feat: Updated FormPath dropdown to preserve types in the FormEditor.

builder-api/src/main/java/org/acme/controller/ScreenerResource.java

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
@@ -284,8 +285,13 @@ public Response getScreenerFormPaths(@Context SecurityIdentity identity,
 
     try {
       List<Benefit> benefits = screenerRepository.getBenefitsInScreener(screener);
-      List<String> paths = new ArrayList<>(inputSchemaService.extractAllInputPaths(benefits));
-      Collections.sort(paths);
+      List<FormPath> paths = new ArrayList<>(inputSchemaService.extractAllInputPaths(benefits));
+      Collections.sort(paths, new Comparator<FormPath>() {
+        public int compare(FormPath fp1, FormPath fp2) {
+          // compare two instance of `Score` and return `int` as result.
+          return fp1.getPath().compareTo(fp2.getPath());
+        }
+      });
       return Response.ok().entity(new FormPathsResponse(paths)).build();
     } catch (Exception e) {
       Log.error(e);

builder-api/src/main/java/org/acme/model/domain/FormPath.java

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package org.acme.model.domain;
+
+public class FormPath {
+    private String path;
+    private String type;
+
+    public FormPath() {
+    }
+
+    public FormPath(String path, String type) {
+        this.path = path;
+        this.type = type;
+    }
+
+    public String getPath() {
+        return path;
+    }
+
+    public void setPath(String path) {
+        this.path = path;
+    }
+
+    public String getType() {
+        return type;
+    }
+
+    public void setType(String type) {
+        this.type = type;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (this == o) return true;
+        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false; // Check for null and type equality
+        FormPath formPath = (FormPath) o; // Cast the object
+        // Compare relevant fields using Objects.equals() for objects and == for primitives
+        return path.equals(formPath.path) && type.equals(formPath.type);
+    }
+}

builder-api/src/main/java/org/acme/model/dto/FormPathsResponse.java

@@ -2,25 +2,27 @@
 
 import java.util.List;
 
+import org.acme.model.domain.FormPath;
+
 /**
  * Response DTO for the form paths endpoint.
  * Contains the list of unique input paths required by all checks in a screener.
  */
 public class FormPathsResponse {
-    private List<String> paths;
+    private List<FormPath> paths;
 
     public FormPathsResponse() {
     }
 
-    public FormPathsResponse(List<String> paths) {
+    public FormPathsResponse(List<FormPath> paths) {
         this.paths = paths;
     }
 
-    public List<String> getPaths() {
+    public List<FormPath> getPaths() {
         return paths;
     }
 
-    public void setPaths(List<String> paths) {
+    public void setPaths(List<FormPath> paths) {
         this.paths = paths;
     }
 }

builder-api/src/main/java/org/acme/service/InputSchemaService.java

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 import org.acme.model.domain.Benefit;
 import org.acme.model.domain.CheckConfig;
+import org.acme.model.domain.FormPath;
 
 import java.util.*;
 
@@ -24,16 +25,16 @@ public class InputSchemaService {
      * @param benefits List of benefits containing checks with inputDefinitions
      * @return Set of unique dot-separated paths (e.g., "people.applicant.dateOfBirth")
      */
-    public Set<String> extractAllInputPaths(List<Benefit> benefits) {
-        Set<String> pathSet = new HashSet<>();
+    public Set<FormPath> extractAllInputPaths(List<Benefit> benefits) {
+        Set<FormPath> pathSet = new HashSet<>();
 
         for (Benefit benefit : benefits) {
             List<CheckConfig> checks = benefit.getChecks();
             if (checks == null) continue;
 
             for (CheckConfig check : checks) {
                 JsonNode transformedSchema = transformInputDefinitionSchema(check);
-                List<String> paths = extractJsonSchemaPaths(transformedSchema);
+                List<FormPath> paths = extractJsonSchemaPaths(transformedSchema);
                 pathSet.addAll(paths);
             }
         }
@@ -212,19 +213,19 @@ public JsonNode transformEnrollmentsSchema(JsonNode schema, String personId) {
      * @param jsonSchema The JSON Schema to parse
      * @return List of dot-separated paths (e.g., ["people.applicant.dateOfBirth", "income"])
      */
-    public List<String> extractJsonSchemaPaths(JsonNode jsonSchema) {
+    public List<FormPath> extractJsonSchemaPaths(JsonNode jsonSchema) {
         if (jsonSchema == null || !jsonSchema.has("properties")) {
             return new ArrayList<>();
         }
 
         return traverseSchema(jsonSchema, "");
     }
 
-    private List<String> traverseSchema(JsonNode schema, String parentPath) {
-        List<String> paths = new ArrayList<>();
+    private List<FormPath> traverseSchema(JsonNode schema, String parentPath) {
+        List<FormPath> formPaths = new ArrayList<>();
 
         if (schema == null || !schema.has("properties")) {
-            return paths;
+            return formPaths;
         }
 
         JsonNode propertiesJsonNode = schema.get("properties");
@@ -246,26 +247,54 @@ private List<String> traverseSchema(JsonNode schema, String parentPath) {
             }
 
             String currentPath = parentPath.isEmpty() ? propKey : parentPath + "." + propKey;
+            String currentType = getEffectiveType(propValue);
 
             // If this property has nested properties, recurse into it
             if (propValue.has("properties")) {
-                paths.addAll(traverseSchema(propValue, currentPath));
-            } else if ("array".equals(getType(propValue)) && propValue.has("items")) {
+                formPaths.addAll(traverseSchema(propValue, currentPath));
+            } else if ("array".equals(currentType) && propValue.has("items")) {
                 // Handle arrays - recurse into items schema with the current path
                 JsonNode itemsSchema = propValue.get("items");
                 if (itemsSchema.has("properties")) {
-                    paths.addAll(traverseSchema(itemsSchema, currentPath));
+                    formPaths.addAll(traverseSchema(itemsSchema, currentPath));
                 } else {
                     // Array of primitives - add the path
-                    paths.add(currentPath);
+                    String itemType = getType(itemsSchema);
+                    formPaths.add(new FormPath(currentPath, "array:" + (itemType != null ? itemType : "any")));
                 }
             } else {
                 // Leaf property - add the path
-                paths.add(currentPath);
+                formPaths.add(new FormPath(currentPath, currentType));
             }
         }
 
-        return paths;
+        return formPaths;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determines the effective type of a JSON Schema property, considering format hints.
+     * For example, a string with format "date" returns "date" instead of "string".
+     */
+    private String getEffectiveType(JsonNode schema) {
+        if (schema == null) {
+            return "any";
+        }
+
+        String type = getType(schema);
+        if (type == null) {
+            return "any";
+        }
+
+        // Check for format hints that provide more specific type info
+        if (type.equals("string") && schema.has("format")) {
+            String format = schema.get("format").asText();
+            // Common date/time formats
+            if ("date".equals(format) || "date-time".equals(format) || "time".equals(format)) {
+                return format;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return type;
     }
 
     private String getType(JsonNode schema) {

builder-api/src/test/java/org/acme/service/InputSchemaServiceTest.java

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import org.acme.model.domain.CheckConfig;
+import org.acme.model.domain.FormPath;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
@@ -303,10 +304,10 @@ void extractJsonSchemaPaths_withTransformedSchema_extractsCorrectPaths() throws
             """;
         JsonNode schema = objectMapper.readTree(schemaJson);
 
-        List<String> paths = service.extractJsonSchemaPaths(schema);
+        List<FormPath> paths = service.extractJsonSchemaPaths(schema);
 
-        assertTrue(paths.contains("people.applicant.dateOfBirth"));
-        assertTrue(paths.contains("people.applicant.enrollments"));
+        assertTrue(paths.contains(new FormPath("people.applicant.dateOfBirth", "string")));
+        assertTrue(paths.contains(new FormPath("people.applicant.enrollments", "array")));
         assertEquals(2, paths.size());
     }
 
@@ -336,9 +337,9 @@ void extractJsonSchemaPaths_withEnrollmentOnlySchema_extractsCorrectPath() throw
             """;
         JsonNode schema = objectMapper.readTree(schemaJson);
 
-        List<String> paths = service.extractJsonSchemaPaths(schema);
+        List<FormPath> paths = service.extractJsonSchemaPaths(schema);
 
-        assertTrue(paths.contains("people.applicant.enrollments"));
+        assertTrue(paths.contains(new FormPath("people.applicant.enrollments", "array")));
         assertEquals(1, paths.size());
     }
 }

builder-frontend/src/api/screener.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { env } from "@/config/environment";
 
 import { authDelete, authGet, authPatch, authPost } from "@/api/auth";
 
-import type { BenefitDetail, ScreenerResult } from "@/types";
+import type { BenefitDetail, FormPath, ScreenerResult } from "@/types";
 
 const apiUrl = env.apiUrl;
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export const removeCustomBenefit = async (
 };
 
 export interface FormPathsResponse {
-  paths: string[];
+  paths: FormPath[];
 }
 
 export const fetchFormPaths = async (screenerId: string): Promise<FormPathsResponse> => {

builder-frontend/src/components/project/FormEditorView.tsx

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {
   onCleanup, onMount,
   createEffect, createSignal, createResource,
   For, Match, Show, Switch,
+  Accessor,
 } from "solid-js";
 import toast from "solid-toast";
 import { useParams } from "@solidjs/router";
@@ -19,14 +20,15 @@ import Loading from "../Loading";
 
 import "@bpmn-io/form-js/dist/assets/form-js.css";
 import "@bpmn-io/form-js-editor/dist/assets/form-js-editor.css";
+import { FormPath } from "@/types";
 
 function FormEditorView({ formSchema, setFormSchema }) {
   const [isUnsaved, setIsUnsaved] = createSignal(false);
   const [isSaving, setIsSaving] = createSignal(false);
   const params = useParams();
 
   // Fetch form paths from backend (replaces local transformation logic)
-  const [formPaths] = createResource(
+  const [formPaths] = createResource<FormPath[]>(
     () => params.projectId,
     async (screenerId: string) => {
       if (!screenerId) return [];
@@ -101,12 +103,14 @@ function FormEditorView({ formSchema, setFormSchema }) {
   createEffect(() => {
     if (!formEditor || formPaths.loading) return;
 
-    const paths = formPaths() || [];
-    const validPathSet = new Set(paths);
+    const currentFormPaths: FormPath[] = formPaths() || [];
+    const validPathSet = new Set(currentFormPaths.map((formPath: FormPath) => formPath.path));
 
     const pathOptionsService = formEditor.get("pathOptionsService") as PathOptionsService;
     pathOptionsService.setOptions(
-      paths.map((path) => ({ value: path, label: path }))
+      currentFormPaths.map(
+        (formPath: FormPath) => ({ value: formPath.path, label: formPath.path, type: formPath.type })
+      )
     );
 
     // Clean up any form fields with keys that are no longer valid options
@@ -193,7 +197,10 @@ function FormEditorView({ formSchema, setFormSchema }) {
   );
 }
 
-const FormValidationDrawer = ({ formSchema, expectedInputPaths }) => {
+const FormValidationDrawer = (
+  { formSchema, expectedInputPaths }:
+  {formSchema: any, expectedInputPaths: Accessor<FormPath[]>}
+) => {
   const formOutputs = () =>
     formSchema() ? extractFormPaths(formSchema()) : [];
 
@@ -204,10 +211,10 @@ const FormValidationDrawer = ({ formSchema, expectedInputPaths }) => {
   const formOutputSet = () => new Set(formOutputs());
 
   const satisfiedInputs = () =>
-    expectedInputs().filter((p) => formOutputSet().has(p));
+    expectedInputs().filter((formPath) => formOutputSet().has(formPath.path));
 
   const missingInputs = () =>
-    expectedInputs().filter((p) => !formOutputSet().has(p));
+    expectedInputs().filter((formPath) => !formOutputSet().has(formPath.path));
 
   return (
     <Drawer side="right">
@@ -281,9 +288,9 @@ const FormValidationDrawer = ({ formSchema, expectedInputPaths }) => {
                     </p>
                   }
                 >
-                  {(path) => (
+                  {(formPath) => (
                     <div class="py-2 px-3 mb-2 bg-red-50 rounded border border-red-300 font-mono text-sm text-red-800">
-                      {path}
+                      {formPath.path} ({formPath.type})
                     </div>
                   )}
                 </For>
@@ -302,9 +309,9 @@ const FormValidationDrawer = ({ formSchema, expectedInputPaths }) => {
                     </p>
                   }
                 >
-                  {(path) => (
+                  {(formPath) => (
                     <div class="py-2 px-3 mb-2 bg-green-50 rounded border border-green-300 font-mono text-sm text-green-800">
-                      {path}
+                      {formPath.path} ({formPath.type})
                     </div>
                   )}
                 </For>

builder-frontend/src/components/project/formJsExtensions/customKeyDropdown/customKeyDropdownProvider.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import SelectEntry from './bpmn-io-dependencies';
 
-
 /**
  * Custom properties provider that replaces the path entry
  */
@@ -73,8 +72,13 @@ function CustomKeyDropdown(props: any) {
     // Get current field's key so it won't be disabled in the dropdown
     const currentKey = field.key || '';
 
+    // Get the component type to filter compatible options
+    const componentType = field.type || '';
+
+    console.log(componentType);
+
     // Get options from the injected service, passing current key to exclude from disabling
-    const options = pathOptionsService?.getOptions(currentKey) || [];
+    const options = pathOptionsService?.getOptions(currentKey, componentType) || [];
 
     // Add empty option
     return [{ value: field.id, label: '(none)' }, ...options];