fix #297 (length not updated) by updating search markers properly

src/structs/Item.js

@@ -566,6 +566,19 @@ export class Item extends AbstractStruct {
       this.content.constructor === right.content.constructor &&
       this.content.mergeWith(right.content)
     ) {
+      const searchMarker = /** @type {AbstractType<any>} */ (this.parent)._searchMarker
+      if (searchMarker) {
+        searchMarker.forEach(marker => {
+          if (marker.p === right) {
+            // right is going to be "forgotten" so we need to update the marker
+            marker.p = this
+            // adjust marker index
+            if (!this.deleted) {
+              marker.index -= this.length
+            }
+          }
+        })
+      }
       if (right.keep) {
         this.keep = true
       }

tests/y-array.tests.js

@@ -32,6 +32,35 @@ export const testSlice = tc => {
   t.compareArrays(arr.slice(0, 2), [0, 1])
 }
 
+/**
+ * Debugging yjs#297 - a critical bug connected to the search-marker approach
+ *
+ * @param {t.TestCase} tc
+ */
+export const testLengthIssue = tc => {
+  const doc1 = new Y.Doc()
+  const arr = doc1.getArray('array')
+  arr.push([0, 1, 2, 3])
+  arr.delete(0)
+  arr.insert(0, [0])
+  t.assert(arr.length === arr.toArray().length)
+  doc1.transact(() => {
+    arr.delete(1)
+    t.assert(arr.length === arr.toArray().length)
+    arr.insert(1, [1])
+    t.assert(arr.length === arr.toArray().length)
+    arr.delete(2)
+    t.assert(arr.length === arr.toArray().length)
+    arr.insert(2, [2])
+    t.assert(arr.length === arr.toArray().length)
+  })
+  t.assert(arr.length === arr.toArray().length)
+  arr.delete(1)
+  t.assert(arr.length === arr.toArray().length)
+  arr.insert(1, [1])
+  t.assert(arr.length === arr.toArray().length)
+}
+
 /**
  * @param {t.TestCase} tc
  */