selection-update

Computing input selection updates on external file changes, as if we used browser managed undo and redo.

API

/**
 * Calculate the selection update for the given
 * current and new input values.
 *
 * @param {Object} currentSelection as {start, end}
 * @param {String} currentValue
 * @param {String} newValue
 *
 * @return {Object} newSelection as {start, end}
 */
calculateUpdate(currentSelection, currentValue, newValue);

Usage

var selectionUpdate = require('selection-update');

/**
 * Update input with new value.

 * @param {Node} $input
 * @param {String} newValue
 */
function updateInput($input, newValue) {

  var newSelection;

  // only retrieve and restore input, if the element
  // is currently active
  if (document.activeElement === $input) {

    // get the current selection and pass it in as {start, end}
    newSelection = selectionUpdate(getSelection($input), $input.value, newValue);
  }

  // apply new value, will naturally send selection to input end
  $input.value = value;

  if (newSelection) {
    // set new {start, end} selection on input
    setSelection($input, selection);
  }
}

License

MIT