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+import { Combobox } from '@headlessui/react'
+import { useRef, useState } from 'react'
+import { classNames } from '../../utils/class-names'
+
+import { Button } from '../../components/button'
+
+type Option = {
+  name: string
+  disabled: boolean
+  empty?: boolean
+}
+
+export default function Home() {
+  let [list, setList] = useState<Option[]>(() => [
+    {name: 'Alice', disabled: false},
+    {name: 'Bob', disabled: false},
+    {name: 'Charlie', disabled: false},
+    {name: 'David', disabled: false},
+    {name: 'Eve', disabled: false},
+    {name: 'Fred', disabled: false},
+    {name: 'George', disabled: false},
+    {name: 'Helen', disabled: false},
+    {name: 'Iris', disabled: false},
+    {name: 'John', disabled: false},
+    {name: 'Kate', disabled: false},
+    {name: 'Linda', disabled: false},
+    {name: 'Michael', disabled: false},
+    {name: 'Nancy', disabled: false},
+    {name: 'Oscar', disabled: true},
+    {name: 'Peter', disabled: false},
+    {name: 'Quentin', disabled: false},
+    {name: 'Robert', disabled: false},
+    {name: 'Sarah', disabled: false},
+    {name: 'Thomas', disabled: false},
+    {name: 'Ursula', disabled: false},
+    {name: 'Victor', disabled: false},
+    {name: 'Wendy', disabled: false},
+    {name: 'Xavier', disabled: false},
+    {name: 'Yvonne', disabled: false},
+    {name: 'Zachary', disabled: false},
+  ])
+
+  let emptyOption = useRef({ name: 'No results', disabled: true, empty: true })
+
+  let [query, setQuery] = useState('')
+  let [selectedPerson, setSelectedPerson] = useState<Option | null>(list[0])
+  let optionsRef = useRef<HTMLUListElement | null>(null)
+
+  let filtered =
+    query === ''
+      ? list
+      : list.filter((item) => item.name.toLowerCase().includes(query.toLowerCase()))
+
+
+  return (
+    <div className="mx-auto max-w-fit">
+      <div className="py-8 font-mono text-xs">Selected person: {selectedPerson?.name ?? "N/A"}</div>
+      <Combobox
+        virtual={{
+          options: filtered.length > 0 ? filtered : [emptyOption.current],
+          disabled: (option) => option.disabled || option.empty,
+        }}
+        value={selectedPerson}
+        nullable
+        onChange={(value) => {
+          setSelectedPerson(value)
+          setQuery('')
+        }}
+        as="div"
+      >
+        <Combobox.Label className="block text-sm font-medium leading-5 text-gray-700">
+          Person
+        </Combobox.Label>
+
+        <div className="relative">
+          <span className="relative inline-flex flex-row overflow-hidden rounded-md border shadow-sm">
+            <Combobox.Input
+              onChange={(e) => setQuery(e.target.value)}
+              displayValue={(option: Option | null) => option?.name ?? ''}
+              className="border-none px-3 py-1 outline-none"
+            />
+            <Combobox.Button as={Button}>
+              <span className="pointer-events-none flex items-center px-2">
+                <svg
+                  className="h-5 w-5 text-gray-400"
+                  viewBox="0 0 20 20"
+                  fill="none"
+                  stroke="currentColor"
+                >
+                  <path
+                    d="M7 7l3-3 3 3m0 6l-3 3-3-3"
+                    strokeWidth="1.5"
+                    strokeLinecap="round"
+                    strokeLinejoin="round"
+                  />
+                </svg>
+              </span>
+            </Combobox.Button>
+          </span>
+
+          <div className="absolute mt-1 w-full rounded-md bg-white shadow-lg">
+            <Combobox.Options
+              ref={optionsRef}
+              className={classNames(
+                "shadow-xs max-h-60 rounded-md py-1 text-base leading-6 focus:outline-none sm:text-sm sm:leading-5",
+                filtered.length === 0 ? 'overflow-hidden' : 'overflow-auto'
+              )}
+            >
+              {
+                ({ option }: { option: Option }) => {
+                  if (option.empty) {
+                    return (
+                      <Combobox.Option
+                        // TODO: `disabled` being required is a bug
+                        disabled
+                        // Note: Do NOT use `null` for the `value`
+                        value={option}
+                        className="relative w-full cursor-default select-none py-2 px-3 focus:outline-none text-center"
+                      >
+                        <div className="grid grid-cols-1 grid-rows-1 h-full relative">
+                          <div className="absolute inset-0">
+                            <svg fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" strokeWidth={0.5} stroke="currentColor" className="text-gray-500/5 -translate-y-1/4">
+                              <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" d="M9.813 15.904L9 18.75l-.813-2.846a4.5 4.5 0 00-3.09-3.09L2.25 12l2.846-.813a4.5 4.5 0 003.09-3.09L9 5.25l.813 2.846a4.5 4.5 0 003.09 3.09L15.75 12l-2.846.813a4.5 4.5 0 00-3.09 3.09zM18.259 8.715L18 9.75l-.259-1.035a3.375 3.375 0 00-2.455-2.456L14.25 6l1.036-.259a3.375 3.375 0 002.455-2.456L18 2.25l.259 1.035a3.375 3.375 0 002.456 2.456L21.75 6l-1.035.259a3.375 3.375 0 00-2.456 2.456zM16.894 20.567L16.5 21.75l-.394-1.183a2.25 2.25 0 00-1.423-1.423L13.5 18.75l1.183-.394a2.25 2.25 0 001.423-1.423l.394-1.183.394 1.183a2.25 2.25 0 001.423 1.423l1.183.394-1.183.394a2.25 2.25 0 00-1.423 1.423z" />
+                            </svg>
+                          </div>
+                          <div className="z-20 col-start-1 row-start-1 col-span-full row-span-full p-8 flex flex-col justify-center items-center">
+                            <h3 className="mx-2 text-xl text-gray-400 font-semibold">No people found</h3>
+                          </div>
+                        </div>
+                      </Combobox.Option>
+                    )
+                  }
+
+                  return (
+                    <Combobox.Option
+                      // TODO: `disabled` being required is a bug
+                      disabled={option.disabled}
+                      value={option}
+                      className={({ active }) => {
+                        return classNames(
+                          'relative w-full cursor-default select-none py-2 pl-3 pr-9 focus:outline-none',
+                          active ? 'bg-indigo-600 text-white' : 'text-gray-900'
+                        )
+                      }}
+                    >
+                      <span className='block truncate'>
+                        {option.name}
+                      </span>
+                    </Combobox.Option>
+                  )
+                }
+              }
+            </Combobox.Options>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </Combobox>
+    </div>
+  )
+}