cross-browser.ts

// Copyright: Ankitects Pty Ltd and contributors
// License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html

/**
 * Gecko has no .getSelection on ShadowRoot, only .activeElement
 */
export function getSelection(element: Node): Selection | null {
  const root = element.getRootNode() as Document;

  if (root.getSelection) {
    return root.getSelection();
  }

  return document.getSelection();
}

/**
 * Browser has potential support for multiple ranges per selection built in,
 * but in reality only Gecko supports it.
 * If there are multiple ranges, the latest range is the _main_ one.
 */
export function getRange(selection: Selection): Range | null {
  const rangeCount = selection.rangeCount;

  return rangeCount === 0 ? null : selection.getRangeAt(rangeCount - 1);
}

/**
 * Avoid using selection.isCollapsed: it will always return
 * true in shadow root in Gecko
 * (this bug seems to also happens in Blink)
 */
export function isSelectionCollapsed(selection: Selection): boolean {
  return getRange(selection)!.collapsed;
}