adds option to request focus for a textarea

scm-ui-components/packages/ui-components/src/forms/Textarea.js

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ type Props = {
   label?: string,
   placeholder?: SelectItem[],
   value?: string,
+  autofocus?: boolean,
   onChange: (value: string, name?: string) => void,
   helpText?: string
 };
@@ -19,6 +20,12 @@ type Props = {
 class Textarea extends React.Component<Props> {
   field: ?HTMLTextAreaElement;
 
+  componentDidMount() {
+    if (this.props.autofocus && this.field) {
+      this.field.focus();
+    }
+  }
+
   handleInput = (event: SyntheticInputEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => {
     this.props.onChange(event.target.value, this.props.name);
   };