fix(caret): focus method now will set caret inside the element

packages/caret/package.json

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "description": "Utils useful for work with caret for Editor.js tools development",
   "repository": "https://github.com/editor-js/utils/tree/main/packages/caret",
   "link": "https://github.com/editor-js/utils/tree/main/packages/caret",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.0.1",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "license": "MIT",
   "scripts": {

packages/caret/src/focus/focus.ts

@@ -20,8 +20,61 @@ export function focus(element: HTMLElement, atStart: boolean = true): void {
       return;
     }
 
-    range.selectNodeContents(element);
-    range.collapse(atStart);
+    /**
+     * Helper function to create a new text node and set the caret
+     * @param parent - parent element to append the text node
+     */
+    const createAndFocusTextNode = (parent: HTMLElement): void => {
+      const textNode = document.createTextNode('');
+
+      parent.appendChild(textNode);
+      range.setStart(textNode, 0);
+      range.setEnd(textNode, 0);
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Helper for checking for null and undefined
+     * @param v - value to check
+     */
+    const isDefinedAndNotNull = <T>(v: T): v is T => v !== undefined && v !== null;
+
+    /**
+     * We need to set focus at start/end to the text node inside an element
+     */
+
+    let childNodes = element.childNodes;
+    let nodeToFocus = atStart ? childNodes[0] : childNodes[childNodes.length - 1];
+
+    if (isDefinedAndNotNull(nodeToFocus)) {
+      /**
+       * Ensure the nodeToFocus is a text node,
+       * if it's not, drill down to find a text node
+       */
+      while (isDefinedAndNotNull(nodeToFocus) && nodeToFocus.nodeType !== Node.TEXT_NODE) {
+        nodeToFocus = atStart ? nodeToFocus.firstChild : nodeToFocus.lastChild;
+      }
+
+      /**
+       * If a text node is found, place the caret
+       */
+      if (isDefinedAndNotNull(nodeToFocus) && nodeToFocus.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE) {
+        const length = nodeToFocus.textContent?.length ?? 0;
+        const position = atStart ? 0 : length;
+
+        range.setStart(nodeToFocus, position);
+        range.setEnd(nodeToFocus, position);
+      } else {
+        /**
+         * If no text node is found, create one and set focus
+         */
+        createAndFocusTextNode(element);
+      }
+    } else {
+      /**
+       * If the element is empty, create a text node and place the caret at the start
+       */
+      createAndFocusTextNode(element);
+    }
 
     selection.removeAllRanges();
     selection.addRange(range);