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Description

Adds a headless variant to Mosaic Input for composing inputs inside parent-owned field chrome. Includes Swingset documentation.

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The Input component now supports a default and headless variant. The headless variant removes field chrome while preserving base styling and state attributes. InputVariant is publicly exported. Tests cover the headless rendering. Swingset includes a headless story, documentation example, registry entry, and patch changeset.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely identifies the main change: adding a headless input variant to the UI package.
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In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/input/input.tsx`:
- Line 14: Update InputProps and the Input forwardRef implementation so the ref
type matches the element supplied through render: either restrict render to
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* An unstyled native input with render-prop support and reflected state attributes.
* Styled layers can use it for standalone fields or place it inside compound controls.
*/
export const Input = React.forwardRef<HTMLInputElement, InputProps>(function Input(

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

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#!/bin/bash
set -eu
printf '%s\n' '--- input.tsx ---'
cat -n packages/headless/src/primitives/input/input.tsx
printf '%s\n' '--- useRender definitions and nearby callers ---'
rg -n -A35 -B12 'useRender|forwardRef<HTMLInputElement|interface InputProps|type InputProps' packages/headless packages/swingset
printf '%s\n' '--- input primitive story ---'
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#!/bin/bash
set -eu
printf '%s\n' '--- input.tsx ---'
cat -n packages/headless/src/primitives/input/input.tsx
printf '%s\n' '--- utility files containing useRender ---'
rg -l 'function useRender|const useRender|export .*useRender' packages/headless/src
printf '%s\n' '--- input references ---'
rg -n -A12 -B8 'Input|render=\{<textarea' packages/headless/src/primitives/input packages/swingset/src/stories/input.primitive.mdx

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printf '%s\n' '--- component prop and render types ---'
rg -n -A25 -B10 'export (type|interface) (ComponentProps|Render|RenderFunction)|type ComponentProps|interface ComponentProps' packages/headless/src/utils packages/headless/src
printf '%s\n' '--- input package configuration and type-test conventions ---'
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Make the forwarded ref type follow the rendered element.

render accepts any ReactElement, but Input always exposes Ref<HTMLInputElement>. useRender forwards that ref to the element cloned by React.cloneElement, so render={<textarea />} can assign an HTMLTextAreaElement to a ref typed as HTMLInputElement. Restrict render to input-compatible elements or make the ref type polymorphic, and add a regression test.

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In `@packages/headless/src/primitives/input/input.tsx` at line 14, Update
InputProps and the Input forwardRef implementation so the ref type matches the
element supplied through render: either restrict render to input-compatible
React elements or make the component ref polymorphic, while preserving useRender
behavior. Add a regression test covering a textarea or other incompatible
rendered element and its ref typing.

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Superseded by #9647 after renaming the branch to .

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Superseded by #9647 after renaming the branch to austin/input-primitive.

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austincalvelage deleted the austin/headless-input branch September 3, 2026 04:01
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@austincalvelage austincalvelage changed the title feat(headless): add input primitive feat(headless): add headless input variant Sep 3, 2026
@austincalvelage austincalvelage changed the title feat(headless): add headless input variant feat(ui): add headless input variant Sep 3, 2026

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Inline comments:
In `@packages/ui/src/mosaic/components/input/input.styles.ts`:
- Line 30: Update the headless input styles to preserve a visible keyboard-focus
indicator: remove the outline: 'none' declaration or add an equivalent
:focus-visible outline rule. Ensure standalone headless inputs retain the
existing behavior while keyboard navigation remains visibly indicated.

In `@packages/ui/src/mosaic/components/input/input.test.tsx`:
- Around line 27-38: Enhance the “removes field chrome with the headless
variant” test for Input to assert the actual headless StyleX-applied styling
rather than only the data attribute, and add coverage for the keyboard-focus
behavior. Keep the existing DOM contract assertions while verifying both the
unfocused headless appearance and the focused state.

In `@packages/ui/src/mosaic/components/input/input.tsx`:
- Line 12: Add JSDoc to the exported InputVariant type describing the supported
default and headless variants, and retain the existing InputProps.variant
documentation separately.

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  • packages/swingset/src/stories/input.stories.tsx
  • packages/ui/src/mosaic/components/input/index.ts
  • packages/ui/src/mosaic/components/input/input.styles.ts
  • packages/ui/src/mosaic/components/input/input.test.tsx
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve a visible focus indicator for headless inputs.

When a standalone headless input receives keyboard focus, outline: 'none' removes the browser focus indicator. The headless path skips inputStyles.base, and no replacement focus rule is shown. Remove this declaration or add a :focus-visible indicator.

As per coding guidelines, implement proper focus management for keyboard navigation in React components.

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In `@packages/ui/src/mosaic/components/input/input.styles.ts` at line 30, Update
the headless input styles to preserve a visible keyboard-focus indicator: remove
the outline: 'none' declaration or add an equivalent :focus-visible outline
rule. Ensure standalone headless inputs retain the existing behavior while
keyboard navigation remains visibly indicated.

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Source: Coding guidelines

Comment on lines +27 to +38
it('removes field chrome with the headless variant', () => {
render(
<Input
variant='headless'
aria-label='Search'
/>,
);

const input = screen.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Search' });
expect(input).toHaveClass('cl-input');
expect(input).toHaveAttribute('data-variant', 'headless');
});

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Test the headless style behavior, not only the DOM contract.

These assertions pass if data-variant="headless" is emitted even when the headless StyleX rules are missing. Add an assertion that verifies the applied headless styling and cover keyboard focus behavior.

As per coding guidelines, unit tests are required for all new functionality and must verify edge cases.

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In `@packages/ui/src/mosaic/components/input/input.test.tsx` around lines 27 - 38,
Enhance the “removes field chrome with the headless variant” test for Input to
assert the actual headless StyleX-applied styling rather than only the data
attribute, and add coverage for the keyboard-focus behavior. Keep the existing
DOM contract assertions while verifying both the unfocused headless appearance
and the focused state.

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Source: Coding guidelines

import { useOptionalFieldControlProps } from '../field/field.context';
import { sizes, styles } from './input.styles';

export type InputVariant = 'default' | 'headless';

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Document the new public InputVariant type.

Add JSDoc that describes the default and headless values. The property comment documents InputProps.variant, but the exported type itself has no API documentation.

As per coding guidelines, all public APIs must be documented with JSDoc comments.

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In `@packages/ui/src/mosaic/components/input/input.tsx` at line 12, Add JSDoc to
the exported InputVariant type describing the supported default and headless
variants, and retain the existing InputProps.variant documentation separately.

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Source: Coding guidelines

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Packages analyzed 19
Packages with changes 0
🔴 Breaking changes 0
🟡 Non-breaking changes 0
🟢 Additions 0

No API Changes Detected

All packages have stable APIs with no detected changes.


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