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+import { h } from 'preact';
+import { renderHook } from '@testing-library/preact-hooks';
+import { fireEvent, render } from '@testing-library/preact';
+import { KeyboardShortcuts, useKeyboardShortcuts } from '../useKeyboardShortcuts.jsx';
+
+describe('Keyboard shortcuts for components', () => {
+  describe('useKeyboardShortcuts', () => {
+    it('should fire a function when keydown is detected', () => {
+      const shortcut = {
+        KeyK: jest.fn()
+      };
+
+      renderHook(() =>
+        useKeyboardShortcuts(shortcut, document),
+      );
+      fireEvent.keyDown(document, { code: "KeyK" });
+
+      expect(shortcut.KeyK).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+    
+    it('should not add event listener if shortcut object is empty', () => {
+      HTMLDocument.prototype.addEventListener = jest.fn();
+
+      renderHook(() =>
+        useKeyboardShortcuts({}, document),
+      );
+
+      expect(HTMLDocument.prototype.addEventListener).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should add event listener to window', () => {
+      HTMLDocument.prototype.addEventListener = jest.fn();
+
+      renderHook(() =>
+        useKeyboardShortcuts({
+          KeyK: null
+        }, document),
+      );
+
+      expect(HTMLDocument.prototype.addEventListener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    it('should not fire a function when keydown is detected in element', () => {
+      const shortcut = {
+        KeyK: jest.fn()
+      };
+      const eventTarget = document.createElement('textarea') // eventTarget set since the default is window
+
+      renderHook(() =>
+        useKeyboardShortcuts(shortcut, document),
+        eventTarget,
+      );
+      fireEvent.keyDown(eventTarget, { code: "KeyK" });
+
+      expect(shortcut.KeyK).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should remove event listener when the hook is unmounted', () => {
+      HTMLDocument.prototype.addEventListener = jest.fn();
+      HTMLDocument.prototype.removeEventListener = jest.fn();
+
+      const { unmount } = renderHook(() =>
+        useKeyboardShortcuts({ KeyK: null }, document),
+      );
+
+      unmount();
+
+      expect(HTMLDocument.prototype.addEventListener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(HTMLDocument.prototype.removeEventListener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('<KeyboardShortcuts />', () => {
+    it('should not add event listener if shortcut object is empty', async () => {
+      HTMLDocument.prototype.addEventListener = jest.fn();
+
+      render(
+        <KeyboardShortcuts eventTarget={document} />,
+      );
+
+      expect(HTMLDocument.prototype.addEventListener).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should add event listener to window', async () => {
+      HTMLDocument.prototype.addEventListener = jest.fn();
+
+      render(
+        <KeyboardShortcuts eventTarget={document} shortcuts={{ KeyK: null }} />,
+      );
+
+      expect(HTMLDocument.prototype.addEventListener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    it('should remove event listener when the hook is unmounted', async () => {
+      HTMLDocument.prototype.addEventListener = jest.fn();
+      HTMLDocument.prototype.removeEventListener = jest.fn();
+
+      const { unmount } = render(
+        <KeyboardShortcuts eventTarget={document} shortcuts={{ KeyK: null }} />,
+      );
+
+      unmount();
+      expect(HTMLDocument.prototype.addEventListener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(HTMLDocument.prototype.removeEventListener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/app/javascript/shared/components/useKeyboardShortcuts.jsx b/app/javascript/shared/components/useKeyboardShortcuts.jsx
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+import { useEffect } from "preact/hooks";
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import { h } from 'preact';
+
+/**
+ * Checker that return true if element is a form element
+ *
+ * @param {node} element to be checked
+ *
+ * @returns {boolean} isFormField
+ */
+function isFormField(element) {
+  if ((element instanceof HTMLElement) === false) return false;
+
+  const name = element.nodeName.toLowerCase();
+  const type = (element.getAttribute("type") || "").toLowerCase();
+  return (
+    name === "select" ||
+    name === "textarea" ||
+    (name === "input" && ["submit", "reset", "checkbox", "radio"].indexOf(type) < 0) ||
+    element.isContentEditable
+  );
+};
+
+/**
+ * hook that can be added to a component to listen
+ * for keyboard presses
+ *
+ * @example
+ * const shortcuts = {
+ *   "ctrl+alt+KeyG": (e) => {
+ *     e.preventDefault();
+ *     alert("Control Alt G has been pressed");
+ *   },
+ *   "?": (e) => {
+ *     setIsHelpVisible(true);
+ *   }
+ * }
+ *
+ * useKeyboardShortcuts(shortcuts, someElementOrWindowObject);
+ *
+ * @param {object} shortcuts List of keyboard shortcuts/event
+ * @param {EventTarget} [eventTarget=window] An event target.
+ *
+ */
+export function useKeyboardShortcuts(shortcuts, eventTarget = window) {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!shortcuts || Object.keys(shortcuts).length === 0) return;
+
+    const keyEvent = (e) => {
+      if (e.defaultPrevented) return;
+
+      // Get special keys
+      const keys = `${e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey ? "ctrl+" : ""}${e.altKey ? "alt+" : ""}${e.shiftKey ? "shift+" : ""}`;
+      
+      // If no special keys are pressed and focus is inside a field return
+      if (e.target instanceof Node && isFormField(e.target) && !keys) return;
+      
+      const shortcut = shortcuts[`${keys}${e.code}`] || shortcuts[`${keys}${e.key.toLowerCase()}`];
+      if (shortcut) shortcut(e);
+    };
+
+    eventTarget.addEventListener("keydown", keyEvent);
+
+    return () => {
+      eventTarget.removeEventListener("keydown", keyEvent);
+    };
+  }, [shortcuts, eventTarget]);
+}
+
+/**
+ * compoent that can be added to a component to listen
+ * for keyboard presses using the useKeyboardShortcuts hook
+ *
+ * @example
+ * const shortcuts = {
+ *   "ctrl+alt+KeyG": (e) => {
+ *     e.preventDefault();
+ *     alert("Control Alt G has been pressed")
+ *   }
+ * }
+ *
+ * <KeyboardShortcuts shortcuts={shortcuts} />
+ * <KeyboardShortcuts shortcuts={shortcuts} eventTarget={ref.current} />
+ *
+ * @param {object} shortcuts List of keyboard shortcuts/event
+ * @param {EventTarget} [eventTarget=window] An event target.
+ *
+ */
+export function KeyboardShortcuts({ shortcuts, eventTarget }) {
+  useKeyboardShortcuts(shortcuts, eventTarget);
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+KeyboardShortcuts.propTypes = {
+  shortcuts: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+  eventTarget: PropTypes.instanceOf(Element)
+}
+
+KeyboardShortcuts.defaultProps = {
+  shortcuts: {},
+  eventTarget: window
+}