Block Directory: Fix the block activation when metadata registered on server

packages/block-directory/package.json

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 		"@wordpress/icons": "file:../icons",
 		"@wordpress/notices": "file:../notices",
 		"@wordpress/plugins": "file:../plugins",
+		"@wordpress/url": "file:../url",
 		"lodash": "^4.17.21"
 	},
 	"publishConfig": {

packages/block-directory/src/store/actions.js

@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
+/**
+ * External dependencies
+ */
+import { pick } from 'lodash';
+
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
-import { store as blocksStore } from '@wordpress/blocks';
+import {
+	store as blocksStore,
+	unstable__bootstrapServerSideBlockDefinitions, // eslint-disable-line camelcase
+} from '@wordpress/blocks';
 import { __, sprintf } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 import apiFetch from '@wordpress/api-fetch';
 import { store as noticesStore } from '@wordpress/notices';
+import { addQueryArgs } from '@wordpress/url';
 
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
@@ -52,7 +61,7 @@ export const installBlockType = ( block ) => async ( {
 	registry,
 	dispatch,
 } ) => {
-	const { id } = block;
+	const { id, name } = block;
 	let success = false;
 	dispatch.clearErrorNotice( id );
 	try {
@@ -82,9 +91,42 @@ export const installBlockType = ( block ) => async ( {
 			links: { ...block.links, ...links },
 		} );
 
+		// Ensures that the block metadata is propagated to the editor when registered on the server.
+		const metadataFields = [
+			'api_version',
+			'title',
+			'category',
+			'parent',
+			'icon',
+			'description',
+			'keywords',
+			'attributes',
+			'provides_context',
+			'uses_context',
+			'supports',
+			'styles',
+			'example',
+			'variations',
+		];
+		await apiFetch( {
+			path: addQueryArgs( `/wp/v2/block-types/${ name }`, {
+				_fields: metadataFields,
+			} ),
+		} )
+			// Ignore when the block is not registered on the server.
+			.catch( () => {} )
+			.then( ( response ) => {
+				if ( ! response ) {
+					return;
+				}
+				unstable__bootstrapServerSideBlockDefinitions( {
+					[ name ]: pick( response, metadataFields ),
+				} );
+			} );
+
 		await loadAssets();
 		const registeredBlocks = registry.select( blocksStore ).getBlockTypes();
-		if ( ! registeredBlocks.some( ( i ) => i.name === block.name ) ) {
+		if ( ! registeredBlocks.some( ( i ) => i.name === name ) ) {
 			throw new Error(
 				__( 'Error registering block. Try reloading the page.' )
 			);

packages/block-directory/src/store/test/actions.js

@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ describe( 'actions', () => {
 		},
 	};
 
+	const blockTypePath = '/wp/v2/block-types/block/block';
+	const blockTypeResponse = {
+		name: 'block/block',
+		title: 'Test Block',
+	};
+
 	describe( 'installBlockType', () => {
 		it( 'should install a block successfully', async () => {
 			const registry = createRegistryWithStores();
@@ -84,6 +90,8 @@ describe( 'actions', () => {
 				switch ( path ) {
 					case 'wp/v2/plugins':
 						return pluginResponse;
+					case blockTypePath:
+						return blockTypeResponse;
 					default:
 						throw new Error( `unexpected API endpoint: ${ path }` );
 				}
@@ -121,14 +129,14 @@ describe( 'actions', () => {
 			const registry = createRegistryWithStores();
 
 			// mock the api-fetch and load-assets modules
-			apiFetch.mockImplementation( async ( p ) => {
-				const { url } = p;
-				switch ( url ) {
-					case pluginEndpoint:
-						return pluginResponse;
-					default:
-						throw new Error( `unexpected API endpoint: ${ url }` );
+			apiFetch.mockImplementation( async ( { path, url } ) => {
+				if ( path === blockTypePath ) {
+					return blockTypeResponse;
+				}
+				if ( url === pluginEndpoint ) {
+					return pluginResponse;
 				}
+				throw new Error( `unexpected API endpoint: ${ url }` );
 			} );
 
 			loadAssets.mockImplementation( loadAssetsMock( registry ) );

packages/e2e-tests/specs/editor/plugins/block-directory-add.test.js

@@ -10,20 +10,29 @@ import {
 	createJSONResponse,
 } from '@wordpress/e2e-test-utils';
 
+const BLOCK1_NAME = 'block-directory-test-block/main-block';
+
 // Urls to mock
 const SEARCH_URLS = [
 	'/wp/v2/block-directory/search',
 	`rest_route=${ encodeURIComponent( '/wp/v2/block-directory/search' ) }`,
 ];
 
+const BLOCK_TYPE_URLS = [
+	`/wp/v2/block-types/${ BLOCK1_NAME }`,
+	`rest_route=${ encodeURIComponent(
+		`/wp/v2/block-types/${ BLOCK1_NAME }`
+	) }`,
+];
+
 const INSTALL_URLS = [
 	'/wp/v2/plugins',
 	`rest_route=${ encodeURIComponent( '/wp/v2/plugins' ) }`,
 ];
 
 // Example Blocks
 const MOCK_BLOCK1 = {
-	name: 'block-directory-test-block/main-block',
+	name: BLOCK1_NAME,
 	title: 'Block Directory Test Block',
 	description: 'This plugin is useful for the block.',
 	id: 'block-directory-test-block',
@@ -109,6 +118,11 @@ const MOCK_BLOCKS_RESPONSES = [
 			request.method() === 'GET',
 		onRequestMatch: createJSONResponse( [ MOCK_BLOCK1, MOCK_BLOCK2 ] ),
 	},
+	{
+		// Mock response for block type
+		match: ( request ) => matchUrl( request.url(), BLOCK_TYPE_URLS ),
+		onRequestMatch: createJSONResponse( {} ),
+	},
 	{
 		// Mock response for install
 		match: ( request ) => matchUrl( request.url(), INSTALL_URLS ),