Consistent key press focus logic between composer and emoji picker

src/components/EmojiPicker/EmojiPickerMenu/index.js

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import canFocusInputOnScreenFocus from '@libs/canFocusInputOnScreenFocus';
 import compose from '@libs/compose';
 import * as EmojiUtils from '@libs/EmojiUtils';
 import isEnterWhileComposition from '@libs/KeyboardShortcut/isEnterWhileComposition';
+import * as ReportUtils from '@libs/ReportUtils';
 import * as StyleUtils from '@styles/StyleUtils';
 import useThemeStyles from '@styles/useThemeStyles';
 import * as User from '@userActions/User';
@@ -313,7 +314,7 @@ function EmojiPickerMenu(props) {
             // Enable keyboard movement if tab or enter is pressed or if shift is pressed while the input
             // is not focused, so that the navigation and tab cycling can be done using the keyboard without
             // interfering with the input behaviour.
-            if (keyBoardEvent.key === 'Tab' || keyBoardEvent.key === 'Enter' || (keyBoardEvent.key === 'Shift' && searchInputRef.current && !searchInputRef.current.isFocused())) {
+            if (!ReportUtils.shouldAutoFocusOnKeyPress(keyBoardEvent)) {
                 setIsUsingKeyboardMovement(true);
                 return;
             }

src/libs/ReportUtils.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import lodashEscape from 'lodash/escape';
 import lodashFindLastIndex from 'lodash/findLastIndex';
 import lodashIntersection from 'lodash/intersection';
 import lodashIsEqual from 'lodash/isEqual';
+import React from 'react';
 import Onyx, {OnyxCollection, OnyxEntry, OnyxUpdate} from 'react-native-onyx';
 import {SvgProps} from 'react-native-svg';
 import {ValueOf} from 'type-fest';
@@ -4251,6 +4252,23 @@ function shouldDisableWelcomeMessage(report: OnyxEntry<Report>, policy: OnyxEntr
     return isMoneyRequestReport(report) || isArchivedRoom(report) || !isChatRoom(report) || isChatThread(report) || !PolicyUtils.isPolicyAdmin(policy);
 }
 
+function shouldAutoFocusOnKeyPress(event: KeyboardEvent): boolean {
+    if (event.key.length > 1) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // If a key is pressed in combination with Meta, Control or Alt do not focus
+    if (event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (event.code === 'Space') {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 /**
  * Navigates to the appropriate screen based on the presence of a private note for the current user.
  */
@@ -4433,6 +4451,7 @@ export {
     shouldDisableWelcomeMessage,
     navigateToPrivateNotes,
     canEditWriteCapability,
+    shouldAutoFocusOnKeyPress,
 };
 
 export type {OptionData};

src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/ComposerWithSuggestions/ComposerWithSuggestions.js

@@ -427,18 +427,7 @@ function ComposerWithSuggestions({
                 return;
             }
 
-            // If the key pressed is non-character keys like Enter, Shift, ... do not focus
-            if (e.key.length > 1) {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            // If a key is pressed in combination with Meta, Control or Alt do not focus
-            if (e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey || e.altKey) {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            // If the space key is pressed, do not focus
-            if (e.code === 'Space') {
+            if (!ReportUtils.shouldAutoFocusOnKeyPress(e)) {
                 return;
             }