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Toran Bruce Richards 11b846dd49 fix(blocks): rename placeholder_values to options on AgentDropdownInputBlock (#12595)
## Summary

Resolves [REQ-78](https://linear.app/autogpt/issue/REQ-78): The
`placeholder_values` field on `AgentDropdownInputBlock` is misleadingly
named. In every major UI framework "placeholder" means non-binding hint
text that disappears on focus, but this field actually creates a
dropdown selector that restricts the user to only those values.

## Changes

### Core rename (`autogpt_platform/backend/backend/blocks/io.py`)
- Renamed `placeholder_values` → `options` on
`AgentDropdownInputBlock.Input`
- Added clear field description: *"If provided, renders the input as a
dropdown selector restricted to these values. Leave empty for free-text
input."*
- Updated class docstring to describe actual behavior
- Overrode `model_construct()` to remap legacy `placeholder_values` →
`options` for **backward compatibility** with existing persisted agent
JSON

### Tests (`autogpt_platform/backend/backend/blocks/test/test_block.py`)
- Updated existing tests to use canonical `options` field name
- Added 2 new backward-compat tests verifying legacy
`placeholder_values` still works through both `model_construct()` and
`Graph._generate_schema()` paths

### Documentation
- Updated
`autogpt_platform/backend/backend/copilot/sdk/agent_generation_guide.md`
— changed field name in CoPilot SDK guide
- Updated `docs/integrations/block-integrations/basic.md` — changed
field name and description in public docs

### Load tests
(`autogpt_platform/backend/load-tests/tests/api/graph-execution-test.js`)
- Removed spurious `placeholder_values: {}` from AgentInputBlock node
(this field never existed on AgentInputBlock)
- Fixed execution input to use `value` instead of `placeholder_values`

## Backward Compatibility

Existing agents with `placeholder_values` in their persisted
`input_default` JSON will continue to work — the `model_construct()`
override transparently remaps the old key to `options`. No database
migration needed since the field is stored inside a JSON blob, not as a
dedicated column.

## Testing

- All existing tests updated and passing
- 2 new backward-compat tests added
- No frontend changes needed (frontend reads `enum` from generated JSON
Schema, not the field name directly)

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Co-authored-by: Zamil Majdy <zamil.majdy@agpt.co>
2026-04-02 05:56:17 +00:00
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