from pathlib import Path
Define the summary content
content = """ ✅ Summary of Strategies Attempted to Solve Hydration Lateness in Bubble Plugin:
Used
on page loadworkflow
→ Attempted to trigger hydration check and set a flag (isHydrated) early.Created helper group (
booleanHelper)
→ Used dynamic expressions (5 is 5,current date/time > constant) to produce ayes/noflag.Bound
readyToUpdateexposed state to booleanHelper’s output
→ Verified with debugger that it eventually becomesyes.Blocked
update()in plugin code
→ Guard clause:if (!instance.data.readyToUpdate) return.Observed plugin still updating too early
→ Console logs confirmedupdate()runs before state wasyes.Discovered reattaching plugin element was necessary
→ Realized field/state definitions are not hot-linked — must re-add plugin element for changes to take effect.
💡 Design Suggestions for Bubble:
- Auto-bind newly exposed states to existing plugin instances.
- Allow field expressions to be static literals (
yes,no,1, etc.). - Expose a true plugin lifecycle hook (like
afterPageLoad) instead of relying on hackyon page load+ group hydration. - Provide clear hydration status directly on plugin instance (
instance.isHydrated()or similar). - Warn if a plugin is using undefined or stale field/state bindings.
These issues, while surmountable, make Bubble plugin development more brittle than it needs to be — especially for experienced developers expecting clear lifecycle guarantees. """
Save to a file
file_path = Path("/mnt/data/bubble tears.md") file_path.write_text(content)
file_path.name