Show markdown too deeply nested to parse as plain text by realtonyyoung · Pull Request #1588 · kurrent-io/kcap-cli

realtonyyoung · 2026-10-18T18:52:59Z

Closes #1004 — AI-2940

What & why

Markdig throws ArgumentException from its parse for 128 or more nested block quotes, and MarkView parses synchronously inside the Markdown property change, so the throw escaped MarkdownView.Render() for every flavor. Render() now catches that failure and shows the source as a wrapping plain TextBlock, the same degrade the reader uses for HTML it cannot convert; the next parseable text renders as markdown again.

Where to look

After a refused parse the viewer's Markdown is reset to null: a pipeline change (a flavor switch) re-renders whatever the viewer holds and would otherwise throw again.

Verification

New MarkdownViewTests.Text_too_deeply_nested_to_parse_shows_as_plain_text (Chat and GitHub rows): failed with the Markdig ArgumentException before the fix, passes after.
MarkdownViewTests 24/24, GitHubMarkdownViewTests 32/32, DetailsViewTests 12/12, MarkViewSelectionTests 7/7, TextContextMenuTests 3/3.

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Bug Fixes
- Text with nesting too deep for Markdown rendering now appears as readable, wrapping plain text rather than leaving the viewer blank or failing to display it.
- The fallback plain text remains selectable, and copy and select-all actions work while it is displayed.
- Markdown that can be rendered continues to display with its usual formatting, including bold text, after switching between supported Markdown flavors.

The viewer is reset to empty after a refused parse, because a later pipeline change re-renders whatever it holds and would throw again. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

linear-code · 2026-10-18T18:53:04Z

AI-2940

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MarkdownView displays deeply nested markdown as selectable plain text when parsing throws the matching ArgumentException. Selection, copying, and select-all use the displayed text block. Tests cover both markdown flavors and confirm that later parseable markdown renders.

Changes: Markdown fallback

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Render fallback and coverage `src/Capacitor.App/Views/MarkdownView.cs`, `src/Capacitor.App/Views/MarkViewSelection.cs`, `test/Capacitor.App.Tests.Unit/MarkdownViewTests.cs`	For a matching `ArgumentException`, MarkdownView clears the viewer’s markdown and displays the source in a wrapping `SelectableTextBlock`. Selection, copying, and select-all target that block when it is displayed. The configured copy hotkey uses a supplied callback. Tests cover both flavors, copying, and subsequent bold markdown rendering.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: nortonandreev

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 777a1

The deeply nested Markdown fallback and copying changes appear mergeable after normal checks.

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Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: displaying markdown that is too deeply nested to parse as plain text.
Linked Issues check		Issue `#1004` requires MarkdownView to contain Markdig's deep-nesting parse failure and show the source as plain text. `MarkdownView.Render()` catches the matching `ArgumentException`, clears `_viewer.M…
Out of Scope Changes check		The changes are limited to the deep-nesting fallback, its selection and clipboard support, the related key-copy callback, and focused regression coverage. `MarkViewSelection` changes support copying t…

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Explanation

Issue #1004 requires MarkdownView to contain Markdig's deep-nesting parse failure and show the source as plain text. MarkdownView.Render() catches the matching ArgumentException, clears _viewer.Markdown, and displays a wrapping SelectableTextBlock. The regression test covers 128 nested quotes for Chat and GitHub, selection, both copy paths, flavor switching, and recovery to parseable markdown.

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Explanation

The changes are limited to the deep-nesting fallback, its selection and clipboard support, the related key-copy callback, and focused regression coverage. MarkViewSelection changes support copying the fallback block instead of the hidden viewer. These changes directly support issue #1004. No unrelated product behavior is shown.

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qodo-code-review · 2026-10-18T18:53:31Z

PR Summary by Qodo

Show unparseable deeply nested Markdown as plain text

🐞 Bug fix 🧪 Tests 🕐 10-20 Minutes

AI Description

• Show the original text when deeply nested Markdown exceeds Markdig’s parse limit.
• Clear the failed viewer state so flavor changes cannot trigger the same error.
• Test both flavors and confirm parseable text renders as Markdown afterward.

Diagram

graph TD
  T["Markdown text"] --> R["MarkdownView Render"] --> P{"Parse succeeds?"}
  P -->|Yes| V["Markdown viewer"]
  P -->|No| C["Clear viewer"] --> B["Wrapped source text"]

High-Level Assessment

Catching the parser failure at the rendering boundary is appropriate: it preserves the source without duplicating Markdig’s depth rules. Clearing the failed Markdown also prevents a later flavor change from parsing it again.

Files changed (2) +34 / -1

Bug fix (1) +10 / -1

MarkdownView.csFall back to plain text when Markdown parsing fails +10/-1

Fall back to plain text when Markdown parsing fails

• Render now catches ArgumentException from the synchronous Markdown assignment and displays the source in a wrapping TextBlock. It clears the viewer’s Markdown after failure to prevent pipeline changes from repeating the parse, and restores the viewer on a successful render.

src/Capacitor.App/Views/MarkdownView.cs

Tests (1) +24 / -0

MarkdownViewTests.csCover deeply nested Markdown fallback and recovery +24/-0

Cover deeply nested Markdown fallback and recovery
• Adds a parameterized Chat and GitHub test using 128 nested block quotes. It checks that the source appears without a rendered viewer, then switches flavor and verifies that subsequent parseable text renders as bold Markdown.
test/Capacitor.App.Tests.Unit/MarkdownViewTests.cs

qodo-code-review · 2026-10-18T18:54:06Z

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1. ~~Keyboard copy misses selected fallback text~~ ✓ Resolved

Description

MarkViewSelection.OnKeyDown intercepts the copy shortcut and copies from _viewer, while
Render() has cleared that viewer and placed the selection in a separate SelectableTextBlock.
When a reader selects deeply nested text and presses Ctrl/Cmd+C, the tunneling handler marks the
event handled before the displayed text block can process it.

Code

src/Capacitor.App/Views/MarkdownView.cs[R95-96]

+            _viewer.Markdown = null;
+            Content = new SelectableTextBlock { Text = Text, TextWrapping = TextWrapping.Wrap };

Relevance

●●● Strong
Fallback copy is implemented for menus but bypassed by the tunneling shortcut; similar selection and
keyboard-accessibility fixes were accepted.
PR-#1241
PR-#985

ⓘ Recommendations generated based on similar findings in past PRs

Evidence
The fallback clears the viewer and puts source text in a separate selectable control. The existing
tunneling key handler still copies only the viewer's selection and consumes the shortcut; the new
fallback-aware method is used by the context menu, not that handler.
src/Capacitor.App/Views/MarkdownView.cs[65-76]
src/Capacitor.App/Views/MarkdownView.cs[91-96]
src/Capacitor.App/Views/MarkViewSelection.cs[25-33]
src/Capacitor.App/Views/MarkViewSelection.cs[90-98]
src/Capacitor.App/Views/TextContextMenu.cs[24-28]

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The issue below was found during a code review. Follow the provided context and guidance below and implement a solution

## Issue description
The host's tunneling copy shortcut still targets the cleared Markdown viewer when the plain-text fallback is visible, so keyboard copy misses the selected source.
## Fix Focus Areas
- src/Capacitor.App/Views/MarkdownView.cs[65-96]
- src/Capacitor.App/Views/MarkViewSelection.cs[25-33]
- src/Capacitor.App/Views/MarkViewSelection.cs[90-98]
## Recommended Fix
Route the host's copy shortcut through the fallback-aware copy method, or let the selectable text block handle that shortcut when it is visible. Add a fallback keyboard-copy test.

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2. ~~Readers cannot copy deeply nested text~~ ✓ Resolved

Description

Render() replaces the viewer with a non-selectable TextBlock, while HasSelection,
CopySelectionAsync() and SelectAll() still operate on the hidden _viewer. When parsing hits
the nesting limit, the context menu offers “Select all” but targets that empty viewer, and its Copy
action remains disabled for the displayed source.

Code

src/Capacitor.App/Views/MarkdownView.cs[82]

+            Content = new TextBlock { Text = Text, TextWrapping = TextWrapping.Wrap };

Relevance

●●● Strong
Fallback visibly offers selection actions but targets an empty hidden viewer; preserving copy/select
behavior is a clear interaction correctness fix.
PR-#985
PR-#1221

ⓘ Recommendations generated based on similar findings in past PRs

Evidence
The catch branch removes the viewer's markdown and displays an ordinary TextBlock. Selection and
copying remain bound to the viewer, and the context menu invokes those viewer-bound methods.
src/Capacitor.App/Views/MarkdownView.cs[61-82]
src/Capacitor.App/Views/MarkViewSelection.cs[28-35]
src/Capacitor.App/Views/MarkViewSelection.cs[61-65]
src/Capacitor.App/Views/TextContextMenu.cs[21-25]

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The issue below was found during a code review. Follow the provided context and guidance below and implement a solution

## Issue description
The deep-nesting fallback displays text that the MarkdownView selection and context-menu commands cannot select or copy.

## Fix Focus Areas
- src/Capacitor.App/Views/MarkdownView.cs[61-82]
- src/Capacitor.App/Views/TextContextMenu.cs[21-25]

## Recommended Fix
Use a selectable fallback control and route selection, copy, and select-all operations to the visible fallback while it is active; preserve the existing viewer behavior after a successful render.

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1. ~~Readers cannot copy deeply nested text~~ ✓ Resolved

Description

Render() replaces the viewer with a non-selectable TextBlock, while HasSelection,
CopySelectionAsync() and SelectAll() still operate on the hidden _viewer. When parsing hits
the nesting limit, the context menu offers “Select all” but targets that empty viewer, and its Copy
action remains disabled for the displayed source.

Code

src/Capacitor.App/Views/MarkdownView.cs[82]

+            Content = new TextBlock { Text = Text, TextWrapping = TextWrapping.Wrap };

Relevance

●●● Strong
Fallback visibly offers selection actions but targets an empty hidden viewer; preserving copy/select
behavior is a clear interaction correctness fix.
PR-#985
PR-#1221

ⓘ Recommendations generated based on similar findings in past PRs

Evidence
The catch branch removes the viewer's markdown and displays an ordinary TextBlock. Selection and
copying remain bound to the viewer, and the context menu invokes those viewer-bound methods.
src/Capacitor.App/Views/MarkdownView.cs[61-82]
src/Capacitor.App/Views/MarkViewSelection.cs[28-35]
src/Capacitor.App/Views/MarkViewSelection.cs[61-65]
src/Capacitor.App/Views/TextContextMenu.cs[21-25]

Agent prompt

The issue below was found during a code review. Follow the provided context and guidance below and implement a solution

## Issue description
The deep-nesting fallback displays text that the MarkdownView selection and context-menu commands cannot select or copy.

## Fix Focus Areas
- src/Capacitor.App/Views/MarkdownView.cs[61-82]
- src/Capacitor.App/Views/TextContextMenu.cs[21-25]

## Recommended Fix
Use a selectable fallback control and route selection, copy, and select-all operations to the visible fallback while it is active; preserve the existing viewer behavior after a successful render.

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1. ~~Keyboard copy misses selected fallback text~~ ✓ Resolved

Description

MarkViewSelection.OnKeyDown intercepts the copy shortcut and copies from _viewer, while
Render() has cleared that viewer and placed the selection in a separate SelectableTextBlock.
When a reader selects deeply nested text and presses Ctrl/Cmd+C, the tunneling handler marks the
event handled before the displayed text block can process it.

Code

src/Capacitor.App/Views/MarkdownView.cs[R95-96]

+            _viewer.Markdown = null;
+            Content = new SelectableTextBlock { Text = Text, TextWrapping = TextWrapping.Wrap };

Relevance

●●● Strong
Fallback copy is implemented for menus but bypassed by the tunneling shortcut; similar selection and
keyboard-accessibility fixes were accepted.
PR-#1241
PR-#985

ⓘ Recommendations generated based on similar findings in past PRs

Evidence
The fallback clears the viewer and puts source text in a separate selectable control. The existing
tunneling key handler still copies only the viewer's selection and consumes the shortcut; the new
fallback-aware method is used by the context menu, not that handler.
src/Capacitor.App/Views/MarkdownView.cs[65-76]
src/Capacitor.App/Views/MarkdownView.cs[91-96]
src/Capacitor.App/Views/MarkViewSelection.cs[25-33]
src/Capacitor.App/Views/MarkViewSelection.cs[90-98]
src/Capacitor.App/Views/TextContextMenu.cs[24-28]

Agent prompt

The issue below was found during a code review. Follow the provided context and guidance below and implement a solution

## Issue description
The host's tunneling copy shortcut still targets the cleared Markdown viewer when the plain-text fallback is visible, so keyboard copy misses the selected source.
## Fix Focus Areas
- src/Capacitor.App/Views/MarkdownView.cs[65-96]
- src/Capacitor.App/Views/MarkViewSelection.cs[25-33]
- src/Capacitor.App/Views/MarkViewSelection.cs[90-98]
## Recommended Fix
Route the host's copy shortcut through the fallback-aware copy method, or let the selectable text block handle that shortcut when it is visible. Add a fallback keyboard-copy test.

ⓘ Copy this prompt and use it to remediate the issue with your preferred AI generation tools

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