excalidraw/src/actions/actionDeleteSelected.tsx

import { isSomeElementSelected } from "../scene";
import { KEYS } from "../keys";
import { ToolButton } from "../components/ToolButton";
import React from "react";
import { trash } from "../components/icons";
import { t } from "../i18n";
import { register } from "./register";
import { getNonDeletedElements } from "../element";
import { ExcalidrawElement } from "../element/types";
import { AppState } from "../types";
import { newElementWith } from "../element/mutateElement";
import { getElementsInGroup } from "../groups";
import { LinearElementEditor } from "../element/linearElementEditor";

const deleteSelectedElements = (
  elements: readonly ExcalidrawElement[],
  appState: AppState,
) => {
  return {
    elements: elements.map((el) => {
      if (appState.selectedElementIds[el.id]) {
        return newElementWith(el, { isDeleted: true });
      }
      return el;
    }),
    appState: {
      ...appState,
      selectedElementIds: {},
    },
  };
};

function handleGroupEditingState(
  appState: AppState,
  elements: readonly ExcalidrawElement[],
): AppState {
  if (appState.editingGroupId) {
    const siblingElements = getElementsInGroup(
      getNonDeletedElements(elements),
      appState.editingGroupId!,
    );
    if (siblingElements.length) {
      return {
        ...appState,
        selectedElementIds: { [siblingElements[0].id]: true },
      };
    }
  }
  return appState;
}

export const actionDeleteSelected = register({
  name: "deleteSelectedElements",
  perform: (elements, appState) => {
    if (appState.editingLinearElement) {
      const { elementId, activePointIndex } = appState.editingLinearElement;
      const element = LinearElementEditor.getElement(elementId);
      if (!element) {
        return false;
      }
      if (
        // case: no point selected → delete whole element
        activePointIndex == null ||
        activePointIndex === -1 ||
        // case: deleting last point
        element.points.length < 2
      ) {
        const nextElements = elements.filter((el) => el.id !== element.id);
        const nextAppState = handleGroupEditingState(appState, nextElements);

        return {
          elements: nextElements,
          appState: {
            ...nextAppState,
            editingLinearElement: null,
          },
          commitToHistory: false,
        };
      }

      LinearElementEditor.movePoint(element, activePointIndex, "delete");

      return {
        elements: elements,
        appState: {
          ...appState,
          editingLinearElement: {
            ...appState.editingLinearElement,
            activePointIndex: activePointIndex > 0 ? activePointIndex - 1 : 0,
          },
        },
        commitToHistory: true,
      };
    }

    let {
      elements: nextElements,
      appState: nextAppState,
    } = deleteSelectedElements(elements, appState);

    nextAppState = handleGroupEditingState(nextAppState, nextElements);

    return {
      elements: nextElements,
      appState: {
        ...nextAppState,
        elementType: "selection",
        multiElement: null,
      },
      commitToHistory: isSomeElementSelected(
        getNonDeletedElements(elements),
        appState,
      ),
    };
  },
  contextItemLabel: "labels.delete",
  contextMenuOrder: 3,
  keyTest: (event) => event.key === KEYS.BACKSPACE || event.key === KEYS.DELETE,
  PanelComponent: ({ elements, appState, updateData }) => (
    <ToolButton
      type="button"
      icon={trash}
      title={t("labels.delete")}
      aria-label={t("labels.delete")}
      onClick={() => updateData(null)}
      visible={isSomeElementSelected(getNonDeletedElements(elements), appState)}
    />
  ),
});