ember autofocus component after insertion into DOM - ember.js

Question

I want to display an input field, and immediately autofocus it upon clicking a button. Im still new to Ember so i am not sure this is the correct approach, but I tried to wrap as an ember component
template
{{#if showCalendarForm}}
{{new-calendar focus-out='hideNewCalendar' insert-newline='createCalendar'}}
{{else}}
<button class="btn btn-sm btn-primary" {{action "showNewCalendar"}}>New</button>
{{/if}}
new-calendar component handlebars:
<div class="input-group">
{{input
class = 'form-control'
id = 'newCalendar'
type = 'text'
placeholder = 'New calendar'
value = calendarName
action = 'createCalendar'
}}
</div>
new-calendar component js
import Ember from 'ember';
export default Ember.Component.extend({
didInsertElement: function() {
this.$().focus();
}
});
When I click the button, the text field is displayed, but autofocus and hitting enter doesnt work

Answer 1

The way the jQuery is written, you are trying to set focus on the <div class="input-group">, try this instead:
didInsertElement: function() {
this.$('input').focus();
}
Another way to do this would be to extend the Ember.TextField:
export default Ember.TextField.extend({
becomeFocused: function() {
this.$().focus();
}.on('didInsertElement')
});
Then, in your new-calendar template, use this component:
{{focus-input
class = 'form-control'
id = 'newCalendar'
type = 'text'
placeholder = 'New calendar'
value = calendarName
action = 'createCalendar'
}}
This way you can reuse the focus-input component wherever you need to.
As for hitting enter to create the calendar, I think you want to listen for the keyPress event, check to see if it's the enter key, and then send the action rather than trying to use insert-newline='createCalendar'.
//in FocusInputComponent
keyPress: function(e) {
// Return key.
if (e.keyCode === 13) {
this.sendAction();
}
}

Answer 2

Try wrapping your focus call in an Ember.run and schedule it to be run in the after render queue like this:
didInsertElement: function()
{
Ember.run.scheduleOnce('afterRender', this, function() {
this.$().focus();
});
}
this blog post has helped me a lot in understanding ember's lifecycle hooks:
http://madhatted.com/2013/6/8/lifecycle-hooks-in-ember-js-views