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  • New Features

    • Added hot-corner snapping to pin the floating Devtools trigger.
    • Added edge docking with a slim restore tab when the trigger is dragged off-screen.
    • Added visual previews, magnetic positioning, and Escape-key cancellation for trigger dragging.
    • Added a two-second hold to snooze a hot corner and keyboard shortcut hints for magnetic mode.
    • Floating trigger positions and docking choices are saved between sessions.
  • Documentation

    • Expanded guidance for floating trigger hot corners and edge docking.

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The floating Devtools trigger now supports hot-corner pinning, edge docking behind a restore tab, Escape cancellation, hold-to-snooze behavior, and persisted placement. The change also updates trigger styling, tests, configuration documentation, and the package changeset.

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Floating trigger docking

Layer / File(s) Summary
Placement contracts and geometry
packages/devtools/src/context/devtools-store.ts, packages/devtools/src/components/trigger.tsx, packages/devtools/src/utils/constants.ts, packages/devtools/src/components/tanstack-trigger-mark.tsx, packages/devtools/src/styles/use-styles.ts
Adds corner and edge settings, geometry helpers, docking constants, a reusable trigger gradient, hot-corner markers, edge-tab styles, and tooltip styles.
Drag, pin, dock, and restore flow
packages/devtools/src/components/trigger.tsx
Updates drag and throw handling to pin corners, dock off-screen edges, snooze hot corners, cancel with Escape, and restore pinned placement.
Interaction tests and release documentation
packages/devtools/src/components/trigger.test.tsx, docs/configuration.md, .changeset/trigger-edge-dock.md
Adds tests for geometry and trigger interactions. Documents floating-trigger behavior and declares a minor package release.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Trigger
  participant cornerAt
  participant DevtoolsStore
  participant TANSTACK_DEVTOOLS_SETTINGS
  Trigger->>cornerAt: Evaluate dragged coordinates
  cornerAt-->>Trigger: Return corner or null
  Trigger->>DevtoolsStore: Update corner or edge settings
  DevtoolsStore->>TANSTACK_DEVTOOLS_SETTINGS: Persist trigger placement
  Trigger->>Trigger: Render marker or restore tab
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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 1a0fc

The new hot-corner and edge-docking behavior for the floating trigger is broadly in place, but the updated tooltip text breaks the tooltip tests. That failure can block PR validation. Two edge cases in the drag flow also remain. A fast drag can snap to a corner after Shift has been released, and a system-cancelled gesture can still dock or pin the trigger. Update the test matchers before merging, and address or explicitly accept the two drag edge cases.

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Description check ⚠️ Warning The description includes the required checklist and release-impact sections, but the Changes section contains only an attachment link and does not explain the feature or its motivation. Add a brief written summary to the Changes section. Describe the hot-corner behavior and its purpose; keep the attachment link as supporting material.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title, “feat: hot corners,” clearly identifies the pull request’s main change: adding hot-corner behavior to the trigger.
Docstring Coverage ✅ Passed No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 6…
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packages/devtools/src/components/trigger.test.tsx (1)

161-180: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Optional: hoist the shared drag helpers to module scope.

Four suites repeat the same drag, storedSettings, and pointer-capture setup. One module-level drag, one storedSettings, and one shared setup function would remove the duplication and keep the suites focused on behavior.

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In `@packages/devtools/src/components/trigger.test.tsx` around lines 161 - 180,
Hoist the duplicated drag helper, storedSettings helper, and pointer-capture
setup into shared module-scope utilities for the trigger test suites. Update
each suite’s beforeEach and helper usage to reuse these shared definitions while
preserving the existing test behavior.
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Inline comments:
In `@packages/devtools/src/styles/use-styles.ts`:
- Around line 946-948: Update the border-radius logic in the vertical tab
styling to use edge-specific corner rounding, ensuring right- and top-edge
placements square the inward-facing corners and round only the outward-facing
corners. Preserve the existing behavior for the other edge orientations.

In `@packages/devtools/src/utils/constants.ts`:
- Around line 52-56: Update HOT_CORNER_HOLD_MS from 800 to 2000 so armHoldTimer
deactivates hot corners after two seconds, matching the existing tests and
documentation; do not alter unrelated behavior.

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In `@packages/devtools/src/components/trigger.test.tsx`:
- Around line 161-180: Hoist the duplicated drag helper, storedSettings helper,
and pointer-capture setup into shared module-scope utilities for the trigger
test suites. Update each suite’s beforeEach and helper usage to reuse these
shared definitions while preserving the existing test behavior.
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In `@packages/devtools/src/components/trigger.tsx`:
- Line 579: Clear shiftMagnetic before invoking startThrow() so fast throws
cannot retain magnetic behavior when Shift is released after the final
pointermove. Keep the persistent magneticMode value unchanged, and preserve the
existing non-throw cleanup.
- Around line 555-557: Update the pointer-cancel handling around endDrag, edge,
hideToEdge, and pinTo so a cancelled gesture clears the preview, clamps the
current coordinates, and persists the trigger position without invoking docking
or pinning; preserve existing placement behavior for non-cancelled drag
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Comment on lines +555 to +557
const edge = edgeOffScreen(current, el)
if (edge) {
hideToEdge(edge)

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Do not commit placement on pointercancel.

onPointerCancel passes false to endDrag, but Lines 555-557 still dock the trigger. A cancelled gesture in a hot corner can also reach pinTo. This can hide or relocate the trigger after an OS-cancelled gesture. For pointercancel, clear the preview, clamp the current coordinates, and persist without docking or pinning.

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In `@packages/devtools/src/components/trigger.tsx` around lines 555 - 557, Update
the pointer-cancel handling around endDrag, edge, hideToEdge, and pinTo so a
cancelled gesture clears the preview, clamps the current coordinates, and
persists the trigger position without invoking docking or pinning; preserve
existing placement behavior for non-cancelled drag completion.

if (canThrow && moved && Math.hypot(vx, vy) > MIN_SPEED) {
startThrow()
} else {
setShiftMagnetic(false)

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Clear Shift magnetic mode before a throw starts.

Line 579 clears shiftMagnetic only when the drag does not throw. If the user releases Shift after the final pointermove and then releases a fast drag, the fling remains magnetic and pins to its launch corner. Clear shiftMagnetic before startThrow() runs. Keep persistent magneticMode unchanged.

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In `@packages/devtools/src/components/trigger.tsx` at line 579, Clear
shiftMagnetic before invoking startThrow() so fast throws cannot retain magnetic
behavior when Shift is released after the final pointermove. Keep the persistent
magneticMode value unchanged, and preserve the existing non-throw cleanup.

bart-krakowski and others added 3 commits August 31, 2026 15:15
Resolve conflicts with the percent-based trigger position from TanStack#529.
The floating trigger keeps hot corners, edge docking, and magnetic mode,
and now stores its spot as a percent of the free space.

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🟠 Major · Update the floating-tooltip matchers. · trigger.tsx:775-781

packages/devtools/src/components/trigger.tsx:775-781
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Update the floating-tooltip matchers.

When the tooltip is visible, its text does not match /Drag/. The non-null assertions therefore fail. The test:lib target runs Vitest and is included in test:pr for affected projects, so this mismatch can block PR validation.

🐛 Suggested fix
-    expect(queryByText(/Drag/)).not.toBeNull()
+    expect(queryByText(/magnetic mode/)).not.toBeNull()
...
-    expect(queryByText(/Drag/)).not.toBeNull()
+    expect(queryByText(/magnetic mode/)).not.toBeNull()
...
-    expect(queryByText(/Drag/)).toBeNull()
+    expect(queryByText(/magnetic mode/)).toBeNull()
...
-      expect(queryByText(/Drag/)).not.toBeNull()
+      expect(queryByText(/magnetic mode/)).not.toBeNull()
...
-      expect(queryByText(/Drag/)).toBeNull()
+      expect(queryByText(/magnetic mode/)).toBeNull()
...
-      expect(queryByText(/Drag/)).toBeNull()
+      expect(queryByText(/magnetic mode/)).toBeNull()
...
-    expect(queryByText(/Drag/)).not.toBeNull()
+    expect(queryByText(/magnetic mode/)).not.toBeNull()
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-    expect(queryByText(/Drag/)).toBeNull()
+    expect(queryByText(/magnetic mode/)).toBeNull()
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In `@packages/devtools/src/components/trigger.tsx` around lines 775 - 781, Update
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query for the rendered “magnetic mode” text instead of the outdated /Drag/
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🟡 Minor · Match the drag tooltip tests to the new copy. · trigger.tsx:837-843

packages/devtools/src/components/trigger.tsx:837-843
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Match the drag tooltip tests to the new copy.

The tests query the tooltip with /Drag/, but the tooltip now says “Alt+M or Shift to activate magnetic mode.” The query returns no match, so assertions that expect the tooltip to be present fail. Replace each /Drag/ matcher with /magnetic mode/.

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-    expect(queryByText(/Drag/)).not.toBeNull()
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-    expect(queryByText(/Drag/)).toBeNull()
+    expect(queryByText(/magnetic mode/)).toBeNull()
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In `@packages/devtools/src/components/trigger.tsx` around lines 837 - 843, Update
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The drag tooltip tests looked for the old Drag text. The tooltip now
explains magnetic mode. Raise the core bundle limit from 65 KB to 66 KB
for the hot corner and edge dock code (65.54 KB now).
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