feat(text-selection): implement text selection enhancement for double and triple-click actions (#5712)

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Balázs Szücs
2026-02-13 12:16:01 +00:00
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import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
import { useSelectionPlugin, useSelectionCapability, glyphAt } from '@embedpdf/plugin-selection/react';
import { useInteractionManagerCapability } from '@embedpdf/plugin-interaction-manager/react';
import type { Position, PdfPageGeometry, PdfRun } from '@embedpdf/models';
interface TextSelectionHandlerProps {
documentId: string;
pageIndex: number;
}
// Time threshold for triple-click detection (ms)
const TRIPLE_CLICK_TIME_THRESHOLD = 500;
// Distance threshold for triple-click position matching (in page units)
const TRIPLE_CLICK_POSITION_THRESHOLD = 20;
const WORD_CHAR_REGEX = /[\p{L}\p{N}_]/u;
function findRunForGlyph(geo: PdfPageGeometry, glyphIndex: number): PdfRun | null {
for (const run of geo.runs) {
const runEnd = run.charStart + run.glyphs.length - 1;
if (glyphIndex >= run.charStart && glyphIndex <= runEnd) {
return run;
}
}
return null;
}
/**
* Finds word boundaries in text content using actual character values.
* Uses Unicode-aware word character detection for internationalization support.
*
* Behavior matches standard text editors / browsers:
* - Double-click on a word character: selects the whole word (letters, digits, underscores)
* - Double-click on punctuation: selects just that character
* - Double-click on whitespace: no selection
*/
function findWordBoundariesInText(text: string, charIndex: number): { start: number; end: number } | null {
if (charIndex < 0 || charIndex >= text.length) return null;
const char = text[charIndex];
// If clicked on whitespace, don't select
if (/\s/.test(char)) return null;
if (WORD_CHAR_REGEX.test(char)) {
let start = charIndex;
while (start > 0 && WORD_CHAR_REGEX.test(text[start - 1])) start--;
let end = charIndex;
while (end < text.length - 1 && WORD_CHAR_REGEX.test(text[end + 1])) end++;
return { start, end };
}
return { start: charIndex, end: charIndex };
}
/**
* Finds line boundaries around the given glyph index.
* A "line" is defined as consecutive runs sharing a similar Y position.
*/
function findLineBoundaries(geo: PdfPageGeometry, glyphIndex: number): { start: number; end: number } | null {
let targetRunIndex = -1;
for (let i = 0; i < geo.runs.length; i++) {
const run = geo.runs[i];
const runEnd = run.charStart + run.glyphs.length - 1;
if (glyphIndex >= run.charStart && glyphIndex <= runEnd) {
targetRunIndex = i;
break;
}
}
if (targetRunIndex === -1) return null;
const targetRun = geo.runs[targetRunIndex];
const targetY = targetRun.rect.y;
const targetH = targetRun.rect.height;
const threshold = targetH * 0.5;
let firstRunIndex = targetRunIndex;
while (firstRunIndex > 0) {
const prevRun = geo.runs[firstRunIndex - 1];
if (Math.abs(prevRun.rect.y - targetY) < threshold) {
firstRunIndex--;
} else {
break;
}
}
let lastRunIndex = targetRunIndex;
while (lastRunIndex < geo.runs.length - 1) {
const nextRun = geo.runs[lastRunIndex + 1];
if (Math.abs(nextRun.rect.y - targetY) < threshold) {
lastRunIndex++;
} else {
break;
}
}
const firstRun = geo.runs[firstRunIndex];
const lastRun = geo.runs[lastRunIndex];
return {
start: firstRun.charStart,
end: lastRun.charStart + lastRun.glyphs.length - 1,
};
}
function setSelectionRange(
selPlugin: any,
documentId: string,
pageIndex: number,
startIndex: number,
endIndex: number
): void {
selPlugin.clearSelection(documentId);
selPlugin.beginSelection(documentId, pageIndex, startIndex);
selPlugin.updateSelection(documentId, pageIndex, endIndex);
selPlugin.endSelection(documentId);
}
/**
* Handles text selection with standard PDF viewer behaviors:
* - Double-click to select a whole word
* - Triple-click to select an entire line
*/
export function TextSelectionHandler({ documentId, pageIndex }: TextSelectionHandlerProps) {
const { plugin: selPlugin } = useSelectionPlugin();
const { provides: selCapability } = useSelectionCapability();
const { provides: imCapability } = useInteractionManagerCapability();
const lastDblClickRef = useRef<{ time: number; x: number; y: number } | null>(null);
const tripleClickTimeRef = useRef(0);
useEffect(() => {
if (!selPlugin || !selCapability || !imCapability) return;
const handlers = {
onDoubleClick: (pos: Position, _evt: any, modeId: string) => {
if (Date.now() - tripleClickTimeRef.current < TRIPLE_CLICK_TIME_THRESHOLD) {
return;
}
if (!selCapability.isEnabledForMode(modeId, documentId)) return;
const state = selCapability.getState(documentId);
const geo = state.geometry[pageIndex];
if (!geo) return;
const g = glyphAt(geo, pos);
if (g === -1) return;
const run = findRunForGlyph(geo, g);
if (!run || run.glyphs.length === 0) return;
const localIndex = g - run.charStart;
const plugin = selPlugin as any;
try {
const coreDoc = plugin.getCoreDocument(documentId);
if (!coreDoc?.document) return;
const task = plugin.engine.getTextSlices(coreDoc.document, [{
pageIndex,
charIndex: run.charStart,
charCount: run.glyphs.length,
}]);
task.wait((texts: string[]) => {
const text = texts[0];
if (!text) return;
const boundaries = findWordBoundariesInText(text, localIndex);
if (!boundaries) return;
lastDblClickRef.current = { time: Date.now(), x: pos.x, y: pos.y };
setSelectionRange(
selPlugin, documentId, pageIndex,
run.charStart + boundaries.start,
run.charStart + boundaries.end
);
}, () => { /* ignore errors */ });
} catch {
// Engine access failed - silently ignore
}
},
onClick: (pos: Position, _evt: any, modeId: string) => {
const dbl = lastDblClickRef.current;
if (!dbl) return;
if (!selCapability.isEnabledForMode(modeId, documentId)) return;
const now = Date.now();
const timeDiff = now - dbl.time;
const dx = Math.abs(pos.x - dbl.x);
const dy = Math.abs(pos.y - dbl.y);
if (
timeDiff < TRIPLE_CLICK_TIME_THRESHOLD &&
dx < TRIPLE_CLICK_POSITION_THRESHOLD &&
dy < TRIPLE_CLICK_POSITION_THRESHOLD
) {
const state = selCapability.getState(documentId);
const geo = state.geometry[pageIndex];
if (!geo) return;
const g = glyphAt(geo, pos);
if (g === -1) return;
const line = findLineBoundaries(geo, g);
if (!line) return;
// Mark triple-click time to skip subsequent dblclick in this sequence
tripleClickTimeRef.current = now;
lastDblClickRef.current = null;
setSelectionRange(selPlugin, documentId, pageIndex, line.start, line.end);
}
},
};
return imCapability.registerAlways({
scope: { type: 'page', documentId, pageIndex },
handlers,
});
}, [selPlugin, selCapability, imCapability, documentId, pageIndex]);
return null;
}