lists.canContinuePrevious

Summary

Check whether the target sequence can continue numbering from a previous compatible sequence.

Operation ID: lists.canContinuePrevious
API member path: editor.doc.lists.canContinuePrevious(...)
Mutates document: no
Idempotency: idempotent
Supports tracked mode: no
Supports dry run: no
Deterministic target resolution: yes

Expected result

Returns a ListsCanContinuePreviousResult indicating feasibility.

Input fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
`target`	ListItemAddress	yes	ListItemAddress
`target.kind`	`"block"`	yes	Constant: `"block"`
`target.nodeId`	string	yes
`target.nodeType`	`"listItem"`	yes	Constant: `"listItem"`
`target.story`	StoryLocator	no	StoryLocator

Example request

{
  "target": {
    "kind": "block",
    "nodeId": "node-def456",
    "nodeType": "listItem",
    "story": {
      "kind": "story",
      "storyType": "body"
    }
  }
}

Output fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
`canContinue`	boolean	yes
`previousListId`	string	no
`reason`	enum	no	`"NO_PREVIOUS_LIST"`, `"INCOMPATIBLE_DEFINITIONS"`, `"ALREADY_CONTINUOUS"`

Example response

{
  "canContinue": true,
  "previousListId": "example",
  "reason": "NO_PREVIOUS_LIST"
}

Pre-apply throws

TARGET_NOT_FOUND
INVALID_TARGET
INVALID_INPUT

Non-applied failure codes

None

Raw schemas

Raw input schema

{
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "target": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/ListItemAddress"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "target"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Raw output schema

{
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "canContinue": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "previousListId": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "reason": {
      "enum": [
        "NO_PREVIOUS_LIST",
        "INCOMPATIBLE_DEFINITIONS",
        "ALREADY_CONTINUOUS"
      ]
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "canContinue"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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Summary

Expected result

Input fields

Example request

Output fields

Example response

Pre-apply throws

Non-applied failure codes

Raw schemas