Document needs a page refresh to display the changes done by the API

[andagent]

Hi there,

I am trying to append some new content to the document via the API. It gets successfully appended, however I am not able to see the change until I press Ctrl+R in my browser. I am not sure is it a bug or not implemented feature? As sometimes, when the new data is appended, we saw it flash on a screen and disappear immediately until the page is not refreshed.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behaviour:

1. Created collection using API with following body:

{
      name: "Test RT",
      description: "description",
      permission: "read_write",
      color: "#123123",
      private: false
}

2. Created the document in the collection using API with the following body:

{
        "title": "Mailing List",
        "collectionId": collectionId,
        "publish": true,
        "done": true
}

3. The document gets created
4. Open a document
5. Sent an API request with the following body:

{
        "id": documentId,
        "text": JSON.stringify({
            "name": name || 'not provided',
            "email": email,
        }),
        "append": true
}

6. If you stay in the document, it will not display anything, unless you refresh the page.

Expected behaviour
A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.

Reproduction video
https://github.com/outline/outline/assets/78907396/ef196328-7208-4534-9b14-3ce6d4ce532e

Outline:

• Install: getoutline.com

Desktop:

• OS: MacOS Sonoma 14.3
• Browser: Chrome
• Version: 121.0.6167.85

[linear]

OLN-223 Document needs a page refresh to display the changes done by the API

[tommoor]

Hey, this is a known limitation of the way that collaborative editing works – it would definitely be nice to overcome it soon.

[andagent]

Hey, this is a known limitation of the way that collaborative editing works – it would definitely be nice to overcome it soon.

Hey Tom, are there any estimates when it can be integrated?