Start adding changes to address json fields

client/src/components/DynamicJsonForm.tsx

@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ const DynamicJsonForm = ({
   onChange,
   maxDepth = 3,
 }: DynamicJsonFormProps) => {
-  const [isJsonMode, setIsJsonMode] = useState(false);
-  const [jsonError, setJsonError] = useState<string>();
-
   const generateDefaultValue = (propSchema: JsonSchemaType): JsonValue => {
     switch (propSchema.type) {
       case "string":
@@ -69,6 +66,40 @@ const DynamicJsonForm = ({
     }
   };
 
+  const [isJsonMode, setIsJsonMode] = useState(false);
+  const [jsonError, setJsonError] = useState<string>();
+  // Add state for storing raw JSON value
+  const [rawJsonValue, setRawJsonValue] = useState<string>(
+    JSON.stringify(value ?? generateDefaultValue(schema), null, 2)
+  );
+
+  const validateJsonBeforeSubmit = () => {
+    if (isJsonMode && rawJsonValue) {
+      try {
+        const parsed = JSON.parse(rawJsonValue);
+        onChange(parsed);
+        setJsonError(undefined);
+        return true;
+      } catch (err) {
+        setJsonError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Invalid JSON");
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    return true;
+  };
+
+  const handleSwitchToFormMode = () => {
+    if (isJsonMode) {
+      if (validateJsonBeforeSubmit()) {
+        setIsJsonMode(false);
+      }
+    } else {
+      // Update raw JSON value when switching to JSON mode
+      setRawJsonValue(JSON.stringify(value ?? generateDefaultValue(schema), null, 2));
+      setIsJsonMode(true);
+    }
+  };
+
   const renderFormFields = (
     propSchema: JsonSchemaType,
     currentValue: JsonValue,
@@ -329,7 +360,7 @@ const DynamicJsonForm = ({
         <Button
           variant="outline"
           size="sm"
-          onClick={() => setIsJsonMode(!isJsonMode)}
+          onClick={handleSwitchToFormMode}
         >
           {isJsonMode ? "Switch to Form" : "Switch to JSON"}
         </Button>
@@ -337,13 +368,18 @@ const DynamicJsonForm = ({
 
       {isJsonMode ? (
         <JsonEditor
-          value={JSON.stringify(value ?? generateDefaultValue(schema), null, 2)}
+          value={rawJsonValue}
           onChange={(newValue) => {
+            setRawJsonValue(newValue);
             try {
-              onChange(JSON.parse(newValue));
+              if (/^\s*[{[].*[}\]]\s*$/.test(newValue)) {
+                const parsed = JSON.parse(newValue);
+                onChange(parsed);
                 setJsonError(undefined);
-            } catch (err) {
-              setJsonError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Invalid JSON");
+              }
+            } catch {
+              // Don't set an error during typing - that will happen when the user
+              // tries to save or submit the form
             }
           }}
           error={jsonError}

client/src/components/JsonEditor.tsx

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
 import Editor from "react-simple-code-editor";
 import Prism from "prismjs";
 import "prismjs/components/prism-json";
@@ -10,34 +11,63 @@ interface JsonEditorProps {
   error?: string;
 }
 
-const JsonEditor = ({ value, onChange, error }: JsonEditorProps) => {
+const JsonEditor = ({ value, onChange, error: externalError }: JsonEditorProps) => {
+  const [editorContent, setEditorContent] = useState(value);
+  const [internalError, setInternalError] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined);
+  
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setEditorContent(value);
+  }, [value]);
+
   const formatJson = (json: string): string => {
     try {
+      // Handle empty arrays and objects specifically
+      if (json.trim() === '[]') return '[]';
+      if (json.trim() === '{}') return '{}';
       return JSON.stringify(JSON.parse(json), null, 2);
     } catch {
       return json;
     }
   };
 
+  const handleEditorChange = (newContent: string) => {
+    setEditorContent(newContent);
+    setInternalError(undefined);
+    onChange(newContent);
+  };
+
+  const handleFormatJson = () => {
+    try {
+      const formatted = formatJson(editorContent);
+      setEditorContent(formatted);
+      onChange(formatted);
+      setInternalError(undefined);
+    } catch (err) {
+      setInternalError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Invalid JSON");
+    }
+  };
+
+  const displayError = internalError || externalError;
+
   return (
     <div className="relative space-y-2">
       <div className="flex justify-end">
         <Button
           variant="outline"
           size="sm"
-          onClick={() => onChange(formatJson(value))}
+          onClick={handleFormatJson}
         >
           Format JSON
         </Button>
       </div>
       <div
         className={`border rounded-md ${
-          error ? "border-red-500" : "border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-800"
+          displayError ? "border-red-500" : "border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-800"
         }`}
       >
         <Editor
-          value={value}
-          onValueChange={onChange}
+          value={editorContent}
+          onValueChange={handleEditorChange}
           highlight={(code) =>
             Prism.highlight(code, Prism.languages.json, "json")
           }
@@ -51,7 +81,7 @@ const JsonEditor = ({ value, onChange, error }: JsonEditorProps) => {
           className="w-full"
         />
       </div>
-      {error && <p className="text-sm text-red-500 mt-1">{error}</p>}
+      {displayError && <p className="text-sm text-red-500 mt-1">{displayError}</p>}
     </div>
   );
 };