refactor(focusVisibleElement): add raf & comments

core/src/components.d.ts

@@ -333,7 +333,8 @@ export namespace Components {
          */
         "mode"?: "ios" | "md";
         /**
-          * Used to set focus on an element that uses `ion-focusable`. Do not use this if focusing the element as a result of a keyboard event as the focus utility should handle this for us. This method should be used when we want to programmatically focus an element as a result of another user action. (Ex: We focus the first element inside of a popover when the user presents it, but the popover is not always presented as a result of keyboard action.)
+          * Sets focus on elements that use `ion-focusable`.
+          * @param elements - The elements to set focus on.
          */
         "setFocus": (elements: HTMLElement[]) => Promise<void>;
         /**

core/src/components/app/app.tsx

@@ -17,16 +17,16 @@ export class App implements ComponentInterface {
   @Element() el!: HTMLElement;
 
   /**
-   * Used to set focus on an element that uses `ion-focusable`.
-   * Do not use this if focusing the element as a result of a keyboard
-   * event as the focus utility should handle this for us. This method
-   * should be used when we want to programmatically focus an element as
-   * a result of another user action. (Ex: We focus the first element
-   * inside of a popover when the user presents it, but the popover is not always
-   * presented as a result of keyboard action.)
+   * Sets focus on elements that use `ion-focusable`.
+   *
+   * @param elements - The elements to set focus on.
    */
   @Method()
   async setFocus(elements: HTMLElement[]) {
+    /**
+     * The focus-visible utility is used to set focus on an
+     * element that uses `ion-focusable`.
+     */
     focusElements(elements);
   }
 

core/src/utils/focus-visible.ts

@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ export const getOrInitFocusVisibleUtility = () => {
  * a result of another user action. (Ex: We focus the first element
  * inside of a popover when the user presents it, but the popover is not always
  * presented as a result of keyboard action.)
+ *
+ * @param elements - The elements to set focus on.
  */
 export const focusElements = (elements: Element[]) => {
   const focusVisible = getOrInitFocusVisibleUtility();

core/src/utils/helpers.ts

@@ -256,6 +256,17 @@ export const hasShadowDom = (el: HTMLElement) => {
   return !!el.shadowRoot && !!(el as any).attachShadow;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Focuses a given element while ensuring proper focus management
+ * within the Ionic framework. If the element is marked as `ion-focusable`,
+ * this function will delegate focus handling to `ion-app` or manually
+ * apply focus when a custom app root is used.
+ *
+ * This function helps maintain accessibility and expected focus behavior
+ * in both standard and custom root environments.
+ *
+ * @param el - The element to focus.
+ */
 export const focusVisibleElement = (el: HTMLElement) => {
   el.focus();
 
@@ -281,15 +292,21 @@ export const focusVisibleElement = (el: HTMLElement) => {
         app.setFocus([el]);
       } else {
         /**
-         * If the user has provided a custom app root selector,
-         * then we need to manually set focus on the element
-         * since the focus-visible utility will not be available
-         * on the custom app root.
-         *
-         * The focus-visible utility is used to set focus on an
-         * element that uses `ion-focusable`.
+         * When using a custom app root selector, the focus-visible
+         * utility is not available to manage focus automatically.
+         * If we set focus immediately, the element may not be fully
+         * rendered or interactive, especially if it was just added
+         * to the DOM. Using requestAnimationFrame ensures that focus
+         * is applied on the next frame, allowing the DOM to settle
+         * before changing focus.
          */
-        focusElements([el]);
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+          /**
+           * The focus-visible utility is used to set focus on an
+           * element that uses `ion-focusable`.
+           */
+          focusElements([el]);
+        });
       }
     }
   }