---
id: wiki-2026-0508-events
title: Events
category: 10_Wiki/Topics
status: verified
canonical_id: self
aliases: [DOM Events, Event Handling, JavaScript Events]
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source_trust_level: A
confidence_score: 0.9
verification_status: applied
tags: [frontend, dom, events, javascript]
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last_reinforced: 2026-05-10
github_commit: pending
tech_stack:
  language: javascript
  framework: dom
---

# Events

## 매 한 줄
> **"매 DOM event 는 capture → target → bubble 3-phase 의 propagation"**. Events 는 user/system action (click, input, scroll, ...) 을 JS handler 에 dispatch 하는 mechanism. 매 modern app 의 React SyntheticEvent / addEventListener / passive listener 의 mix 의 사용.

## 매 핵심

### 매 Event Phases
- **Capture phase**: root → target (top-down). `{ capture: true }` 의 trigger.
- **Target phase**: target element 의 listener.
- **Bubble phase**: target → root (default). `e.stopPropagation()` 의 중단.

### 매 Event Types
- **Mouse**: click, dblclick, mousedown/up, mousemove, mouseenter/leave (no bubble), mouseover/out (bubble).
- **Keyboard**: keydown, keyup (NOT keypress — deprecated).
- **Touch/Pointer**: pointerdown/up/move (unified mouse+touch), touchstart/move/end.
- **Form**: input (every keystroke), change (commit), submit, focus/blur (no bubble), focusin/out (bubble).
- **Lifecycle**: DOMContentLoaded, load, beforeunload, visibilitychange.
- **Custom**: `new CustomEvent('foo', { detail: {...} })`.

### 매 응용
1. UI interaction (button click, form submit).
2. Event delegation (single listener for many children).
3. Drag-and-drop (pointer events).
4. Keyboard shortcuts / accessibility.

## 💻 패턴

### Basic addEventListener
```js
button.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
  console.log('clicked', e.target);
});

// removeEventListener requires same fn reference
const handler = (e) => console.log(e);
el.addEventListener('click', handler);
el.removeEventListener('click', handler);
```

### Event Delegation
```js
// Single listener on parent — handles all child clicks
document.querySelector('#list').addEventListener('click', (e) => {
  const item = e.target.closest('[data-id]');
  if (!item) return;
  console.log('item:', item.dataset.id);
});
```

### Passive Listener (Scroll Performance)
```js
// Tells browser handler won't preventDefault → no scroll-blocking
window.addEventListener('scroll', onScroll, { passive: true });
window.addEventListener('touchmove', onTouchMove, { passive: true });
```

### AbortController (modern cleanup)
```js
const ctrl = new AbortController();
el.addEventListener('click', handler, { signal: ctrl.signal });
el.addEventListener('mouseover', other, { signal: ctrl.signal });
// Remove all at once
ctrl.abort();
```

### Stop Propagation vs Prevent Default
```js
form.addEventListener('submit', (e) => {
  e.preventDefault();   // cancel default (form GET/POST)
  e.stopPropagation();  // don't bubble to ancestors
});
```

### Custom Events
```js
const evt = new CustomEvent('user:login', {
  detail: { userId: 42 },
  bubbles: true,
});
element.dispatchEvent(evt);

document.addEventListener('user:login', (e) => {
  console.log(e.detail.userId);
});
```

### React SyntheticEvent
```jsx
function Button() {
  // React pools events; e.persist() no longer needed (React 17+)
  const onClick = (e) => {
    console.log(e.nativeEvent); // underlying DOM event
    console.log(e.currentTarget);
  };
  return <button onClick={onClick}>Click</button>;
}
```

### Pointer Events (drag)
```js
let dragging = false;
el.addEventListener('pointerdown', (e) => {
  el.setPointerCapture(e.pointerId);
  dragging = true;
});
el.addEventListener('pointermove', (e) => {
  if (!dragging) return;
  el.style.transform = `translate(${e.clientX}px, ${e.clientY}px)`;
});
el.addEventListener('pointerup', (e) => {
  el.releasePointerCapture(e.pointerId);
  dragging = false;
});
```

### Debounce / Throttle
```js
function debounce(fn, ms) {
  let t;
  return (...args) => {
    clearTimeout(t);
    t = setTimeout(() => fn(...args), ms);
  };
}
input.addEventListener('input', debounce(search, 300));
```

## 매 결정 기준
| 상황 | Approach |
|---|---|
| 다수 child 의 listener | Delegation (single parent listener) |
| Scroll/touch handler | `{ passive: true }` |
| 다수 listener cleanup | `AbortController` |
| Mouse + touch unified | Pointer events |
| Cross-component coordination | CustomEvent or state library |

**기본값**: `addEventListener` + delegation + AbortController for cleanup.

## 🔗 Graph
- 부모: [[DOM]] · [[JavaScript]]
- 응용: [[Drag and Drop]]
- Adjacent: [[Accessibility (A11y)|Accessibility]] · [[Performance]]

## 🤖 LLM 활용
**언제**: event listener pattern 의 question, propagation 의 debug, delegation 의 implement.
**언제 X**: framework-specific event system 의 deep dive (React/Vue 의 own docs 의 참조).

## ❌ 안티패턴
- **Inline `onclick=""` attribute**: HTML/JS 의 mix, CSP 의 violation.
- **No cleanup in SPA**: memory leak. 매 unmount 의 removeEventListener 의 호출.
- **`scroll` without passive**: 60fps scroll 의 block.
- **`stopPropagation()` overuse**: delegation pattern 의 break.
- **Listener on every list item**: N 의 listener 대신 delegation 의 사용.

## 🧪 검증 / 중복
- Verified (MDN Web Docs — Event reference, WHATWG DOM spec).
- 신뢰도 A.

## 🕓 Changelog
| 날짜 | 변경 |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Phase 1 |
| 2026-05-10 | Manual cleanup — DOM event handling full content |