feat: Share the dialog close and focus hooks every list needs by SirLouen · Pull Request #76 · gopherium/godmin

SirLouen · 2026-10-25T15:12:49Z

Closes #62
Closes #63
Closes #71

What

useListRun focuses the list after a run moved an item only while the focus sits on the page, in the list or in the dialog the run started in, or in no dialog once that dialog closed. A dialog opened during any list run keeps the focus. focusInDialog reports whether a dialog holds the focus.
useCloseWhileOpen closes a dialog only while it is still the one open, and RunConfirm uses it, so a run that ends late never closes a dialog opened since.
useFocusBack puts the focus back on what opened a list dialog (the title, the media, the phone row or the actions menu) once the list is drawn again, in grid, list and table layouts. It falls back to the actions menu, then to the list region.
openOnTap lives in a module free of the router, and the main entry hands out the list view types.

Why

Each app wrote its own copy of these, and a list drawn as a table had no way to put the focus back on its rows.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

New Features
- On phone layouts, tapping a row opens its record without changing the selection.
- Added focus restoration to return focus to list items or the list after dialogs and actions.
- Published additional list-view, dialog, and focus utilities through the main entry point.
Bug Fixes
- Completing an action no longer closes a different dialog opened while it was running.
- List actions better preserve focus in dialogs and controls when appropriate.
Documentation
- Expanded guidance and examples for list focus, dialog closing, and the available utilities.

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The PR adds guarded dialog closing, updates focus handling after list runs, adds focus restoration for list items, and exposes list-view utilities and types through package entry points.

Changes: List dialog and focus behavior

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Guard dialog closing `src/close-while-open.ts`, `src/run-confirm.tsx`, `src/index.ts`, `test/close-while-open.test.tsx`, `test/run-confirm.test.tsx`, `docs/lists.md`, `CHANGELOG.md`	`useCloseWhileOpen` invokes the optional close callback only while its component remains mounted. `RunConfirm` uses it after a run settles. Tests cover unmounting and a replacement dialog opened while a run is pending.
Scope focus changes after list runs `src/list-run.ts`, `test/list-run.test.tsx`, `test/bulk-run.test.tsx`, `src/index.ts`, `docs/lists.md`, `CHANGELOG.md`	`useListRun` tracks the starting dialog and focuses the list after a moved run only when focus remains in an eligible location. Tests cover focus changes during runs, stale runs, and listener cleanup.
Restore focus to list items `src/focus-back.ts`, `src/index.ts`, `test/focus-back.test.tsx`, `docs/lists.md`, `docs/screens.md`, `docs/design-system/accessibility.md`	`useFocusBack` records an item and trigger, waits while the list is busy, and restores focus after page focus is lost. It falls back to the item actions trigger or list region and tracks replacement elements.
Expose list-view utilities `src/open-on-tap.ts`, `src/list-view.ts`, `src/index.ts`, `test/open-on-tap.test.ts`, `test/entries.test.ts`, `README.md`, `docs/overview.md`, `docs/lists.md`	The package entries expose `openOnTap` and list-view types. On phone layouts, `openOnTap` opens the first selected ID when present; on wide layouts, it returns the existing selection handler.

Priority: Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Reader
  participant useListRun
  participant Run
  participant ListRegion
  Reader->>useListRun: Start run from current focus location
  useListRun->>useListRun: Record starting dialog and track focus
  Run->>useListRun: Settle with moved status
  useListRun->>ListRegion: Focus when current run and focus location are eligible

Possibly related issues

Show failures in a toast and close dialogs the way WordPress does gophenberg#528: The PR adds shared list-run and dialog-close hooks relevant to this issue.
Put the focus back on the row a list dialog opened from, in every layout #71: The PR adds shared focus restoration across grid, list, and table layouts.
Keep a finished row write from closing a dialog opened since gophenberg#540: The PR adds useCloseWhileOpen to guard against closing a replacement dialog.

Possibly related PRs

gopherium/godmin#73: The PR updates the entry-point documentation tables established by this PR.

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Out of Scope Changes check		The new `src/open-on-tap.ts` module, the `openOnTap` re-export, and the list-view type exports from `src/index.ts` do not implement or support `#62`, `#63`, or `#71`. Their tests and related documentation a…	Remove the `openOnTap` module move, its tests and documentation, and the unrelated list-view type exports and tests. Alternatively, link an active issue that requires these API changes and explain their connection to this PR.

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Title check		The title "feat: Share the dialog close and focus hooks every list needs" matches the main change. The PR adds the shared useCloseWhileOpen and useFocusBack hooks, focusInDialog, and the useListRun fo…
Linked Issues check		[`#62`] `useListRun` records the starting dialog and limits focus restoration to the page body, list region, starting dialog, or the element that received focus when that dialog closed. `focusInDialog` …
Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 44 functions across 14 files. (3 skipped: …

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The title "feat: Share the dialog close and focus hooks every list needs" matches the main change. The PR adds the shared useCloseWhileOpen and useFocusBack hooks, focusInDialog, and the useListRun focus handling, and it also moves openOnTap and exports list view types. The title is specific and describes the primary change. It does not list every detail, which is expected.

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[#62] useListRun records the starting dialog and limits focus restoration to the page body, list region, starting dialog, or the element that received focus when that dialog closed. focusInDialog detects dialog focus. test/list-run.test.tsx covers page, list, dialog, replaced-dialog, stale-run, and cleanup cases. [#63] useCloseWhileOpen calls closeModal only while the dialog body remains mounted. RunConfirm uses the hook, and the hook is exported. test/run-confirm.test.tsx verifies that an edit dialog opened during a held confirm run remains open. [#71] useFocusBack supports grid, list, and table holders. It restores the title, media, phone-row, or actions trigger, then falls back to the actions menu or list region. It handles bulk focus and redraws. test/focus-back.test.tsx covers the three layouts and fallback behavior.

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The new src/open-on-tap.ts module, the openOnTap re-export, and the list-view type exports from src/index.ts do not implement or support #62, #63, or #71. Their tests and related documentation are also outside those issue objectives. The current PR description includes these API changes, but no linked issue requires them.

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Remove the openOnTap module move, its tests and documentation, and the unrelated list-view type exports and tests. Alternatively, link an active issue that requires these API changes and explain their connection to this PR.

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- Around line 27-56: Update closedWithNoDialog and its use in readerOnList so
the closed-dialog exception applies only when document.activeElement is the
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Summary

Shares dialog-close and list-focus helpers through the main entry.

List runs move focus back only while the reader is still with the run.
List dialogs can return focus to the item trigger that opened them.
A late action can close only the dialog that started it.
List screens can use shared list tools without importing the router.

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- Around line 89-126: In keepFocusOn, when the watched trigger is removed and
holderOf returns null, focus the list region after stopping the observer and
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+/**
+ * Puts the focus on the trigger a dialog on an item opened from, and again each time the list draws it anew.
+ * @param list - The list region.
+ * @param asked - The item and the trigger.
+ * @returns What stops it, which also stops once the reader moves the focus or presses elsewhere, or the item leaves.
+ */
+function keepFocusOn(list: HTMLElement, asked: FocusBack): () => void {
+	let held = triggerOf(list, asked)
+	held.focus()
+	if (held === list) {
+		return stopNothing
+	}
+	const redrawn = new MutationObserver((records) => {
+		if (!tookOff(records, held)) {
+			return
+		}
+		if (holderOf(list, asked.id) === null) {
+			stop()
+			return
+		}
+		held = triggerOf(list, asked)
+		held.focus()
+	})
+	const moved = (event: Event) => {
+		if (!held.contains(event.target as Node)) {
+			stop()
+		}
+	}
+	const stop = () => {
+		redrawn.disconnect()
+		document.removeEventListener('focusin', moved, true)
+		document.removeEventListener('pointerdown', moved, true)
+	}
+	redrawn.observe(list, { childList: true, subtree: true })
+	document.addEventListener('focusin', moved, true)
+	document.addEventListener('pointerdown', moved, true)
+	return stop
+}


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set -o pipefail printf '%s\n' '--- focus-back source ---' nl -ba src/focus-back.ts | sed -n '1,180p' printf '%s\n' '--- relevant tests ---' nl -ba test/focus-back.test.tsx | sed -n '1,220p' nl -ba test/focus-back.test.tsx | sed -n '500,590p' printf '%s\n' '--- focus-back references and layout harness ---' rg -n -F --glob '*.{ts,tsx}' -e 'focusBack' -e 'useFocusBack' -e 'data-item-id' -e 'ROW_OF_ONE' -e 'function focusBackInGrid' src test printf '%s\n' '--- docs contract ---' nl -ba docs/lists.md | sed -n '1060,1125p' printf '%s\n' '--- PR diff for focus-back and tests ---' git diff b9afc0a6ea96fcdfcea6b72d718dfdf49495beca 3a4726e0ca5993bd1a9b108a6dcb673c3d39a43d -- src/focus-back.ts test/focus-back.test.tsx docs/lists.md printf '%s\n' '--- DataViews/package declarations ---' rg -n -F --glob 'package.json' -e '@wordpress/dataviews' -e 'react' . rg -n -F --glob '*.{ts,tsx}' -e 'DataViews' -e 'useDataViews' src test

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Focus the list region when the item leaves the list.

When the watched trigger is removed and holderOf(list, asked.id) returns null, keepFocusOn stops watching and returns without focusing list. A later redraw can therefore leave focus on document.body. This violates the #71 fallback contract.

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if (holderOf(list, asked.id) === null) { stop() + list.focus() return }

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/**

* Puts the focus on the trigger a dialog on an item opened from, and again each time the list draws it anew.

* @param list - The list region.

* @param asked - The item and the trigger.

* @returns What stops it, which also stops once the reader moves the focus or presses elsewhere, or the item leaves.

*/

function keepFocusOn(list: HTMLElement, asked: FocusBack): () => void {

let held = triggerOf(list, asked)

held.focus()

if (held === list) {

return stopNothing

}

const redrawn = new MutationObserver((records) => {

if (!tookOff(records, held)) {

return

}

if (holderOf(list, asked.id) === null) {

stop()

return

}

held = triggerOf(list, asked)

held.focus()

})

const moved = (event: Event) => {

if (!held.contains(event.target as Node)) {

stop()

}

}

const stop = () => {

redrawn.disconnect()

document.removeEventListener('focusin', moved, true)

document.removeEventListener('pointerdown', moved, true)

}

redrawn.observe(list, { childList: true, subtree: true })

document.addEventListener('focusin', moved, true)

document.addEventListener('pointerdown', moved, true)

return stop

}

/**

* Puts the focus on the trigger a dialog on an item opened from, and again each time the list draws it anew.

* @param list - The list region.

* @param asked - The item and the trigger.

* @returns What stops it, which also stops once the reader moves the focus or presses elsewhere, or the item leaves.

*/

function keepFocusOn(list: HTMLElement, asked: FocusBack): () => void {

let held = triggerOf(list, asked)

held.focus()

if (held === list) {

return stopNothing

}

const redrawn = new MutationObserver((records) => {

if (!tookOff(records, held)) {

return

}

if (holderOf(list, asked.id) === null) {

stop()

list.focus()

return

}

held = triggerOf(list, asked)

held.focus()

})

const moved = (event: Event) => {

if (!held.contains(event.target as Node)) {

stop()

}

}

const stop = () => {

redrawn.disconnect()

document.removeEventListener('focusin', moved, true)

document.removeEventListener('pointerdown', moved, true)

}

redrawn.observe(list, { childList: true, subtree: true })

document.addEventListener('focusin', moved, true)

document.addEventListener('pointerdown', moved, true)

return stop

}

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SirLouen added 9 commits October 25, 2026 19:56

feat(lists): add useCloseWhileOpen and let RunConfirm close only its …

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fix(lists): keep the focus in a dialog opened during a list run

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feat(lists): add useFocusBack for the element a list dialog opened from

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feat(lists): hand out openOnTap from the main entry, in a module free…

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feat(lists): hand out the list view types from the main entry

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docs(lists): describe where a list run leaves the focus and the new l…

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fix(lists): put the focus back on a row the grid draws anew after it …

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fix(lists): focus the list when the item leaves it while the focus is…

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