Type text into a React input using javascript (Tampermonkey script)?

I'm trying to make a Tampermonkey script that'll automatically enter text into some form input fields.

Normally, you can do this with just:

myElement.value = "my new text"


Problem is, this form is using React, and I can't directly change the value, since it doesn't set the React state.. How can I enter my desired data into these React components in my Tampermonkey script?

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React doesn't expose component instances, so they aren't reachable without tampering an application on initialization, if this is possible.

Input values should be changed like they would be with vanilla JavaScript, by emitting DOM events.

React provides utility library that has helper functions to do that.

Here's an example. An input:

<input id="input" value=this.state.name onChange=e => this.setState( name: e.target.value ) />


And user script that runs after React application initialization:

import Simulate from 'react-dom/test-utils';

const input = document.getElementById('input');
input.value = 'Foo';
Simulate.change(input);


window.ReactTestUtils

react-dom

class HelloWorld extends React.Component
constructor(props)
super(props);
this.state = firstname: '';
this.handleChange = this.handleChange.bind(this);

handleChange(e)
this.setState(firstname: e.target.value)

render()
return(<div><input id="firstname" type=text onChange=(e) =>this.handleChange() value=this.state.firstname ></div>)




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