fix(datetime): RTL will no longer infinitely scroll

core/src/components/datetime/datetime.tsx

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { getIonMode } from '../../global/ionic-global';
 import { Color, DatetimeChangeEventDetail, DatetimeParts, Mode, StyleEventDetail } from '../../interface';
 import { startFocusVisible } from '../../utils/focus-visible';
 import { getElementRoot, raf, renderHiddenInput } from '../../utils/helpers';
+import { isRTL } from '../../utils/rtl';
 import { createColorClasses } from '../../utils/theme';
 import { PickerColumnItem } from '../picker-column-internal/picker-column-internal-interfaces';
 
@@ -686,7 +687,7 @@ export class Datetime implements ComponentInterface {
      * if element is not in viewport. Use scrollLeft instead.
      */
     writeTask(() => {
-      calendarBodyRef.scrollLeft = startMonth.clientWidth;
+      calendarBodyRef.scrollLeft = startMonth.clientWidth * (isRTL(this.el) ? -1 : 1);
 
       let endIO: IntersectionObserver | undefined;
       let startIO: IntersectionObserver | undefined;
@@ -765,7 +766,7 @@ export class Datetime implements ComponentInterface {
             year
           });
 
-          calendarBodyRef.scrollLeft = workingMonth.clientWidth;
+          calendarBodyRef.scrollLeft = workingMonth.clientWidth * (isRTL(this.el) ? -1 : 1);
           calendarBodyRef.style.removeProperty('overflow');
           calendarBodyRef.style.removeProperty('pointer-events');
 
@@ -1000,9 +1001,11 @@ export class Datetime implements ComponentInterface {
     const nextMonth = calendarBodyRef.querySelector('.calendar-month:last-of-type');
     if (!nextMonth) { return; }
 
+    const left = (nextMonth as HTMLElement).offsetWidth * 2;
+
     calendarBodyRef.scrollTo({
       top: 0,
-      left: (nextMonth as HTMLElement).offsetWidth * 2,
+      left: left * (isRTL(this.el) ? -1 : 1),
       behavior: 'smooth'
     });
   }
@@ -1150,10 +1153,10 @@ export class Datetime implements ComponentInterface {
           <div class="calendar-next-prev">
             <ion-buttons>
               <ion-button onClick={() => this.prevMonth()}>
-                <ion-icon slot="icon-only" icon={chevronBack} lazy={false}></ion-icon>
+                <ion-icon slot="icon-only" icon={chevronBack} lazy={false} flipRtl></ion-icon>
               </ion-button>
               <ion-button onClick={() => this.nextMonth()}>
-                <ion-icon slot="icon-only" icon={chevronForward} lazy={false}></ion-icon>
+                <ion-icon slot="icon-only" icon={chevronForward} lazy={false} flipRtl></ion-icon>
               </ion-button>
             </ion-buttons>
           </div>

core/src/components/datetime/test/basic/e2e.ts

@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ describe('Footer', () => {
   });
 });
 
-
 describe('datetime: selecting a day', () => {
 
   it('should update the active day', async () => {
@@ -100,4 +99,14 @@ describe('datetime: selecting a day', () => {
 
     expect(newActiveDay.innerText).toEqual('13');
   });
+
+});
+
+test('datetime:rtl: basic', async () => {
+  const page = await newE2EPage({
+    url: '/src/components/datetime/test/basic?ionic:_testing=true&rtl=true'
+  });
+
+  const compare = await page.compareScreenshot();
+  expect(compare).toMatchScreenshot();
 });

core/src/utils/rtl/dir.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { isRTL } from './dir';
+
+describe('rtl: dir', () => {
+
+  describe('with host element', () => {
+
+    it('should return true', () => {
+      expect(isRTL({ dir: 'rtl' })).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should return false', () => {
+      expect(isRTL({ dir: 'ltr' })).toBe(false);
+      expect(isRTL({ dir: '' })).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('without host element', () => {
+
+    it('should return true', () => {
+      global.document.dir = 'rtl';
+      expect(isRTL()).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should return false', () => {
+      global.document.dir = 'ltr';
+      expect(isRTL()).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+  });
+
+});

core/src/utils/rtl/dir.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+/**
+ * Returns `true` if the document or host element
+ * has a `dir` set to `rtl`. The host value will always
+ * take priority over the root document value.
+ */
+export const isRTL = (hostEl?: Pick<HTMLElement, 'dir'>) => {
+  if (hostEl) {
+    if (hostEl.dir !== '') {
+      return hostEl.dir.toLowerCase() === 'rtl';
+    }
+  }
+  return document?.dir.toLowerCase() === 'rtl';
+}

core/src/utils/rtl/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from './dir';