@1771technologies/react-dialog

A lightweight, accessible React dialog component that wraps the native HTML <dialog> element. This package provides a declarative API for modal dialogs with proper focus management, keyboard interactions, and scroll locking.

Features

• 🎯 Built on native <dialog> element
• ♿️ Full ARIA support and accessibility features
• 🔒 Automatic focus trap management
• ⌨️ Keyboard interaction handling (Escape to close)
• 📜 Scroll locking with width compensation
• 🔄 Proper focus restoration
• 🛡️ Handles browser extension edge cases
• 🎨 Minimal styling opinions
• 🪶 Lightweight with zero dependencies

Installation

npm install @1771technologies/react-dialog
# or
yarn add @1771technologies/react-dialog
# or
pnpm add @1771technologies/react-dialog
# or
bun add @1771technologies/react-dialog

Usage

import { Dialog } from "@1771technologies/react-dialog";
import { useState } from "react";

function App() {
  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);

  return (
    <>
      <button onClick={() => setIsOpen(true)}>Open Dialog</button>

      <Dialog open={isOpen} onOpenChange={setIsOpen}>
        <h2>Dialog Title</h2>
        <p>Dialog content goes here...</p>
        <button onClick={() => setIsOpen(false)}>Close</button>
      </Dialog>
    </>
  );
}

Props

Required Props

• open: boolean - Controls the visibility state of the dialog
• onOpenChange: (next: boolean) => void - Callback function triggered when the dialog's open state should change

Optional Props

The component accepts all valid HTML <dialog> element attributes.

Features in Detail

Focus Management

The dialog automatically manages focus by:

• Storing the previously focused element
• Trapping focus within the dialog when open
• Restoring focus when the dialog closes
• Handling edge cases with browser extensions that manipulate focus (e.g. Vimium)

Scroll Locking

When the dialog opens:

• The main document's scroll is locked
• Scrollbar width is compensated to prevent layout shifts
• Scroll position is preserved

Keyboard Interactions

• Escape key closes the dialog
• Tab key traps focus within the dialog
• Handles edge cases with browser extensions that modify keyboard behavior

Click Outside

• Clicking outside the dialog boundary will trigger the onOpenChange callback

Browser Support

This component relies on the native <dialog> element. Check caniuse.com for browser compatibility.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

Apache License 2.0

Credits

Developed and maintained by 1771 Technologies.