feat: add forceRTL prop and improve RTL handling

Author: amitpdev

README.md

@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ A customizable React Native TextInput component for Google Places Autocomplete u
 ## Features
 
 - 🎨 Fully customizable UI
-- 🌍 RTL support
 - ⌨️ Debounced search
-- 🔄 Loading indicators
+- 🗑️ Clear button support
+- 🔄 Loading indicator
 - 📱 Keyboard-aware
-- 🎯 TypeScript support
 - 🔍 Custom place types filtering
+- 🌍 RTL support
 - 🌐 Multi-language support
+- 🎯 TypeScript support
 
 ## Preview
 
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ const StyledExample = () => {
 | style | StyleProp | No | {} | Custom styles object |
 | showLoadingIndicator | boolean | No | true | Show/hide loading indicator |
 | showClearButton | boolean | No | true | Show/hide the input clear button |
+| forceRTL | boolean | No | undefined | Force RTL layout direction |
 | **Event Handlers** |
 | onPlaceSelect | (place: Place \| null) => void | Yes | - | Callback when place is selected |
 | onTextChange | (text: string) => void | No | - | Callback triggered on text input changes |

package.json

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git+https://github.com/amitpdev/react-native-google-places-textinput.git"
   },
-  "author": "Amit Palomo <amitp@nester.co.il> (https://github.com/amitpdev)",
+  "author": "Amit Palomo <apalgm@gmail.com> (https://github.com/amitpdev)",
   "license": "MIT",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/amitpdev/react-native-google-places-textinput/issues"

src/GooglePlacesTextInput.js

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
 
 const DEFAULT_GOOGLE_API_URL =
   'https://places.googleapis.com/v1/places:autocomplete';
+
 const GooglePlacesTextInput = forwardRef(
   (
     {
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ const GooglePlacesTextInput = forwardRef(
       debounceDelay = 200,
       showLoadingIndicator = true,
       showClearButton = true,
+      forceRTL = undefined,
       style = {},
     },
     ref
@@ -154,8 +156,11 @@ const GooglePlacesTextInput = forwardRef(
       }
     };
 
-    // Update text alignment based on language
-    const isRTL = I18nManager.isRTL;
+    // RTL detection logic
+    const isRTL =
+      forceRTL !== undefined
+        ? forceRTL
+        : isRTLText(placeHolderText) || I18nManager.isRTL;
 
     const renderSuggestion = ({ item }) => {
       const { mainText, secondaryText } = item.placePrediction.structuredFormat;
@@ -177,7 +182,7 @@ const GooglePlacesTextInput = forwardRef(
             style={[
               styles.mainText,
               style.suggestionText?.main,
-              isRTL && styles.rtlText,
+              { textAlign: isRTL ? 'right' : 'left' },
             ]}
           >
             {mainText.text}
@@ -187,7 +192,7 @@ const GooglePlacesTextInput = forwardRef(
               style={[
                 styles.secondaryText,
                 style.suggestionText?.secondary,
-                isRTL && styles.rtlText,
+                { textAlign: isRTL ? 'right' : 'left' },
               ]}
             >
               {secondaryText.text}
@@ -224,7 +229,13 @@ const GooglePlacesTextInput = forwardRef(
             style={[
               styles.input,
               style.input,
-              { paddingRight: showClearButton ? 75 : 45 }, // Adjust padding based on clear button visibility
+              {
+                // Icons are on the left when RTL, so add more padding on left
+                paddingLeft: isRTL ? (showClearButton ? 75 : 45) : 15,
+                // Icons are on the right when LTR, so add more padding on right
+                paddingRight: isRTL ? 15 : showClearButton ? 75 : 45,
+                textAlign: isRTL ? 'right' : 'left',
+              },
             ]}
             placeholder={placeHolderText}
             placeholderTextColor={style.placeholder?.color || '#666666'}
@@ -386,4 +397,14 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   },
 });
 
+const isRTLText = (text) => {
+  if (!text) return false;
+  // Hebrew: \u0590-\u05FF
+  // Arabic: \u0600-\u06FF, \u0750-\u077F (Arabic Supplement), \u0870-\u089F (Arabic Extended-B)
+  // Arabic Presentation Forms: \uFB50-\uFDFF, \uFE70-\uFEFF
+  const rtlRegex =
+    /[\u0590-\u05FF\u0600-\u06FF\u0750-\u077F\u0870-\u089F\uFB50-\uFDFF\uFE70-\uFEFF]/;
+  return rtlRegex.test(text);
+};
+
 export default GooglePlacesTextInput;