#306 - Default value fix

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 - [#302](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/302): Fix for spinner when navigating between tabs
 - [#304](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/304): Fix yaml stringify which caused additional fields to be added
 - [#305](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/305): Fix for overflow issue in taxonomy picker
+- [#306](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/306): Fix for default value of content type fields
 
 ## [7.0.0] - 2022-03-21 - [Release notes](https://beta.frontmatter.codes/updates/v7.0.0)
 

package.json

@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@
                       "description": "Title to show in the UI"
                     },
                     "default": {
-                      "type": "string",
+                      "type": ["string", "number", "boolean", "array", "object", "null"],
                       "description": "Default value"
                     },
                     "choices": {

src/helpers/ContentType.ts

@@ -152,8 +152,14 @@ export class ContentType {
           if (field.type === "fields") {
             data[field.name] = this.processFields(field, titleValue, {});
           } else {
-            data[field.name] = field.default ? processKnownPlaceholders(field.default, titleValue, dateFormat) : "";
-            data[field.name] = field.default ? ArticleHelper.processCustomPlaceholders(data[field.name], titleValue) : "";
+            const defaultValue = field.default;
+
+            if (typeof defaultValue === "string") {
+              data[field.name] = processKnownPlaceholders(defaultValue, titleValue, dateFormat);
+              data[field.name] = ArticleHelper.processCustomPlaceholders(data[field.name], titleValue);
+            } else {
+              data[field.name] = typeof defaultValue !== "undefined" ? defaultValue : "";
+            }
           }
         }
       }