From 06bdbbb02ea064b6a1c1db8508f104eb8d8f9cb4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Markus Zolliker <markus.zolliker@psi.ch>
Date: Fri, 2 May 2025 10:11:02 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] change value of input element only when opening the edit

updates do not need to update them
(not yet done for enum and checkbox)
---
 client/jsFiles/SEAWebClientCommunication.js | 11 +----------
 client/jsFiles/SEAWebClientGroup.js         |  5 +++++
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/client/jsFiles/SEAWebClientCommunication.js b/client/jsFiles/SEAWebClientCommunication.js
index 6f6233a..3c89899 100644
--- a/client/jsFiles/SEAWebClientCommunication.js
+++ b/client/jsFiles/SEAWebClientCommunication.js
@@ -282,19 +282,10 @@ function updateValue(component) {
             if (text) {
                 elem.innerHTML = text;
             }
-        } 
+        }
         else if (type == "input") {
             let row = elem.closest('div');
             row.classList.remove('row-waiting-for-answer');
-
-            let oldValue = ('oldValue' in elem) ? elem.oldValue : elem.value;
-            if (component.value != elem.value && parseFloat(component.value) != parseFloat(elem.value) && component.value != oldValue) {
-                if (elem == document.activeElement || oldValue != elem.value) {
-                    row.classList.add('row-waiting-for-answer');
-                } else {
-                    elem.value = component.value;
-                }
-            }
             elem.actualValue = component.value;
             resizeTextfield(elem);
         } else if (type == "checkbox") {
diff --git a/client/jsFiles/SEAWebClientGroup.js b/client/jsFiles/SEAWebClientGroup.js
index ed78cfe..b2f221f 100644
--- a/client/jsFiles/SEAWebClientGroup.js
+++ b/client/jsFiles/SEAWebClientGroup.js
@@ -239,6 +239,10 @@ function createIconEdit (input_element) {
         hideInputElements();
         if (is_hidden) {
             input_element.classList.remove('input-element-hidden');
+            if (input_element.inputChild) {
+                 // update input value before edit
+                input_element.inputChild.value = input_element.inputChild.actualValue;
+            }
             icon_edit.setAttribute('src', 'res/icon_edit_close.png');
         } else {
             icon_edit.setAttribute('src', 'res/icon_edit.png');
@@ -324,6 +328,7 @@ function createInputText(component) {
     };
     form.appendChild(input);
     form.appendChild(createSubmitButton());
+    form.inputChild = input;
     return form;
 }