fix: route keyboard type through text input (#1014)

cli/src/native/actions.rs

@@ -3115,6 +3115,33 @@ async fn handle_keyboard(cmd: &Value, state: &DaemonState) -> Result<Value, Stri
     let mgr = state.browser.as_ref().ok_or("Browser not launched")?;
     let session_id = mgr.active_session_id()?.to_string();
 
+    match cmd.get("subaction").and_then(|v| v.as_str()) {
+        Some("type") => {
+            let text = cmd
+                .get("text")
+                .and_then(|v| v.as_str())
+                .ok_or("Missing 'text' parameter")?;
+            interaction::type_text_into_active_context(&mgr.client, &session_id, text, None)
+                .await?;
+            return Ok(json!({ "typed": text }));
+        }
+        Some("insertText") => {
+            let text = cmd
+                .get("text")
+                .and_then(|v| v.as_str())
+                .ok_or("Missing 'text' parameter")?;
+            mgr.client
+                .send_command(
+                    "Input.insertText",
+                    Some(json!({ "text": text })),
+                    Some(&session_id),
+                )
+                .await?;
+            return Ok(json!({ "inserted": true }));
+        }
+        _ => {}
+    }
+
     let event_type = cmd
         .get("eventType")
         .and_then(|v| v.as_str())

cli/src/native/interaction.rs

@@ -202,25 +202,21 @@ pub async fn type_text(
             .await?;
     }
 
+    type_text_into_active_context(client, session_id, text, delay_ms).await
+}
+
+pub async fn type_text_into_active_context(
+    client: &CdpClient,
+    session_id: &str,
+    text: &str,
+    delay_ms: Option<u64>,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
     let delay = delay_ms.unwrap_or(0);
 
     for ch in text.chars() {
-        let text_str = ch.to_string();
+        if matches!(ch, '\n' | '\r' | '\t') {
-        let (key, code, key_code) = char_to_key_info(ch);
+            let (key, code, key_code) = char_to_key_info(ch);
-
+            let text_str = key_text(&key);
-        // Characters that have no US-keyboard mapping (key_code == 0 and empty
-        // code) are inserted via `Input.insertText`, matching Playwright's
-        // keyboard.type() fallback behaviour.  This handles emoji, CJK, and
-        // other characters that don't correspond to a physical key.
-        if key_code == 0 && code.is_empty() {
-            client
-                .send_command_typed::<_, Value>(
-                    "Input.insertText",
-                    &InsertTextParams { text: text_str },
-                    Some(session_id),
-                )
-                .await?;
-        } else {
             client
                 .send_command_typed::<_, Value>(
                     "Input.dispatchKeyEvent",
@@ -228,8 +224,8 @@ pub async fn type_text(
                         event_type: "keyDown".to_string(),
                         key: Some(key.clone()),
                         code: Some(code.clone()),
-                        text: Some(text_str.clone()),
+                        text: text_str.clone(),
-                        unmodified_text: Some(text_str.clone()),
+                        unmodified_text: text_str,
                         windows_virtual_key_code: Some(key_code),
                         native_virtual_key_code: Some(key_code),
                         modifiers: None,
@@ -254,6 +250,19 @@ pub async fn type_text(
                     Some(session_id),
                 )
                 .await?;
+        } else {
+            // VS Code/Electron webviews reject repeated dispatchKeyEvent calls
+            // carrying printable `text`. Insert printable characters directly
+            // and reserve key events for controls like Enter and Tab.
+            client
+                .send_command_typed::<_, Value>(
+                    "Input.insertText",
+                    &InsertTextParams {
+                        text: ch.to_string(),
+                    },
+                    Some(session_id),
+                )
+                .await?;
         }
 
         if delay > 0 {