feat: nested selection host support for IR-extension

doc/helpers/itemsrepeater-extensions.md

@@ -7,11 +7,14 @@ Provides selection support for `ItemsRepeater`.
 ## Properties
 Property|Type|Description
 -|-|-
+IsSelectionHost|bool|Used to mark an element within the ItemsRepeater.ItemTemplate to be the host control that will handle the selection.\*
 SelectedItem|object|Two-ways bindable property for the current/first(in Multiple mode) selected item.\*
 SelectedIndex|int|Two-ways bindable property for the current/first(in Multiple mode) selected index.\*
 SelectedItems|IList\<object>|Two-ways bindable property for the current selected items.\*
 SelectedIndexes|IList\<int>|Two-ways bindable property for the current selected indexes.\*
 SelectionMode|ItemsSelectionMode|Gets or sets the selection behavior: `None`, `SingleOrNone`, `Single`, `Multiple` <br/> note: Changing this value will cause the `Selected-`properties to be re-coerced.
+UseNestedSelectionHost|bool|Used to signal a selection-host should be found in the ItemTemplate, and it would replace the item template root.\*
+
 
 ### Remarks
 - `Selected-`properties only takes effect when `SelectionMode` is set to a valid value that is not `None`.
@@ -21,6 +24,14 @@ SelectionMode|ItemsSelectionMode|Gets or sets the selection behavior: `None`, `S
   - `SingleOrNone`: Up to one item can be selected at a time. The current item can be deselected.
   - `Single`: One item is selected at any time. The current item cannot be deselected.
   - `Multiple`: The current item cannot be deselected.
+- Use `IsSelectionHost` and `UseNestedSelectionHost` when the target of selection cannot be the root element of the ItemTemplate:
+    ```xml
+    <muxc:ItemsRepeater utu:ItemsRepeaterExtensions.UseNestedSelectionHost="True">
+        <muxc:ItemsRepeater.ItemTemplate>
+            <DataTemplate>
+                <Border>
+                    <utu:Chip Content="{Binding}" utu:ItemsRepeaterExtensions.IsSelectionHost="True"/>
+    ```
 
 ## Usage
 ```xml
@@ -45,4 +56,5 @@ xmlns:muxc="using:Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls"
 
 ### Remarks
 - The selection feature from this extensions support ItemTemplate whose the root element is a `SelectorItem` or `ToggleButton`(which includes `Chip`).
+    - Use `IsSelectionHost` and `UseNestedSelectionHost` when the target of selection cannot be the root element of the ItemTemplate.
 - `RadioButton`: Multiple mode is not supported due to control limitation.

src/Uno.Toolkit.RuntimeTests/Tests/ItemsRepeaterChipTests.cs

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ internal static ItemsRepeater SetupItemsRepeater(object source, ItemsSelectionMo
 			ItemsSource = source,
 			ItemTemplate = XamlHelper.LoadXaml<DataTemplate>("""
 				<DataTemplate>
-					<utu:Chip />
+						<utu:Chip Content="{Binding}" />
 				</DataTemplate>
 				"""),
 		};

src/Uno.Toolkit.RuntimeTests/Tests/ItemsRepeaterExtensionTests.cs

@@ -5,10 +5,17 @@
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
-using Windows.UI.Xaml;
 using Uno.Toolkit.RuntimeTests.Helpers;
 using Uno.Toolkit.UI;
 using Uno.UI.RuntimeTests;
+
+#if IS_WINUI
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
+#else
+using Windows.UI.Xaml;
+#endif
+
+using ChipControl = Uno.Toolkit.UI.Chip; // ios/macos: to avoid collision with `global::Chip` namespace...
 using ItemsRepeater = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.ItemsRepeater;
 using static Uno.Toolkit.RuntimeTests.Tests.ItemsRepeaterChipTests; // to borrow helper methods
 
@@ -40,4 +47,31 @@ public async Task When_Selection_Property_Changed(string property)
 		})();
 		Assert.AreEqual(true, IsChipSelectedAt(SUT, 1));
 	}
+
+	[TestMethod]
+	public async Task When_NestedSelectionHost()
+	{
+		var source = Enumerable.Range(0, 3).ToList();
+		var SUT = new ItemsRepeater
+		{
+			ItemsSource = source,
+			ItemTemplate = XamlHelper.LoadXaml<DataTemplate>("""
+				<DataTemplate>
+					<Border>
+						<utu:Chip Content="{Binding}" utu:ItemsRepeaterExtensions.IsSelectionHost="True" />
+					</Border>
+				</DataTemplate>
+				"""),
+		};
+		ItemsRepeaterExtensions.SetUseNestedSelectionHost(SUT, true);
+		ItemsRepeaterExtensions.SetSelectionMode(SUT, ItemsSelectionMode.Single);
+		ItemsRepeaterExtensions.SetSelectedIndex(SUT, 1);
+
+		await UnitTestUIContentHelperEx.SetContentAndWait(SUT);
+
+		var root = SUT.TryGetElement(1);
+		var chip = root?.FindChild<ChipControl>();
+
+		Assert.IsTrue(chip?.IsChecked == true);
+	}
 }

src/Uno.Toolkit.UI/Behaviors/ItemsRepeaterExtensions.cs

@@ -28,6 +28,27 @@ public static partial class ItemsRepeaterExtensions
 {
 	private static ILogger _logger { get; } = typeof(CommandExtensions).Log();
 
+	#region DependencyProperty: IsSelectionHost
+
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Property used to mark an element within the ItemsRepeater.ItemTemplate to be the host control that will handle the selection.
+	/// </summary>
+	/// <remarks>
+	/// This is used when the target of selection cannot be the root element of the ItemTemplate.
+	/// Note that <seealso cref="UseNestedSelectionHostProperty"/> should also be set on the ItemRepeater when using this property.
+	/// </remarks>
+	public static DependencyProperty IsSelectionHostProperty { [DynamicDependency(nameof(GetIsSelectionHost))] get; } = DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached(
+		"IsSelectionHost",
+		typeof(bool),
+		typeof(ItemsRepeaterExtensions),
+		new PropertyMetadata(default(bool)));
+
+	[DynamicDependency(nameof(SetIsSelectionHost))]
+	public static bool GetIsSelectionHost(DependencyObject obj) => (bool)obj.GetValue(IsSelectionHostProperty);
+	[DynamicDependency(nameof(GetIsSelectionHost))]
+	public static void SetIsSelectionHost(DependencyObject obj, bool value) => obj.SetValue(IsSelectionHostProperty, value);
+
+	#endregion
 	#region DependencyProperty: IsSynchronizingSelection
 
 	private static DependencyProperty IsSynchronizingSelectionProperty { [DynamicDependency(nameof(GetIsSynchronizingSelection))] get; } = DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached(
@@ -126,6 +147,24 @@ public static partial class ItemsRepeaterExtensions
 	private static void SetSelectionSubscription(ItemsRepeater obj, IDisposable value) => obj.SetValue(SelectionSubscriptionProperty, value);
 
 	#endregion
+	#region DependencyProperty: UseNestedSelectionHost
+
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Property used to signal a selection-host should be found in the ItemTemplate, and it would replace the item template root.
+	/// </summary>
+	public static DependencyProperty UseNestedSelectionHostProperty { [DynamicDependency(nameof(GetUseNestedSelectionHost))] get; } = DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached(
+		"UseNestedSelectionHost",
+		typeof(bool),
+		typeof(ItemsRepeaterExtensions),
+		new PropertyMetadata(default(bool)));
+
+	[DynamicDependency(nameof(SetUseNestedSelectionHost))]
+	public static bool GetUseNestedSelectionHost(DependencyObject obj) => (bool)obj.GetValue(UseNestedSelectionHostProperty);
+	[DynamicDependency(nameof(GetUseNestedSelectionHost))]
+	public static void SetUseNestedSelectionHost(DependencyObject obj, bool value) => obj.SetValue(UseNestedSelectionHostProperty, value);
+
+	#endregion
+
 
 	#region ItemCommand Impl
 	internal static void OnItemCommandChanged(ItemsRepeater sender, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
@@ -150,14 +189,13 @@ internal static void OnItemCommandChanged(ItemsRepeater sender, DependencyProper
 
 	private static void OnItemsRepeaterCommandTapped(object sender, TappedRoutedEventArgs e)
 	{
-		// ItemsRepeater is more closely related to Panel than ItemsControl, and it cannot be templated.
-		// It is safe to assume all direct children of IR are materialized item template,
-		// and there can't be header/footer or wrapper (ItemContainer) among them.
-
 		if (sender is not ItemsRepeater ir) return;
 		if (e.OriginalSource is ItemsRepeater) return;
 		if (e.OriginalSource is DependencyObject source)
 		{
+			// Unlike for selection behaviors, we don't need to find the "selection host".
+			// The selection host is a unrelated concept in the command setup. Additionally,
+			// the template root would generally have the same context as the selection host.
 			if (ir.FindRootElementOf(source) is FrameworkElement root)
 			{
 				CommandExtensions.TryInvokeCommand(ir, CommandExtensions.GetCommandParameter(root) ?? root.DataContext);
@@ -175,7 +213,7 @@ private static void OnItemsRepeaterCommandTapped(object sender, TappedRoutedEven
 
 	// ItemsRepeater's children contains only materialized element; materialization and de-materialization can be track with
 	// ElementPrepared and ElementClearing events. Recycled elements are reused based on FIFO-rule, resulting in index desync.
-	// Selection state saved on the element (LVI.IsSelect, Chip.IsChecked) will also desync when it happens.
+	// Selection state is saved on the element (LVI.IsSelect, Chip.IsChecked) will also desync when it happens.
 	// !!! So it is important to save the selection state into a dp, and validate against that on element materialization and correct when necessary.
 
 	// Unlike ToggleButton (or Chip which derives from), SelectorItem is not normally selectable on click, unless nested under a Selector.
@@ -315,7 +353,7 @@ private static void OnItemsRepeaterElementPrepared(ItemsRepeater sender, Microso
 		// and we can rely on it to synchronize the selection on the view-level.
 		var selected = GetSelectedIndexes(sender)?.Contains(args.Index) ?? false;
 
-		SetItemSelection(args.Element, selected);
+		SetItemSelection(sender, args.Element, selected);
 	}
 	private static void OnItemsRepeaterItemsSourceChanged(DependencyObject sender, DependencyProperty dp)
 	{
@@ -345,7 +383,7 @@ private static void OnItemsRepeaterTapped(object sender, TappedRoutedEventArgs e
 		if (e.OriginalSource is ItemsRepeater) return;
 		if (e.OriginalSource is DependencyObject source)
 		{
-			if (ir.FindRootElementOf(source) is { } element)
+			if (ir.FindRootElementOf(source) is UIElement element)
 			{
 				ToggleItemSelectionAtCoerced(ir, ir.GetElementIndex(element));
 			}
@@ -495,7 +533,7 @@ private static void SynchronizeMaterializedElementsSelection(ItemsRepeater ir)
 			if (element is UIElement uie &&
 				ir.GetElementIndex(uie) is var index && index != -1)
 			{
-				SetItemSelection(uie, indexes.Contains(index));
+				SetItemSelection(ir, uie, indexes.Contains(index));
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -532,7 +570,7 @@ internal static void ToggleItemSelectionAtCoerced(ItemsRepeater ir, int index)
 			{
 				if (ir.TryGetElement(diffIndex) is { } materialized)
 				{
-					SetItemSelection(materialized, updated.Contains(diffIndex));
+					SetItemSelection(ir, materialized, updated.Contains(diffIndex));
 				}
 				else
 				{
@@ -546,13 +584,17 @@ internal static void ToggleItemSelectionAtCoerced(ItemsRepeater ir, int index)
 			SetIsSynchronizingSelection(ir, false);
 		}
 	}
-	internal static void SetItemSelection(DependencyObject x, bool value)
+	internal static void SetItemSelection(ItemsRepeater ir, DependencyObject itemRoot, bool value)
 	{
-		if (x is SelectorItem si)
+		var host = GetUseNestedSelectionHost(ir)
+			? (itemRoot.GetFirstDescendant<DependencyObject>(GetIsSelectionHost) ?? itemRoot)
+			: itemRoot;
+
+		if (host is SelectorItem si)
 		{
 			si.IsSelected = value;
 		}
-		else if (x is ToggleButton toggle)
+		else if (host is ToggleButton toggle)
 		{
 			toggle.IsChecked = value;
 		}

src/Uno.Toolkit.UI/Helpers/ItemsSelectionHelper.cs

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public static int[] ToggleSelectionAtCoerced(ItemsSelectionMode mode, int length
 
 		if (mode is ItemsSelectionMode.None)
 		{
-			 return Array.Empty<int>();
+			return Array.Empty<int>();
 		}
 		else if (mode is ItemsSelectionMode.Single or ItemsSelectionMode.SingleOrNone)
 		{
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ public static int[] ToggleSelectionAtCoerced(ItemsSelectionMode mode, int length
 		}
 	}
 
-	public static UIElement? FindRootElementOf(this ItemsRepeater ir, DependencyObject node)
+	public static DependencyObject? FindRootElementOf(this ItemsRepeater ir, DependencyObject node)
 	{
 		// e.OriginalSource is the top-most element under the cursor.
 		// In order to find the materialized element, we have to walk up the visual-tree, to the first element right below IR:
 		// ItemsRepeater > (item template root) > (layer0...n) > (tapped element)
 		return node.GetAncestors(includeCurrent: true)
 			.ZipSkipOne()
 			.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Current is ItemsRepeater)
-			.Previous as UIElement;
+			.Previous;
 	}
 }