Skip hidden [autofocus] and [x-autofocus] elements

src/index.js

@@ -372,16 +372,15 @@ async function render(request, targets, el, config) {
       if (merged) {
         merged.dataset.source = response.url
         merged.removeAttribute('aria-busy')
-        if (!focused) {
-          ['[x-autofocus]', '[autofocus]'].forEach(selector => {
-            if (focused) return
-            let autofocus = merged.matches(selector) ? merged : merged.querySelector(selector)
-            if (autofocus) {
-              focusOn(autofocus)
-              focused = true
-            }
-          })
-        }
+        let focusables = ['[x-autofocus]', '[autofocus]']
+        focusables.some(selector => {
+          if (focused) return true
+          if (merged.matches(selector)) {
+            focused = focusOn(merged)
+          }
+
+          return focused || Array.from(merged.querySelectorAll(selector)).some(focusable => focusOn(focusable))
+        })
       }
 
       dispatch(merged, 'ajax:merged')
@@ -453,11 +452,14 @@ async function merge(strategy, from, to) {
 }
 
 function focusOn(el) {
-  if (!el) return
+  if (!el) return false
+  if (!el.getClientRects().length) return false
   setTimeout(() => {
     if (!el.hasAttribute('tabindex')) el.setAttribute('tabindex', '0')
     el.focus()
   }, 0)
+
+  return true
 }
 
 function updateHistory(strategy, url) {

tests/focus.cy.js

@@ -56,6 +56,20 @@ test('first listed target is focused when multiple [autofocus] are merged',
   }
 )
 
+test('hidden [autofocus] elements are ignored',
+  html`<form x-init x-target id="replace" method="post"><button>First</button><a href="#">Second</a></form>`,
+  ({ intercept, get, wait }) => {
+    intercept('POST', '/tests', {
+      statusCode: 200,
+      body: '<form x-init x-target id="replace" method="post"><button hidden autofocus>First</button><a href="#" autofocus>Second</a></form>'
+    }).as('response')
+    get('button').focus().click()
+    wait('@response').then(() => {
+      get('a').should('have.focus')
+    })
+  }
+)
+
 test('[x-autofocus] overrides [autofocus]',
   html`<form x-init x-target id="replace" method="post"><button>First</button><a href="#">Second</a></form>`,
   ({ intercept, get, wait }) => {