fix(Combobox): ⚡ make controlled input adhere to inputValue and… (#…

…2267)

… send all change events

resolves #2264

.changeset/long-boxes-sniff.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@digdir/designsystemet-react": patch
+---
+
+fix(Combobox): :zap: make controlled input adhere to `inputValue` and send all change events

packages/react/src/components/form/Combobox/Combobox.test.tsx

@@ -149,6 +149,26 @@ describe('Combobox', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('should send `onChange` event when value changes', async () => {
+    const onChange = vi.fn();
+    const { user } = await render({ onChange });
+    const combobox = screen.getByRole('combobox');
+
+    await act(async () => await user.click(combobox));
+    await act(async () => await user.click(screen.getByText('Oslo')));
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      /* we expect a change event with (e) => e.target.value === 'Oslo' */
+      expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          target: expect.objectContaining({
+            value: 'Oslo',
+          }),
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
   it('should show a chip of a selected option in multiple mode', async () => {
     await render({ multiple: true, value: ['leikanger'] });
     expect(screen.getByText('Leikanger')).toBeInTheDocument();

packages/react/src/components/form/Combobox/Combobox.tsx

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import type { Option } from './useCombobox';
 import { useCombobox } from './useCombobox';
 import { useComboboxKeyboard } from './useComboboxKeyboard';
 import { useFloatingCombobox } from './useFloatingCombobox';
-import { prefix, removePrefix } from './utilities';
+import { prefix, removePrefix, setReactInputValue } from './utilities';
 
 export type ComboboxProps = {
   /**
@@ -161,6 +161,12 @@ export const ComboboxComponent = forwardRef<HTMLInputElement, ComboboxProps>(
 
     const [inputValue, setInputValue] = useState<string>(rest.inputValue || '');
 
+    useEffect(() => {
+      if (typeof rest.inputValue === 'string') {
+        setInputValue(rest.inputValue);
+      }
+    }, [rest.inputValue]);
+
     const {
       selectedOptions,
       options,
@@ -208,7 +214,8 @@ export const ComboboxComponent = forwardRef<HTMLInputElement, ComboboxProps>(
     useEffect(() => {
       if (value && value.length > 0 && !multiple) {
         const option = options[prefix(value[0])];
-        setInputValue(option?.label || '');
+        inputRef.current &&
+          setReactInputValue(inputRef.current, option?.label || '');
       }
     }, [multiple, value, options]);
 
@@ -239,7 +246,7 @@ export const ComboboxComponent = forwardRef<HTMLInputElement, ComboboxProps>(
       const { option, clear, remove } = args;
       if (clear) {
         setSelectedOptions({});
-        setInputValue('');
+        inputRef.current && setReactInputValue(inputRef.current, '');
         onValueChange?.([]);
         return;
       }
@@ -264,15 +271,16 @@ export const ComboboxComponent = forwardRef<HTMLInputElement, ComboboxProps>(
         } else {
           newSelectedOptions[prefix(option.value)] = option;
         }
-        setInputValue('');
+        inputRef.current && setReactInputValue(inputRef.current, '');
         inputRef.current?.focus();
       } else {
         /* clear newSelectedOptions */
         for (const key of Object.keys(newSelectedOptions)) {
           delete newSelectedOptions[key];
         }
         newSelectedOptions[prefix(option.value)] = option;
-        setInputValue(option?.label || '');
+        inputRef.current &&
+          setReactInputValue(inputRef.current, option?.label || '');
         // move cursor to the end of the input
         setTimeout(() => {
           inputRef.current?.setSelectionRange(

packages/react/src/components/form/Combobox/utilities.ts

@@ -38,3 +38,25 @@ export const prefix = (value?: string): string => {
 export const removePrefix = (value: string): string => {
   return value.slice(INTERNAL_OPTION_PREFIX.length);
 };
+
+// Workaround from https://github.com/equinor/design-system/blob/develop/packages/eds-utils/src/utils/setReactInputValue.ts
+// React ignores 'dispathEvent' on input/textarea, see https://github.com/facebook/react/issues/10135
+type ReactInternalHack = { _valueTracker?: { setValue: (a: string) => void } };
+
+export const setReactInputValue = (
+  input: HTMLInputElement & ReactInternalHack,
+  value: string,
+): void => {
+  const previousValue = input.value;
+
+  input.value = value;
+
+  const tracker = input._valueTracker;
+
+  if (typeof tracker !== 'undefined') {
+    tracker.setValue(previousValue);
+  }
+
+  //'change' instead of 'input', see https://github.com/facebook/react/issues/11488#issuecomment-381590324
+  input.dispatchEvent(new Event('change', { bubbles: true }));
+};