Refactor for multiselect value parsing and a fix to ensure default values are parsed before reaching the picker

packages/bbui/src/Form/Core/Multiselect.svelte

@@ -16,16 +16,13 @@
   export let autoWidth = false
 
   $: streamed = Array.isArray(value)
-    ? value.reduce((acc, ele) => {
+    ? value.reduce((acc, entry) => {
-        if (typeof ele === "string") {
+        if (typeof ele === "string" && entry.trim() === "") {
-          let temp = ele.trim()
+          return acc
-          if (!temp) {
-            return acc
-          }
         }
-        let processedOpt = ele.toString()
+        let processedOption = String(entry)
-        if (options.indexOf(processedOpt) > -1) {
+        if (options.indexOf(processedOption) > -1) {
-          acc.push(ele.toString())
+          acc.push(processedOption)
         }
         return acc
       }, [])

packages/client/src/components/app/forms/Field.svelte

@@ -27,11 +27,19 @@
   $: formField = formApi?.registerField(
     field,
     type,
-    defaultValue,
+    parseDefaultValue(defaultValue),
     disabled,
     validation,
     formStep
   )
+
+  const parseDefaultValue = defaultValue => {
+    if (Array.isArray(defaultValue) && type === "array") {
+      return defaultValue.map(val => String(val))
+    }
+    return defaultValue
+  }
+
   $: schemaType = fieldSchema?.type !== "formula" ? fieldSchema?.type : "string"
 
   // Focus label when editing