Add ability to prevent editing blocks using useBlockEditingMode()

packages/block-editor/src/components/block-breadcrumb/index.js

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { chevronRightSmall, Icon } from '@wordpress/icons';
  */
 import BlockTitle from '../block-title';
 import { store as blockEditorStore } from '../../store';
+import { unlock } from '../../lock-unlock';
 
 /**
  * Block breadcrumb component, displaying the hierarchy of the current block selection as a breadcrumb.
@@ -22,11 +23,18 @@ import { store as blockEditorStore } from '../../store';
 function BlockBreadcrumb( { rootLabelText } ) {
 	const { selectBlock, clearSelectedBlock } = useDispatch( blockEditorStore );
 	const { clientId, parents, hasSelection } = useSelect( ( select ) => {
-		const { getSelectionStart, getSelectedBlockClientId, getBlockParents } =
-			select( blockEditorStore );
+		const {
+			getSelectionStart,
+			getSelectedBlockClientId,
+			getBlockParents,
+			getBlockEditingMode,
+		} = unlock( select( blockEditorStore ) );
 		const selectedBlockClientId = getSelectedBlockClientId();
 		return {
-			parents: getBlockParents( selectedBlockClientId ),
+			parents: getBlockParents( selectedBlockClientId ).filter(
+				( parentClientId ) =>
+					getBlockEditingMode( parentClientId ) !== 'disabled'
+			),
 			clientId: selectedBlockClientId,
 			hasSelection: !! getSelectionStart().clientId,
 		};

packages/block-editor/src/components/block-editing-mode/index.js

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+import { useSelect, useDispatch } from '@wordpress/data';
+import { useContext, useEffect } from '@wordpress/element';
+
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import { store as blockEditorStore } from '../../store';
+import { unlock } from '../../lock-unlock';
+import { BlockListBlockContext } from '../block-list/block-list-block-context';
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {'disabled'|'contentOnly'|'default'} BlockEditingMode
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Allows a block to restrict the user interface that is displayed for editing
+ * that block and its inner blocks.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```js
+ * function MyBlock( { attributes, setAttributes } ) {
+ *     useBlockEditingMode( 'disabled' );
+ *     return <div { ...useBlockProps() }></div>;
+ * }
+ * ```
+ *
+ * `mode` can be one of three options:
+ *
+ * - `'disabled'`: Prevents editing the block entirely, i.e. it cannot be
+ *   selected.
+ * - `'contentOnly'`: Hides all non-content UI, e.g. auxiliary controls in the
+ *   toolbar, the block movers, block settings.
+ * - `'default'`: Allows editing the block as normal.
+ *
+ * The mode is inherited by all of the block's inner blocks, unless they have
+ * their own mode.
+ *
+ * If called outside of a block context, the mode is applied to all blocks.
+ *
+ * @param {?BlockEditingMode} mode The editing mode to apply. If undefined, the
+ *                                 current editing mode is not changed.
+ *
+ * @return {BlockEditingMode} The current editing mode.
+ */
+export function useBlockEditingMode( mode ) {
+	const { clientId = '' } = useContext( BlockListBlockContext ) ?? {};
+	const blockEditingMode = useSelect(
+		( select ) =>
+			unlock( select( blockEditorStore ) ).getBlockEditingMode(
+				clientId
+			),
+		[ clientId ]
+	);
+	const { setBlockEditingMode, unsetBlockEditingMode } = unlock(
+		useDispatch( blockEditorStore )
+	);
+	useEffect( () => {
+		if ( mode ) {
+			setBlockEditingMode( clientId, mode );
+		}
+		return () => {
+			if ( mode ) {
+				unsetBlockEditingMode( clientId );
+			}
+		};
+	}, [ clientId, mode ] );
+	return blockEditingMode;
+}

packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/block-list-block-context.js

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+import { createContext } from '@wordpress/element';
+
+export const BlockListBlockContext = createContext( null );

packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/block.js

@@ -6,19 +6,13 @@ import classnames from 'classnames';
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
-import {
-	createContext,
-	useMemo,
-	useCallback,
-	RawHTML,
-} from '@wordpress/element';
+import { useMemo, useCallback, RawHTML } from '@wordpress/element';
 import {
 	getBlockType,
 	getSaveContent,
 	isUnmodifiedDefaultBlock,
 	serializeRawBlock,
 	switchToBlockType,
-	store as blocksStore,
 	getDefaultBlockName,
 	isUnmodifiedBlock,
 } from '@wordpress/blocks';
@@ -43,7 +37,8 @@ import BlockHtml from './block-html';
 import { useBlockProps } from './use-block-props';
 import { store as blockEditorStore } from '../../store';
 import { useLayout } from './layout';
-export const BlockListBlockContext = createContext();
+import { unlock } from '../../lock-unlock';
+import { BlockListBlockContext } from './block-list-block-context';
 
 /**
  * Merges wrapper props with special handling for classNames and styles.
@@ -99,35 +94,23 @@ function BlockListBlock( {
 } ) {
 	const {
 		themeSupportsLayout,
-		hasContentLockedParent,
-		isContentBlock,
-		isContentLocking,
 		isTemporarilyEditingAsBlocks,
+		blockEditingMode,
 	} = useSelect(
 		( select ) => {
 			const {
 				getSettings,
-				__unstableGetContentLockingParent,
-				getTemplateLock,
 				__unstableGetTemporarilyEditingAsBlocks,
-			} = select( blockEditorStore );
-			const _hasContentLockedParent =
-				!! __unstableGetContentLockingParent( clientId );
+				getBlockEditingMode,
+			} = unlock( select( blockEditorStore ) );
 			return {
 				themeSupportsLayout: getSettings().supportsLayout,
-				isContentBlock:
-					select( blocksStore ).__experimentalHasContentRoleAttribute(
-						name
-					),
-				hasContentLockedParent: _hasContentLockedParent,
-				isContentLocking:
-					getTemplateLock( clientId ) === 'contentOnly' &&
-					! _hasContentLockedParent,
 				isTemporarilyEditingAsBlocks:
 					__unstableGetTemporarilyEditingAsBlocks() === clientId,
+				blockEditingMode: getBlockEditingMode( clientId ),
 			};
 		},
-		[ name, clientId ]
+		[ clientId ]
 	);
 	const { removeBlock } = useDispatch( blockEditorStore );
 	const onRemove = useCallback( () => removeBlock( clientId ), [ clientId ] );
@@ -160,7 +143,7 @@ function BlockListBlock( {
 
 	const blockType = getBlockType( name );
 
-	if ( hasContentLockedParent && ! isContentBlock ) {
+	if ( blockEditingMode === 'disabled' ) {
 		wrapperProps = {
 			...wrapperProps,
 			tabIndex: -1,
@@ -234,10 +217,9 @@ function BlockListBlock( {
 		clientId,
 		className: classnames(
 			{
-				'is-content-locked': isContentLocking,
+				'is-editing-disabled': blockEditingMode === 'disabled',
 				'is-content-locked-temporarily-editing-as-blocks':
 					isTemporarilyEditingAsBlocks,
-				'is-content-block': hasContentLockedParent && isContentBlock,
 			},
 			dataAlign && themeSupportsLayout && `align${ dataAlign }`,
 			className

packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/content.scss

@@ -161,13 +161,13 @@
 	padding: 0;
 }
 
-.is-content-locked {
-	.block-editor-block-list__block {
+.block-editor-block-list__layout,
+.block-editor-block-list__block {
+	pointer-events: initial;
+
+	&.is-editing-disabled {
 		pointer-events: none;
 	}
-	.is-content-block {
-		pointer-events: initial;
-	}
 }
 
 .block-editor-block-list__layout .block-editor-block-list__block {

packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/use-block-props/index.js

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import warning from '@wordpress/warning';
  * Internal dependencies
  */
 import useMovingAnimation from '../../use-moving-animation';
-import { BlockListBlockContext } from '../block';
+import { BlockListBlockContext } from '../block-list-block-context';
 import { useFocusFirstElement } from './use-focus-first-element';
 import { useIsHovered } from './use-is-hovered';
 import { useBlockEditContext } from '../../block-edit/context';

packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/use-in-between-inserter.js

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { isRTL } from '@wordpress/i18n';
  */
 import { store as blockEditorStore } from '../../store';
 import { InsertionPointOpenRef } from '../block-tools/insertion-point';
+import { unlock } from '../../lock-unlock';
 
 export function useInBetweenInserter() {
 	const openRef = useContext( InsertionPointOpenRef );
@@ -29,7 +30,8 @@ export function useInBetweenInserter() {
 		getSelectedBlockClientIds,
 		getTemplateLock,
 		__unstableIsWithinBlockOverlay,
-	} = useSelect( blockEditorStore );
+		getBlockEditingMode,
+	} = unlock( useSelect( blockEditorStore ) );
 	const { showInsertionPoint, hideInsertionPoint } =
 		useDispatch( blockEditorStore );
 
@@ -74,8 +76,10 @@ export function useInBetweenInserter() {
 					rootClientId = blockElement.getAttribute( 'data-block' );
 				}
 
-				// Don't set the insertion point if the template is locked.
-				if ( getTemplateLock( rootClientId ) ) {
+				if (
+					getTemplateLock( rootClientId ) ||
+					getBlockEditingMode( rootClientId ) === 'disabled'
+				) {
 					return;
 				}
 

packages/block-editor/src/components/block-toolbar/index.js

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import BlockEditVisuallyButton from '../block-edit-visually-button';
 import { useShowMoversGestures } from './utils';
 import { store as blockEditorStore } from '../../store';
 import __unstableBlockNameContext from './block-name-context';
+import { unlock } from '../../lock-unlock';
 
 const BlockToolbar = ( { hideDragHandle } ) => {
 	const {
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ const BlockToolbar = ( { hideDragHandle } ) => {
 		isDistractionFree,
 		isValid,
 		isVisual,
-		isContentLocked,
+		blockEditingMode,
 	} = useSelect( ( select ) => {
 		const {
 			getBlockName,
@@ -51,8 +52,8 @@ const BlockToolbar = ( { hideDragHandle } ) => {
 			isBlockValid,
 			getBlockRootClientId,
 			getSettings,
-			__unstableGetContentLockingParent,
-		} = select( blockEditorStore );
+			getBlockEditingMode,
+		} = unlock( select( blockEditorStore ) );
 		const selectedBlockClientIds = getSelectedBlockClientIds();
 		const selectedBlockClientId = selectedBlockClientIds[ 0 ];
 		const blockRootClientId = getBlockRootClientId( selectedBlockClientId );
@@ -73,9 +74,7 @@ const BlockToolbar = ( { hideDragHandle } ) => {
 			isVisual: selectedBlockClientIds.every(
 				( id ) => getBlockMode( id ) === 'visual'
 			),
-			isContentLocked: !! __unstableGetContentLockingParent(
-				selectedBlockClientId
-			),
+			blockEditingMode: getBlockEditingMode( selectedBlockClientId ),
 		};
 	}, [] );
 
@@ -125,12 +124,12 @@ const BlockToolbar = ( { hideDragHandle } ) => {
 
 	return (
 		<div className={ classes }>
-			{ ! isMultiToolbar && isLargeViewport && ! isContentLocked && (
-				<BlockParentSelector />
-			) }
+			{ ! isMultiToolbar &&
+				isLargeViewport &&
+				blockEditingMode === 'default' && <BlockParentSelector /> }
 			<div ref={ nodeRef } { ...showMoversGestures }>
 				{ ( shouldShowVisualToolbar || isMultiToolbar ) &&
-					! isContentLocked && (
+					blockEditingMode === 'default' && (
 						<ToolbarGroup className="block-editor-block-toolbar__block-controls">
 							<BlockSwitcher clientIds={ blockClientIds } />
 							{ ! isMultiToolbar && (
@@ -175,7 +174,7 @@ const BlockToolbar = ( { hideDragHandle } ) => {
 				</>
 			) }
 			<BlockEditVisuallyButton clientIds={ blockClientIds } />
-			{ ! isContentLocked && (
+			{ blockEditingMode === 'default' && (
 				<BlockSettingsMenu clientIds={ blockClientIds } />
 			) }
 		</div>

packages/block-editor/src/components/block-tools/block-contextual-toolbar.js

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import NavigableToolbar from '../navigable-toolbar';
 import BlockToolbar from '../block-toolbar';
 import { store as blockEditorStore } from '../../store';
 import BlockIcon from '../block-icon';
+import { unlock } from '../../lock-unlock';
 
 function BlockContextualToolbar( { focusOnMount, isFixed, ...props } ) {
 	// When the toolbar is fixed it can be collapsed
@@ -38,8 +39,8 @@ function BlockContextualToolbar( { focusOnMount, isFixed, ...props } ) {
 				getBlockName,
 				getBlockParents,
 				getSelectedBlockClientIds,
-				__unstableGetContentLockingParent,
-			} = select( blockEditorStore );
+				getBlockEditingMode,
+			} = unlock( select( blockEditorStore ) );
 			const { getBlockType } = select( blocksStore );
 			const selectedBlockClientIds = getSelectedBlockClientIds();
 			const _selectedBlockClientId = selectedBlockClientIds[ 0 ];
@@ -62,9 +63,7 @@ function BlockContextualToolbar( { focusOnMount, isFixed, ...props } ) {
 						true
 					) &&
 					selectedBlockClientIds.length <= 1 &&
-					! __unstableGetContentLockingParent(
-						_selectedBlockClientId
-					),
+					getBlockEditingMode( _selectedBlockClientId ) === 'default',
 			};
 		}, [] );