Replace nulls in props from Rails with undefined

.rubocop.yml

@@ -86,4 +86,4 @@ Naming/RescuedExceptionsVariableName:
 
 Metrics/BlockLength:
   Exclude:
-    - 'test/**/*_test.rb'
+    - 'test/**/*_test.rb'

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ Changes since last non-beta release.
 
 _Please add entries here for your pull requests that are not yet released._
 
+#### Added
+- Added option to replace `null`s in props with `undefined` via `config.react.null_to_undefined_props` in `config/application.rb` #1293
+
 ## [3.0.0] - 2023-08-14
 
 ### Breaking Changes

README.md

@@ -68,13 +68,16 @@ Read the [full review here](https://clutch.co/profile/shakacode#reviews?sort_by=
 - [Upgrading](#upgrading)
   - [2.7 to 3.0](#27-to-30)
   - [2.3 to 2.4](#23-to-24)
+- [Other features](#other-features)
+  - [Replace `null` with `undefined` in props](#replace-null-with-undefined-in-props)
 - [Common Errors](#common-errors)
   - [Getting warning for `Can't resolve 'react-dom/client'` in React < 18](#getting-warning-for-cant-resolve-react-domclient-in-react--18)
   - [Undefined Set](#undefined-set)
   - [Using TheRubyRacer](#using-therubyracer)
   - [HMR](#hmr)
 - [Related Projects](#related-projects)
 - [Contributing](#contributing)
+- [Supporters](#supporters)
 
 <!-- END doctoc generated TOC please keep comment here to allow auto update -->
 
@@ -528,7 +531,6 @@ use it like so:
 ReactUJS.getConstructor = ReactUJS.constructorFromRequireContext(require.context('components', true));
 ```
 
-
 ## Server-Side Rendering
 
 You can render React components inside your Rails server with `prerender: true`:
@@ -801,6 +803,26 @@ For the vast majority of cases this will get you most of the migration:
 - add `import PropTypes from 'prop-types'` (Webpacker only)
 - re-run `bundle exec rails webpacker:install:react` to update npm packages (Webpacker only)
 
+## Other features
+
+### Replace `null` with `undefined` in props
+
+React-Rails converts `nil` to `null` while parsing props from Ruby to JavaScript. Optionally, you can configure React-Rails to parse `nil` values to `undefined` as per the following:
+
+```ruby
+# config/application.rb
+module TheAppName
+  class Application < Rails::Application
+    # ...
+    # Set to true to convert null values in props into undefined
+    config.react.null_to_undefined_props = true
+    # ...
+  end
+end
+```
+
+More information in: [discussion#1272](https://github.com/reactjs/react-rails/discussions/1272).
+
 ## Common Errors
 ### Getting warning for `Can't resolve 'react-dom/client'` in React < 18
 
@@ -857,7 +879,7 @@ By contributing to React-Rails, you agree to abide by the [code of conduct](http
 
 You can always help by submitting patches or triaging issues. Even offering reproduction steps to issues is incredibly helpful!
 
-# Supporters
+## Supporters
 
 The following companies support the development of this and other open-source projects maintained by ShakaCode by providing licenses to the ShakaCode team. ShakaCode stands by the usefulness of these products!
 

gemfiles/base.gemfile.lock

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: ..
   specs:
-    react-rails (2.7.1)
+    react-rails (3.0.0)
       babel-transpiler (>= 0.7.0)
       connection_pool
       execjs
@@ -169,10 +169,6 @@ GEM
     net-smtp (0.3.3)
       net-protocol
     nio4r (2.5.9)
-    nokogiri (1.14.3-x86_64-darwin)
-      racc (~> 1.4)
-    nokogiri (1.13.8-x86_64-linux)
-      racc (~> 1.4)
     nokogiri (1.13.8-x86_64-linux)
       racc (~> 1.4)
     notiffany (0.1.3)
@@ -238,10 +234,6 @@ GEM
     timeout (0.3.2)
     tzinfo (2.0.6)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
-    webdrivers (5.2.0)
-      nokogiri (~> 1.6)
-      rubyzip (>= 1.3.0)
-      selenium-webdriver (~> 4.0)
     websocket (1.2.9)
     websocket-driver (0.7.5)
       websocket-extensions (>= 0.1.0)
@@ -271,7 +263,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   react-rails!
   selenium-webdriver
   test-unit (~> 2.5)
-  webdrivers
 
 BUNDLED WITH
    2.4.9

gemfiles/shakapacker.gemfile.lock

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: ..
   specs:
-    react-rails (2.7.1)
+    react-rails (3.0.0)
       babel-transpiler (>= 0.7.0)
       connection_pool
       execjs
@@ -244,10 +244,6 @@ GEM
     timeout (0.3.2)
     tzinfo (2.0.6)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
-    webdrivers (5.2.0)
-      nokogiri (~> 1.6)
-      rubyzip (>= 1.3.0)
-      selenium-webdriver (~> 4.0)
     websocket (1.2.9)
     websocket-driver (0.7.5)
       websocket-extensions (>= 0.1.0)
@@ -278,7 +274,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   selenium-webdriver
   shakapacker (= 7.0.2)
   test-unit (~> 2.5)
-  webdrivers
 
 BUNDLED WITH
    2.4.9

gemfiles/sprockets_3.gemfile.lock

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: ..
   specs:
-    react-rails (2.7.1)
+    react-rails (3.0.0)
       babel-transpiler (>= 0.7.0)
       connection_pool
       execjs
@@ -246,10 +246,6 @@ GEM
     turbolinks-source (5.2.0)
     tzinfo (2.0.6)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
-    webdrivers (4.2.0)
-      nokogiri (~> 1.6)
-      rubyzip (>= 1.3.0)
-      selenium-webdriver (>= 3.0, < 4.0)
     websocket-driver (0.7.5)
       websocket-extensions (>= 0.1.0)
     websocket-extensions (0.1.5)
@@ -282,7 +278,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   sprockets-rails
   test-unit (~> 2.5)
   turbolinks (~> 5)
-  webdrivers
 
 BUNDLED WITH
    2.4.9

gemfiles/sprockets_4.gemfile.lock

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: ..
   specs:
-    react-rails (2.7.1)
+    react-rails (3.0.0)
       babel-transpiler (>= 0.7.0)
       connection_pool
       execjs
@@ -246,10 +246,6 @@ GEM
     turbolinks-source (5.2.0)
     tzinfo (2.0.6)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
-    webdrivers (4.2.0)
-      nokogiri (~> 1.6)
-      rubyzip (>= 1.3.0)
-      selenium-webdriver (>= 3.0, < 4.0)
     websocket-driver (0.7.5)
       websocket-extensions (>= 0.1.0)
     websocket-extensions (0.1.5)
@@ -282,7 +278,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   sprockets-rails
   test-unit (~> 2.5)
   turbolinks (~> 5)
-  webdrivers
 
 BUNDLED WITH
    2.4.9

lib/react/rails/component_mount.rb

@@ -56,7 +56,10 @@ def generate_html_options(name, options, props, prerender_options)
         unless prerender_options == :static
           html_options[:data].tap do |data|
             data[:react_class] = name
-            data[:react_props] = (props.is_a?(String) ? props : props.to_json)
+            data[:react_props] = props_to_json(
+              props,
+              null_to_undefined: Dummy::Application.config.react.null_to_undefined_props
+            )
             data[:hydrate] = "t" if prerender_options
 
             num_components = @cache_ids.count { |c| c.start_with? name }
@@ -67,6 +70,17 @@ def generate_html_options(name, options, props, prerender_options)
         html_options
       end
 
+      def props_to_json(props, options = { null_to_undefined: false })
+        return props if props.is_a?(String)
+        return props.to_json unless options[:null_to_undefined]
+
+        # This regex matches key:value with null values while ensuing no string with similar
+        # pattern gets matched. It doesn't include null values in arrays.
+        props.to_json
+             .gsub(/([^\\]":)null([,}\]])/, '\1undefined\2') # match simple null values
+             .gsub(/([^\\]":(\[[^\\"]+,|\[))null([,\]])/, '\1undefined\3') # Match nulls in array
+      end
+
       def rendered_tag(html_options, &block)
         html_tag = html_options[:tag] || :div
 

lib/react/rails/railtie.rb

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class Railtie < ::Rails::Railtie
       config.react.jsx_transformer_class = nil # defaults to BabelTransformer
       config.react.camelize_props = false # pass in an underscored hash but get a camelized hash
       config.react.sprockets_strategy = nil # how to attach JSX to the asset pipeline (or `false` for none)
+      config.react.null_to_undefined_props = false # Set to true to convert null values in props into undefined
 
       # Server rendering:
       config.react.server_renderer_pool_size  = 1   # increase if you're on JRuby

test/react/rails/component_mount_test.rb

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 require "test_helper"
 
+# rubocop:disable Metrics/ClassLength
 class ComponentMountTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   module DummyRenderer
     def self.render(component_name, props, _prerender_options)
@@ -128,5 +129,92 @@ def self.react_rails_prerenderer
 
       assert_equal %(<div>rendered Foo with {&quot;ok&quot;:true}</div>), rendered_component
     end
+
+    test "#react_component sets null props to undefined when null_to_undefined_props set to true" do
+      app.config.react.null_to_undefined_props = true
+
+      @helper.setup(DummyController)
+      rendered_component = @helper.react_component("Foo", { bar: nil, content: 'bar":null,' })
+
+      assert_includes rendered_component, '&quot;bar&quot;:undefined,&quot;content&quot;:&quot;bar\\&quot;:null,&quot;'
+    end
+
+    test "#react_component passes null props as null when null_to_undefined_props set to false" do
+      app.config.react.null_to_undefined_props = false
+
+      @helper.setup(DummyController)
+      rendered_component = @helper.react_component("Foo", { bar: nil, content: 'bar":null,' })
+
+      assert_includes rendered_component, "&quot;bar&quot;:null,&quot;content&quot;:&quot;bar\\&quot;:null,&quot;"
+    end
+
+    test "#props_to_json doesn't converts null values to undefined be default" do
+      props = { name: nil }
+      expected_json = '{"name":null}'
+      component_mount = React::Rails::ComponentMount.new
+
+      actual_json = component_mount.send(:props_to_json, props)
+
+      assert_equal(expected_json, actual_json)
+    end
+
+    test "#props_to_json converts null values to undefined with null_to_undefined: true option" do
+      props = { bar: nil, content: 'bar":null,' }
+      expected_json = '{"bar":undefined,"content":"bar\\":null,"}'
+      component_mount = React::Rails::ComponentMount.new
+
+      actual_json = component_mount.send(:props_to_json, props, { null_to_undefined: true })
+
+      assert_equal(expected_json, actual_json)
+    end
+
+    test "#props_to_json converts null values in arrays to undefined with null_to_undefined: true option" do
+      props = { items1: [nil], items2: [1, nil], items3: [nil, 1], items4: [1, nil, 2] }
+      expected_json = '{"items1":[undefined],"items2":[1,undefined],"items3":[undefined,1],"items4":[1,undefined,2]}'
+      component_mount = React::Rails::ComponentMount.new
+
+      actual_json = component_mount.send(:props_to_json, props, { null_to_undefined: true })
+
+      assert_equal(expected_json, actual_json)
+    end
+
+    test "#props_to_json doesnt converts null-like values in arrays to undefined with null_to_undefined: true option" do
+      props = {
+        items1: "[null]",
+        items2: "[1,null]",
+        items3: "[null,1]",
+        items4: "[1,null,2]",
+        items5: '["a",null]',
+        items6: '[null,"b"]',
+        items7: '["a",null,"b"]',
+        items8: '["a",nullx,"b"]'
+      }
+      expected_json = '{"items1":"[null]","items2":"[1,null]","items3":"[null,1]","items4":"[1,null,2]",' \
+                      '"items5":"[\"a\",null]","items6":"[null,\"b\"]","items7":"[\"a\",null,\"b\"]"' \
+                      ',"items8":"[\"a\",nullx,\"b\"]"}'
+      component_mount = React::Rails::ComponentMount.new
+
+      actual_json = component_mount.send(:props_to_json, props, { null_to_undefined: true })
+
+      assert_equal(expected_json, actual_json)
+    end
+
+    test "#props_to_json doesnt converts null values in nested arrays to undefined with null_to_undefined: true" do
+      props = {
+        items1: nil,
+        items2: [1, nil, 2],
+        items3: nil,
+        items4: "[1, null, 2]",
+        items5: nil
+      }
+      expected_json = '{"items1":undefined,"items2":[1,undefined,2],"items3":undefined,"items4":"[1, null, 2]"' \
+                      ',"items5":undefined}'
+      component_mount = React::Rails::ComponentMount.new
+
+      actual_json = component_mount.send(:props_to_json, props, { null_to_undefined: true })
+
+      assert_equal(expected_json, actual_json)
+    end
   end
 end
+# rubocop:enable Metrics/ClassLength