debug: add comprehensive TinyMCE timing and markdown testing

- Improved TinyMCE initialization detection with hvacTinyMCEReady flag
- Added robust retry mechanism for content insertion (20 attempts with 250ms intervals)
- Enhanced debugging with console logging for markdown conversion process
- Added global testMarkdownConversion() function for browser console testing
- Implemented proper timing coordination between WordPress editor and AI Assistant

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

assets/js/hvac-ai-assist.js

@@ -571,10 +571,33 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
                     // Convert markdown to HTML for proper rich text editor formatting
                     const htmlContent = this.markdownToHtml(data.description);
 
-                    // Try TinyMCE first if available
+                    console.log('Original markdown:', data.description);
-                    if (typeof tinyMCE !== 'undefined' && tinyMCE.get('event_description')) {
+                    console.log('Converted HTML:', htmlContent);
+
+                    // Wait for TinyMCE to be fully initialized
+                    const applyToTinyMCE = () => {
+                        if (typeof tinyMCE !== 'undefined' && tinyMCE.get('event_description') && window.hvacTinyMCEReady) {
+                            console.log('Setting TinyMCE content');
                             tinyMCE.get('event_description').setContent(htmlContent);
+                            return true;
+                        }
+                        return false;
+                    };
+
+                    // Use a more robust waiting mechanism
+                    const waitForTinyMCE = (maxAttempts = 20) => {
+                        let attempts = 0;
+                        const tryApply = () => {
+                            attempts++;
+                            if (applyToTinyMCE()) {
+                                console.log(`TinyMCE content applied successfully on attempt ${attempts}`);
+                                return;
+                            }
+
+                            if (attempts < maxAttempts) {
+                                setTimeout(tryApply, 250);
                             } else {
+                                console.log('TinyMCE not available after maximum attempts, falling back to textarea');
                                 // Update the hidden textarea with HTML content
                                 $('#event_description, [name="event_description"]').val(htmlContent);
 
@@ -584,6 +607,11 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
                                     $richEditor.html(htmlContent);
                                 }
                             }
+                        };
+                        tryApply();
+                    };
+
+                    waitForTinyMCE();
                 }
 
                 // Apply start date and time (combine into datetime-local format)
@@ -714,6 +742,11 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
          * Convert markdown to HTML for rich text editor
          */
         markdownToHtml: function(markdown) {
+            // Test the function with sample input
+            if (window.hvacDebugMarkdown) {
+                console.log('Testing markdown conversion:');
+                console.log('Input:', markdown);
+            }
             let html = markdown;
 
             // Convert headers (#### -> h4, ### -> h3, ## -> h2, # -> h1)
@@ -818,7 +851,13 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
                 }
             });
 
-            return formattedParagraphs.join('\n');
+            const result = formattedParagraphs.join('\n');
+
+            if (window.hvacDebugMarkdown) {
+                console.log('Output:', result);
+            }
+
+            return result;
         },
 
         /**
@@ -833,4 +872,38 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
 
     // Initialize when document is ready
     HVACAIAssist.init();
+
+    // Add global test function for debugging
+    window.testMarkdownConversion = function(testMarkdown) {
+        window.hvacDebugMarkdown = true;
+        console.log('=== MARKDOWN CONVERSION TEST ===');
+
+        const testInput = testMarkdown || `## Event Overview
+
+This is a **bold** text and *italic* text example.
+
+#### Key Details
+* First item in list
+* Second item in list
+* Third item in list
+
+### Additional Information
+Here's a regular paragraph with more details.`;
+
+        const result = HVACAIAssist.markdownToHtml(testInput);
+        console.log('=== TEST COMPLETE ===');
+
+        // Also test setting it to TinyMCE if available
+        if (typeof tinyMCE !== 'undefined' && tinyMCE.get('event_description')) {
+            console.log('Setting test content to TinyMCE...');
+            tinyMCE.get('event_description').setContent(result);
+        } else {
+            console.log('TinyMCE not available for testing');
+        }
+
+        window.hvacDebugMarkdown = false;
+        return result;
+    };
+
+    console.log('HVAC AI Assist loaded. Use testMarkdownConversion() to test markdown conversion.');
 });

includes/class-hvac-event-form-builder.php

@@ -1673,6 +1673,25 @@ HTML;
             wp_editor('', 'event_description', $editor_settings);
             ?>
             <small class="description">Use the editor above to format your event description with headings, lists, and formatting.</small>
+            <script>
+            // Ensure TinyMCE is ready for AI Assistant
+            jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
+                // Store reference for AI Assistant
+                window.hvacTinyMCEReady = false;
+
+                // Check if TinyMCE is ready
+                function checkTinyMCEReady() {
+                    if (typeof tinyMCE !== 'undefined' && tinyMCE.get('event_description')) {
+                        window.hvacTinyMCEReady = true;
+                        console.log('TinyMCE ready for event_description');
+                    } else {
+                        setTimeout(checkTinyMCEReady, 100);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                checkTinyMCEReady();
+            });
+            </script>
         </div>
         <?php
         return ob_get_clean();