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Description

This PR fixes an issue where the Save button wouldn't activate when toggling Gemini settings checkboxes (Enable URL context and Enable Grounding with Google Search) if those settings didn't already exist in the configuration.

Problem

When the enableUrlContext and enableGrounding settings are undefined (not present in the settings), toggling the checkboxes from unchecked to checked doesn't trigger a state change because the code was treating the transition from undefined to false as no change.

Solution

Added special handling in the setApiConfigurationField function for these optional boolean fields:

  • Treats undefined as functionally equivalent to false for these specific fields
  • Prevents false positives in change detection when setting from undefined to false
  • Excludes these fields from the initial sync logic that prevents marking the form as dirty

Testing

  • All existing tests pass
  • The Save button now properly activates when toggling these checkboxes from their initial undefined state

Fixes #6616


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Fixes checkbox toggling issue in SettingsView.tsx by treating undefined as false for specific settings to ensure Save button activation.

  • Behavior:
    • Fixes issue where Save button wouldn't activate when toggling enableUrlContext and enableGrounding checkboxes from undefined to checked in SettingsView.tsx.
    • Treats undefined as false for these fields in setApiConfigurationField to ensure state change detection.
    • Excludes these fields from initial sync logic to prevent false positives in change detection.
  • Testing:
    • All existing tests pass.
    • Save button activates correctly when toggling these checkboxes from undefined.

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- Add special handling for enableUrlContext and enableGrounding fields
- Treat undefined as functionally equivalent to false for these boolean fields
- Prevent false positives in change detection when setting from undefined to false
- Fixes issue where Save button would not activate when toggling these settings

Fixes #6616
@roomote roomote bot requested review from cte, jr and mrubens as code owners August 3, 2025 00:09
@dosubot dosubot bot added size:S This PR changes 10-29 lines, ignoring generated files. bug Something isn't working labels Aug 3, 2025
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Reviewed my own code. Found it suspiciously free of bugs. Must have missed something.

// Special handling for optional boolean fields where undefined is functionally equivalent to false
// If the previous value was undefined and the new value is false, consider it no change.
// This prevents false positives for change detection when an optional boolean is explicitly set to false.
if (
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Missing test coverage for this new behavior. Consider adding tests to verify:

  • The Save button activates when toggling from undefined to true
  • The Save button activates when toggling from undefined to true
  • The Save button doesn't activate when toggling these fields from undefined to false

This would help ensure the fix works as expected and prevent regressions.

// If the previous value was undefined and the new value is false, consider it no change.
// This prevents false positives for change detection when an optional boolean is explicitly set to false.
if (
(field === "enableUrlContext" || field === "enableGrounding") &&
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Consider extracting these hardcoded field names into constants. They're repeated on line 248, which could lead to maintenance issues if more fields need similar handling in the future.

const isInitialSync =
previousValue === undefined &&
value !== undefined &&
!(field === "enableUrlContext" || field === "enableGrounding") // Exclude these fields from initial sync logic
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Is this approach scalable? If other optional boolean fields have similar issues in the future, we'd need to keep adding them here. Would it be worth considering a more generic solution, perhaps by maintaining a list of fields that should treat undefined as false?

@hannesrudolph hannesrudolph added the Issue/PR - Triage New issue. Needs quick review to confirm validity and assign labels. label Aug 3, 2025
@daniel-lxs daniel-lxs moved this from Triage to PR [Needs Prelim Review] in Roo Code Roadmap Aug 4, 2025
@hannesrudolph hannesrudolph added PR - Needs Preliminary Review and removed Issue/PR - Triage New issue. Needs quick review to confirm validity and assign labels. labels Aug 4, 2025
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Closing this PR as the approach doesn't fully resolve the issue. Alternative approaches have been explored but haven't provided a complete solution.

@daniel-lxs daniel-lxs closed this Aug 5, 2025
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