@aurodesignsystem-dev/auro-formkit 0.0.0-pr1532.1 → 0.0.0-pr1534.0

package/components/combobox/demo/index.min.js

@@ -4894,7 +4894,7 @@ let AuroHelpText$2 = class AuroHelpText extends i$3 {
   }
 };
 
-var formkitVersion$2 = '202607022050';
+var formkitVersion$2 = '202607061916';
 
 let AuroElement$2 = class AuroElement extends i$3 {
   static get properties() {
@@ -16909,14 +16909,16 @@ class BaseInput extends AuroElement$1 {
     this.label = 'Input label is undefined';
     this.layout = 'classic';
     this.locale = 'en-US';
+    this._format = undefined;
+
+    /** @private */
+    this._userSetFormat = false;
     this.max = undefined;
     this.maxLength = undefined;
     this.min = undefined;
     this.minLength = undefined;
     this.noValidate = false;
     this.onDark = false;
-    // Raw values returned from the input mask before model normalization.
-    this._rawMaskValue = undefined;
     this.required = false;
     this.setCustomValidityForType = undefined;
     // Credit Card is intentionally excluded — its mask manages the cursor
@@ -17074,7 +17076,8 @@ class BaseInput extends AuroElement$1 {
        */
       format: {
         type: String,
-        reflect: true
+        reflect: true,
+        noAccessor: true
       },
 
       /**
@@ -17412,6 +17415,34 @@ class BaseInput extends AuroElement$1 {
     return this.max && dateFormatter.isValidDate(this.max) ? dateFormatter.stringToDateInstance(this.max) : undefined;
   }
 
+  get format() {
+    return this._format;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Overrides LitElement's generated accessor so we can track whether the
+   * consumer explicitly set `format`. Locale-derived updates use
+   * `_setFormatFromLocale` instead, which skips this flag.
+   */
+  set format(value) {
+    const oldValue = this._format;
+    this._format = value ? value.toLowerCase() : value;
+    this._userSetFormat = Boolean(value);
+    this.requestUpdate('format', oldValue);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets format without marking it as user-set. Used by locale auto-derive
+   * so that a subsequent locale change can still update the format.
+   * @private
+   * @param {string} value
+   */
+  _setFormatFromLocale(value) {
+    const oldValue = this._format;
+    this._format = value ? value.toLowerCase() : value;
+    this.requestUpdate('format', oldValue);
+  }
+
   connectedCallback() {
     super.connectedCallback();
 
@@ -17459,15 +17490,6 @@ class BaseInput extends AuroElement$1 {
 
     this.inputId = this.id ? `${this.id}-input` : window.crypto.randomUUID();
 
-    // Normalize the format token to lowercase so case-mixed values supplied
-    // via attribute (e.g. `format="MM/DD/YYYY"`) hit the `dateFormatMap`
-    // lookup inside `setCustomHelpTextMessage`. Without this, an uppercase
-    // format silently misses the map and leaves `setCustomValidityForType`
-    // unset.
-    if (this.format) {
-      this.format = this.format.toLowerCase();
-    }
-
     // use validity message override if declared when initializing the component
     if (this.hasAttribute('setCustomValidity')) {
       this.ValidityMessageOverride = this.setCustomValidity;
@@ -17574,12 +17596,10 @@ class BaseInput extends AuroElement$1 {
   updated(changedProperties) {
     super.updated(changedProperties);
 
-    // When locale changes without an explicit format override, derive format from the new locale.
-    // Only runs if the current format is still the previous locale's default (not user-overridden).
+    // When locale changes, auto-derive format unless the consumer explicitly set one.
     if (changedProperties.has('locale') && !changedProperties.has('format') && this.type === 'date') {
-      const previousLocaleFormat = getDateFormatFromLocale(changedProperties.get('locale'));
-      if (!this.format || this.format.toLowerCase() === previousLocaleFormat) {
-        this.format = getDateFormatFromLocale(this.locale);
+      if (!this._userSetFormat) {
+        this._setFormatFromLocale(getDateFormatFromLocale(this.locale));
       }
     }
 
@@ -17750,9 +17770,6 @@ class BaseInput extends AuroElement$1 {
         this.maskInstance.on('accept', () => {
           if (this._configuringMask) return;
           this.value = this.util.toModelValue(this.maskInstance.value, this.format);
-          if (this.type === "date") {
-            this._rawMaskValue = this.maskInstance.value;
-          }
         });
 
         // Mask fires 'complete' on the restore step below for any value that
@@ -17760,9 +17777,6 @@ class BaseInput extends AuroElement$1 {
         this.maskInstance.on('complete', () => {
           if (this._configuringMask) return;
           this.value = this.util.toModelValue(this.maskInstance.value, this.format);
-          if (this.type === "date") {
-            this._rawMaskValue = this.maskInstance.value;
-          }
         });
 
         // Write existingValue through the mask (not the input directly) so
@@ -17783,14 +17797,17 @@ class BaseInput extends AuroElement$1 {
    * @returns {void}
    */
   notifyValueChanged() {
-    let inputEvent = null;
-
-    inputEvent = new Event('input', {
+    // This echoes Lit's reactive value update (and handleClickClear's
+    // programmatic clear) — it is NOT a fresh user-input event. Mark it
+    // `isProgrammatic` so consumers (e.g. auro-combobox) can distinguish
+    // it from genuine user typing and skip clobbering their own
+    // programmatic state during init-time renders.
+    const inputEvent = new Event('input', {
       bubbles: true,
       composed: true,
     });
+    inputEvent.isProgrammatic = true;
 
-    // Dispatched event to alert outside shadow DOM context of event firing.
     this.dispatchEvent(inputEvent);
   }
 
@@ -17999,8 +18016,7 @@ class BaseInput extends AuroElement$1 {
 
     // Set default date format if type=date and no format is defined
     if (this.type === "date" && !this.format) {
-      // Use locale to determine default date format
-      this.format = this.util.getDateMaskFromLocale().toLowerCase();
+      this._setFormatFromLocale(this.util.getDateMaskFromLocale().toLowerCase());
       this.util.updateFormat(this.format);
     }
   }
@@ -18029,7 +18045,7 @@ class BaseInput extends AuroElement$1 {
     const creditCard = this.matchInputValueToCreditCard();
     const previousFormat = this.format;
 
-    this.format = creditCard.maskFormat;
+    this._setFormatFromLocale(creditCard.maskFormat);
 
     this.maxLength = creditCard.formatLength;
     this.minLength = creditCard.formatMinLength;
@@ -18503,7 +18519,7 @@ let AuroHelpText$1 = class AuroHelpText extends i$3 {
   }
 };
 
-var formkitVersion$1 = '202607022050';
+var formkitVersion$1 = '202607061916';
 
 // Copyright (c) 2025 Alaska Airlines. All right reserved. Licensed under the Apache-2.0 license
 // See LICENSE in the project root for license information.
@@ -18789,20 +18805,15 @@ class AuroInput extends BaseInput {
    * @returns {void}
    */
   checkDisplayValueSlotChange() {
-    let nodes = this.shadowRoot.querySelector('slot[name="displayValue"]').assignedNodes();
-
-    // Handle when DisplayValue is multi-level slot content (e.g. combobox passing displayValue to input)
-    if (nodes && nodes[0] && nodes[0].tagName === 'SLOT') {
-      nodes = nodes[0].assignedNodes();
-    }
-
-    let hasContent = false;
+    // flatten:true resolves through auro-combobox's forwarding slot
+    // (<slot name="displayValue" slot="displayValue">) so a clone appended
+    // directly to auro-input's light DOM alongside the forwarder still
+    // counts as content. The prior nodes[0].tagName === 'SLOT' recursion
+    // discarded any siblings past the forwarder.
+    const slot = this.shadowRoot.querySelector('slot[name="displayValue"]');
+    const nodes = slot.assignedNodes({ flatten: true });
 
-    if (nodes.length > 0) {
-      hasContent = true;
-    }
-
-    this.hasDisplayValueContent = hasContent;
+    this.hasDisplayValueContent = nodes.length > 0;
   }
 
   firstUpdated() {
@@ -19629,7 +19640,7 @@ class AuroBibtemplate extends i$3 {
   }
 }
 
-var formkitVersion = '202607022050';
+var formkitVersion = '202607061916';
 
 var styleCss$3 = i$6`.util_displayInline{display:inline}.util_displayInlineBlock{display:inline-block}.util_displayBlock{display:block}.util_displayFlex{display:flex}.util_displayHidden{display:none}.util_displayHiddenVisually{position:absolute;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;border:0}:host{display:block;text-align:left}:host [auro-dropdown]{--ds-auro-dropdown-trigger-background-color: transparent}:host #inputInBib::part(wrapper){box-shadow:none}:host #inputInBib::part(accent-left){display:none}:host([layout*=classic]) [auro-input]{width:100%}:host([layout*=classic]) [auro-input]::part(helpText){display:none}:host([layout*=classic]) #slotHolder{display:none}`;
 
@@ -20728,9 +20739,19 @@ class AuroCombobox extends AuroElement {
   /**
    * Processes hidden state of all menu options and determines if there are any available options not hidden.
    * @private
+   * @param {object} [options={}] - Optional flag bag.
+   * @param {boolean} [options.preferComboboxValue=false] - When true,
+   *   handleMenuOptions matches the selected option against `this.value`
+   *   first instead of `this.input.value`. Needed on mount and re-mount
+   *   because under `persistInput` the consumer's typedValue prop can drift
+   *   from the framework value (Svelte `{#key}` re-mount after a swap, or
+   *   SPA preselect after route change) and the old input-first match would
+   *   then pick the stale text. Only handleSlotChange passes this; typing
+   *   and clearing paths keep the input-first match so user clears aren't
+   *   undone.
    * @returns {void}
    */
-  handleMenuOptions() {
+  handleMenuOptions({ preferComboboxValue = false } = {}) {
     this.generateOptionsArray();
     this.availableOptions = [];
     // Single source of truth for the menu's filter/highlight token per call.
@@ -20751,7 +20772,20 @@ class AuroCombobox extends AuroElement {
       option.setAttribute('aria-posinset', index + 1);
     });
 
-    if (this.input.value && this.menu.options && this.menu.options.some((opt) => opt.value === this.input.value)) {
+    // On mount/re-mount (via handleSlotChange), prefer the framework-set
+    // `this.value` when it matches a menu option. Covers SPA preselect and
+    // consumer swap patterns (e.g. Svelte `{#key}` re-mount) where
+    // `this.value` is authoritative but `this.input.value` may be empty or
+    // carry stale typed text from another field. Event-driven callers do
+    // not pass the flag, otherwise user clears would be undone by
+    // re-syncing to the previous combobox.value.
+    if (preferComboboxValue &&
+        this.value &&
+        this.menu.options?.some((opt) => opt.value === this.value)) {
+      this.setMenuValue(this.value);
+      this.syncValuesAndStates();
+    } else if (this.input.value &&
+        this.menu.options?.some((opt) => opt.value === this.input.value)) {
       this.setMenuValue(this.input.value);
       this.syncValuesAndStates();
     }
@@ -21188,7 +21222,25 @@ class AuroCombobox extends AuroElement {
       this.optionActive = evt.detail;
 
       if (this.input) {
-        this.input.setActiveDescendant(this.optionActive);
+        // setActiveDescendant runs after Lit's update finishes because the
+        // template's `.a11yActivedescendant` binding calls setAttribute on
+        // the internal <input> in auro-input.updated(), which clears the
+        // reflected ariaActiveDescendantElement property. Setting the ref
+        // synchronously here would get overwritten by that attribute write.
+        // Awaiting updateComplete lets the attribute write finish first,
+        // then the ref sticks and screen readers can cross the shadow-DOM
+        // boundary to the auro-menuoption in light DOM.
+        //
+        // The equality check covers the async gap: this.optionActive can
+        // change before the callback runs (user arrowed elsewhere, or the
+        // menu closed and cleared it to null), so we bail if the target
+        // no longer matches to avoid reinstating a stale ref.
+        const targetOption = this.optionActive;
+        this.updateComplete.then(() => {
+          if (this.input && this.optionActive === targetOption) {
+            this.input.setActiveDescendant(targetOption);
+          }
+        });
       }
 
       // In fullscreen mode the menu sits inside a nested <dialog> shadow root,
@@ -21325,6 +21377,18 @@ class AuroCombobox extends AuroElement {
       }
     }
 
+    // SPA preselect guard: on init render, auro-input's notifyValueChanged
+    // echoes an empty value through as an isProgrammatic input event before
+    // the framework-set combobox.value has propagated down to the input.
+    // Without this bail, the `this.value = this.input.value` below clobbers
+    // the framework value with '' and clear() wipes optionSelected. Scoped
+    // to the exact shape of that echo (isProgrammatic + non-empty combobox
+    // value + empty input.value) so it doesn't affect the swap/typed paths
+    // where value/input already track each other through the sync helpers.
+    if (event && event.isProgrammatic && this.value && !this.input.value) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     this.value = this.input.value;
 
     // Ignore re-entrant input events caused by programmatic value sets.
@@ -21757,7 +21821,11 @@ class AuroCombobox extends AuroElement {
           }
         });
 
-        this.handleMenuOptions();
+        // Slot change (mount/re-mount): pass `preferComboboxValue` so that a
+        // framework-set `this.value` wins over any stale `input.value` when
+        // matching against the newly-available options. Fixes the display
+        // for SPA preselect and Svelte `{#key}` re-mount swap patterns.
+        this.handleMenuOptions({ preferComboboxValue: true });
 
         break;
 

package/components/combobox/dist/auro-combobox.d.ts

@@ -424,6 +424,16 @@ export class AuroCombobox extends AuroElement {
     /**
      * Processes hidden state of all menu options and determines if there are any available options not hidden.
      * @private
+     * @param {object} [options={}] - Optional flag bag.
+     * @param {boolean} [options.preferComboboxValue=false] - When true,
+     *   handleMenuOptions matches the selected option against `this.value`
+     *   first instead of `this.input.value`. Needed on mount and re-mount
+     *   because under `persistInput` the consumer's typedValue prop can drift
+     *   from the framework value (Svelte `{#key}` re-mount after a swap, or
+     *   SPA preselect after route change) and the old input-first match would
+     *   then pick the stale text. Only handleSlotChange passes this; typing
+     *   and clearing paths keep the input-first match so user clears aren't
+     *   undone.
      * @returns {void}
      */
     private handleMenuOptions;

package/components/combobox/dist/index.js

@@ -4812,7 +4812,7 @@ let AuroHelpText$2 = class AuroHelpText extends LitElement {
   }
 };
 
-var formkitVersion$2 = '202607022050';
+var formkitVersion$2 = '202607061916';
 
 let AuroElement$2 = class AuroElement extends LitElement {
   static get properties() {
@@ -16820,14 +16820,16 @@ class BaseInput extends AuroElement$1 {
     this.label = 'Input label is undefined';
     this.layout = 'classic';
     this.locale = 'en-US';
+    this._format = undefined;
+
+    /** @private */
+    this._userSetFormat = false;
     this.max = undefined;
     this.maxLength = undefined;
     this.min = undefined;
     this.minLength = undefined;
     this.noValidate = false;
     this.onDark = false;
-    // Raw values returned from the input mask before model normalization.
-    this._rawMaskValue = undefined;
     this.required = false;
     this.setCustomValidityForType = undefined;
     // Credit Card is intentionally excluded — its mask manages the cursor
@@ -16985,7 +16987,8 @@ class BaseInput extends AuroElement$1 {
        */
       format: {
         type: String,
-        reflect: true
+        reflect: true,
+        noAccessor: true
       },
 
       /**
@@ -17323,6 +17326,34 @@ class BaseInput extends AuroElement$1 {
     return this.max && dateFormatter.isValidDate(this.max) ? dateFormatter.stringToDateInstance(this.max) : undefined;
   }
 
+  get format() {
+    return this._format;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Overrides LitElement's generated accessor so we can track whether the
+   * consumer explicitly set `format`. Locale-derived updates use
+   * `_setFormatFromLocale` instead, which skips this flag.
+   */
+  set format(value) {
+    const oldValue = this._format;
+    this._format = value ? value.toLowerCase() : value;
+    this._userSetFormat = Boolean(value);
+    this.requestUpdate('format', oldValue);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets format without marking it as user-set. Used by locale auto-derive
+   * so that a subsequent locale change can still update the format.
+   * @private
+   * @param {string} value
+   */
+  _setFormatFromLocale(value) {
+    const oldValue = this._format;
+    this._format = value ? value.toLowerCase() : value;
+    this.requestUpdate('format', oldValue);
+  }
+
   connectedCallback() {
     super.connectedCallback();
 
@@ -17370,15 +17401,6 @@ class BaseInput extends AuroElement$1 {
 
     this.inputId = this.id ? `${this.id}-input` : window.crypto.randomUUID();
 
-    // Normalize the format token to lowercase so case-mixed values supplied
-    // via attribute (e.g. `format="MM/DD/YYYY"`) hit the `dateFormatMap`
-    // lookup inside `setCustomHelpTextMessage`. Without this, an uppercase
-    // format silently misses the map and leaves `setCustomValidityForType`
-    // unset.
-    if (this.format) {
-      this.format = this.format.toLowerCase();
-    }
-
     // use validity message override if declared when initializing the component
     if (this.hasAttribute('setCustomValidity')) {
       this.ValidityMessageOverride = this.setCustomValidity;
@@ -17485,12 +17507,10 @@ class BaseInput extends AuroElement$1 {
   updated(changedProperties) {
     super.updated(changedProperties);
 
-    // When locale changes without an explicit format override, derive format from the new locale.
-    // Only runs if the current format is still the previous locale's default (not user-overridden).
+    // When locale changes, auto-derive format unless the consumer explicitly set one.
     if (changedProperties.has('locale') && !changedProperties.has('format') && this.type === 'date') {
-      const previousLocaleFormat = getDateFormatFromLocale(changedProperties.get('locale'));
-      if (!this.format || this.format.toLowerCase() === previousLocaleFormat) {
-        this.format = getDateFormatFromLocale(this.locale);
+      if (!this._userSetFormat) {
+        this._setFormatFromLocale(getDateFormatFromLocale(this.locale));
       }
     }
 
@@ -17661,9 +17681,6 @@ class BaseInput extends AuroElement$1 {
         this.maskInstance.on('accept', () => {
           if (this._configuringMask) return;
           this.value = this.util.toModelValue(this.maskInstance.value, this.format);
-          if (this.type === "date") {
-            this._rawMaskValue = this.maskInstance.value;
-          }
         });
 
         // Mask fires 'complete' on the restore step below for any value that
@@ -17671,9 +17688,6 @@ class BaseInput extends AuroElement$1 {
         this.maskInstance.on('complete', () => {
           if (this._configuringMask) return;
           this.value = this.util.toModelValue(this.maskInstance.value, this.format);
-          if (this.type === "date") {
-            this._rawMaskValue = this.maskInstance.value;
-          }
         });
 
         // Write existingValue through the mask (not the input directly) so
@@ -17694,14 +17708,17 @@ class BaseInput extends AuroElement$1 {
    * @returns {void}
    */
   notifyValueChanged() {
-    let inputEvent = null;
-
-    inputEvent = new Event('input', {
+    // This echoes Lit's reactive value update (and handleClickClear's
+    // programmatic clear) — it is NOT a fresh user-input event. Mark it
+    // `isProgrammatic` so consumers (e.g. auro-combobox) can distinguish
+    // it from genuine user typing and skip clobbering their own
+    // programmatic state during init-time renders.
+    const inputEvent = new Event('input', {
       bubbles: true,
       composed: true,
     });
+    inputEvent.isProgrammatic = true;
 
-    // Dispatched event to alert outside shadow DOM context of event firing.
     this.dispatchEvent(inputEvent);
   }
 
@@ -17910,8 +17927,7 @@ class BaseInput extends AuroElement$1 {
 
     // Set default date format if type=date and no format is defined
     if (this.type === "date" && !this.format) {
-      // Use locale to determine default date format
-      this.format = this.util.getDateMaskFromLocale().toLowerCase();
+      this._setFormatFromLocale(this.util.getDateMaskFromLocale().toLowerCase());
       this.util.updateFormat(this.format);
     }
   }
@@ -17940,7 +17956,7 @@ class BaseInput extends AuroElement$1 {
     const creditCard = this.matchInputValueToCreditCard();
     const previousFormat = this.format;
 
-    this.format = creditCard.maskFormat;
+    this._setFormatFromLocale(creditCard.maskFormat);
 
     this.maxLength = creditCard.formatLength;
     this.minLength = creditCard.formatMinLength;
@@ -18414,7 +18430,7 @@ let AuroHelpText$1 = class AuroHelpText extends LitElement {
   }
 };
 
-var formkitVersion$1 = '202607022050';
+var formkitVersion$1 = '202607061916';
 
 // Copyright (c) 2025 Alaska Airlines. All right reserved. Licensed under the Apache-2.0 license
 // See LICENSE in the project root for license information.
@@ -18700,20 +18716,15 @@ class AuroInput extends BaseInput {
    * @returns {void}
    */
   checkDisplayValueSlotChange() {
-    let nodes = this.shadowRoot.querySelector('slot[name="displayValue"]').assignedNodes();
-
-    // Handle when DisplayValue is multi-level slot content (e.g. combobox passing displayValue to input)
-    if (nodes && nodes[0] && nodes[0].tagName === 'SLOT') {
-      nodes = nodes[0].assignedNodes();
-    }
-
-    let hasContent = false;
+    // flatten:true resolves through auro-combobox's forwarding slot
+    // (<slot name="displayValue" slot="displayValue">) so a clone appended
+    // directly to auro-input's light DOM alongside the forwarder still
+    // counts as content. The prior nodes[0].tagName === 'SLOT' recursion
+    // discarded any siblings past the forwarder.
+    const slot = this.shadowRoot.querySelector('slot[name="displayValue"]');
+    const nodes = slot.assignedNodes({ flatten: true });
 
-    if (nodes.length > 0) {
-      hasContent = true;
-    }
-
-    this.hasDisplayValueContent = hasContent;
+    this.hasDisplayValueContent = nodes.length > 0;
   }
 
   firstUpdated() {
@@ -19540,7 +19551,7 @@ class AuroBibtemplate extends LitElement {
   }
 }
 
-var formkitVersion = '202607022050';
+var formkitVersion = '202607061916';
 
 var styleCss$1 = css`.util_displayInline{display:inline}.util_displayInlineBlock{display:inline-block}.util_displayBlock{display:block}.util_displayFlex{display:flex}.util_displayHidden{display:none}.util_displayHiddenVisually{position:absolute;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;border:0}:host{display:block;text-align:left}:host [auro-dropdown]{--ds-auro-dropdown-trigger-background-color: transparent}:host #inputInBib::part(wrapper){box-shadow:none}:host #inputInBib::part(accent-left){display:none}:host([layout*=classic]) [auro-input]{width:100%}:host([layout*=classic]) [auro-input]::part(helpText){display:none}:host([layout*=classic]) #slotHolder{display:none}`;
 
@@ -20639,9 +20650,19 @@ class AuroCombobox extends AuroElement {
   /**
    * Processes hidden state of all menu options and determines if there are any available options not hidden.
    * @private
+   * @param {object} [options={}] - Optional flag bag.
+   * @param {boolean} [options.preferComboboxValue=false] - When true,
+   *   handleMenuOptions matches the selected option against `this.value`
+   *   first instead of `this.input.value`. Needed on mount and re-mount
+   *   because under `persistInput` the consumer's typedValue prop can drift
+   *   from the framework value (Svelte `{#key}` re-mount after a swap, or
+   *   SPA preselect after route change) and the old input-first match would
+   *   then pick the stale text. Only handleSlotChange passes this; typing
+   *   and clearing paths keep the input-first match so user clears aren't
+   *   undone.
    * @returns {void}
    */
-  handleMenuOptions() {
+  handleMenuOptions({ preferComboboxValue = false } = {}) {
     this.generateOptionsArray();
     this.availableOptions = [];
     // Single source of truth for the menu's filter/highlight token per call.
@@ -20662,7 +20683,20 @@ class AuroCombobox extends AuroElement {
       option.setAttribute('aria-posinset', index + 1);
     });
 
-    if (this.input.value && this.menu.options && this.menu.options.some((opt) => opt.value === this.input.value)) {
+    // On mount/re-mount (via handleSlotChange), prefer the framework-set
+    // `this.value` when it matches a menu option. Covers SPA preselect and
+    // consumer swap patterns (e.g. Svelte `{#key}` re-mount) where
+    // `this.value` is authoritative but `this.input.value` may be empty or
+    // carry stale typed text from another field. Event-driven callers do
+    // not pass the flag, otherwise user clears would be undone by
+    // re-syncing to the previous combobox.value.
+    if (preferComboboxValue &&
+        this.value &&
+        this.menu.options?.some((opt) => opt.value === this.value)) {
+      this.setMenuValue(this.value);
+      this.syncValuesAndStates();
+    } else if (this.input.value &&
+        this.menu.options?.some((opt) => opt.value === this.input.value)) {
       this.setMenuValue(this.input.value);
       this.syncValuesAndStates();
     }
@@ -21099,7 +21133,25 @@ class AuroCombobox extends AuroElement {
       this.optionActive = evt.detail;
 
       if (this.input) {
-        this.input.setActiveDescendant(this.optionActive);
+        // setActiveDescendant runs after Lit's update finishes because the
+        // template's `.a11yActivedescendant` binding calls setAttribute on
+        // the internal <input> in auro-input.updated(), which clears the
+        // reflected ariaActiveDescendantElement property. Setting the ref
+        // synchronously here would get overwritten by that attribute write.
+        // Awaiting updateComplete lets the attribute write finish first,
+        // then the ref sticks and screen readers can cross the shadow-DOM
+        // boundary to the auro-menuoption in light DOM.
+        //
+        // The equality check covers the async gap: this.optionActive can
+        // change before the callback runs (user arrowed elsewhere, or the
+        // menu closed and cleared it to null), so we bail if the target
+        // no longer matches to avoid reinstating a stale ref.
+        const targetOption = this.optionActive;
+        this.updateComplete.then(() => {
+          if (this.input && this.optionActive === targetOption) {
+            this.input.setActiveDescendant(targetOption);
+          }
+        });
       }
 
       // In fullscreen mode the menu sits inside a nested <dialog> shadow root,
@@ -21236,6 +21288,18 @@ class AuroCombobox extends AuroElement {
       }
     }
 
+    // SPA preselect guard: on init render, auro-input's notifyValueChanged
+    // echoes an empty value through as an isProgrammatic input event before
+    // the framework-set combobox.value has propagated down to the input.
+    // Without this bail, the `this.value = this.input.value` below clobbers
+    // the framework value with '' and clear() wipes optionSelected. Scoped
+    // to the exact shape of that echo (isProgrammatic + non-empty combobox
+    // value + empty input.value) so it doesn't affect the swap/typed paths
+    // where value/input already track each other through the sync helpers.
+    if (event && event.isProgrammatic && this.value && !this.input.value) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     this.value = this.input.value;
 
     // Ignore re-entrant input events caused by programmatic value sets.
@@ -21668,7 +21732,11 @@ class AuroCombobox extends AuroElement {
           }
         });
 
-        this.handleMenuOptions();
+        // Slot change (mount/re-mount): pass `preferComboboxValue` so that a
+        // framework-set `this.value` wins over any stale `input.value` when
+        // matching against the newly-available options. Fixes the display
+        // for SPA preselect and Svelte `{#key}` re-mount swap patterns.
+        this.handleMenuOptions({ preferComboboxValue: true });
 
         break;