fix(tag-dropdown): last char dropped bug (#945)

apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/components/subflows/components/iteration-badges/iteration-badges.tsx

@@ -158,19 +158,23 @@ export function IterationBadges({ nodeId, data, iterationType }: IterationBadges
   const handleEditorChange = useCallback(
     (value: string) => {
       if (isPreview) return
-      collaborativeUpdateIterationCollection(nodeId, iterationType, value)
 
-      const textarea = editorContainerRef.current?.querySelector('textarea')
+      // Capture cursor first to minimize staleness in dropdown logic
+      const textarea = editorContainerRef.current?.querySelector(
+        'textarea'
+      ) as HTMLTextAreaElement | null
+      const cursorPos = textarea?.selectionStart ?? cursorPosition
       if (textarea) {
         textareaRef.current = textarea
-        const cursorPos = textarea.selectionStart || 0
-        setCursorPosition(cursorPos)
-
-        const triggerCheck = checkTagTrigger(value, cursorPos)
-        setShowTagDropdown(triggerCheck.show)
       }
+      setCursorPosition(cursorPos)
+
+      collaborativeUpdateIterationCollection(nodeId, iterationType, value)
+
+      const triggerCheck = checkTagTrigger(value, cursorPos)
+      setShowTagDropdown(triggerCheck.show)
     },
-    [nodeId, iterationType, collaborativeUpdateIterationCollection, isPreview]
+    [nodeId, iterationType, collaborativeUpdateIterationCollection, isPreview, cursorPosition]
   )
 
   // Handle tag selection

apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/components/workflow-block/components/sub-block/components/code.tsx

@@ -446,24 +446,25 @@ export function Code({
             value={code}
             onValueChange={(newCode) => {
               if (!isCollapsed && !isAiStreaming && !isPreview && !disabled) {
+                // Capture cursor first to minimize staleness in dropdown logic
+                const textarea = editorRef.current?.querySelector(
+                  'textarea'
+                ) as HTMLTextAreaElement | null
+                const pos = textarea?.selectionStart ?? cursorPosition
+                setCursorPosition(pos)
+
                 setCode(newCode)
                 setStoreValue(newCode)
 
-                const textarea = editorRef.current?.querySelector('textarea')
+                const tagTrigger = checkTagTrigger(newCode, pos)
-                if (textarea) {
+                setShowTags(tagTrigger.show)
-                  const pos = textarea.selectionStart
+                if (!tagTrigger.show) {
-                  setCursorPosition(pos)
+                  setActiveSourceBlockId(null)
-
-                  const tagTrigger = checkTagTrigger(newCode, pos)
-                  setShowTags(tagTrigger.show)
-                  if (!tagTrigger.show) {
-                    setActiveSourceBlockId(null)
-                  }
-
-                  const envVarTrigger = checkEnvVarTrigger(newCode, pos)
-                  setShowEnvVars(envVarTrigger.show)
-                  setSearchTerm(envVarTrigger.show ? envVarTrigger.searchTerm : '')
                 }
+
+                const envVarTrigger = checkEnvVarTrigger(newCode, pos)
+                setShowEnvVars(envVarTrigger.show)
+                setSearchTerm(envVarTrigger.show ? envVarTrigger.searchTerm : '')
               }
             }}
             onKeyDown={(e) => {

apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/components/workflow-block/components/sub-block/components/combobox.tsx

@@ -150,13 +150,14 @@ export function ComboBox({
     const newValue = e.target.value
     const newCursorPosition = e.target.selectionStart ?? 0
 
+    // Update cursor first to reduce staleness for dropdown logic
+    setCursorPosition(newCursorPosition)
+
     // Update store value immediately (allow free text)
     if (!isPreview) {
       setStoreValue(newValue)
     }
 
-    setCursorPosition(newCursorPosition)
-
     // Check for environment variables trigger
     const envVarTrigger = checkEnvVarTrigger(newValue, newCursorPosition)
     setShowEnvVars(envVarTrigger.show)

apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/components/workflow-block/components/sub-block/components/long-input.tsx

@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ export function LongInput({
     const newValue = e.target.value
     const newCursorPosition = e.target.selectionStart ?? 0
 
+    // Update cursor first to minimize state staleness for dropdown selection logic
+    setCursorPosition(newCursorPosition)
+
     // Update local content immediately
     setLocalContent(newValue)
 
@@ -158,8 +161,6 @@ export function LongInput({
       setStoreValue(newValue)
     }
 
-    setCursorPosition(newCursorPosition)
-
     // Check for environment variables trigger
     const envVarTrigger = checkEnvVarTrigger(newValue, newCursorPosition)
     setShowEnvVars(envVarTrigger.show)

apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/components/workflow-block/components/sub-block/components/short-input.tsx

@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ export function ShortInput({
     const newValue = e.target.value
     const newCursorPosition = e.target.selectionStart ?? 0
 
+    // Update cursor first to minimize state staleness for dropdown selection logic
+    setCursorPosition(newCursorPosition)
+
     if (onChange) {
       onChange(newValue)
     } else if (!isPreview) {
@@ -113,8 +116,6 @@ export function ShortInput({
       setStoreValue(newValue)
     }
 
-    setCursorPosition(newCursorPosition)
-
     // Check for environment variables trigger
     const envVarTrigger = checkEnvVarTrigger(newValue, newCursorPosition)
 

apps/sim/components/ui/tag-dropdown.tsx

@@ -869,8 +869,25 @@ export const TagDropdown: React.FC<TagDropdownProps> = ({
 
   const handleTagSelect = useCallback(
     (tag: string, blockGroup?: BlockTagGroup) => {
-      const textBeforeCursor = inputValue.slice(0, cursorPosition)
+      // Use the live DOM selection/value if available to avoid off-by-one state
-      const textAfterCursor = inputValue.slice(cursorPosition)
+      // when users type and immediately confirm a selection.
+      let liveCursor = cursorPosition
+      let liveValue = inputValue
+
+      if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && document?.activeElement) {
+        const activeEl = document.activeElement as HTMLInputElement | HTMLTextAreaElement | null
+        if (activeEl && typeof activeEl.selectionStart === 'number') {
+          liveCursor = activeEl.selectionStart ?? cursorPosition
+          // Prefer the active element value if present. This ensures we include the most
+          // recently typed character(s) that might not yet be reflected in React state.
+          if (typeof (activeEl as any).value === 'string') {
+            liveValue = (activeEl as any).value
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      const textBeforeCursor = liveValue.slice(0, liveCursor)
+      const textAfterCursor = liveValue.slice(liveCursor)
 
       const lastOpenBracket = textBeforeCursor.lastIndexOf('<')
       if (lastOpenBracket === -1) return