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@fzaninotto fzaninotto commented Jul 1, 2025

Problem

When using Reference fields (<ReferenceField>, <ReferenceOneField>, <ReferenceManyField>), to define a custom view for the empty case, developers have to create a custom child that reads the list context. This is super cumbersome.

Solution

Add support for the empty prop.

<ReferenceManyField
  reference="books"
  target="author_id"
  empty="no books"
>
    ...
</ReferenceManyField>

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  • Extract <ReferenceOneFieldBase> from <ReferenceOneField>
  • Extract <ReferenceManyFieldBase> from <ReferenceManyField>
  • Add <ReferenceField empty> prop
  • Add <ReferenceArrayField empty> prop
  • Add <ReferenceManyField empty> prop
  • Add <WithRecord empty> prop
  • Update doc
  • Add tests

The empty logic is in ra-core, so it can be reused for other UI kits.

The changes are backward compatible: emptyText is still supported where it was implemented, but it's deprecated.

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It's nice that we have more base components! 💯 That would be even nicer with stories and tests for those :)

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It's nice that we have more base components! 💯 That would be even nicer with stories and tests for those :)

Done is better than perfect ;)

The base components are tested indirectly via MUI components.

@djhi djhi added this to the 5.10.0 milestone Jul 1, 2025
@djhi djhi merged commit b66f0ac into next Jul 1, 2025
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@djhi djhi deleted the empty branch July 1, 2025 15:04
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