@ckeditor/ckeditor5-engine 40.0.0 → 40.2.0

package/src/view/selection.js

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-/**
- * @license Copyright (c) 2003-2023, CKSource Holding sp. z o.o. All rights reserved.
- * For licensing, see LICENSE.md or https://ckeditor.com/legal/ckeditor-oss-license
- */
-/**
- * @module engine/view/selection
- */
-import TypeCheckable from './typecheckable';
-import Range from './range';
-import Position from './position';
-import Node from './node';
-import DocumentSelection from './documentselection';
-import { CKEditorError, EmitterMixin, count, isIterable } from '@ckeditor/ckeditor5-utils';
-/**
- * Class representing an arbirtary selection in the view.
- * See also {@link module:engine/view/documentselection~DocumentSelection}.
- *
- * New selection instances can be created via the constructor or one these methods:
- *
- * * {@link module:engine/view/view~View#createSelection `View#createSelection()`},
- * * {@link module:engine/view/upcastwriter~UpcastWriter#createSelection `UpcastWriter#createSelection()`}.
- *
- * A selection can consist of {@link module:engine/view/range~Range ranges} that can be set by using
- * the {@link module:engine/view/selection~Selection#setTo `Selection#setTo()`} method.
- */
-export default class Selection extends EmitterMixin(TypeCheckable) {
-    /**
-     * Creates new selection instance.
-     *
-     * **Note**: The selection constructor is available as a factory method:
-     *
-     * * {@link module:engine/view/view~View#createSelection `View#createSelection()`},
-     * * {@link module:engine/view/upcastwriter~UpcastWriter#createSelection `UpcastWriter#createSelection()`}.
-     *
-     * ```ts
-     * // Creates empty selection without ranges.
-     * const selection = writer.createSelection();
-     *
-     * // Creates selection at the given range.
-     * const range = writer.createRange( start, end );
-     * const selection = writer.createSelection( range );
-     *
-     * // Creates selection at the given ranges
-     * const ranges = [ writer.createRange( start1, end2 ), writer.createRange( star2, end2 ) ];
-     * const selection = writer.createSelection( ranges );
-     *
-     * // Creates selection from the other selection.
-     * const otherSelection = writer.createSelection();
-     * const selection = writer.createSelection( otherSelection );
-     *
-     * // Creates selection from the document selection.
-     * const selection = writer.createSelection( editor.editing.view.document.selection );
-     *
-     * // Creates selection at the given position.
-     * const position = writer.createPositionFromPath( root, path );
-     * const selection = writer.createSelection( position );
-     *
-     * // Creates collapsed selection at the position of given item and offset.
-     * const paragraph = writer.createContainerElement( 'paragraph' );
-     * const selection = writer.createSelection( paragraph, offset );
-     *
-     * // Creates a range inside an {@link module:engine/view/element~Element element} which starts before the
-     * // first child of that element and ends after the last child of that element.
-     * const selection = writer.createSelection( paragraph, 'in' );
-     *
-     * // Creates a range on an {@link module:engine/view/item~Item item} which starts before the item and ends
-     * // just after the item.
-     * const selection = writer.createSelection( paragraph, 'on' );
-     * ```
-     *
-     * `Selection`'s constructor allow passing additional options (`backward`, `fake` and `label`) as the last argument.
-     *
-     * ```ts
-     * // Creates backward selection.
-     * const selection = writer.createSelection( range, { backward: true } );
-     * ```
-     *
-     * Fake selection does not render as browser native selection over selected elements and is hidden to the user.
-     * This way, no native selection UI artifacts are displayed to the user and selection over elements can be
-     * represented in other way, for example by applying proper CSS class.
-     *
-     * Additionally fake's selection label can be provided. It will be used to describe fake selection in DOM
-     * (and be  properly handled by screen readers).
-     *
-     * ```ts
-     * // Creates fake selection with label.
-     * const selection = writer.createSelection( range, { fake: true, label: 'foo' } );
-     * ```
-     *
-     * @internal
-     */
-    constructor(...args) {
-        super();
-        this._ranges = [];
-        this._lastRangeBackward = false;
-        this._isFake = false;
-        this._fakeSelectionLabel = '';
-        if (args.length) {
-            this.setTo(...args);
-        }
-    }
-    /**
-     * Returns true if selection instance is marked as `fake`.
-     *
-     * @see #setTo
-     */
-    get isFake() {
-        return this._isFake;
-    }
-    /**
-     * Returns fake selection label.
-     *
-     * @see #setTo
-     */
-    get fakeSelectionLabel() {
-        return this._fakeSelectionLabel;
-    }
-    /**
-     * Selection anchor. Anchor may be described as a position where the selection starts. Together with
-     * {@link #focus focus} they define the direction of selection, which is important
-     * when expanding/shrinking selection. Anchor is always the start or end of the most recent added range.
-     * It may be a bit unintuitive when there are multiple ranges in selection.
-     *
-     * @see #focus
-     */
-    get anchor() {
-        if (!this._ranges.length) {
-            return null;
-        }
-        const range = this._ranges[this._ranges.length - 1];
-        const anchor = this._lastRangeBackward ? range.end : range.start;
-        return anchor.clone();
-    }
-    /**
-     * Selection focus. Focus is a position where the selection ends.
-     *
-     * @see #anchor
-     */
-    get focus() {
-        if (!this._ranges.length) {
-            return null;
-        }
-        const range = this._ranges[this._ranges.length - 1];
-        const focus = this._lastRangeBackward ? range.start : range.end;
-        return focus.clone();
-    }
-    /**
-     * Returns whether the selection is collapsed. Selection is collapsed when there is exactly one range which is
-     * collapsed.
-     */
-    get isCollapsed() {
-        return this.rangeCount === 1 && this._ranges[0].isCollapsed;
-    }
-    /**
-     * Returns number of ranges in selection.
-     */
-    get rangeCount() {
-        return this._ranges.length;
-    }
-    /**
-     * Specifies whether the {@link #focus} precedes {@link #anchor}.
-     */
-    get isBackward() {
-        return !this.isCollapsed && this._lastRangeBackward;
-    }
-    /**
-     * {@link module:engine/view/editableelement~EditableElement EditableElement} instance that contains this selection, or `null`
-     * if the selection is not inside an editable element.
-     */
-    get editableElement() {
-        if (this.anchor) {
-            return this.anchor.editableElement;
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-    /**
-     * Returns an iterable that contains copies of all ranges added to the selection.
-     */
-    *getRanges() {
-        for (const range of this._ranges) {
-            yield range.clone();
-        }
-    }
-    /**
-     * Returns copy of the first range in the selection. First range is the one which
-     * {@link module:engine/view/range~Range#start start} position {@link module:engine/view/position~Position#isBefore is before} start
-     * position of all other ranges (not to confuse with the first range added to the selection).
-     * Returns `null` if no ranges are added to selection.
-     */
-    getFirstRange() {
-        let first = null;
-        for (const range of this._ranges) {
-            if (!first || range.start.isBefore(first.start)) {
-                first = range;
-            }
-        }
-        return first ? first.clone() : null;
-    }
-    /**
-     * Returns copy of the last range in the selection. Last range is the one which {@link module:engine/view/range~Range#end end}
-     * position {@link module:engine/view/position~Position#isAfter is after} end position of all other ranges (not to confuse
-     * with the last range added to the selection). Returns `null` if no ranges are added to selection.
-     */
-    getLastRange() {
-        let last = null;
-        for (const range of this._ranges) {
-            if (!last || range.end.isAfter(last.end)) {
-                last = range;
-            }
-        }
-        return last ? last.clone() : null;
-    }
-    /**
-     * Returns copy of the first position in the selection. First position is the position that
-     * {@link module:engine/view/position~Position#isBefore is before} any other position in the selection ranges.
-     * Returns `null` if no ranges are added to selection.
-     */
-    getFirstPosition() {
-        const firstRange = this.getFirstRange();
-        return firstRange ? firstRange.start.clone() : null;
-    }
-    /**
-     * Returns copy of the last position in the selection. Last position is the position that
-     * {@link module:engine/view/position~Position#isAfter is after} any other position in the selection ranges.
-     * Returns `null` if no ranges are added to selection.
-     */
-    getLastPosition() {
-        const lastRange = this.getLastRange();
-        return lastRange ? lastRange.end.clone() : null;
-    }
-    /**
-     * Checks whether, this selection is equal to given selection. Selections are equal if they have same directions,
-     * same number of ranges and all ranges from one selection equal to a range from other selection.
-     *
-     * @param otherSelection Selection to compare with.
-     * @returns `true` if selections are equal, `false` otherwise.
-     */
-    isEqual(otherSelection) {
-        if (this.isFake != otherSelection.isFake) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        if (this.isFake && this.fakeSelectionLabel != otherSelection.fakeSelectionLabel) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        if (this.rangeCount != otherSelection.rangeCount) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        else if (this.rangeCount === 0) {
-            return true;
-        }
-        if (!this.anchor.isEqual(otherSelection.anchor) || !this.focus.isEqual(otherSelection.focus)) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        for (const thisRange of this._ranges) {
-            let found = false;
-            for (const otherRange of otherSelection._ranges) {
-                if (thisRange.isEqual(otherRange)) {
-                    found = true;
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-            if (!found) {
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-        return true;
-    }
-    /**
-     * Checks whether this selection is similar to given selection. Selections are similar if they have same directions, same
-     * number of ranges, and all {@link module:engine/view/range~Range#getTrimmed trimmed} ranges from one selection are
-     * equal to any trimmed range from other selection.
-     *
-     * @param otherSelection Selection to compare with.
-     * @returns `true` if selections are similar, `false` otherwise.
-     */
-    isSimilar(otherSelection) {
-        if (this.isBackward != otherSelection.isBackward) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        const numOfRangesA = count(this.getRanges());
-        const numOfRangesB = count(otherSelection.getRanges());
-        // If selections have different number of ranges, they cannot be similar.
-        if (numOfRangesA != numOfRangesB) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        // If both selections have no ranges, they are similar.
-        if (numOfRangesA == 0) {
-            return true;
-        }
-        // Check if each range in one selection has a similar range in other selection.
-        for (let rangeA of this.getRanges()) {
-            rangeA = rangeA.getTrimmed();
-            let found = false;
-            for (let rangeB of otherSelection.getRanges()) {
-                rangeB = rangeB.getTrimmed();
-                if (rangeA.start.isEqual(rangeB.start) && rangeA.end.isEqual(rangeB.end)) {
-                    found = true;
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-            // For `rangeA`, neither range in `otherSelection` was similar. So selections are not similar.
-            if (!found) {
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-        // There were no ranges that weren't matched. Selections are similar.
-        return true;
-    }
-    /**
-     * Returns the selected element. {@link module:engine/view/element~Element Element} is considered as selected if there is only
-     * one range in the selection, and that range contains exactly one element.
-     * Returns `null` if there is no selected element.
-     */
-    getSelectedElement() {
-        if (this.rangeCount !== 1) {
-            return null;
-        }
-        return this.getFirstRange().getContainedElement();
-    }
-    /**
-     * Sets this selection's ranges and direction to the specified location based on the given
-     * {@link module:engine/view/selection~Selectable selectable}.
-     *
-     * ```ts
-     * // Sets selection to the given range.
-     * const range = writer.createRange( start, end );
-     * selection.setTo( range );
-     *
-     * // Sets selection to given ranges.
-     * const ranges = [ writer.createRange( start1, end2 ), writer.createRange( star2, end2 ) ];
-     * selection.setTo( range );
-     *
-     * // Sets selection to the other selection.
-     * const otherSelection = writer.createSelection();
-     * selection.setTo( otherSelection );
-     *
-     * // Sets selection to contents of DocumentSelection.
-     * selection.setTo( editor.editing.view.document.selection );
-     *
-     * // Sets collapsed selection at the given position.
-     * const position = writer.createPositionAt( root, path );
-     * selection.setTo( position );
-     *
-     * // Sets collapsed selection at the position of given item and offset.
-     * selection.setTo( paragraph, offset );
-     * ```
-     *
-     * Creates a range inside an {@link module:engine/view/element~Element element} which starts before the first child of
-     * that element and ends after the last child of that element.
-     *
-     * ```ts
-     * selection.setTo( paragraph, 'in' );
-     * ```
-     *
-     * Creates a range on an {@link module:engine/view/item~Item item} which starts before the item and ends just after the item.
-     *
-     * ```ts
-     * selection.setTo( paragraph, 'on' );
-     *
-     * // Clears selection. Removes all ranges.
-     * selection.setTo( null );
-     * ```
-     *
-     * `Selection#setTo()` method allow passing additional options (`backward`, `fake` and `label`) as the last argument.
-     *
-     * ```ts
-     * // Sets selection as backward.
-     * selection.setTo( range, { backward: true } );
-     * ```
-     *
-     * Fake selection does not render as browser native selection over selected elements and is hidden to the user.
-     * This way, no native selection UI artifacts are displayed to the user and selection over elements can be
-     * represented in other way, for example by applying proper CSS class.
-     *
-     * Additionally fake's selection label can be provided. It will be used to describe fake selection in DOM
-     * (and be  properly handled by screen readers).
-     *
-     * ```ts
-     * // Creates fake selection with label.
-     * selection.setTo( range, { fake: true, label: 'foo' } );
-     * ```
-     *
-     * @fires change
-     */
-    setTo(...args) {
-        let [selectable, placeOrOffset, options] = args;
-        if (typeof placeOrOffset == 'object') {
-            options = placeOrOffset;
-            placeOrOffset = undefined;
-        }
-        if (selectable === null) {
-            this._setRanges([]);
-            this._setFakeOptions(options);
-        }
-        else if (selectable instanceof Selection || selectable instanceof DocumentSelection) {
-            this._setRanges(selectable.getRanges(), selectable.isBackward);
-            this._setFakeOptions({ fake: selectable.isFake, label: selectable.fakeSelectionLabel });
-        }
-        else if (selectable instanceof Range) {
-            this._setRanges([selectable], options && options.backward);
-            this._setFakeOptions(options);
-        }
-        else if (selectable instanceof Position) {
-            this._setRanges([new Range(selectable)]);
-            this._setFakeOptions(options);
-        }
-        else if (selectable instanceof Node) {
-            const backward = !!options && !!options.backward;
-            let range;
-            if (placeOrOffset === undefined) {
-                /**
-                 * selection.setTo requires the second parameter when the first parameter is a node.
-                 *
-                 * @error view-selection-setto-required-second-parameter
-                 */
-                throw new CKEditorError('view-selection-setto-required-second-parameter', this);
-            }
-            else if (placeOrOffset == 'in') {
-                range = Range._createIn(selectable);
-            }
-            else if (placeOrOffset == 'on') {
-                range = Range._createOn(selectable);
-            }
-            else {
-                range = new Range(Position._createAt(selectable, placeOrOffset));
-            }
-            this._setRanges([range], backward);
-            this._setFakeOptions(options);
-        }
-        else if (isIterable(selectable)) {
-            // We assume that the selectable is an iterable of ranges.
-            // Array.from() is used to prevent setting ranges to the old iterable
-            this._setRanges(selectable, options && options.backward);
-            this._setFakeOptions(options);
-        }
-        else {
-            /**
-             * Cannot set selection to given place.
-             *
-             * @error view-selection-setto-not-selectable
-             */
-            throw new CKEditorError('view-selection-setto-not-selectable', this);
-        }
-        this.fire('change');
-    }
-    /**
-     * Moves {@link #focus} to the specified location.
-     *
-     * The location can be specified in the same form as {@link module:engine/view/view~View#createPositionAt view.createPositionAt()}
-     * parameters.
-     *
-     * @fires change
-     * @param offset Offset or one of the flags. Used only when first parameter is a {@link module:engine/view/item~Item view item}.
-     */
-    setFocus(itemOrPosition, offset) {
-        if (this.anchor === null) {
-            /**
-             * Cannot set selection focus if there are no ranges in selection.
-             *
-             * @error view-selection-setfocus-no-ranges
-             */
-            throw new CKEditorError('view-selection-setfocus-no-ranges', this);
-        }
-        const newFocus = Position._createAt(itemOrPosition, offset);
-        if (newFocus.compareWith(this.focus) == 'same') {
-            return;
-        }
-        const anchor = this.anchor;
-        this._ranges.pop();
-        if (newFocus.compareWith(anchor) == 'before') {
-            this._addRange(new Range(newFocus, anchor), true);
-        }
-        else {
-            this._addRange(new Range(anchor, newFocus));
-        }
-        this.fire('change');
-    }
-    /**
-     * Replaces all ranges that were added to the selection with given array of ranges. Last range of the array
-     * is treated like the last added range and is used to set {@link #anchor anchor} and {@link #focus focus}.
-     * Accepts a flag describing in which way the selection is made.
-     *
-     * @param newRanges Iterable object of ranges to set.
-     * @param isLastBackward Flag describing if last added range was selected forward - from start to end
-     * (`false`) or backward - from end to start (`true`). Defaults to `false`.
-     */
-    _setRanges(newRanges, isLastBackward = false) {
-        // New ranges should be copied to prevent removing them by setting them to `[]` first.
-        // Only applies to situations when selection is set to the same selection or same selection's ranges.
-        newRanges = Array.from(newRanges);
-        this._ranges = [];
-        for (const range of newRanges) {
-            this._addRange(range);
-        }
-        this._lastRangeBackward = !!isLastBackward;
-    }
-    /**
-     * Sets this selection instance to be marked as `fake`. A fake selection does not render as browser native selection
-     * over selected elements and is hidden to the user. This way, no native selection UI artifacts are displayed to
-     * the user and selection over elements can be represented in other way, for example by applying proper CSS class.
-     *
-     * Additionally fake's selection label can be provided. It will be used to describe fake selection in DOM (and be
-     * properly handled by screen readers).
-     */
-    _setFakeOptions(options = {}) {
-        this._isFake = !!options.fake;
-        this._fakeSelectionLabel = options.fake ? options.label || '' : '';
-    }
-    /**
-     * Adds a range to the selection. Added range is copied. This means that passed range is not saved in the
-     * selection instance and you can safely operate on it.
-     *
-     * Accepts a flag describing in which way the selection is made - passed range might be selected from
-     * {@link module:engine/view/range~Range#start start} to {@link module:engine/view/range~Range#end end}
-     * or from {@link module:engine/view/range~Range#end end} to {@link module:engine/view/range~Range#start start}.
-     * The flag is used to set {@link #anchor anchor} and {@link #focus focus} properties.
-     *
-     * Throws {@link module:utils/ckeditorerror~CKEditorError CKEditorError} `view-selection-range-intersects` if added range intersects
-     * with ranges already stored in Selection instance.
-     */
-    _addRange(range, isBackward = false) {
-        if (!(range instanceof Range)) {
-            /**
-             * Selection range set to an object that is not an instance of {@link module:engine/view/range~Range}.
-             *
-             * @error view-selection-add-range-not-range
-             */
-            throw new CKEditorError('view-selection-add-range-not-range', this);
-        }
-        this._pushRange(range);
-        this._lastRangeBackward = !!isBackward;
-    }
-    /**
-     * Adds range to selection - creates copy of given range so it can be safely used and modified.
-     *
-     * Throws {@link module:utils/ckeditorerror~CKEditorError CKEditorError} `view-selection-range-intersects` if added range intersects
-     * with ranges already stored in selection instance.
-     */
-    _pushRange(range) {
-        for (const storedRange of this._ranges) {
-            if (range.isIntersecting(storedRange)) {
-                /**
-                 * Trying to add a range that intersects with another range from selection.
-                 *
-                 * @error view-selection-range-intersects
-                 * @param {module:engine/view/range~Range} addedRange Range that was added to the selection.
-                 * @param {module:engine/view/range~Range} intersectingRange Range from selection that intersects with `addedRange`.
-                 */
-                throw new CKEditorError('view-selection-range-intersects', this, { addedRange: range, intersectingRange: storedRange });
-            }
-        }
-        this._ranges.push(new Range(range.start, range.end));
-    }
-}
-// The magic of type inference using `is` method is centralized in `TypeCheckable` class.
-// Proper overload would interfere with that.
-Selection.prototype.is = function (type) {
-    return type === 'selection' || type === 'view:selection';
-};
+/**
+ * @license Copyright (c) 2003-2023, CKSource Holding sp. z o.o. All rights reserved.
+ * For licensing, see LICENSE.md or https://ckeditor.com/legal/ckeditor-oss-license
+ */
+/**
+ * @module engine/view/selection
+ */
+import TypeCheckable from './typecheckable';
+import Range from './range';
+import Position from './position';
+import Node from './node';
+import DocumentSelection from './documentselection';
+import { CKEditorError, EmitterMixin, count, isIterable } from '@ckeditor/ckeditor5-utils';
+/**
+ * Class representing an arbirtary selection in the view.
+ * See also {@link module:engine/view/documentselection~DocumentSelection}.
+ *
+ * New selection instances can be created via the constructor or one these methods:
+ *
+ * * {@link module:engine/view/view~View#createSelection `View#createSelection()`},
+ * * {@link module:engine/view/upcastwriter~UpcastWriter#createSelection `UpcastWriter#createSelection()`}.
+ *
+ * A selection can consist of {@link module:engine/view/range~Range ranges} that can be set by using
+ * the {@link module:engine/view/selection~Selection#setTo `Selection#setTo()`} method.
+ */
+export default class Selection extends EmitterMixin(TypeCheckable) {
+    /**
+     * Creates new selection instance.
+     *
+     * **Note**: The selection constructor is available as a factory method:
+     *
+     * * {@link module:engine/view/view~View#createSelection `View#createSelection()`},
+     * * {@link module:engine/view/upcastwriter~UpcastWriter#createSelection `UpcastWriter#createSelection()`}.
+     *
+     * ```ts
+     * // Creates empty selection without ranges.
+     * const selection = writer.createSelection();
+     *
+     * // Creates selection at the given range.
+     * const range = writer.createRange( start, end );
+     * const selection = writer.createSelection( range );
+     *
+     * // Creates selection at the given ranges
+     * const ranges = [ writer.createRange( start1, end2 ), writer.createRange( star2, end2 ) ];
+     * const selection = writer.createSelection( ranges );
+     *
+     * // Creates selection from the other selection.
+     * const otherSelection = writer.createSelection();
+     * const selection = writer.createSelection( otherSelection );
+     *
+     * // Creates selection from the document selection.
+     * const selection = writer.createSelection( editor.editing.view.document.selection );
+     *
+     * // Creates selection at the given position.
+     * const position = writer.createPositionFromPath( root, path );
+     * const selection = writer.createSelection( position );
+     *
+     * // Creates collapsed selection at the position of given item and offset.
+     * const paragraph = writer.createContainerElement( 'paragraph' );
+     * const selection = writer.createSelection( paragraph, offset );
+     *
+     * // Creates a range inside an {@link module:engine/view/element~Element element} which starts before the
+     * // first child of that element and ends after the last child of that element.
+     * const selection = writer.createSelection( paragraph, 'in' );
+     *
+     * // Creates a range on an {@link module:engine/view/item~Item item} which starts before the item and ends
+     * // just after the item.
+     * const selection = writer.createSelection( paragraph, 'on' );
+     * ```
+     *
+     * `Selection`'s constructor allow passing additional options (`backward`, `fake` and `label`) as the last argument.
+     *
+     * ```ts
+     * // Creates backward selection.
+     * const selection = writer.createSelection( range, { backward: true } );
+     * ```
+     *
+     * Fake selection does not render as browser native selection over selected elements and is hidden to the user.
+     * This way, no native selection UI artifacts are displayed to the user and selection over elements can be
+     * represented in other way, for example by applying proper CSS class.
+     *
+     * Additionally fake's selection label can be provided. It will be used to describe fake selection in DOM
+     * (and be  properly handled by screen readers).
+     *
+     * ```ts
+     * // Creates fake selection with label.
+     * const selection = writer.createSelection( range, { fake: true, label: 'foo' } );
+     * ```
+     *
+     * @internal
+     */
+    constructor(...args) {
+        super();
+        this._ranges = [];
+        this._lastRangeBackward = false;
+        this._isFake = false;
+        this._fakeSelectionLabel = '';
+        if (args.length) {
+            this.setTo(...args);
+        }
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns true if selection instance is marked as `fake`.
+     *
+     * @see #setTo
+     */
+    get isFake() {
+        return this._isFake;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns fake selection label.
+     *
+     * @see #setTo
+     */
+    get fakeSelectionLabel() {
+        return this._fakeSelectionLabel;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Selection anchor. Anchor may be described as a position where the selection starts. Together with
+     * {@link #focus focus} they define the direction of selection, which is important
+     * when expanding/shrinking selection. Anchor is always the start or end of the most recent added range.
+     * It may be a bit unintuitive when there are multiple ranges in selection.
+     *
+     * @see #focus
+     */
+    get anchor() {
+        if (!this._ranges.length) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        const range = this._ranges[this._ranges.length - 1];
+        const anchor = this._lastRangeBackward ? range.end : range.start;
+        return anchor.clone();
+    }
+    /**
+     * Selection focus. Focus is a position where the selection ends.
+     *
+     * @see #anchor
+     */
+    get focus() {
+        if (!this._ranges.length) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        const range = this._ranges[this._ranges.length - 1];
+        const focus = this._lastRangeBackward ? range.start : range.end;
+        return focus.clone();
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns whether the selection is collapsed. Selection is collapsed when there is exactly one range which is
+     * collapsed.
+     */
+    get isCollapsed() {
+        return this.rangeCount === 1 && this._ranges[0].isCollapsed;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns number of ranges in selection.
+     */
+    get rangeCount() {
+        return this._ranges.length;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Specifies whether the {@link #focus} precedes {@link #anchor}.
+     */
+    get isBackward() {
+        return !this.isCollapsed && this._lastRangeBackward;
+    }
+    /**
+     * {@link module:engine/view/editableelement~EditableElement EditableElement} instance that contains this selection, or `null`
+     * if the selection is not inside an editable element.
+     */
+    get editableElement() {
+        if (this.anchor) {
+            return this.anchor.editableElement;
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns an iterable that contains copies of all ranges added to the selection.
+     */
+    *getRanges() {
+        for (const range of this._ranges) {
+            yield range.clone();
+        }
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns copy of the first range in the selection. First range is the one which
+     * {@link module:engine/view/range~Range#start start} position {@link module:engine/view/position~Position#isBefore is before} start
+     * position of all other ranges (not to confuse with the first range added to the selection).
+     * Returns `null` if no ranges are added to selection.
+     */
+    getFirstRange() {
+        let first = null;
+        for (const range of this._ranges) {
+            if (!first || range.start.isBefore(first.start)) {
+                first = range;
+            }
+        }
+        return first ? first.clone() : null;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns copy of the last range in the selection. Last range is the one which {@link module:engine/view/range~Range#end end}
+     * position {@link module:engine/view/position~Position#isAfter is after} end position of all other ranges (not to confuse
+     * with the last range added to the selection). Returns `null` if no ranges are added to selection.
+     */
+    getLastRange() {
+        let last = null;
+        for (const range of this._ranges) {
+            if (!last || range.end.isAfter(last.end)) {
+                last = range;
+            }
+        }
+        return last ? last.clone() : null;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns copy of the first position in the selection. First position is the position that
+     * {@link module:engine/view/position~Position#isBefore is before} any other position in the selection ranges.
+     * Returns `null` if no ranges are added to selection.
+     */
+    getFirstPosition() {
+        const firstRange = this.getFirstRange();
+        return firstRange ? firstRange.start.clone() : null;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns copy of the last position in the selection. Last position is the position that
+     * {@link module:engine/view/position~Position#isAfter is after} any other position in the selection ranges.
+     * Returns `null` if no ranges are added to selection.
+     */
+    getLastPosition() {
+        const lastRange = this.getLastRange();
+        return lastRange ? lastRange.end.clone() : null;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Checks whether, this selection is equal to given selection. Selections are equal if they have same directions,
+     * same number of ranges and all ranges from one selection equal to a range from other selection.
+     *
+     * @param otherSelection Selection to compare with.
+     * @returns `true` if selections are equal, `false` otherwise.
+     */
+    isEqual(otherSelection) {
+        if (this.isFake != otherSelection.isFake) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (this.isFake && this.fakeSelectionLabel != otherSelection.fakeSelectionLabel) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (this.rangeCount != otherSelection.rangeCount) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        else if (this.rangeCount === 0) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (!this.anchor.isEqual(otherSelection.anchor) || !this.focus.isEqual(otherSelection.focus)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        for (const thisRange of this._ranges) {
+            let found = false;
+            for (const otherRange of otherSelection._ranges) {
+                if (thisRange.isEqual(otherRange)) {
+                    found = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if (!found) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Checks whether this selection is similar to given selection. Selections are similar if they have same directions, same
+     * number of ranges, and all {@link module:engine/view/range~Range#getTrimmed trimmed} ranges from one selection are
+     * equal to any trimmed range from other selection.
+     *
+     * @param otherSelection Selection to compare with.
+     * @returns `true` if selections are similar, `false` otherwise.
+     */
+    isSimilar(otherSelection) {
+        if (this.isBackward != otherSelection.isBackward) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        const numOfRangesA = count(this.getRanges());
+        const numOfRangesB = count(otherSelection.getRanges());
+        // If selections have different number of ranges, they cannot be similar.
+        if (numOfRangesA != numOfRangesB) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        // If both selections have no ranges, they are similar.
+        if (numOfRangesA == 0) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        // Check if each range in one selection has a similar range in other selection.
+        for (let rangeA of this.getRanges()) {
+            rangeA = rangeA.getTrimmed();
+            let found = false;
+            for (let rangeB of otherSelection.getRanges()) {
+                rangeB = rangeB.getTrimmed();
+                if (rangeA.start.isEqual(rangeB.start) && rangeA.end.isEqual(rangeB.end)) {
+                    found = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            // For `rangeA`, neither range in `otherSelection` was similar. So selections are not similar.
+            if (!found) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        // There were no ranges that weren't matched. Selections are similar.
+        return true;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns the selected element. {@link module:engine/view/element~Element Element} is considered as selected if there is only
+     * one range in the selection, and that range contains exactly one element.
+     * Returns `null` if there is no selected element.
+     */
+    getSelectedElement() {
+        if (this.rangeCount !== 1) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return this.getFirstRange().getContainedElement();
+    }
+    /**
+     * Sets this selection's ranges and direction to the specified location based on the given
+     * {@link module:engine/view/selection~Selectable selectable}.
+     *
+     * ```ts
+     * // Sets selection to the given range.
+     * const range = writer.createRange( start, end );
+     * selection.setTo( range );
+     *
+     * // Sets selection to given ranges.
+     * const ranges = [ writer.createRange( start1, end2 ), writer.createRange( star2, end2 ) ];
+     * selection.setTo( range );
+     *
+     * // Sets selection to the other selection.
+     * const otherSelection = writer.createSelection();
+     * selection.setTo( otherSelection );
+     *
+     * // Sets selection to contents of DocumentSelection.
+     * selection.setTo( editor.editing.view.document.selection );
+     *
+     * // Sets collapsed selection at the given position.
+     * const position = writer.createPositionAt( root, path );
+     * selection.setTo( position );
+     *
+     * // Sets collapsed selection at the position of given item and offset.
+     * selection.setTo( paragraph, offset );
+     * ```
+     *
+     * Creates a range inside an {@link module:engine/view/element~Element element} which starts before the first child of
+     * that element and ends after the last child of that element.
+     *
+     * ```ts
+     * selection.setTo( paragraph, 'in' );
+     * ```
+     *
+     * Creates a range on an {@link module:engine/view/item~Item item} which starts before the item and ends just after the item.
+     *
+     * ```ts
+     * selection.setTo( paragraph, 'on' );
+     *
+     * // Clears selection. Removes all ranges.
+     * selection.setTo( null );
+     * ```
+     *
+     * `Selection#setTo()` method allow passing additional options (`backward`, `fake` and `label`) as the last argument.
+     *
+     * ```ts
+     * // Sets selection as backward.
+     * selection.setTo( range, { backward: true } );
+     * ```
+     *
+     * Fake selection does not render as browser native selection over selected elements and is hidden to the user.
+     * This way, no native selection UI artifacts are displayed to the user and selection over elements can be
+     * represented in other way, for example by applying proper CSS class.
+     *
+     * Additionally fake's selection label can be provided. It will be used to describe fake selection in DOM
+     * (and be  properly handled by screen readers).
+     *
+     * ```ts
+     * // Creates fake selection with label.
+     * selection.setTo( range, { fake: true, label: 'foo' } );
+     * ```
+     *
+     * @fires change
+     */
+    setTo(...args) {
+        let [selectable, placeOrOffset, options] = args;
+        if (typeof placeOrOffset == 'object') {
+            options = placeOrOffset;
+            placeOrOffset = undefined;
+        }
+        if (selectable === null) {
+            this._setRanges([]);
+            this._setFakeOptions(options);
+        }
+        else if (selectable instanceof Selection || selectable instanceof DocumentSelection) {
+            this._setRanges(selectable.getRanges(), selectable.isBackward);
+            this._setFakeOptions({ fake: selectable.isFake, label: selectable.fakeSelectionLabel });
+        }
+        else if (selectable instanceof Range) {
+            this._setRanges([selectable], options && options.backward);
+            this._setFakeOptions(options);
+        }
+        else if (selectable instanceof Position) {
+            this._setRanges([new Range(selectable)]);
+            this._setFakeOptions(options);
+        }
+        else if (selectable instanceof Node) {
+            const backward = !!options && !!options.backward;
+            let range;
+            if (placeOrOffset === undefined) {
+                /**
+                 * selection.setTo requires the second parameter when the first parameter is a node.
+                 *
+                 * @error view-selection-setto-required-second-parameter
+                 */
+                throw new CKEditorError('view-selection-setto-required-second-parameter', this);
+            }
+            else if (placeOrOffset == 'in') {
+                range = Range._createIn(selectable);
+            }
+            else if (placeOrOffset == 'on') {
+                range = Range._createOn(selectable);
+            }
+            else {
+                range = new Range(Position._createAt(selectable, placeOrOffset));
+            }
+            this._setRanges([range], backward);
+            this._setFakeOptions(options);
+        }
+        else if (isIterable(selectable)) {
+            // We assume that the selectable is an iterable of ranges.
+            // Array.from() is used to prevent setting ranges to the old iterable
+            this._setRanges(selectable, options && options.backward);
+            this._setFakeOptions(options);
+        }
+        else {
+            /**
+             * Cannot set selection to given place.
+             *
+             * @error view-selection-setto-not-selectable
+             */
+            throw new CKEditorError('view-selection-setto-not-selectable', this);
+        }
+        this.fire('change');
+    }
+    /**
+     * Moves {@link #focus} to the specified location.
+     *
+     * The location can be specified in the same form as {@link module:engine/view/view~View#createPositionAt view.createPositionAt()}
+     * parameters.
+     *
+     * @fires change
+     * @param offset Offset or one of the flags. Used only when first parameter is a {@link module:engine/view/item~Item view item}.
+     */
+    setFocus(itemOrPosition, offset) {
+        if (this.anchor === null) {
+            /**
+             * Cannot set selection focus if there are no ranges in selection.
+             *
+             * @error view-selection-setfocus-no-ranges
+             */
+            throw new CKEditorError('view-selection-setfocus-no-ranges', this);
+        }
+        const newFocus = Position._createAt(itemOrPosition, offset);
+        if (newFocus.compareWith(this.focus) == 'same') {
+            return;
+        }
+        const anchor = this.anchor;
+        this._ranges.pop();
+        if (newFocus.compareWith(anchor) == 'before') {
+            this._addRange(new Range(newFocus, anchor), true);
+        }
+        else {
+            this._addRange(new Range(anchor, newFocus));
+        }
+        this.fire('change');
+    }
+    /**
+     * Replaces all ranges that were added to the selection with given array of ranges. Last range of the array
+     * is treated like the last added range and is used to set {@link #anchor anchor} and {@link #focus focus}.
+     * Accepts a flag describing in which way the selection is made.
+     *
+     * @param newRanges Iterable object of ranges to set.
+     * @param isLastBackward Flag describing if last added range was selected forward - from start to end
+     * (`false`) or backward - from end to start (`true`). Defaults to `false`.
+     */
+    _setRanges(newRanges, isLastBackward = false) {
+        // New ranges should be copied to prevent removing them by setting them to `[]` first.
+        // Only applies to situations when selection is set to the same selection or same selection's ranges.
+        newRanges = Array.from(newRanges);
+        this._ranges = [];
+        for (const range of newRanges) {
+            this._addRange(range);
+        }
+        this._lastRangeBackward = !!isLastBackward;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Sets this selection instance to be marked as `fake`. A fake selection does not render as browser native selection
+     * over selected elements and is hidden to the user. This way, no native selection UI artifacts are displayed to
+     * the user and selection over elements can be represented in other way, for example by applying proper CSS class.
+     *
+     * Additionally fake's selection label can be provided. It will be used to describe fake selection in DOM (and be
+     * properly handled by screen readers).
+     */
+    _setFakeOptions(options = {}) {
+        this._isFake = !!options.fake;
+        this._fakeSelectionLabel = options.fake ? options.label || '' : '';
+    }
+    /**
+     * Adds a range to the selection. Added range is copied. This means that passed range is not saved in the
+     * selection instance and you can safely operate on it.
+     *
+     * Accepts a flag describing in which way the selection is made - passed range might be selected from
+     * {@link module:engine/view/range~Range#start start} to {@link module:engine/view/range~Range#end end}
+     * or from {@link module:engine/view/range~Range#end end} to {@link module:engine/view/range~Range#start start}.
+     * The flag is used to set {@link #anchor anchor} and {@link #focus focus} properties.
+     *
+     * Throws {@link module:utils/ckeditorerror~CKEditorError CKEditorError} `view-selection-range-intersects` if added range intersects
+     * with ranges already stored in Selection instance.
+     */
+    _addRange(range, isBackward = false) {
+        if (!(range instanceof Range)) {
+            /**
+             * Selection range set to an object that is not an instance of {@link module:engine/view/range~Range}.
+             *
+             * @error view-selection-add-range-not-range
+             */
+            throw new CKEditorError('view-selection-add-range-not-range', this);
+        }
+        this._pushRange(range);
+        this._lastRangeBackward = !!isBackward;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Adds range to selection - creates copy of given range so it can be safely used and modified.
+     *
+     * Throws {@link module:utils/ckeditorerror~CKEditorError CKEditorError} `view-selection-range-intersects` if added range intersects
+     * with ranges already stored in selection instance.
+     */
+    _pushRange(range) {
+        for (const storedRange of this._ranges) {
+            if (range.isIntersecting(storedRange)) {
+                /**
+                 * Trying to add a range that intersects with another range from selection.
+                 *
+                 * @error view-selection-range-intersects
+                 * @param {module:engine/view/range~Range} addedRange Range that was added to the selection.
+                 * @param {module:engine/view/range~Range} intersectingRange Range from selection that intersects with `addedRange`.
+                 */
+                throw new CKEditorError('view-selection-range-intersects', this, { addedRange: range, intersectingRange: storedRange });
+            }
+        }
+        this._ranges.push(new Range(range.start, range.end));
+    }
+}
+// The magic of type inference using `is` method is centralized in `TypeCheckable` class.
+// Proper overload would interfere with that.
+Selection.prototype.is = function (type) {
+    return type === 'selection' || type === 'view:selection';
+};