From 3a5e2057e088448b56bd614239942c73961dd4af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Meta Vens <rwvens@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:14:08 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Expose editable limits and accessible command errors

---
 packages/eve-browser-lowering/dist/index.js               | 7 +++++--
 packages/eve-browser-lowering/src/index.ts                | 8 +++++---
 .../eve-browser-lowering/test/host-isolation.test.mjs     | 7 ++++---
 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/eve-browser-lowering/dist/index.js b/packages/eve-browser-lowering/dist/index.js
index 9799864..7d9b624 100644
--- a/packages/eve-browser-lowering/dist/index.js
+++ b/packages/eve-browser-lowering/dist/index.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export class EveBrowserProviderHost {
             await this.consumeCommandResult(intent, result);
         }
         catch (error) {
-            this.presentCommandStatus(error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Command failed.", "error");
+            this.presentCommandStatus(error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Command failed.", "alert");
             return;
         }
         this.lastSurfaceVersion = "";
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ export class EveBrowserProviderHost {
                 surface: this.selected,
             });
         }
-        this.presentCommandStatus(result.receipt.message || result.receipt.state, accepted ? "status" : "error", result.transientProjection);
+        this.presentCommandStatus(result.receipt.message || result.receipt.state, accepted ? "status" : "alert", result.transientProjection);
     }
     presentCommandStatus(message, role, transient) {
         let region = this.host.querySelector(":scope > .eve-command-result-region");
@@ -1874,6 +1874,9 @@ function renderEditableControl(node, kind, props, layout, style, options) {
     else if (props.rows !== undefined) {
         control.rows = positiveInt(props.rows, 3);
     }
+    const maxLength = positiveInt(props.maxLength, 0);
+    if (maxLength > 0)
+        control.maxLength = maxLength;
     control.value = String(context.value ?? "");
     control.disabled = context.disabled;
     control.name = context.bindingName;
diff --git a/packages/eve-browser-lowering/src/index.ts b/packages/eve-browser-lowering/src/index.ts
index d373c32..efa7e8a 100644
--- a/packages/eve-browser-lowering/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/eve-browser-lowering/src/index.ts
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ export class EveBrowserProviderHost {
       const result = parseEveCommandResult(await this.transport.submitCommand(intent));
       await this.consumeCommandResult(intent, result);
     } catch (error) {
-      this.presentCommandStatus(error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Command failed.", "error");
+      this.presentCommandStatus(error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Command failed.", "alert");
       return;
     }
     this.lastSurfaceVersion = "";
@@ -318,12 +318,12 @@ export class EveBrowserProviderHost {
     }
     this.presentCommandStatus(
       result.receipt.message || result.receipt.state,
-      accepted ? "status" : "error",
+      accepted ? "status" : "alert",
       result.transientProjection,
     );
   }
 
-  private presentCommandStatus(message: string, role: "status" | "error", transient?: unknown): void {
+  private presentCommandStatus(message: string, role: "status" | "alert", transient?: unknown): void {
     let region = this.host.querySelector<HTMLElement>(":scope > .eve-command-result-region");
     if (!region) {
       region = el("section", "eve-command-result-region");
@@ -2236,6 +2236,8 @@ function renderEditableControl(
   } else if (props.rows !== undefined) {
     control.rows = positiveInt(props.rows, 3);
   }
+  const maxLength = positiveInt(props.maxLength, 0);
+  if (maxLength > 0) control.maxLength = maxLength;
   control.value = String(context.value ?? "");
   control.disabled = context.disabled;
   control.name = context.bindingName;
diff --git a/packages/eve-browser-lowering/test/host-isolation.test.mjs b/packages/eve-browser-lowering/test/host-isolation.test.mjs
index c72a00a..b759aba 100644
--- a/packages/eve-browser-lowering/test/host-isolation.test.mjs
+++ b/packages/eve-browser-lowering/test/host-isolation.test.mjs
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ test("editable bindings preserve local drafts across authoritative refresh and o
           {
             id: "composer",
             kind: "control.input.textarea",
-            props: { label: "Message", value },
+            props: { label: "Message", value, maxLength: 2000 },
             stateBindings: [{
               targetProp: "value",
               pointerId: "ghostlight.local.composer.message",
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ test("editable bindings preserve local drafts across authoritative refresh and o
     const options = { provider, draftStore: drafts, commandSink: intent => commands.push(intent) };
     renderEveSurface(surface(""), host, options);
     const composer = host.querySelector("textarea");
+    assert.equal(composer.maxLength, 2000);
     composer.value = "The world should remember this.";
     composer.dispatchEvent(new window.Event("input", { bubbles: true }));
 
@@ -408,7 +409,7 @@ test("component captures extend rather than disappear behind operation descripto
   }
 });
 
-test("authoritative refresh preserves the renderer-owned command result", () => {
+test("authoritative refresh preserves the renderer-owned accessible command result", () => {
   const restoreDom = installDom();
   try {
     const host = document.querySelector("#a");
@@ -420,7 +421,7 @@ test("authoritative refresh preserves the renderer-owned command result", () =>
     renderEveSurface(surface(7), host);
     const result = document.createElement("section");
     result.className = "eve-command-result-region";
-    result.setAttribute("role", "error");
+    result.setAttribute("role", "alert");
     result.textContent = "The command was denied.";
     host.append(result);