Fix useZoomOut inserter behavior

packages/block-editor/src/hooks/use-zoom-out.js

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
 import { useSelect, useDispatch } from '@wordpress/data';
-import { useEffect } from '@wordpress/element';
+import { useEffect, useRef } from '@wordpress/element';
 
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
@@ -12,32 +12,64 @@ import { unlock } from '../lock-unlock';
 
 /**
  * A hook used to set the editor mode to zoomed out mode, invoking the hook sets the mode.
+ * Concepts:
+ * - If we most recently changed the zoom level for them (in or out), we always resetZoomLevel() level when unmounting.
+ * - If the user most recently changed the zoom level (manually toggling), we do nothing when unmounting.
  *
- * @param {boolean} zoomOut If we should enter into zoomOut mode or not
+ * @param {boolean} enabled If we should enter into zoomOut mode or not
  */
-export function useZoomOut( zoomOut = true ) {
+export function useZoomOut( enabled = true ) {
 	const { setZoomLevel, resetZoomLevel } = unlock(
 		useDispatch( blockEditorStore )
 	);
-	const { isZoomOut } = unlock( useSelect( blockEditorStore ) );
 
+	/**
+	 * We need access to both the value and the function. The value is to trigger a useEffect hook
+	 * and the function is to check zoom out within another hook without triggering a re-render.
+	 */
+	const { isZoomedOut, isZoomOut } = useSelect( ( select ) => {
+		const { isZoomOut: _isZoomOut } = unlock( select( blockEditorStore ) );
+		return {
+			isZoomedOut: _isZoomOut(),
+			isZoomOut: _isZoomOut,
+		};
+	}, [] );
+
+	const controlZoomLevelRef = useRef( false );
+	const isEnabledRef = useRef( enabled );
+
+	/**
+	 * This hook tracks if the zoom state was changed manually by the user via clicking
+	 * the zoom out button. We only want this to run when isZoomedOut changes, so we use
+	 * a ref to track the enabled state.
+	 */
 	useEffect( () => {
-		const isZoomOutOnMount = isZoomOut();
+		// If the zoom state changed (isZoomOut) and it does not match the requested zoom
+		// state (zoomOut), then it means the user manually changed the zoom state while
+		// this hook was mounted, and we should no longer control the zoom state.
+		if ( isZoomedOut !== isEnabledRef.current ) {
+			controlZoomLevelRef.current = false;
+		}
+	}, [ isZoomedOut ] );
 
-		return () => {
-			if ( isZoomOutOnMount ) {
+	useEffect( () => {
+		isEnabledRef.current = enabled;
+
+		if ( enabled !== isZoomOut() ) {
+			controlZoomLevelRef.current = true;
+
+			if ( enabled ) {
 				setZoomLevel( 'auto-scaled' );
 			} else {
 				resetZoomLevel();
 			}
-		};
-	}, [] );
-
-	useEffect( () => {
-		if ( zoomOut ) {
-			setZoomLevel( 'auto-scaled' );
-		} else {
-			resetZoomLevel();
 		}
-	}, [ zoomOut, setZoomLevel, resetZoomLevel ] );
+
+		return () => {
+			// If we are controlling zoom level and are zoomed out, reset the zoom level.
+			if ( controlZoomLevelRef.current && isZoomOut() ) {
+				resetZoomLevel();
+			}
+		};
+	}, [ enabled, isZoomOut, resetZoomLevel, setZoomLevel ] );
 }

test/e2e/specs/site-editor/preload.spec.js

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const { test, expect } = require( '@wordpress/e2e-test-utils-playwright' );
 test.describe( 'Preload', () => {
 	test.beforeAll( async ( { requestUtils } ) => {
 		await requestUtils.activateTheme( 'emptytheme' );
+		await requestUtils.resetPreferences();
 	} );
 
 	test.afterAll( async ( { requestUtils } ) => {