Merge pull request #188 from theta42/release/1.5.3

Release 1.5.3

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ correspond to git tags (`vX.Y.Z`) and `nodejs/package.json`'s `version`.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.5.3] - 2026-07-28
+
+### Fixed
+- **`formAJAX`'s loading indicator showed literal HTML**, not a spinner — same fix as sso-manager-node's companion release. Replaced with plain text.
+
 ## [1.5.2] - 2026-07-28
 
 ### Added

nodejs/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "proxy-api",
-  "version": "1.5.2",
+  "version": "1.5.3",
   "author": [
     {
       "name": "William Mantly",

nodejs/public/lib/js/app-base.js

@@ -679,13 +679,10 @@ function formAJAX(btn){
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	app.messages.action(
+	// Plain text: app.messages.action HTML-escapes its message (by design,
-		`<div class="spinner-border" role="status">
+	// see @simpleworkjs/frontend), so raw markup like a spinner <div> would
-			<span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
+	// render literally instead of as an element.
-		</div>`,
+	app.messages.action('Saving…', $form, 'info');
-		$form,
-		'info'
-	);
 
 	app.api[method]($form.attr('action'), formData, function(error, data){
 		app.messages.action(data.message, $form, error ? 'danger' : 'success'); //re-populate table