From 084b5d21f67cdbe06edd2822ce34e58b3cd774f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Baris Palaska <barispalaska@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:22:44 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] gpui_web: Implement clipboard write and paste (#60890)

# Objective

write_to_clipboard was a no-op and read_from_clipboard returned None.

## Solution

Writes go through the browser's asynchronous Clipboard API,
fire-and-forget, invoked synchronously inside the user's input event so
the user-activation requirement holds.

Reads cannot be implemented the same way: the async clipboard read API
cannot fit read_from_clipboard's synchronous signature. Paste is instead
delivered by a DOM paste listener on the hidden input, whose
ClipboardEvent exposes clipboardData synchronously; the text feeds the
active input handler. This covers keyboard-, menu-bar- and
context-menu-initiated paste. Note the keyboard path requires the paste
chord's keydown to reach the browser unconsumed (apps should not bind
cmd/ctrl-v on web).

## Testing

Tested locally

## Self-Review Checklist:

- [x] I've reviewed my own diff for quality, security, and reliability
- [x] Unsafe blocks (if any) have justifying comments
- [x] The content adheres to Zed's UI standards
([UX/UI](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#uiux-checklist)
and
[icon](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/crates/icons/README.md)
guidelines)
- [x] Tests cover the new/changed behavior
- [x] Performance impact has been considered and is acceptable

Release Notes:

- N/A
---
 crates/gpui_web/Cargo.toml      |  2 ++
 crates/gpui_web/src/events.rs   | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 crates/gpui_web/src/platform.rs | 10 +++++++++-
 3 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/crates/gpui_web/Cargo.toml b/crates/gpui_web/Cargo.toml
index 5980fa5e855..6ceafc0f3bc 100644
--- a/crates/gpui_web/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/gpui_web/Cargo.toml
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ raw-window-handle = "0.6"
 wasm_thread = { version = "0.3", features = ["es_modules"], optional = true }
 web-sys = { version = "0.3", features = [
     "console",
+    "Clipboard",
+    "ClipboardEvent",
     "CompositionEvent",
     "CssStyleDeclaration",
     "DataTransfer",
diff --git a/crates/gpui_web/src/events.rs b/crates/gpui_web/src/events.rs
index 46be646cb56..5956331ea81 100644
--- a/crates/gpui_web/src/events.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui_web/src/events.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ impl WebWindowInner {
             self.register_dragleave(),
             self.register_key_down(),
             self.register_key_up(),
+            self.register_paste(),
             self.register_composition_start(),
             self.register_composition_update(),
             self.register_composition_end(),
@@ -427,6 +428,32 @@ impl WebWindowInner {
         })
     }
 
+    /// Paste is delivered through the DOM `paste` event rather than
+    /// `Platform::read_from_clipboard`: the browser's asynchronous clipboard
+    /// read API cannot fit that synchronous signature, while `ClipboardEvent`
+    /// exposes `clipboardData` synchronously inside the event. It fires for
+    /// any browser-initiated paste (keyboard, menu bar, context menu).
+    fn register_paste(self: &Rc<Self>) -> Closure<dyn FnMut(JsValue)> {
+        let this = Rc::clone(self);
+        self.listen_input("paste", move |event: JsValue| {
+            let event: web_sys::ClipboardEvent = event.unchecked_into();
+            let Some(clipboard_data) = event.clipboard_data() else {
+                return;
+            };
+            let Ok(text) = clipboard_data.get_data("text/plain") else {
+                return;
+            };
+            if text.is_empty() {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            event.prevent_default();
+            this.with_input_handler(|handler| {
+                handler.replace_text_in_range(None, &text);
+            });
+        })
+    }
+
     fn register_composition_start(self: &Rc<Self>) -> Closure<dyn FnMut(JsValue)> {
         let this = Rc::clone(self);
         self.listen_input("compositionstart", move |_event: JsValue| {
diff --git a/crates/gpui_web/src/platform.rs b/crates/gpui_web/src/platform.rs
index c39723ea5b2..f70520d629d 100644
--- a/crates/gpui_web/src/platform.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui_web/src/platform.rs
@@ -342,7 +342,15 @@ impl Platform for WebPlatform {
         None
     }
 
-    fn write_to_clipboard(&self, _item: ClipboardItem) {}
+    fn write_to_clipboard(&self, item: ClipboardItem) {
+        if let Some(text) = item.text()
+            && let Some(window) = web_sys::window()
+        {
+            // Fire-and-forget; called synchronously inside the user's input
+            // event, which satisfies the browser's user-activation requirement.
+            drop(window.navigator().clipboard().write_text(&text));
+        }
+    }
 
     fn write_credentials(&self, _url: &str, _username: &str, _password: &[u8]) -> Task<Result<()>> {
         Task::ready(Err(anyhow::anyhow!(