[Bug]

[qodesmith]

Environment

• OS:macOS, Windows
• Node Version: Bun v1.2.13
• Package: @clack/prompts
• Package Version: ^0.10.1

Describe the bug
When using the text(...) component with a placeholder value and the validate function returns an error or string, the CLI doubles the placeholder value.

To Reproduce
https://stackblitz.com/edit/node-zrbpxtzw?file=index.js

The code is so short, I'll also put it here:

import { text } from '@clack/prompts';

(async () => {
  const name = await text({
    message: "What's your project name?",
    placeholder: 'my-project',
    validate: () => 'try again',
  });
})();

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Run the file
2. Just hit enter when the prompt shows
3. The prompt errors correctly but fills with double what the placeholder value is

Expected behavior
When the prompt errors out, it should retain whatever value was there already (including none).

Additional Information

Screen.Recording.2025-05-16.at.10.51.54.AM.mov

[qodesmith]

FWIW this seems to be fixed in 0.11.0 because you can no longer hit enter at an empty text prompt. You have to type a name in. I'll let the team close this one because they mention "the behaviour around placeholders is likely to change again in future."

[43081j]

Yes this should be fixed now

0.x no longer uses placeholders as values

1.x treats placeholders as purely visual (the same as an <input> element's placeholder)