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53 changes: 53 additions & 0 deletions packages/xl-docx-exporter/src/docx/docxExporter.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -281,6 +281,59 @@ describe("exporter", () => {
},
);

it(
"should use distinct bullet symbols per nesting level",
{ timeout: 10000 },
async () => {
const schema = BlockNoteSchema.create({
blockSpecs: { ...defaultBlockSpecs },
});

const exporter = new DOCXExporter(schema, docxDefaultSchemaMappings, {
resolveFileUrl: testResolveFileUrl,
});

const doc = await exporter.toDocxJsDocument(
partialBlocksToBlocksForTesting(schema, [
{ type: "bulletListItem", content: "level 0" },
]),
{ sectionOptions: {}, documentOptions: {}, locale: "en-US" },
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Exercise nested list levels in the test.

The test passes only one top-level bulletListItem. It verifies the static numbering.xml definitions, but it does not serialize nested paragraphs at levels 1 or 2. A regression in nested w:ilvl assignment could still pass.

Use the existing nestedList(3) helper from Lines 233-251, or build an equivalent three-level block tree. If this test must cover the complete rendering path, also assert the nested paragraph levels in word/document.xml.

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       const doc = await exporter.toDocxJsDocument(
-        partialBlocksToBlocksForTesting(schema, [
-          { type: "bulletListItem", content: "level 0" },
-        ]),
+        partialBlocksToBlocksForTesting(schema, nestedList(3)),
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const doc = await exporter.toDocxJsDocument(
partialBlocksToBlocksForTesting(schema, [
{ type: "bulletListItem", content: "level 0" },
]),
{ sectionOptions: {}, documentOptions: {}, locale: "en-US" },
const doc = await exporter.toDocxJsDocument(
partialBlocksToBlocksForTesting(schema, nestedList(3)),
{ sectionOptions: {}, documentOptions: {}, locale: "en-US" },
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In `@packages/xl-docx-exporter/src/docx/docxExporter.test.ts` around lines 296 -
300, Update the test using nestedList(3) (or an equivalent three-level block
tree) instead of a single bulletListItem, and assert the serialized document.xml
contains paragraphs with nesting levels 0, 1, and 2 so nested w:ilvl assignment
is exercised.

);

const numberingXml = await getZIPEntryContent(
await new ZipReader(
new BlobReader(await Packer.toBlob(doc)),
).getEntries(),
"word/numbering.xml",
);

// numbering.xml defines both the numbered and bullet abstract numberings,
// each with a `w:lvl` per depth. Pick out the bullet levels (numFmt
// "bullet") and read each level's glyph (`w:lvlText`) by depth (`w:ilvl`).
const bulletTextByLevel = new Map<number, string>();
for (const block of numberingXml.matchAll(
/<w:lvl\b[^>]*w:ilvl="(\d+)"[^>]*>([\s\S]*?)<\/w:lvl>/g,
)) {
const body = block[2];
if (!/<w:numFmt w:val="bullet"\/>/.test(body)) {
continue;
}
const text = body.match(/<w:lvlText w:val="([^"]*)"/);
if (text) {
bulletTextByLevel.set(Number(block[1]), text[1]);
}
}

// The first three levels must be visually distinct (not all "•"), matching
// how Word/LibreOffice/Google Docs render nested bullets (#2226).
expect([0, 1, 2].map((level) => bulletTextByLevel.get(level))).toEqual([
"•",
"○",
"▪",
]);
},
);

async function exportAndGetStylesEntries(locale?: string) {
const exporter = new DOCXExporter(
BlockNoteSchema.create({
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Expand Up @@ -211,7 +211,12 @@ export class DOCXExporter<
externalStyles = externalStyles.replace(/\s*<w:lang\b[^>]*\/>/g, "");
}

const bullets = ["•"]; //, "◦", "▪"]; (these don't look great, just use solid bullet for now)
// Cycle bullet symbols by depth (filled disc, hollow circle, filled
// square), the same convention Word/LibreOffice/Google Docs use, so nested
// bullet levels are visually distinct instead of all rendering as "•"
// (#2226). These Unicode glyphs render in the document font, so they don't
// depend on Symbol/Wingdings being installed.
const bullets = ["•", "○", "▪"];
return {
numbering: {
config: [
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