feat(headless): add combobox primitive - #9702
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In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/combobox/combobox-arrow.tsx`:
- Around line 8-20: Update ComboboxArrow to use React.forwardRef with an
SVGSVGElement ref, omit context from ComboboxArrowProps, and import useMergeRefs
from `@floating-ui/react`. Merge the consumer ref with arrowRef from
useComboboxContext and pass the merged ref to FloatingArrow while preserving the
existing context, placement, and data-side behavior.
In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/combobox/combobox-option-indicator.tsx`:
- Around line 13-16: In the Combobox.OptionIndicator component, invoke useRender
unconditionally before checking whether selected is null, while preserving the
existing Combobox.Option error guard and rendered output behavior.
In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/combobox/combobox-option.tsx`:
- Around line 29-38: Update the cleanup returned by the useEffect in the
combobox option component to deregister the unmounted option through the
selected-index registration API, clearing the root selectedIndex when it still
refers to this option’s index. Preserve the existing valuesByIndexRef cleanup
and avoid clearing a newer selection.
In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/combobox/combobox-positioner.tsx`:
- Around line 20-26: Replace React.useLayoutEffect in ComboboxPositioner with
the existing useSafeLayoutEffect helper imported from `@clerk/shared/react`,
preserving the current anchor handling, cleanup, and dependency array.
In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/combobox/index.ts`:
- Line 13: Add ComboboxTriggerProps to the public type export list in the
Combobox entry point, reusing the symbol exported by ./parts so consumers can
import it alongside the existing Combobox types.
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| if (selected === null) { | ||
| throw new Error('Combobox.OptionIndicator must be used within Combobox.Option'); | ||
| } | ||
| return useRender({ |
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Call useRender before the context guard.
useRender is a hook and calls useMergeRefs. The current guard skips both hooks when selected === null, which violates the hook's unconditional-call contract.
♻️ Proposed reorder
const selected = useContext(ComboboxOptionContext);
- if (selected === null) {
- throw new Error('Combobox.OptionIndicator must be used within Combobox.Option');
- }
- return useRender({
+ const element = useRender({
defaultTagName: 'span',
render,
ref,
- enabled: selected,
+ enabled: selected === true,
props: mergeProps<'span'>({ 'aria-hidden': true }, props),
});
+ if (selected === null) {
+ throw new Error('Combobox.OptionIndicator must be used within Combobox.Option');
+ }
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In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/combobox/combobox-option-indicator.tsx`
around lines 13 - 16, In the Combobox.OptionIndicator component, invoke
useRender unconditionally before checking whether selected is null, while
preserving the existing Combobox.Option error guard and rendered output
behavior.
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| React.useLayoutEffect(() => { | ||
| if (!anchor) { | ||
| return; | ||
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| refs.setPositionReference(anchor); | ||
| return () => refs.setPositionReference(refs.domReference.current); | ||
| }, [anchor, refs]); |
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Use the existing SSR-safe layout effect helper.
ComboboxPositioner can be prerendered despite its 'use client' directive, so React.useLayoutEffect can emit React’s server-rendering warning. Replace it with useSafeLayoutEffect from @clerk/shared/react.
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In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/combobox/combobox-positioner.tsx` around
lines 20 - 26, Replace React.useLayoutEffect in ComboboxPositioner with the
existing useSafeLayoutEffect helper imported from `@clerk/shared/react`,
preserving the current anchor handling, cleanup, and dependency array.
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shape looks good to me
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1. role="listbox" doesn't own its options — packages/headless/src/primitives/combobox/combobox-positioner.tsx:36
Actual DOM when open:
<div id=":r1:" role="listbox" data-side="bottom"> <!-- Positioner -->
<div data-open=""> <!-- Popup: generic, exposed -->
<div style="display: contents;"> <!-- Freeze: not exposed, fine -->
<div role="option">Apple</div>
The Popup div is a generic node between listbox and option, which breaks ARIA required-owned-elements (and fails axe aria-required-children). Inline mode is fine — List wraps options directly.
Fix: floating-ui explicitly supports the positioner/popup split. Spread getFloatingProps() on Popup and leave only ref={refs.setFloating} + style={floatingStyles} + data-side on Positioner. getFloatingFocusElement() finds the inner element via data-floating-ui-focusable and useRole resolves aria-controls to the Popup's id automatically, so the pairing keeps working and the size() middleware's data-side check is unaffected.
2. Stale aria-activedescendant when nothing matches — combobox-root.tsx:210 (handleInputChange unconditionally does setActiveIndex(0))
Typing a non-matching query leaves:
value="zzzz" aria-expanded="true" aria-activedescendant=":r4:" <!-- :r4: no longer in the DOM -->
APG requires activedescendant to reference the focused popup element. Needs to clear when the filtered list is empty.
3. empty renders inside the listbox — combobox-collection.tsx:19
<div role="listbox"><div>No fruit found</div></div> — non-option content in a listbox, same required-children rule, and aria-expanded="true" on a popup with no options. Should render outside the listbox (or close the popup / a role="status" region).
Nits
- No autoComplete="off" on the input — browser autofill UI can cover the popup.
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https://swingset-git-austin-headless-combobox.clerkstage.dev/primitives/combobox
@maxyinger made a fair point about distinguishing Combobox from Autocomplete. This adds a Combobox primitive for selecting from a searchable list, remembering the selected option separately from the search text.
I think we can share some common logic between the two as this is heavily based autocomplete, but wanted to keep this PR focused.
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