From 4b561ef4e3331ef1cb1cfbd1fbb3b4d9dd5825b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rick Barrette <rickbarrette@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:44:27 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] added progressive row creation

---
 assets/javascripts/nested_form_controller.js | 101 ++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 96 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/assets/javascripts/nested_form_controller.js b/assets/javascripts/nested_form_controller.js
index 221473f..c3709f3 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/nested_form_controller.js
+++ b/assets/javascripts/nested_form_controller.js
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+let lastKeyWasTab = false;
+
+document.addEventListener("keydown", function (e) {
+  lastKeyWasTab = (e.key === "Tab");
+});
+
 (function () {
   function initNestedForms() {
     document.querySelectorAll("[data-nested-form]").forEach(function (wrapper) {
@@ -22,11 +28,28 @@
             Date.now().toString()
           );
 
-          //container.insertAdjacentHTML("beforeend", content);
           container.insertAdjacentHTML("beforeend", content);
 
-          // initialize autocomplete on the new row
-          initLineItemAutocomplete(container.lastElementChild);
+          const newRow = container.lastElementChild;
+
+          // Ensure clean state
+          newRow.dataset.autoAdded = "false";
+
+          // Reset defaults
+          const qty = newRow.querySelector(".qty-field");
+          if (qty && !qty.value) qty.value = 1;
+
+          const price = newRow.querySelector(".price-field");
+          if (price) price.value = "";
+
+          // initialize autocomplete
+          initLineItemAutocomplete(newRow);
+
+          // Only focus if NOT tabbing
+          if (!lastKeyWasTab) {
+            const desc = newRow.querySelector(".line-item-description");
+            if (desc) desc.focus();
+          }
         }
 
         // REMOVE
@@ -56,9 +79,77 @@
   document.addEventListener("turbo:load", initNestedForms);
 })();
 
-$(document).on("input", ".line-item-description", function(){
 
+// Keep your existing behavior
+$(document).on("input", ".line-item-description", function () {
   let row = $(this).closest(".line-item");
   row.find(".item-id-field").val("");
+});
 
-});
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+
+// -------------------------------
+// AUTO-ADD NEW ROW LOGIC
+// -------------------------------
+
+// Reset autoAdded flag if cleared
+document.addEventListener("input", function (e) {
+  if (!e.target.classList.contains("line-item-description")) return;
+
+  const row = e.target.closest(".line-item");
+  if (!row) return;
+
+  if (e.target.value.trim() === "") {
+    row.dataset.autoAdded = "false";
+  }
+});
+
+
+// Add row when leaving last description (without breaking TAB flow)
+document.addEventListener("blur", function (e) {
+  if (!e.target.classList.contains("line-item-description")) return;
+
+  const input = e.target;
+  const row = input.closest(".line-item");
+  if (!row) return;
+
+  const wrapper = input.closest("[data-nested-form]");
+  if (!wrapper) return;
+
+  const container = wrapper.querySelector("[data-nested-form-container]");
+  if (!container) return;
+
+  // Active (visible + not destroyed) rows only
+  const rows = Array.from(
+    container.querySelectorAll(wrapper.dataset.wrapperSelector)
+  ).filter(r => {
+    const destroy = r.querySelector("input[name*='[_destroy]']");
+    const hidden = window.getComputedStyle(r).display === "none";
+    return !(destroy && destroy.value === "1") && !hidden;
+  });
+
+  const lastRow = rows[rows.length - 1];
+
+  // Only last row
+  if (row !== lastRow) return;
+
+  // Must have content
+  if (input.value.trim() === "") return;
+
+  // Prevent duplicate firing
+  if (row.dataset.autoAdded === "true") return;
+
+  // If TAB, ensure user is leaving the row entirely
+  if (lastKeyWasTab) {
+    const next = document.activeElement;
+
+    if (row.contains(next)) {
+      return; // still inside row → allow normal tabbing
+    }
+  }
+
+  row.dataset.autoAdded = "true";
+
+  const addButton = wrapper.querySelector("[data-nested-form-add]");
+  if (addButton) addButton.click();
+
+}, true); // capture phase required for blur
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