fix(richtext-lexical): slash menu keyboard navigation not triggering auto-scroll (#7185)

`ref` was not added to internal slash menu items correctly.

Works as expected now:
![CleanShot 2024-07-16 at 22 05
41](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/cfb32ec8-a449-41a7-a556-1e5ac365c6bc)

packages/richtext-lexical/src/lexical/plugins/SlashMenu/LexicalTypeaheadMenuPlugin/LexicalMenu.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use client'
 import type { LexicalCommand, LexicalEditor, TextNode } from 'lexical'
-import type { JSX, MutableRefObject, ReactPortal } from 'react'
+import type { JSX, ReactPortal, RefObject } from 'react'
 
 import { useLexicalComposerContext } from '@lexical/react/LexicalComposerContext.js'
 import { mergeRegister } from '@lexical/utils'
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export type MenuResolution = {
 const baseClass = 'slash-menu-popup'
 
 export type MenuRenderFn = (
-  anchorElementRef: MutableRefObject<HTMLElement | null>,
+  anchorElementRef: RefObject<HTMLElement | null>,
   itemProps: {
     groups: Array<SlashMenuGroupInternal>
     selectItemAndCleanUp: (selectedItem: SlashMenuItem) => void
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ export function LexicalMenu({
   resolution,
   shouldSplitNodeWithQuery = false,
 }: {
-  anchorElementRef: MutableRefObject<HTMLElement>
+  anchorElementRef: RefObject<HTMLElement>
   close: () => void
   editor: LexicalEditor
   groups: Array<SlashMenuGroupInternal>
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ export function useMenuAnchorRef(
   resolution: MenuResolution | null,
   setResolution: (r: MenuResolution | null) => void,
   className?: string,
-): MutableRefObject<HTMLElement> {
+): RefObject<HTMLElement> {
   const [editor] = useLexicalComposerContext()
   const anchorElementRef = useRef<HTMLElement>(document.createElement('div'))
   const positionMenu = useCallback(() => {

packages/richtext-lexical/src/lexical/plugins/SlashMenu/LexicalTypeaheadMenuPlugin/index.tsx

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import * as React from 'react'
 
 import type { MenuTextMatch, TriggerFn } from '../useMenuTriggerMatch.js'
 import type { MenuRenderFn, MenuResolution } from './LexicalMenu.js'
-import type { SlashMenuGroup, SlashMenuGroupInternal, SlashMenuItem } from './types.js'
+import type { SlashMenuGroupInternal, SlashMenuItem } from './types.js'
 
 import { LexicalMenu, useMenuAnchorRef } from './LexicalMenu.js'
 
@@ -100,29 +100,6 @@ function startTransition(callback: () => void) {
   }
 }
 
-// Got from https://stackoverflow.com/a/42543908/2013580
-export function getScrollParent(
-  element: HTMLElement,
-  includeHidden: boolean,
-): HTMLBodyElement | HTMLElement {
-  let style = getComputedStyle(element)
-  const excludeStaticParent = style.position === 'absolute'
-  const overflowRegex = includeHidden ? /(auto|scroll|hidden)/ : /(auto|scroll)/
-  if (style.position === 'fixed') {
-    return document.body
-  }
-  for (let parent: HTMLElement | null = element; (parent = parent.parentElement); ) {
-    style = getComputedStyle(parent)
-    if (excludeStaticParent && style.position === 'static') {
-      continue
-    }
-    if (overflowRegex.test(style.overflow + style.overflowY + style.overflowX)) {
-      return parent
-    }
-  }
-  return document.body
-}
-
 export { useDynamicPositioning } from './LexicalMenu.js'
 
 export type TypeaheadMenuPluginProps = {
@@ -190,7 +167,7 @@ export function LexicalTypeaheadMenuPlugin({
               matchingString: '',
               replaceableString: '',
             }
-            if (match !== null && !isSelectionOnEntityBoundary(editor, match.leadOffset)) {
+            if (!isSelectionOnEntityBoundary(editor, match.leadOffset)) {
               if (node !== null) {
                 const editorWindow = editor._window ?? window
                 const range = editorWindow.document.createRange()

packages/richtext-lexical/src/lexical/plugins/SlashMenu/LexicalTypeaheadMenuPlugin/types.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { I18nClient } from '@payloadcms/translations'
 import type { LexicalEditor, Spread } from 'lexical'
-import type { MutableRefObject } from 'react'
 import type React from 'react'
+import type { RefObject } from 'react'
 
 export type SlashMenuItem = {
   /** The icon which is rendered in your slash menu item. */
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export type SlashMenuGroup = {
 }
 
 export type SlashMenuItemInternal = {
-  ref: MutableRefObject<HTMLButtonElement | null>
+  ref: RefObject<HTMLButtonElement | null>
 } & SlashMenuItem
 
 export type SlashMenuGroupInternal = Spread<

packages/richtext-lexical/src/lexical/plugins/SlashMenu/index.tsx

@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ function SlashMenuItem({
       key={item.key}
       onClick={onClick}
       onMouseEnter={onMouseEnter}
-      ref={item.ref}
+      ref={(element) => {
+        item.ref = { current: element }
+      }}
       role="option"
       tabIndex={-1}
       type="button"
@@ -178,57 +180,55 @@ export function SlashMenuPlugin({
   )
 
   return (
-    <React.Fragment>
-      <LexicalTypeaheadMenuPlugin
-        anchorElem={anchorElem}
-        groups={groups as SlashMenuGroupInternal[]}
-        menuRenderFn={(
-          anchorElementRef,
-          { selectItemAndCleanUp, selectedItemKey, setSelectedItemKey },
-        ) =>
-          anchorElementRef.current && groups.length
-            ? ReactDOM.createPortal(
-                <div className={baseClass}>
-                  {groups.map((group) => {
-                    let groupTitle = group.key
-                    if (group.label) {
-                      groupTitle =
-                        typeof group.label === 'function' ? group.label({ i18n }) : group.label
-                    }
+    <LexicalTypeaheadMenuPlugin
+      anchorElem={anchorElem}
+      groups={groups as SlashMenuGroupInternal[]}
+      menuRenderFn={(
+        anchorElementRef,
+        { selectItemAndCleanUp, selectedItemKey, setSelectedItemKey },
+      ) =>
+        anchorElementRef.current && groups.length
+          ? ReactDOM.createPortal(
+              <div className={baseClass}>
+                {groups.map((group) => {
+                  let groupTitle = group.key
+                  if (group.label) {
+                    groupTitle =
+                      typeof group.label === 'function' ? group.label({ i18n }) : group.label
+                  }
 
-                    return (
-                      <div
-                        className={`${baseClass}__group ${baseClass}__group-${group.key}`}
-                        key={group.key}
-                      >
-                        <div className={`${baseClass}__group-title`}>{groupTitle}</div>
-                        {group.items.map((item, oi: number) => (
-                          <SlashMenuItem
-                            index={oi}
-                            isSelected={selectedItemKey === item.key}
-                            item={item as SlashMenuItemInternal}
-                            key={item.key}
-                            onClick={() => {
-                              setSelectedItemKey(item.key)
-                              selectItemAndCleanUp(item)
-                            }}
-                            onMouseEnter={() => {
-                              setSelectedItemKey(item.key)
-                            }}
-                          />
-                        ))}
-                      </div>
-                    )
-                  })}
-                </div>,
-                anchorElementRef.current,
-              )
-            : null
-        }
-        onQueryChange={setQueryString}
-        onSelectItem={onSelectItem}
-        triggerFn={checkForTriggerMatch}
-      />
-    </React.Fragment>
+                  return (
+                    <div
+                      className={`${baseClass}__group ${baseClass}__group-${group.key}`}
+                      key={group.key}
+                    >
+                      <div className={`${baseClass}__group-title`}>{groupTitle}</div>
+                      {group.items.map((item, oi: number) => (
+                        <SlashMenuItem
+                          index={oi}
+                          isSelected={selectedItemKey === item.key}
+                          item={item as SlashMenuItemInternal}
+                          key={item.key}
+                          onClick={() => {
+                            setSelectedItemKey(item.key)
+                            selectItemAndCleanUp(item)
+                          }}
+                          onMouseEnter={() => {
+                            setSelectedItemKey(item.key)
+                          }}
+                        />
+                      ))}
+                    </div>
+                  )
+                })}
+              </div>,
+              anchorElementRef.current,
+            )
+          : null
+      }
+      onQueryChange={setQueryString}
+      onSelectItem={onSelectItem}
+      triggerFn={checkForTriggerMatch}
+    />
   )
 }