chrysopedia/frontend/src/utils/clipboard.ts

/**
 * Copy text to clipboard with execCommand fallback for older browsers.
 * Returns true on success.
 */
export async function copyToClipboard(text: string): Promise<boolean> {
  if (navigator.clipboard) {
    try {
      await navigator.clipboard.writeText(text);
      return true;
    } catch {
      // Clipboard API failed — fall through to fallback
    }
  }
  // Fallback: hidden textarea + execCommand
  const ta = document.createElement("textarea");
  ta.value = text;
  ta.style.position = "fixed";
  ta.style.left = "-9999px";
  document.body.appendChild(ta);
  ta.select();
  const ok = document.execCommand("copy");
  document.body.removeChild(ta);
  return ok;
}