cx 26.1.0 → 26.1.2

package/src/ui/Instance.ts

@@ -1,866 +1,866 @@
-import { isAccessorChain } from "../data/createAccessorModelProxy";
-import { View } from "../data/View";
-import { debug, destroyFlag, processDataFlag, renderFlag } from "../util/Debug";
-import { GlobalCacheIdentifier } from "../util/GlobalCacheIdentifier";
-import { isArray } from "../util/isArray";
-import { isDefined } from "../util/isDefined";
-import { isFunction } from "../util/isFunction";
-import { isNonEmptyArray } from "../util/isNonEmptyArray";
-import { isObject } from "../util/isObject";
-import { isString } from "../util/isString";
-import { isUndefined } from "../util/isUndefined";
-import { throttle } from "../util/throttle";
-import { validatedDebounce } from "../util/validatedDebounce";
-import { batchUpdates } from "./batchUpdates";
-import { Controller } from "./Controller";
-import { RenderingContext } from "./RenderingContext";
-import type { Widget } from "./Widget";
-
-/**
- * Serializable value types that can be safely passed through the framework
- */
-export type SerializableValue = string | number | boolean | object | null | undefined;
-
-/**
- * Core instance data structure used by widgets
- *
- * For custom widget data, extend this interface:
- * @example
- * interface MyWidgetData extends WidgetData {
- *    customProp: string;
- * }
- */
-export interface WidgetData {
-   visible?: boolean;
-   disabled?: boolean;
-   enabled?: boolean;
-   text?: string;
-   innerHtml?: string;
-   attrs?: Record<string, unknown>;
-   data?: Record<string, unknown>;
-   classNames?: string;
-   className?: string;
-   class?: string;
-   style?: Record<string, string | number> | string;
-   stateMods?: Record<string, boolean | undefined>;
-   mod?: Record<string, boolean | undefined>;
-   pressed?: boolean;
-   icon?: string | boolean;
-   confirm?: string | ConfirmConfig;
-   parentDisabled?: boolean;
-   parentStrict?: boolean;
-   error?: string;
-}
-
-/**
- * Confirmation dialog configuration
- */
-export interface ConfirmConfig {
-   message: string;
-   title?: string;
-   yesText?: string;
-   noText?: string;
-}
-
-/**
- * Parent options passed down from overlay/modal components
- *
- * For custom parent options, extend this interface:
- * @example
- * interface MyParentOptions extends ParentOptions {
- *    customOption: string;
- * }
- */
-export interface ParentOptions {
-   dismiss?: () => void;
-}
-
-/**
- * Props object used for rendering (passed to React.createElement)
- */
-export type RenderProps = Record<string, any>;
-
-/**
- * Result type for yes/no dialogs
- */
-export const enum YesNoResult {
-   Yes = "yes",
-   No = "no",
-}
-
-/**
- * Partial instance-like object used in some render methods
- * This is a hack to allow passing only the data property instead of full Instance
- */
-export interface PartialInstance {
-   data: Record<string, any>;
-   widget?: Widget;
-   state?: Record<string, any>;
-}
-
-/**
- * Example widget-specific properties for dropdown widgets
- */
-export interface DropdownWidgetProps {
-   lastDropdown?: Instance;
-   dropdownOpen?: boolean;
-   selectedIndex?: number;
-}
-
-/**
- * Example widget-specific properties for form field widgets
- */
-export interface FieldWidgetProps {
-   inputElement?: HTMLInputElement;
-   validationState?: "valid" | "invalid" | "pending";
-}
-
-/**
- * Type aliases for common widget instance types using intersection types
- */
-export type DropdownInstance = Instance & DropdownWidgetProps;
-export type FieldInstance = Instance & FieldWidgetProps;
-
-let instanceId = 1000;
-
-/**
- * Base Instance class
- */
-export class Instance<WidgetType extends Widget<any, any> = Widget<any, any>> {
-   // Core properties
-   declare public widget: WidgetType;
-   declare public key: string;
-   declare public id: string;
-   declare public parent?: Instance;
-   declare public parentStore: View;
-   declare public store: View;
-   declare public controller?: Controller;
-
-   // Data and state
-   declare public data: Record<string, any>;
-   declare public rawData: Record<string, any>;
-   declare public state?: Record<string, any>;
-   declare public cached: Record<string, any>;
-   declare public cacheList?: Record<string, any> | null;
-
-   // Selectors
-   public dataSelector?: (store: any) => Record<string, any>;
-
-   // Lifecycle flags
-   public initialized?: boolean;
-   declare public visible?: boolean;
-   declare public explored?: boolean;
-   declare public prepared?: boolean;
-   declare public shouldUpdate?: boolean;
-   declare public childStateDirty?: boolean;
-   declare public detached?: boolean;
-
-   // Cleanup tracking
-   declare public needsExploreCleanup?: boolean;
-   declare public needsPrepare?: boolean;
-   declare public needsCleanup?: boolean;
-   declare public destroyTracked?: boolean;
-   public destroySubscriptions?: Array<() => void> | null;
-
-   // Child management
-   declare public instanceCache?: InstanceCache | null;
-   declare public children?: Instance[];
-   public helpers?: Record<string, Instance>;
-   public components?: Record<string, Instance>;
-
-   // Rendering
-   declare public vdom?: any;
-   declare public contentVDOM?: any;
-   declare public renderList?: any;
-   declare public assignedRenderList?: any;
-
-   // Layout
-   declare public outerLayout?: Instance;
-   declare public contentPlaceholder?: any;
-   declare public parentOptions?: any;
-
-   // Setters
-   declare public setters?: Record<string, any>;
-
-   // Other
-   declare public record?: any;
-   declare public mappedRecords?: any[];
-
-   // List-specific
-   declare public instances?: Instance[];
-   declare public selected?: boolean;
-
-   constructor(widget: WidgetType, key: string, parent?: Instance, parentStore?: any) {
-      this.widget = widget;
-      this.key = key;
-      this.id = String(++instanceId);
-      this.cached = {};
-      this.parent = parent;
-      this.parentStore = parentStore ?? parent?.store;
-
-      if (this.parentStore == null) throw new Error("Cannot create instance without a parent store.");
-   }
-
-   public setParentStore(parentStore: any): void {
-      this.parentStore = parentStore;
-      this.widget.applyParentStore(this);
-   }
-
-   public init(context: RenderingContext): void {
-      // widget is initialized when the first instance is initialized
-      if (!this.widget.initialized) {
-         this.widget.init();
-         this.widget.initialized = true;
-      }
-
-      if (!this.dataSelector) {
-         this.widget.selector!.init(this.parentStore);
-         this.dataSelector = this.widget.selector!.createStoreSelector();
-      }
-
-      // init instance might change the store, so this must go before the controller initialization
-      this.widget.initInstance(context, this);
-
-      // initInstance can set the store, otherwise use parent store
-      if (!this.store) this.store = this.parentStore;
-      if (this.widget.onInit) this.widget.onInit(context, this);
-
-      this.widget.initState(context, this);
-
-      if (this.widget.controller)
-         this.controller = Controller.create(this.widget.controller, {
-            widget: this.widget,
-            instance: this,
-            store: this.store,
-         });
-
-      if (
-         this.widget.exploreCleanup ||
-         this.widget.outerLayout ||
-         this.widget.isContent ||
-         this.widget.controller ||
-         this.widget.prepareCleanup
-      )
-         this.needsExploreCleanup = true;
-      if (this.widget.prepare || this.widget.controller) this.needsPrepare = true;
-      if (this.widget.cleanup || this.widget.controller) this.needsCleanup = true;
-      this.initialized = true;
-   }
-
-   public checkVisible(context: RenderingContext): boolean {
-      if (!this.initialized) this.init(context);
-
-      const wasVisible = this.visible;
-      this.rawData = this.dataSelector!(this.store);
-      this.visible = this.widget.checkVisible(context, this, this.rawData);
-      if (this.visible && !this.detached) this.parent!.instanceCache!.addChild(this);
-      this.explored = false;
-      this.prepared = false;
-
-      if (!this.visible && wasVisible) this.destroy();
-
-      return this.visible;
-   }
-
-   public scheduleExploreIfVisible(context: RenderingContext): boolean {
-      if (this.checkVisible(context)) {
-         context.exploreStack.push(this);
-
-         if (this.needsExploreCleanup) context.exploreStack.push(this);
-
-         return true;
-      }
-      return false;
-   }
-
-   public cache(key: string, value: any): boolean {
-      const oldValue = this.cached[key];
-      if (oldValue === value) return false;
-
-      if (!this.cacheList) this.cacheList = {};
-      this.cacheList[key] = value;
-      return true;
-   }
-
-   public markShouldUpdate(context: RenderingContext): void {
-      let ins: Instance | undefined = this;
-      let renderList = this.renderList;
-      renderList.markReverseIndex();
-
-      //notify all parents that child state changed to bust up caching
-      while (ins && !ins.shouldUpdate && ins.explored) {
-         if (ins.renderList !== renderList) {
-            renderList.reverse();
-            renderList = ins.renderList;
-            renderList.markReverseIndex();
-         }
-         ins.shouldUpdate = true;
-         renderList.data.push(ins);
-         ins = ins.widget.isContent
-            ? ins.contentPlaceholder
-            : ins.parent?.outerLayout === ins
-              ? ins.parent?.parent
-              : ins.parent;
-      }
-      renderList.reverse();
-   }
-
-   public explore(context: RenderingContext): void {
-      if (!this.visible) throw new Error("Explore invisible!");
-
-      if (this.explored) {
-         if (this.widget.prepareCleanup) context.prepareList.push(this);
-
-         if (this.widget.exploreCleanup) this.widget.exploreCleanup(context, this);
-
-         if (this.parent?.outerLayout === this) context.popNamedValue("content", "body");
-
-         if (this.widget.controller) context.pop("controller");
-
-         return;
-      }
-
-      this.explored = true;
-
-      if (this.needsPrepare) context.prepareList.push(this);
-      else this.prepared = true;
-
-      if (this.needsCleanup) context.cleanupList.push(this);
-
-      if (this.instanceCache) this.instanceCache.mark();
-
-      //controller may reconfigure the widget and need to go before shouldUpdate calculation
-      this.parentOptions = context.parentOptions;
-
-      if (!this.controller) {
-         if (context.controller) this.controller = context.controller;
-         else if (this.parent?.controller) this.controller = this.parent?.controller;
-      }
-
-      this.destroyTracked = false;
-
-      if (this.controller) {
-         if (this.widget.controller) {
-            if (!this.controller.initialized) {
-               this.controller.init(context);
-               this.controller.initialized = true;
-            }
-            context.push("controller", this.controller);
-            this.controller.explore(context);
-            if (this.controller.onDestroy && this.controller.widget == this.widget) this.trackDestroy();
-         }
-      }
-
-      if (this.widget.onDestroy || isNonEmptyArray(this.destroySubscriptions)) this.trackDestroy();
-
-      this.renderList = this.assignedRenderList || this.parent?.renderList || context.getRootRenderList();
-
-      let shouldUpdate =
-         this.rawData !== this.cached.rawData ||
-         this.state !== this.cached.state ||
-         this.widget.version !== this.cached.widgetVersion ||
-         this.cached.globalCacheIdentifier !== GlobalCacheIdentifier.get();
-
-      if (shouldUpdate) {
-         this.data = { ...this.rawData };
-         this.widget.prepareData(context, this);
-         debug(processDataFlag, this.widget);
-      }
-
-      //onExplore might set the outer layout
-      if (this.widget.onExplore) this.widget.onExplore(context, this);
-
-      if (this.parent?.outerLayout === this) {
-         this.renderList = this.renderList.insertRight();
-         context.pushNamedValue("content", "body", this.parent);
-      }
-
-      if (this.widget.outerLayout) {
-         this.outerLayout = this.getChild(context, this.widget.outerLayout, null, this.store);
-         this.outerLayout.scheduleExploreIfVisible(context);
-         this.renderList = this.renderList.insertLeft();
-      }
-
-      if (this.widget.isContent) {
-         this.contentPlaceholder = context.contentPlaceholder && context.contentPlaceholder[this.widget.putInto!];
-         if (this.contentPlaceholder) context.contentPlaceholder[this.widget.putInto!](this);
-         else {
-            this.renderList = this.renderList.insertLeft();
-            context.pushNamedValue("content", this.widget.putInto!, this);
-            if (!context.contentList) context.contentList = {};
-            let list = context.contentList[this.widget.putInto!];
-            if (!list) list = context.contentList[this.widget.putInto!] = [];
-            list.push(this);
-         }
-      }
-
-      this.shouldUpdate = false;
-      if (shouldUpdate || this.childStateDirty || !this.widget.memoize) this.markShouldUpdate(context);
-
-      context.exploreStack.hop();
-
-      if (this.widget.helpers) {
-         this.helpers = {};
-         for (let cmp in this.widget.helpers) {
-            let helper = this.widget.helpers[cmp];
-            if (helper) {
-               let ins = this.getChild(context, helper);
-               if (ins.scheduleExploreIfVisible(context)) this.helpers[cmp] = ins;
-            }
-         }
-      }
-
-      //TODO: check do we need to pass data here?
-      this.widget.explore(context, this, this.data);
-   }
-
-   public prepare(context: RenderingContext): void {
-      if (!this.visible) throw new Error("Prepare invisible!");
-
-      if (this.prepared) {
-         if (this.widget.prepareCleanup) this.widget.prepareCleanup(context, this);
-         return;
-      }
-
-      this.prepared = true;
-      if (this.widget.prepare) this.widget.prepare(context, this);
-
-      if (this.widget.controller && this.controller?.prepare) this.controller.prepare(context);
-   }
-
-   public render(context: RenderingContext): null | Record<string, React.ReactNode> | React.ReactNode[] {
-      if (!this.visible) throw new Error("Render invisible!");
-
-      if (this.shouldUpdate) {
-         debug(renderFlag, this.widget, this.key);
-         const vdom = renderResultFix(this.widget.render(context, this, this.key));
-         if (this.widget.isContent || this.outerLayout) this.contentVDOM = vdom;
-         else this.vdom = vdom;
-      }
-
-      if (this.cacheList) {
-         for (const key in this.cacheList) {
-            this.cached[key] = this.cacheList[key];
-         }
-      }
-
-      this.cacheList = null;
-
-      this.cached.rawData = this.rawData;
-      this.cached.data = this.data;
-      this.cached.state = this.state;
-      this.cached.widgetVersion = this.widget.version;
-      this.cached.globalCacheIdentifier = GlobalCacheIdentifier.get();
-      this.childStateDirty = false;
-
-      if (this.instanceCache) this.instanceCache.sweep();
-
-      if (this.parent?.outerLayout === this) {
-         //if outer layouts are chained we need to find the originating element (last element with OL set)
-         let parent = this.parent;
-         while (parent.parent?.outerLayout == parent) parent = parent.parent;
-         parent.vdom = this.vdom;
-      }
-
-      return this.vdom;
-   }
-
-   public cleanup(context: RenderingContext): void {
-      if (this.widget.controller && this.controller?.cleanup) this.controller.cleanup(context);
-
-      if (this.widget.cleanup) this.widget.cleanup(context, this);
-   }
-
-   private trackDestroy(): void {
-      if (!this.destroyTracked) {
-         this.destroyTracked = true;
-         if (this.parent && !this.detached) this.parent.trackDestroyableChild(this);
-      }
-   }
-
-   private trackDestroyableChild(child: Instance): void {
-      this.instanceCache!.trackDestroy(child);
-      this.trackDestroy();
-   }
-
-   public subscribeOnDestroy(callback: () => void): () => void {
-      if (!this.destroySubscriptions) this.destroySubscriptions = [];
-      this.destroySubscriptions.push(callback);
-      this.trackDestroy();
-      return () => {
-         if (this.destroySubscriptions) {
-            this.destroySubscriptions = this.destroySubscriptions.filter((cb) => cb !== callback);
-         }
-      };
-   }
-
-   public destroy(): void {
-      if (this.instanceCache) {
-         this.instanceCache.destroy();
-         this.instanceCache = null;
-      }
-
-      if (this.destroySubscriptions) {
-         this.destroySubscriptions.forEach((cb) => cb());
-         this.destroySubscriptions = null;
-      }
-
-      if (this.destroyTracked) {
-         debug(destroyFlag, this);
-
-         if (this.widget.onDestroy) this.widget.onDestroy(this);
-
-         if (
-            this.widget.controller &&
-            this.controller &&
-            this.controller.onDestroy &&
-            this.controller.widget == this.widget
-         )
-            this.controller.onDestroy();
-
-         this.destroyTracked = false;
-      }
-   }
-
-   public setState(state: Record<string, any>): void {
-      let skip = !!this.state;
-      if (this.state) {
-         for (const k in state) {
-            if (this.state[k] !== state[k]) {
-               skip = false;
-               break;
-            }
-         }
-      }
-
-      if (skip) return;
-
-      this.state = Object.assign({}, this.state, state);
-      let parent = this.parent;
-      //notify all parents that child state change to bust up caching
-      while (parent) {
-         parent.childStateDirty = true;
-         parent = parent.parent;
-      }
-      batchUpdates(() => {
-         this.store.notify();
-      });
-   }
-
-   public set(prop: string, value: any, options: { internal?: boolean; immediate?: boolean } = {}): boolean {
-      //skip re-rendering (used for reading state from uncontrolled components)
-      if (options.internal && this.rawData) {
-         this.rawData[prop] = value;
-         this.data[prop] = value;
-      }
-
-      const setter = this.setters && this.setters[prop];
-      if (setter) {
-         if (options.immediate && isFunction(setter.reset)) setter.reset(value);
-         else setter(value);
-         return true;
-      }
-
-      const p = (this.widget as any)[prop];
-      if (p && typeof p == "object") {
-         if (p.debounce) {
-            this.definePropertySetter(
-               prop,
-               validatedDebounce(
-                  (value: any) => this.doSet(prop, value),
-                  () => this.dataSelector!(this.store)[prop],
-                  p.debounce,
-               ),
-            );
-            this.set(prop, value, options);
-            return true;
-         }
-
-         if (p.throttle) {
-            this.definePropertySetter(
-               prop,
-               throttle((value: any) => this.doSet(prop, value), p.throttle),
-            );
-            this.set(prop, value, options);
-            return true;
-         }
-      }
-
-      return this.doSet(prop, value);
-   }
-
-   public definePropertySetter(prop: string, setter: any): void {
-      if (!this.setters) this.setters = {};
-      this.setters[prop] = setter;
-   }
-
-   protected doSet(prop: string, value: any): boolean {
-      let changed = false;
-      batchUpdates(() => {
-         const p = (this.widget as any)[prop];
-         if (isObject(p)) {
-            const pObj = p as any;
-            if (pObj.set) {
-               if (isFunction(pObj.set)) {
-                  pObj.set(value, this);
-                  changed = true;
-               } else if (isString(pObj.set)) {
-                  (this.controller as any)?.[pObj.set](value, this);
-                  changed = true;
-               }
-            } else if (pObj.action) {
-               const action = pObj.action(value, this);
-               this.store.dispatch(action);
-               changed = true;
-            } else if (isString(pObj.bind) || isAccessorChain(pObj.bind)) {
-               changed = this.store.set(pObj.bind, value);
-            }
-         } else if (isAccessorChain(p)) {
-            changed = this.store.set(p.toString(), value);
-         }
-      });
-      return changed;
-   }
-
-   public nestedDataSet(key: string, value: any, dataConfig: Record<string, any>, useParentStore?: boolean): boolean {
-      let config = dataConfig[key];
-      if (!config)
-         throw new Error(`Unknown nested data key ${key}. Known keys are ${Object.keys(dataConfig).join(", ")}.`);
-
-      if (isAccessorChain(config)) config = { bind: config.toString() };
-
-      if (config.bind) {
-         let store = this.store;
-         //in case of Rescope or DataProxy, bindings point to the data in the parent store
-         if (useParentStore && store.store) store = store.store;
-         return isUndefined(value) ? store.deleteItem(config.bind) : store.setItem(config.bind, value);
-      }
-
-      if (!config.set)
-         throw new Error(
-            `Cannot change nested data value for ${key} as it's read-only. Either define it as a binding or define a set function.`,
-         );
-      if (isString(config.set)) this.getControllerMethod(config.set)(value, this);
-      else if (isFunction(config.set)) config.set(value, this);
-      else
-         throw new Error(
-            `Cannot change nested data value for ${key} the defined setter is neither a function nor a controller method.`,
-         );
-
-      return true;
-   }
-
-   public replaceState(state: Record<string, any>): void {
-      this.cached.state = this.state;
-      this.state = state;
-      this.store.notify();
-   }
-
-   public getInstanceCache(): InstanceCache {
-      if (!this.instanceCache)
-         this.instanceCache = new InstanceCache(this, this.widget.isPureContainer ? this.key : null);
-      return this.instanceCache;
-   }
-
-   public clearChildrenCache(): void {
-      if (this.instanceCache) this.instanceCache.destroy();
-   }
-
-   public getChild(
-      context: RenderingContext | null,
-      widget: Widget,
-      key?: string | number | null,
-      store?: any,
-   ): Instance {
-      return this.getInstanceCache().getChild(widget, store ?? this.store, key);
-   }
-
-   public getDetachedChild(widget: Widget, key: string, store?: any): Instance {
-      const child = new Instance(widget, key, this, store ?? this.store);
-      child.detached = true;
-      return child;
-   }
-
-   public prepareRenderCleanupChild(widget: any, store?: any, keyPrefix?: string, options?: any): any {
-      return widget.prepareRenderCleanup(store ?? this.store, options, keyPrefix, this);
-   }
-
-   public getJsxEventProps(): Record<string, any> | null {
-      const { widget } = this;
-
-      if (!isArray(widget.jsxAttributes)) return null;
-
-      const props: Record<string, any> = {};
-      widget.jsxAttributes.forEach((attr) => {
-         if (attr.indexOf("on") == 0 && attr.length > 2) {
-            props[attr] = (e: any) => this.invoke(attr, e, this);
-         }
-      });
-      return props;
-   }
-
-   public getCallback(methodName: string): (...args: any[]) => any {
-      const scope = this.widget as any;
-      const callback = scope[methodName];
-
-      if (typeof callback === "string") return this.getControllerMethod(callback);
-
-      if (typeof callback !== "function")
-         throw new Error(`Cannot invoke callback method ${methodName} as assigned value is not a function.`);
-
-      return callback.bind(scope);
-   }
-
-   /**
-    * Finds the first controller in the instance tree matching the predicate
-    * @param predicate Function to test each controller
-    * @returns The matching controller or undefined
-    */
-   public findController(predicate: (controller: Controller) => boolean): Controller | undefined {
-      let at: Instance | undefined = this;
-      while (at?.controller != null) {
-         if (predicate(at.controller)) {
-            return at.controller;
-         }
-         at = at.parent;
-      }
-      return undefined;
-   }
-
-   /**
-    * Finds a controller of the specified type in the instance tree
-    * @param type Controller class/constructor to find
-    * @returns The matching controller cast to the specified type, or undefined
-    */
-   public findControllerByType<T extends Controller>(type: new (...args: any[]) => T): T | undefined {
-      return this.findController((c) => c instanceof type) as T | undefined;
-   }
-
-   /**
-    * Gets the first controller in the instance tree matching the predicate
-    * @param predicate Function to test each controller
-    * @returns The matching controller
-    * @throws Error if no matching controller is found
-    */
-   public getController(predicate: (controller: Controller) => boolean): Controller {
-      const controller = this.findController(predicate);
-      if (!controller) throw new Error("Cannot find a controller matching the given predicate in the instance tree.");
-      return controller;
-   }
-
-   /**
-    * Gets a controller of the specified type in the instance tree
-    * @param type Controller class/constructor to find
-    * @returns The matching controller cast to the specified type
-    * @throws Error if no controller of the specified type is found
-    */
-   public getControllerByType<T extends Controller>(type: new (...args: any[]) => T): T {
-      const controller = this.findControllerByType(type);
-      if (!controller) throw new Error(`Cannot find a controller of type "${type.name}" in the instance tree.`);
-      return controller;
-   }
-
-   public getControllerMethod(methodName: string): (...args: any[]) => any {
-      if (!this.controller)
-         throw new Error(
-            `Cannot invoke controller method "${methodName}" as controller is not assigned to the widget.`,
-         );
-
-      const controller = this.findController((c) => !!(c as any)[methodName]);
-
-      if (!controller)
-         throw new Error(
-            `Cannot invoke controller method "${methodName}". The method cannot be found in any of the assigned controllers.`,
-         );
-
-      return (controller as any)[methodName].bind(controller);
-   }
-
-   public invoke(methodName: string, ...args: any[]): any {
-      return this.getCallback(methodName).apply(null, args);
-   }
-
-   public invokeControllerMethod(methodName: string, ...args: any[]): any {
-      return this.getControllerMethod(methodName).apply(null, args);
-   }
-}
-
-function renderResultFix(res: any): any {
-   return res != null && isDefined(res.content) ? res : { content: res };
-}
-
-export class InstanceCache {
-   declare public children: Record<string, Instance>;
-   declare public parent: Instance;
-   declare public marked: Record<string, Instance>;
-   declare public monitored: Record<string, Instance> | null;
-   declare public keyPrefix: string;
-
-   constructor(parent: Instance, keyPrefix?: string | number | null) {
-      this.children = {};
-      this.parent = parent;
-      this.marked = {};
-      this.monitored = null;
-      this.keyPrefix = keyPrefix != null ? keyPrefix + "-" : "";
-   }
-
-   public getChild(widget: Widget, parentStore: any, key?: string | number | null): Instance {
-      const k = this.keyPrefix + (key != null ? key : widget.vdomKey || widget.widgetId);
-      let instance = this.children[k];
-
-      if (
-         !instance ||
-         instance.widget !== widget ||
-         (!instance.visible && (instance.widget.controller || instance.widget.onInit))
-      ) {
-         instance = new Instance(widget, k, this.parent, parentStore);
-         this.children[k] = instance;
-      } else if (instance.parentStore !== parentStore) {
-         instance.setParentStore(parentStore);
-      }
-
-      return instance;
-   }
-
-   public addChild(instance: Instance): void {
-      this.marked[instance.key] = instance;
-   }
-
-   public mark(): void {
-      this.marked = {};
-   }
-
-   public trackDestroy(instance: Instance): void {
-      if (!this.monitored) this.monitored = {};
-      this.monitored[instance.key as string] = instance;
-   }
-
-   public destroy(): void {
-      this.children = {};
-      this.marked = {};
-
-      if (!this.monitored) return;
-
-      for (const key in this.monitored) {
-         this.monitored[key].destroy();
-      }
-
-      this.monitored = null;
-   }
-
-   public sweep(): void {
-      this.children = this.marked;
-      if (!this.monitored) return;
-      let activeCount = 0;
-      for (const key in this.monitored) {
-         const monitoredChild = this.monitored[key];
-         const child = this.children[key];
-         if (child !== monitoredChild || !monitoredChild.visible) {
-            monitoredChild.destroy();
-            delete this.monitored[key];
-            if (child === monitoredChild) delete this.children[key];
-         } else activeCount++;
-      }
-      if (activeCount === 0) this.monitored = null;
-   }
-}
+import { isAccessorChain } from "../data/createAccessorModelProxy";
+import { View } from "../data/View";
+import { debug, destroyFlag, processDataFlag, renderFlag } from "../util/Debug";
+import { GlobalCacheIdentifier } from "../util/GlobalCacheIdentifier";
+import { isArray } from "../util/isArray";
+import { isDefined } from "../util/isDefined";
+import { isFunction } from "../util/isFunction";
+import { isNonEmptyArray } from "../util/isNonEmptyArray";
+import { isObject } from "../util/isObject";
+import { isString } from "../util/isString";
+import { isUndefined } from "../util/isUndefined";
+import { throttle } from "../util/throttle";
+import { validatedDebounce } from "../util/validatedDebounce";
+import { batchUpdates } from "./batchUpdates";
+import { Controller } from "./Controller";
+import { RenderingContext } from "./RenderingContext";
+import type { Widget } from "./Widget";
+
+/**
+ * Serializable value types that can be safely passed through the framework
+ */
+export type SerializableValue = string | number | boolean | object | null | undefined;
+
+/**
+ * Core instance data structure used by widgets
+ *
+ * For custom widget data, extend this interface:
+ * @example
+ * interface MyWidgetData extends WidgetData {
+ *    customProp: string;
+ * }
+ */
+export interface WidgetData {
+   visible?: boolean;
+   disabled?: boolean;
+   enabled?: boolean;
+   text?: string;
+   innerHtml?: string;
+   attrs?: Record<string, unknown>;
+   data?: Record<string, unknown>;
+   classNames?: string;
+   className?: string;
+   class?: string;
+   style?: Record<string, string | number> | string;
+   stateMods?: Record<string, boolean | undefined>;
+   mod?: Record<string, boolean | undefined>;
+   pressed?: boolean;
+   icon?: string | boolean;
+   confirm?: string | ConfirmConfig;
+   parentDisabled?: boolean;
+   parentStrict?: boolean;
+   error?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Confirmation dialog configuration
+ */
+export interface ConfirmConfig {
+   message: string;
+   title?: string;
+   yesText?: string;
+   noText?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parent options passed down from overlay/modal components
+ *
+ * For custom parent options, extend this interface:
+ * @example
+ * interface MyParentOptions extends ParentOptions {
+ *    customOption: string;
+ * }
+ */
+export interface ParentOptions {
+   dismiss?: () => void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Props object used for rendering (passed to React.createElement)
+ */
+export type RenderProps = Record<string, any>;
+
+/**
+ * Result type for yes/no dialogs
+ */
+export const enum YesNoResult {
+   Yes = "yes",
+   No = "no",
+}
+
+/**
+ * Partial instance-like object used in some render methods
+ * This is a hack to allow passing only the data property instead of full Instance
+ */
+export interface PartialInstance {
+   data: Record<string, any>;
+   widget?: Widget;
+   state?: Record<string, any>;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Example widget-specific properties for dropdown widgets
+ */
+export interface DropdownWidgetProps {
+   lastDropdown?: Instance;
+   dropdownOpen?: boolean;
+   selectedIndex?: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Example widget-specific properties for form field widgets
+ */
+export interface FieldWidgetProps {
+   inputElement?: HTMLInputElement;
+   validationState?: "valid" | "invalid" | "pending";
+}
+
+/**
+ * Type aliases for common widget instance types using intersection types
+ */
+export type DropdownInstance = Instance & DropdownWidgetProps;
+export type FieldInstance = Instance & FieldWidgetProps;
+
+let instanceId = 1000;
+
+/**
+ * Base Instance class
+ */
+export class Instance<WidgetType extends Widget<any, any> = Widget<any, any>> {
+   // Core properties
+   declare public widget: WidgetType;
+   declare public key: string;
+   declare public id: string;
+   declare public parent?: Instance;
+   declare public parentStore: View;
+   declare public store: View;
+   declare public controller?: Controller;
+
+   // Data and state
+   declare public data: Record<string, any>;
+   declare public rawData: Record<string, any>;
+   declare public state?: Record<string, any>;
+   declare public cached: Record<string, any>;
+   declare public cacheList?: Record<string, any> | null;
+
+   // Selectors
+   public dataSelector?: (store: any) => Record<string, any>;
+
+   // Lifecycle flags
+   public initialized?: boolean;
+   declare public visible?: boolean;
+   declare public explored?: boolean;
+   declare public prepared?: boolean;
+   declare public shouldUpdate?: boolean;
+   declare public childStateDirty?: boolean;
+   declare public detached?: boolean;
+
+   // Cleanup tracking
+   declare public needsExploreCleanup?: boolean;
+   declare public needsPrepare?: boolean;
+   declare public needsCleanup?: boolean;
+   declare public destroyTracked?: boolean;
+   public destroySubscriptions?: Array<() => void> | null;
+
+   // Child management
+   declare public instanceCache?: InstanceCache | null;
+   declare public children?: Instance[];
+   public helpers?: Record<string, Instance>;
+   public components?: Record<string, Instance>;
+
+   // Rendering
+   declare public vdom?: any;
+   declare public contentVDOM?: any;
+   declare public renderList?: any;
+   declare public assignedRenderList?: any;
+
+   // Layout
+   declare public outerLayout?: Instance;
+   declare public contentPlaceholder?: any;
+   declare public parentOptions?: any;
+
+   // Setters
+   declare public setters?: Record<string, any>;
+
+   // Other
+   declare public record?: any;
+   declare public mappedRecords?: any[];
+
+   // List-specific
+   declare public instances?: Instance[];
+   declare public selected?: boolean;
+
+   constructor(widget: WidgetType, key: string, parent?: Instance, parentStore?: any) {
+      this.widget = widget;
+      this.key = key;
+      this.id = String(++instanceId);
+      this.cached = {};
+      this.parent = parent;
+      this.parentStore = parentStore ?? parent?.store;
+
+      if (this.parentStore == null) throw new Error("Cannot create instance without a parent store.");
+   }
+
+   public setParentStore(parentStore: any): void {
+      this.parentStore = parentStore;
+      this.widget.applyParentStore(this);
+   }
+
+   public init(context: RenderingContext): void {
+      // widget is initialized when the first instance is initialized
+      if (!this.widget.initialized) {
+         this.widget.init();
+         this.widget.initialized = true;
+      }
+
+      if (!this.dataSelector) {
+         this.widget.selector!.init(this.parentStore);
+         this.dataSelector = this.widget.selector!.createStoreSelector();
+      }
+
+      // init instance might change the store, so this must go before the controller initialization
+      this.widget.initInstance(context, this);
+
+      // initInstance can set the store, otherwise use parent store
+      if (!this.store) this.store = this.parentStore;
+      if (this.widget.onInit) this.widget.onInit(context, this);
+
+      this.widget.initState(context, this);
+
+      if (this.widget.controller)
+         this.controller = Controller.create(this.widget.controller, {
+            widget: this.widget,
+            instance: this,
+            store: this.store,
+         });
+
+      if (
+         this.widget.exploreCleanup ||
+         this.widget.outerLayout ||
+         this.widget.isContent ||
+         this.widget.controller ||
+         this.widget.prepareCleanup
+      )
+         this.needsExploreCleanup = true;
+      if (this.widget.prepare || this.widget.controller) this.needsPrepare = true;
+      if (this.widget.cleanup || this.widget.controller) this.needsCleanup = true;
+      this.initialized = true;
+   }
+
+   public checkVisible(context: RenderingContext): boolean {
+      if (!this.initialized) this.init(context);
+
+      const wasVisible = this.visible;
+      this.rawData = this.dataSelector!(this.store);
+      this.visible = this.widget.checkVisible(context, this, this.rawData);
+      if (this.visible && !this.detached) this.parent!.instanceCache!.addChild(this);
+      this.explored = false;
+      this.prepared = false;
+
+      if (!this.visible && wasVisible) this.destroy();
+
+      return this.visible;
+   }
+
+   public scheduleExploreIfVisible(context: RenderingContext): boolean {
+      if (this.checkVisible(context)) {
+         context.exploreStack.push(this);
+
+         if (this.needsExploreCleanup) context.exploreStack.push(this);
+
+         return true;
+      }
+      return false;
+   }
+
+   public cache(key: string, value: any): boolean {
+      const oldValue = this.cached[key];
+      if (oldValue === value) return false;
+
+      if (!this.cacheList) this.cacheList = {};
+      this.cacheList[key] = value;
+      return true;
+   }
+
+   public markShouldUpdate(context: RenderingContext): void {
+      let ins: Instance | undefined = this;
+      let renderList = this.renderList;
+      renderList.markReverseIndex();
+
+      //notify all parents that child state changed to bust up caching
+      while (ins && !ins.shouldUpdate && ins.explored) {
+         if (ins.renderList !== renderList) {
+            renderList.reverse();
+            renderList = ins.renderList;
+            renderList.markReverseIndex();
+         }
+         ins.shouldUpdate = true;
+         renderList.data.push(ins);
+         ins = ins.widget.isContent
+            ? ins.contentPlaceholder
+            : ins.parent?.outerLayout === ins
+              ? ins.parent?.parent
+              : ins.parent;
+      }
+      renderList.reverse();
+   }
+
+   public explore(context: RenderingContext): void {
+      if (!this.visible) throw new Error("Explore invisible!");
+
+      if (this.explored) {
+         if (this.widget.prepareCleanup) context.prepareList.push(this);
+
+         if (this.widget.exploreCleanup) this.widget.exploreCleanup(context, this);
+
+         if (this.parent?.outerLayout === this) context.popNamedValue("content", "body");
+
+         if (this.widget.controller) context.pop("controller");
+
+         return;
+      }
+
+      this.explored = true;
+
+      if (this.needsPrepare) context.prepareList.push(this);
+      else this.prepared = true;
+
+      if (this.needsCleanup) context.cleanupList.push(this);
+
+      if (this.instanceCache) this.instanceCache.mark();
+
+      //controller may reconfigure the widget and need to go before shouldUpdate calculation
+      this.parentOptions = context.parentOptions;
+
+      if (!this.controller) {
+         if (context.controller) this.controller = context.controller;
+         else if (this.parent?.controller) this.controller = this.parent?.controller;
+      }
+
+      this.destroyTracked = false;
+
+      if (this.controller) {
+         if (this.widget.controller) {
+            if (!this.controller.initialized) {
+               this.controller.init(context);
+               this.controller.initialized = true;
+            }
+            context.push("controller", this.controller);
+            this.controller.explore(context);
+            if (this.controller.onDestroy && this.controller.widget == this.widget) this.trackDestroy();
+         }
+      }
+
+      if (this.widget.onDestroy || isNonEmptyArray(this.destroySubscriptions)) this.trackDestroy();
+
+      this.renderList = this.assignedRenderList || this.parent?.renderList || context.getRootRenderList();
+
+      let shouldUpdate =
+         this.rawData !== this.cached.rawData ||
+         this.state !== this.cached.state ||
+         this.widget.version !== this.cached.widgetVersion ||
+         this.cached.globalCacheIdentifier !== GlobalCacheIdentifier.get();
+
+      if (shouldUpdate) {
+         this.data = { ...this.rawData };
+         this.widget.prepareData(context, this);
+         debug(processDataFlag, this.widget);
+      }
+
+      //onExplore might set the outer layout
+      if (this.widget.onExplore) this.widget.onExplore(context, this);
+
+      if (this.parent?.outerLayout === this) {
+         this.renderList = this.renderList.insertRight();
+         context.pushNamedValue("content", "body", this.parent);
+      }
+
+      if (this.widget.outerLayout) {
+         this.outerLayout = this.getChild(context, this.widget.outerLayout, null, this.store);
+         this.outerLayout.scheduleExploreIfVisible(context);
+         this.renderList = this.renderList.insertLeft();
+      }
+
+      if (this.widget.isContent) {
+         this.contentPlaceholder = context.contentPlaceholder && context.contentPlaceholder[this.widget.putInto!];
+         if (this.contentPlaceholder) context.contentPlaceholder[this.widget.putInto!](this);
+         else {
+            this.renderList = this.renderList.insertLeft();
+            context.pushNamedValue("content", this.widget.putInto!, this);
+            if (!context.contentList) context.contentList = {};
+            let list = context.contentList[this.widget.putInto!];
+            if (!list) list = context.contentList[this.widget.putInto!] = [];
+            list.push(this);
+         }
+      }
+
+      this.shouldUpdate = false;
+      if (shouldUpdate || this.childStateDirty || !this.widget.memoize) this.markShouldUpdate(context);
+
+      context.exploreStack.hop();
+
+      if (this.widget.helpers) {
+         this.helpers = {};
+         for (let cmp in this.widget.helpers) {
+            let helper = this.widget.helpers[cmp];
+            if (helper) {
+               let ins = this.getChild(context, helper);
+               if (ins.scheduleExploreIfVisible(context)) this.helpers[cmp] = ins;
+            }
+         }
+      }
+
+      //TODO: check do we need to pass data here?
+      this.widget.explore(context, this, this.data);
+   }
+
+   public prepare(context: RenderingContext): void {
+      if (!this.visible) throw new Error("Prepare invisible!");
+
+      if (this.prepared) {
+         if (this.widget.prepareCleanup) this.widget.prepareCleanup(context, this);
+         return;
+      }
+
+      this.prepared = true;
+      if (this.widget.prepare) this.widget.prepare(context, this);
+
+      if (this.widget.controller && this.controller?.prepare) this.controller.prepare(context);
+   }
+
+   public render(context: RenderingContext): null | Record<string, React.ReactNode> | React.ReactNode[] {
+      if (!this.visible) throw new Error("Render invisible!");
+
+      if (this.shouldUpdate) {
+         debug(renderFlag, this.widget, this.key);
+         const vdom = renderResultFix(this.widget.render(context, this, this.key));
+         if (this.widget.isContent || this.outerLayout) this.contentVDOM = vdom;
+         else this.vdom = vdom;
+      }
+
+      if (this.cacheList) {
+         for (const key in this.cacheList) {
+            this.cached[key] = this.cacheList[key];
+         }
+      }
+
+      this.cacheList = null;
+
+      this.cached.rawData = this.rawData;
+      this.cached.data = this.data;
+      this.cached.state = this.state;
+      this.cached.widgetVersion = this.widget.version;
+      this.cached.globalCacheIdentifier = GlobalCacheIdentifier.get();
+      this.childStateDirty = false;
+
+      if (this.instanceCache) this.instanceCache.sweep();
+
+      if (this.parent?.outerLayout === this) {
+         //if outer layouts are chained we need to find the originating element (last element with OL set)
+         let parent = this.parent;
+         while (parent.parent?.outerLayout == parent) parent = parent.parent;
+         parent.vdom = this.vdom;
+      }
+
+      return this.vdom;
+   }
+
+   public cleanup(context: RenderingContext): void {
+      if (this.widget.controller && this.controller?.cleanup) this.controller.cleanup(context);
+
+      if (this.widget.cleanup) this.widget.cleanup(context, this);
+   }
+
+   private trackDestroy(): void {
+      if (!this.destroyTracked) {
+         this.destroyTracked = true;
+         if (this.parent && !this.detached) this.parent.trackDestroyableChild(this);
+      }
+   }
+
+   private trackDestroyableChild(child: Instance): void {
+      this.instanceCache!.trackDestroy(child);
+      this.trackDestroy();
+   }
+
+   public subscribeOnDestroy(callback: () => void): () => void {
+      if (!this.destroySubscriptions) this.destroySubscriptions = [];
+      this.destroySubscriptions.push(callback);
+      this.trackDestroy();
+      return () => {
+         if (this.destroySubscriptions) {
+            this.destroySubscriptions = this.destroySubscriptions.filter((cb) => cb !== callback);
+         }
+      };
+   }
+
+   public destroy(): void {
+      if (this.instanceCache) {
+         this.instanceCache.destroy();
+         this.instanceCache = null;
+      }
+
+      if (this.destroySubscriptions) {
+         this.destroySubscriptions.forEach((cb) => cb());
+         this.destroySubscriptions = null;
+      }
+
+      if (this.destroyTracked) {
+         debug(destroyFlag, this);
+
+         if (this.widget.onDestroy) this.widget.onDestroy(this);
+
+         if (
+            this.widget.controller &&
+            this.controller &&
+            this.controller.onDestroy &&
+            this.controller.widget == this.widget
+         )
+            this.controller.onDestroy();
+
+         this.destroyTracked = false;
+      }
+   }
+
+   public setState(state: Record<string, any>): void {
+      let skip = !!this.state;
+      if (this.state) {
+         for (const k in state) {
+            if (this.state[k] !== state[k]) {
+               skip = false;
+               break;
+            }
+         }
+      }
+
+      if (skip) return;
+
+      this.state = Object.assign({}, this.state, state);
+      let parent = this.parent;
+      //notify all parents that child state change to bust up caching
+      while (parent) {
+         parent.childStateDirty = true;
+         parent = parent.parent;
+      }
+      batchUpdates(() => {
+         this.store.notify();
+      });
+   }
+
+   public set(prop: string, value: any, options: { internal?: boolean; immediate?: boolean } = {}): boolean {
+      //skip re-rendering (used for reading state from uncontrolled components)
+      if (options.internal && this.rawData) {
+         this.rawData[prop] = value;
+         this.data[prop] = value;
+      }
+
+      const setter = this.setters && this.setters[prop];
+      if (setter) {
+         if (options.immediate && isFunction(setter.reset)) setter.reset(value);
+         else setter(value);
+         return true;
+      }
+
+      const p = (this.widget as any)[prop];
+      if (p && typeof p == "object") {
+         if (p.debounce) {
+            this.definePropertySetter(
+               prop,
+               validatedDebounce(
+                  (value: any) => this.doSet(prop, value),
+                  () => this.dataSelector!(this.store)[prop],
+                  p.debounce,
+               ),
+            );
+            this.set(prop, value, options);
+            return true;
+         }
+
+         if (p.throttle) {
+            this.definePropertySetter(
+               prop,
+               throttle((value: any) => this.doSet(prop, value), p.throttle),
+            );
+            this.set(prop, value, options);
+            return true;
+         }
+      }
+
+      return this.doSet(prop, value);
+   }
+
+   public definePropertySetter(prop: string, setter: any): void {
+      if (!this.setters) this.setters = {};
+      this.setters[prop] = setter;
+   }
+
+   protected doSet(prop: string, value: any): boolean {
+      let changed = false;
+      batchUpdates(() => {
+         const p = (this.widget as any)[prop];
+         if (isObject(p)) {
+            const pObj = p as any;
+            if (pObj.set) {
+               if (isFunction(pObj.set)) {
+                  pObj.set(value, this);
+                  changed = true;
+               } else if (isString(pObj.set)) {
+                  (this.controller as any)?.[pObj.set](value, this);
+                  changed = true;
+               }
+            } else if (pObj.action) {
+               const action = pObj.action(value, this);
+               this.store.dispatch(action);
+               changed = true;
+            } else if (isString(pObj.bind) || isAccessorChain(pObj.bind)) {
+               changed = this.store.set(pObj.bind, value);
+            }
+         } else if (isAccessorChain(p)) {
+            changed = this.store.set(p.toString(), value);
+         }
+      });
+      return changed;
+   }
+
+   public nestedDataSet(key: string, value: any, dataConfig: Record<string, any>, useParentStore?: boolean): boolean {
+      let config = dataConfig[key];
+      if (!config)
+         throw new Error(`Unknown nested data key ${key}. Known keys are ${Object.keys(dataConfig).join(", ")}.`);
+
+      if (isAccessorChain(config)) config = { bind: config.toString() };
+
+      if (config.bind) {
+         let store = this.store;
+         //in case of Rescope or DataProxy, bindings point to the data in the parent store
+         if (useParentStore && store.store) store = store.store;
+         return isUndefined(value) ? store.deleteItem(config.bind) : store.setItem(config.bind, value);
+      }
+
+      if (!config.set)
+         throw new Error(
+            `Cannot change nested data value for ${key} as it's read-only. Either define it as a binding or define a set function.`,
+         );
+      if (isString(config.set)) this.getControllerMethod(config.set)(value, this);
+      else if (isFunction(config.set)) config.set(value, this);
+      else
+         throw new Error(
+            `Cannot change nested data value for ${key} the defined setter is neither a function nor a controller method.`,
+         );
+
+      return true;
+   }
+
+   public replaceState(state: Record<string, any>): void {
+      this.cached.state = this.state;
+      this.state = state;
+      this.store.notify();
+   }
+
+   public getInstanceCache(): InstanceCache {
+      if (!this.instanceCache)
+         this.instanceCache = new InstanceCache(this, this.widget.isPureContainer ? this.key : null);
+      return this.instanceCache;
+   }
+
+   public clearChildrenCache(): void {
+      if (this.instanceCache) this.instanceCache.destroy();
+   }
+
+   public getChild(
+      context: RenderingContext | null,
+      widget: Widget,
+      key?: string | number | null,
+      store?: any,
+   ): Instance {
+      return this.getInstanceCache().getChild(widget, store ?? this.store, key);
+   }
+
+   public getDetachedChild(widget: Widget, key: string, store?: any): Instance {
+      const child = new Instance(widget, key, this, store ?? this.store);
+      child.detached = true;
+      return child;
+   }
+
+   public prepareRenderCleanupChild(widget: any, store?: any, keyPrefix?: string, options?: any): any {
+      return widget.prepareRenderCleanup(store ?? this.store, options, keyPrefix, this);
+   }
+
+   public getJsxEventProps(): Record<string, any> | null {
+      const { widget } = this;
+
+      if (!isArray(widget.jsxAttributes)) return null;
+
+      const props: Record<string, any> = {};
+      widget.jsxAttributes.forEach((attr) => {
+         if (attr.indexOf("on") == 0 && attr.length > 2) {
+            props[attr] = (e: any) => this.invoke(attr, e, this);
+         }
+      });
+      return props;
+   }
+
+   public getCallback(methodName: string): (...args: any[]) => any {
+      const scope = this.widget as any;
+      const callback = scope[methodName];
+
+      if (typeof callback === "string") return this.getControllerMethod(callback);
+
+      if (typeof callback !== "function")
+         throw new Error(`Cannot invoke callback method ${methodName} as assigned value is not a function.`);
+
+      return callback.bind(scope);
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * Finds the first controller in the instance tree matching the predicate
+    * @param predicate Function to test each controller
+    * @returns The matching controller or undefined
+    */
+   public findController(predicate: (controller: Controller) => boolean): Controller | undefined {
+      let at: Instance | undefined = this;
+      while (at?.controller != null) {
+         if (predicate(at.controller)) {
+            return at.controller;
+         }
+         at = at.parent;
+      }
+      return undefined;
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * Finds a controller of the specified type in the instance tree
+    * @param type Controller class/constructor to find
+    * @returns The matching controller cast to the specified type, or undefined
+    */
+   public findControllerByType<T extends Controller>(type: new (...args: any[]) => T): T | undefined {
+      return this.findController((c) => c instanceof type) as T | undefined;
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * Gets the first controller in the instance tree matching the predicate
+    * @param predicate Function to test each controller
+    * @returns The matching controller
+    * @throws Error if no matching controller is found
+    */
+   public getController(predicate: (controller: Controller) => boolean): Controller {
+      const controller = this.findController(predicate);
+      if (!controller) throw new Error("Cannot find a controller matching the given predicate in the instance tree.");
+      return controller;
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * Gets a controller of the specified type in the instance tree
+    * @param type Controller class/constructor to find
+    * @returns The matching controller cast to the specified type
+    * @throws Error if no controller of the specified type is found
+    */
+   public getControllerByType<T extends Controller>(type: new (...args: any[]) => T): T {
+      const controller = this.findControllerByType(type);
+      if (!controller) throw new Error(`Cannot find a controller of type "${type.name}" in the instance tree.`);
+      return controller;
+   }
+
+   public getControllerMethod(methodName: string): (...args: any[]) => any {
+      if (!this.controller)
+         throw new Error(
+            `Cannot invoke controller method "${methodName}" as controller is not assigned to the widget.`,
+         );
+
+      const controller = this.findController((c) => !!(c as any)[methodName]);
+
+      if (!controller)
+         throw new Error(
+            `Cannot invoke controller method "${methodName}". The method cannot be found in any of the assigned controllers.`,
+         );
+
+      return (controller as any)[methodName].bind(controller);
+   }
+
+   public invoke(methodName: string, ...args: any[]): any {
+      return this.getCallback(methodName).apply(null, args);
+   }
+
+   public invokeControllerMethod(methodName: string, ...args: any[]): any {
+      return this.getControllerMethod(methodName).apply(null, args);
+   }
+}
+
+function renderResultFix(res: any): any {
+   return res != null && isDefined(res.content) ? res : { content: res };
+}
+
+export class InstanceCache {
+   declare public children: Record<string, Instance>;
+   declare public parent: Instance;
+   declare public marked: Record<string, Instance>;
+   declare public monitored: Record<string, Instance> | null;
+   declare public keyPrefix: string;
+
+   constructor(parent: Instance, keyPrefix?: string | number | null) {
+      this.children = {};
+      this.parent = parent;
+      this.marked = {};
+      this.monitored = null;
+      this.keyPrefix = keyPrefix != null ? keyPrefix + "-" : "";
+   }
+
+   public getChild(widget: Widget, parentStore: any, key?: string | number | null): Instance {
+      const k = this.keyPrefix + (key != null ? key : widget.vdomKey || widget.widgetId);
+      let instance = this.children[k];
+
+      if (
+         !instance ||
+         instance.widget !== widget ||
+         (!instance.visible && (instance.widget.controller || instance.widget.onInit))
+      ) {
+         instance = new Instance(widget, k, this.parent, parentStore);
+         this.children[k] = instance;
+      } else if (instance.parentStore !== parentStore) {
+         instance.setParentStore(parentStore);
+      }
+
+      return instance;
+   }
+
+   public addChild(instance: Instance): void {
+      this.marked[instance.key] = instance;
+   }
+
+   public mark(): void {
+      this.marked = {};
+   }
+
+   public trackDestroy(instance: Instance): void {
+      if (!this.monitored) this.monitored = {};
+      this.monitored[instance.key as string] = instance;
+   }
+
+   public destroy(): void {
+      this.children = {};
+      this.marked = {};
+
+      if (!this.monitored) return;
+
+      for (const key in this.monitored) {
+         this.monitored[key].destroy();
+      }
+
+      this.monitored = null;
+   }
+
+   public sweep(): void {
+      this.children = this.marked;
+      if (!this.monitored) return;
+      let activeCount = 0;
+      for (const key in this.monitored) {
+         const monitoredChild = this.monitored[key];
+         const child = this.children[key];
+         if (child !== monitoredChild || !monitoredChild.visible) {
+            monitoredChild.destroy();
+            delete this.monitored[key];
+            if (child === monitoredChild) delete this.children[key];
+         } else activeCount++;
+      }
+      if (activeCount === 0) this.monitored = null;
+   }
+}