Repeater fields don't support default values

[WladGin]

• Laravel Version: 11.37.0
• Nova Version: 5.1.3
• PHP Version: 8.2.0
• Database Driver & Version: MySQL 8.0
• Operating System and Version: Windows 10
• Browser type and version: Opera 116.0.5366.21

Description:

Unable to add default values for the Repeater field. The most interesting thing is that in the browser, in the network there are these values that I pass, but they are not displayed in the form.

Detailed steps to reproduce the issue on a fresh Nova installation:

I created a custom action, added it to the resource in the method

public function actions(Request $request): array
    {
        return [
            new ReplicateAndUpdate($request),
        ];
    }
I created a class “QuestionForSurvey” which extends from Repeatable.
public function fields(NovaRequest $request): array
    {
        return [
            Text::make('Question for survey', 'survey')
                ->rules('required'),
        ];
    }

For example, you can create a single record through the resource and use it as the default value.
We get a database record like this [{“type”: “question-for-survey”, “fields”: { “survey”: “The project environment was motivating and collaborative. I hope we have more projects like this.“}}, {”type": ‘question-for-survey’, ‘fields’: {“survey”: “Kindness and encouragement were evident throughout the project.”}}, {“type”: “question-for-survey”, “fields”: {“survey”: “The field crew was well-coordinated and managed effectively.”}}, {“type”: “question-for-survey”, “fields”: {“survey”: “The project team provided clear guidance, support and timely follow-up throughout.”}}, {“type”: “question-for-survey”, “fields”: {“survey”: “The team demonstrated great aligment with our core values.”}}].

Then in the action class “ReplicateAndUpdate” we get the resourceId through the requester and if there is data - set it as default (the ProjectSurvey model has a cast to convert the survey field to an array). The method looks like this:

public function fields(NovaRequest $request): array
    {
        if (!empty($request->resourceId)) {
            /**
             * @var ProjectSurvey $projectSurvey
             */
            $projectSurvey = ProjectSurvey::find($request->resourceId);
        }

        return [
            Repeater::make('Survey', 'survey')
                ->repeatables([
                    QuestionForSurvey::make(),
                ])
                ->default(fn () => $projectSurvey->survey ?? [])
                ->asJson(),
        ];
    }

After that, it is impossible to run the action, but we can see that the value field is filled and there are values in it

[YaroslavMelnychenko]

This is not idea or feature request - this is a bug. I don't understand why this ticket was moved from issues to Ideas & Feature Requests

[crynobone]

Repeater field was never designed to be used in Action hence it is an Idea or Feature Request

[WladGin]

Repeater field was never designed to be used in Action hence it is an Idea or Feature Request

And what is the difference where to use it, it is the same field as Text, which can be used anywhere. If anything, you can't make default values in other methods (e.g. create) either