialization

The editor initializes when it’s added to the DOM or when init() is called explicitly:

// Option 1: Auto-init via createEditor()
const editor = await createEditor({ /* config */ });
document.body.appendChild(editor);

// Option 2: Manual init
const editor = document.createElement('notectl-editor');
document.body.appendChild(editor);
await editor.init({ /* config */ });

Waiting for Ready

Use whenReady() to wait for initialization:

const editor = document.createElement('notectl-editor');
document.body.appendChild(editor);

await editor.whenReady();
console.log('Editor is fully initialized');

Runtime Configuration

Update editor configuration without reinitializing:

// Change placeholder
editor.configure({ placeholder: 'New placeholder...' });

// Toggle readonly mode
editor.configure({ readonly: true });
editor.configure({ readonly: false });

// Change text direction
editor.configure({ dir: 'rtl' });

Plugin Configuration

Configure individual plugins at runtime:

editor.configurePlugin('pluginId', { key: 'value' });

Destruction

Clean up when removing the editor:

await editor.destroy();

This:

1. Destroys the view and stops input handling
2. Calls destroy() on all plugins (async-safe)
3. Resets internal state

The editor can be re-initialized after destruction by calling init() again.

Observed Attributes

The Web Component observes these HTML attributes:

<!-- Placeholder text -->
<notectl-editor placeholder="Type here..."></notectl-editor>

<!-- Readonly mode -->
<notectl-editor readonly></notectl-editor>

<!-- Theme preset -->
<notectl-editor theme="dark"></notectl-editor>

<!-- Paper size -->
<notectl-editor paper-size="din-a4"></notectl-editor>

<!-- Text direction -->
<notectl-editor dir="rtl"></notectl-editor>

Changes to these attributes are reflected immediately.

Additional Public API

Beyond events and lifecycle, NotectlEditor exposes these methods:

Method	Description
setTheme(theme)	Change theme at runtime
getTheme()	Get the current theme
getPaperSize()	Get the current paper size
get isReadOnly	Check if the editor is in read-only mode
getService(key)	Retrieve a typed plugin service
onPluginEvent(key, callback)	Subscribe to typed plugin events (returns unsubscribe function)
registerPlugin(plugin)	Register a plugin before initialization (throws if called after init)

See the NotectlEditor API reference for full details.