Rendering of unsaved entity with comment form ends up in fatal error
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Reported by: [a.dmitriiev](https://www.drupal.org/user/3235287)
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<h3 id="summary-problem-motivation">Problem/Motivation</h3>
<p>The recipe <code>ai_recipe_content_classification</code> uses this module inside an AI Automator. When creating a new entity that has a comment field the exception is thrown:</p>
<blockquote><p>AssertionError: Cannot load the "node" entity with NULL ID. in assert() (line 266 of /var/www/html/web/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityStorageBase.php).</p></blockquote>
<p>Full trace:</p>
<pre>#0 /var/www/html/web/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityStorageBase.php(266): assert()<br>#1 /var/www/html/web/core/modules/comment/src/CommentForm.php(101): Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityStorageBase->load()<br>#2 /var/www/html/web/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityForm.php(108): Drupal\comment\CommentForm->form()<br>#3 [internal function]: Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityForm->buildForm()<br>#4 /var/www/html/web/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Form/FormBuilder.php(554): call_user_func_array()<br>#5 /var/www/html/web/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Form/FormBuilder.php(303): Drupal\Core\Form\FormBuilder->retrieveForm()<br>#6 /var/www/html/web/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityFormBuilder.php(48): Drupal\Core\Form\FormBuilder->buildForm()<br>#7 /var/www/html/web/core/modules/comment/src/CommentLazyBuilders.php(117): Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityFormBuilder->getForm()<br>#8 [internal function]: Drupal\comment\CommentLazyBuilders->renderForm()<br>#9 /var/www/html/web/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Security/DoTrustedCallbackTrait.php(107): call_user_func_array()<br>#10 /var/www/html/web/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Renderer.php(910): Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->doTrustedCallback()<br>#11 /var/www/html/web/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Renderer.php(417): Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->doCallback()<br>#12 /var/www/html/web/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Renderer.php(230): Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->doRender()<br>#13 /var/www/html/web/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Template/TwigExtension.php(501): Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->render()<br>#14 /var/www/html/web/sites/default/files/php/twig/6a01c01c3b92e_field--comment.html.twig_jhCIdOIEWKN8MUd3-yO7Hi36C/P5BeTkRwurutzDzs3SvIM7ZUrC4mAJpR128N9FB_mPc.php(90): Drupal\Core\Template\TwigExtension->escapeFilter()<br>#15 /var/www/html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Template.php(402): __TwigTemplate_6aa74ebf53949dd462997db419c9ff46->doDisplay()<br>#16 /var/www/html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Template.php(386): Twig\Template->yield()<br>#17 /var/www/html/vendor/twig/twig/src/TemplateWrapper.php(51): Twig\Template->render()<br>#18 /var/www/html/web/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Template/TwigThemeEngine.php(35): Twig\TemplateWrapper->render()<br>#19 /var/www/html/web/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Theme/ThemeManager.php(428): Drupal\Core\Template\TwigThemeEngine->renderTemplate()<br>#20 /var/www/html/web/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Renderer.php(500): Drupal\Core\Theme\ThemeManager->render()<br>#21 /var/www/html/web/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Renderer.php(513): Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->doRender()<br>#22 /var/www/html/web/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Renderer.php(230): Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->doRender()<br>#23 /var/www/html/web/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Template/TwigExtension.php(501): Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->render()<br>#24 /var/www/html/web/sites/default/files/php/twig/6a01c01c3b92e_node.html.twig_ZrDgkyQoq6_n7OGXwTygSkd8M/_sPNjOhUWUJiGmLvuzLrTc8vhV0_6acJlD8YiQZF_Fg.php(115): Drupal\Core\Template\TwigExtension->escapeFilter()<br>#25 /var/www/html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Template.php(402): __TwigTemplate_e51ea9e33ab7976f9b606da730009d95->doDisplay()<br>#26 /var/www/html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Template.php(386): Twig\Template->yield()<br>#27 /var/www/html/vendor/twig/twig/src/TemplateWrapper.php(51): Twig\Template->render()<br>#28 /var/www/html/web/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Template/TwigThemeEngine.php(35): Twig\TemplateWrapper->render()<br>#29 /var/www/html/web/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Theme/ThemeManager.php(428): Drupal\Core\Template\TwigThemeEngine->renderTemplate()<br>#30 /var/www/html/web/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Renderer.php(500): Drupal\Core\Theme\ThemeManager->render()<br>#31 /var/www/html/web/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Renderer.php(253): Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->doRender()<br>#32 /var/www/html/web/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Renderer.php(143): Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->doRenderRoot()<br>#33 /var/www/html/web/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Renderer.php(634): Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->Drupal\Core\Render\{closure}()<br>#34 [internal function]: Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer::Drupal\Core\Render\{closure}()<br>#35 /var/www/html/web/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Renderer.php(649): Fiber->resume()<br>#36 /var/www/html/web/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Renderer.php(142): Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->executeInRenderContext()<br>#37 /var/www/html/web/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Renderer.php(152): Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->renderInIsolation()<br>#38 /var/www/html/web/modules/contrib/token_entity_render/token_entity_render.module(83): Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->renderPlain()<br>#39 [internal function]: token_entity_render_tokens()</pre><p>The error is caused by comment form that needs the entity id to be rendered, but if it is called on pre save of a new entity, then there is no id yet.</p>
<h4 id="summary-steps-reproduce">Steps to reproduce</h4>
<p>Apply recipe <a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/ai_recipe_content_classification">https://www.drupal.org/project/ai_recipe_content_classification</a> . Try to create a new Article (more instructions in the parent issue).</p>
<h3 id="summary-proposed-resolution">Proposed resolution</h3>
<p>Add <code>in_preview</code> property to the entity that is going to be rendered. This is used in several place in core. If this property is there, for example, then comment form is not rendered.</p>
<h3 id="summary-remaining-tasks">Remaining tasks</h3>
<h3 id="summary-ui-changes">User interface changes</h3>
<h3 id="summary-api-changes">API changes</h3>
<h3 id="summary-data-model-changes">Data model changes</h3>
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