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+import React from "react";
+
+export default function useClickOutside(
+  element: HTMLElement | null | undefined,
+  onClickOutside: () => void
+): void {
+  const onClickOutsideRef = React.useRef<() => void>(onClickOutside);
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    onClickOutsideRef.current = onClickOutside;
+  }, [onClickOutside]);
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (element != null) {
+      const handler = (event: MouseEvent): void => {
+        let e: HTMLElement | null = event.target as HTMLElement;
+        while (e) {
+          if (e == element) {
+            return;
+          }
+          e = e.parentElement;
+        }
+        onClickOutsideRef.current();
+      };
+      document.addEventListener("click", handler);
+      return () => {
+        document.removeEventListener("click", handler);
+      };
+    }
+  }, [element]);
+}