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fix(clone): preserve XML element types #2032

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fix: preserve element types when cloning
awais-ur-rehman Oct 31, 2026
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Merge branch 'master' into feat/preserve-xml-clone-node-type
fb55 Nov 5, 2026
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test(clone): test one XML element type
fb55 Nov 6, 2026
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8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions src/node.spec.ts
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Expand Up @@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ describe("Nodes", () => {
expect(result.cloneNode(true)).toStrictEqual(result);
});

it("should preserve XML element types when cloning", () => {
const result = parse("<script>text</script>", { xmlMode: true });
const element = result.children[0];
expect(element.type).toBe(ElementType.Tag);
expect(element.cloneNode().type).toBe(ElementType.Tag);
expect(result.cloneNode(true)).toStrictEqual(result);
});

it("should not clone recursively if not asked to", () => {
const result = parse("<div foo=bar><div><div>");
expect(result.cloneNode(true)).toEqual(result);
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Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Supported by static analysis

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rg -n 'cloneNode|xmlMode|ElementType\.Style|ElementType\.Script|style|script' src/node.spec.ts src/node.ts

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nl -ba src/node.spec.ts
nl -ba src/node.ts | sed -n '100,145p;275,325p;400,510p'
rg -n -i 'xmlmode|<style|elementtype\.style|elementtype\.tag|clone(node)?\(' --glob '*spec*' --glob '*test*' .
rg -n 'onopentag|xmlMode|new Element\(' src
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Test XML style cloning as well.

A regression limited to XML style clones can pass the current tests. Test both names because the constructor has a separate default for each.

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-        const result = parse("<script>text</script>", { xmlMode: true });
-        const element = result.children[0];
-        expect(element.type).toBe(ElementType.Tag);
-        expect(element.cloneNode().type).toBe(ElementType.Tag);
-        expect(result.cloneNode(true)).toStrictEqual(result);
+        for (const name of ["script", "style"]) {
+            const result = parse(`<${name}>text</${name}>`, { xmlMode: true });
+            const element = result.children[0];
+            expect(element.type).toBe(ElementType.Tag);
+            expect(element.cloneNode().type).toBe(ElementType.Tag);
+            expect(result.cloneNode(true)).toStrictEqual(result);
+        }
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Review the replacement and indentation, then test before committing.

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expect(result.cloneNode(true)).toStrictEqual(result);
});
it("should preserve XML element types when cloning", () => {
const result = parse("<script>text</script>", { xmlMode: true });
const element = result.children[0];
expect(element.type).toBe(ElementType.Tag);
expect(element.cloneNode().type).toBe(ElementType.Tag);
expect(result.cloneNode(true)).toStrictEqual(result);
});
it("should not clone recursively if not asked to", () => {
const result = parse("<div foo=bar><div><div>");
expect(result.cloneNode(true)).toEqual(result);
expect(result.cloneNode(true)).toStrictEqual(result);
});
it("should preserve XML element types when cloning", () => {
for (const name of ["script", "style"]) {
const result = parse(`<${name}>text</${name}>`, { xmlMode: true });
const element = result.children[0];
expect(element.type).toBe(ElementType.Tag);
expect(element.cloneNode().type).toBe(ElementType.Tag);
expect(result.cloneNode(true)).toStrictEqual(result);
}
});
it("should not clone recursively if not asked to", () => {
const result = parse("<div foo=bar><div><div>");
expect(result.cloneNode(true)).toEqual(result);
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Review comment at @src/node.spec.ts around lines 51 - 64:
Expand the XML element cloning test to cover both script and style elements,
since each has a separate constructor default. Reuse the existing type and
deep-clone assertions for each parsed element.

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7 changes: 6 additions & 1 deletion src/node.ts
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Expand Up @@ -429,7 +429,12 @@ export function cloneNode<T extends Node>(node: T, shouldRecurse = false): T {
result = new Comment(node.data);
} else if (isTag(node)) {
const children = shouldRecurse ? cloneChildren(node.children) : [];
const clone = new Element(node.name, { ...node.attribs }, children);
const clone = new Element(
node.name,
{ ...node.attribs },
children,
node.type,
);
for (const child of children) {
child.parent = clone;
}
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