@rljson/db 0.0.12 → 0.0.13

package/README.trouble.md

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 ## Table of contents <!-- omit in toc -->
 
+- [Tree INSERT operations failing with empty results](#tree-insert-operations-failing-with-empty-results)
 - [Vscode Windows: Debugging is not working](#vscode-windows-debugging-is-not-working)
 - [GitHub actions: Cannot find module @rollup/rollup-linux-x64-gnu](#github-actions-cannot-find-module-rolluprollup-linux-x64-gnu)
 
+## Tree INSERT operations failing with empty results
+
+Date: 2026-01-28
+
+### Symptoms
+
+- Tree INSERT operations complete without errors
+- GET queries after INSERT return empty results or only root node
+- Cell length is 1 instead of expected count
+- Navigation stops at root level
+
+### Root Cause
+
+The `treeFromObject` function from `@rljson/rljson` v0.0.74+ creates an explicit root node with `id='root'` at the end of the tree array. When inserting an already-isolated subtree (from `isolate()`), this created a double-root structure:
+
+```
+Auto-root (id='root')
+  └─ User-root (id='root')
+       └─ actual data nodes
+```
+
+When `TreeController` navigates the tree, it stops at the first node with `id='root'` (the auto-root), which has no meaningful data.
+
+### Solution
+
+✅ **Fixed in current version**: The `db.ts` file now calls `treeFromObject` with `skipRootCreation: true` parameter:
+
+```typescript
+const trees = treeFromObject(treeObject, true);
+```
+
+This prevents the automatic root wrapper from being created during INSERT operations.
+
+### Verification
+
+Run the tree INSERT tests:
+
+```bash
+pnpm test --run --grep "insert on tree"
+```
+
+All tree INSERT tests should pass:
+
+- "insert on tree root node"
+- "insert on tree deeper leaf"
+- "insert on tree simple branch"
+- "insert new child on branch"
+
 ## Vscode Windows: Debugging is not working
 
 Date: 2025-03-08