3003 autocomplete when in dialog intercepts escape keypresses and click outside

src/Autocomplete/AutocompleteOverlay.tsx

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import Overlay, {OverlayProps} from '../Overlay'
 import {ComponentProps} from '../utils/types'
 import {AutocompleteContext} from './AutocompleteContext'
 import {useRefObjectAsForwardedRef} from '../hooks/useRefObjectAsForwardedRef'
+import VisuallyHidden from '../_VisuallyHidden'
 
 type AutocompleteOverlayInternalProps = {
   /**
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ function AutocompleteOverlay({
     return null
   }
 
-  return (
+  return showMenu ? (
     <Overlay
       returnFocusRef={inputRef}
       preventFocusOnOpen={true}
@@ -58,14 +59,17 @@ function AutocompleteOverlay({
       ref={floatingElementRef as React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement>}
       top={position?.top}
       left={position?.left}
-      visibility={showMenu ? 'visible' : 'hidden'}
       sx={{
         overflow: 'auto',
       }}
       {...overlayProps}
     >
       {children}
     </Overlay>
+  ) : (
+    // HACK: This ensures AutocompleteMenu is still mounted when closing the menu and all of the hooks inside of it are still called.
+    // A better way to do this would be to move the hooks to AutocompleteOverlay or somewhere that won't get unmounted.
+    <VisuallyHidden aria-hidden="true">{children}</VisuallyHidden>
   )
 }
 

src/__tests__/Autocomplete.test.tsx

@@ -272,28 +272,30 @@ describe('Autocomplete', () => {
         <LabelledAutocomplete menuProps={{items: mockItems, selectedItemIds: [], selectionVariant: 'multiple'}} />,
       )
       const inputNode = container.querySelector('#autocompleteInput')
-      const itemToClickNode = getByText(mockItems[1].text)
 
-      expect(inputNode?.getAttribute('aria-expanded')).not.toBe('true')
-      inputNode && fireEvent.focus(inputNode)
-      expect(inputNode?.getAttribute('aria-expanded')).toBe('true')
-      fireEvent.click(itemToClickNode)
-      inputNode && (await user.type(inputNode, '{enter}'))
-      expect(inputNode?.getAttribute('aria-expanded')).toBe('true')
+      if (inputNode) {
+        expect(inputNode.getAttribute('aria-expanded')).not.toBe('true')
+        await user.click(inputNode)
+        expect(inputNode.getAttribute('aria-expanded')).toBe('true')
+        await user.click(getByText(mockItems[1].text))
+        expect(inputNode.getAttribute('aria-expanded')).toBe('true')
+      }
     })
 
-    it('closes the menu when clicking an item in the menu if selectionVariant=single', () => {
+    it('closes the menu when clicking an item in the menu if selectionVariant=single', async () => {
+      const user = userEvent.setup()
       const {getByText, container} = HTMLRender(
         <LabelledAutocomplete menuProps={{items: mockItems, selectedItemIds: [], selectionVariant: 'single'}} />,
       )
       const inputNode = container.querySelector('#autocompleteInput')
-      const itemToClickNode = getByText(mockItems[1].text)
 
-      expect(inputNode?.getAttribute('aria-expanded')).not.toBe('true')
-      inputNode && fireEvent.focus(inputNode)
-      expect(inputNode?.getAttribute('aria-expanded')).toBe('true')
-      fireEvent.click(itemToClickNode)
-      expect(inputNode?.getAttribute('aria-expanded')).not.toBe('true')
+      if (inputNode) {
+        expect(inputNode.getAttribute('aria-expanded')).not.toBe('true')
+        await user.click(inputNode)
+        expect(inputNode.getAttribute('aria-expanded')).toBe('true')
+        await user.click(getByText(mockItems[1].text))
+        expect(inputNode.getAttribute('aria-expanded')).not.toBe('true')
+      }
     })
 
     it('calls handleAddItem with new item data when passing addNewItem', () => {

src/hooks/useDialog.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {useCallback, useEffect} from 'react'
+import {useOnEscapePress} from './useOnEscapePress'
 
 const noop = () => null
 
@@ -103,19 +104,23 @@ function useDialog({
         case 'Tab':
           handleTab(event)
           break
-        case 'Escape':
-          onDismiss()
-          event.stopPropagation()
-          break
       }
     },
-    [handleTab, onDismiss],
+    [handleTab],
   )
 
   const getDialogProps = () => {
     return {onKeyDown}
   }
 
+  useOnEscapePress(
+    (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      onDismiss()
+      event.preventDefault()
+    },
+    [onDismiss],
+  )
+
   return {getDialogProps}
 }
 

src/stories/Autocomplete.stories.tsx

@@ -769,8 +769,8 @@ export const InADialog = (args: FormControlArgs<AutocompleteArgs>) => {
 
   return (
     <>
-      <Button onClick={() => setIsDialogOpen(!isDialogOpen)}>Show dialog</Button>
-      <Dialog id="dialog-with-autocomplete" isOpen={isDialogOpen}>
+      <Button onClick={() => setIsDialogOpen(true)}>Show dialog</Button>
+      <Dialog id="dialog-with-autocomplete" isOpen={isDialogOpen} onDismiss={() => setIsDialogOpen(false)}>
         <div ref={outerContainerRef}>
           <Box as="form" sx={{p: 3}}>
             {mounted ? (