fix: Remove unused ref forwarded to all dashboard panels

packages/dashboard/src/DashboardLayout.tsx

@@ -118,29 +118,23 @@ export function DashboardLayout({
         componentDehydrate
       );
 
-      function renderComponent(props: PanelProps, ref: unknown) {
-        // Cast it to an `any` type so we can pass the ref in correctly.
-        // ComponentType doesn't seem to work right, ReactNode is also incorrect
-        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-        const CType = componentType as any;
-        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-        const PanelWrapperType = panelWrapper as any;
+      function wrappedComponent(props: PanelProps) {
+        const CType = componentType;
+        const PanelWrapperType = panelWrapper;
 
         // Props supplied by GoldenLayout
-        // eslint-disable-next-line react/prop-types
         const { glContainer, glEventHub } = props;
         return (
           <PanelErrorBoundary glContainer={glContainer} glEventHub={glEventHub}>
             {/* eslint-disable-next-line react/jsx-props-no-spreading */}
             <PanelWrapperType {...props}>
               {/* eslint-disable-next-line react/jsx-props-no-spreading */}
-              <CType {...props} ref={ref} />
+              <CType {...props} />
             </PanelWrapperType>
           </PanelErrorBoundary>
         );
       }
 
-      const wrappedComponent = React.forwardRef(renderComponent);
       const cleanup = layout.registerComponent(name, wrappedComponent);
       hydrateMap.set(name, componentHydrate);
       dehydrateMap.set(name, componentDehydrate);

packages/dashboard/src/DashboardPlugin.ts

@@ -13,13 +13,6 @@ import type {
 } from '@deephaven/golden-layout';
 import PanelManager from './PanelManager';
 
-/**
- * Alias for the return type of React.forwardRef()
- */
-export type ForwardRefComponentType<P, R> = ForwardRefExoticComponent<
-  PropsWithoutRef<P> & RefAttributes<R>
->;
-
 /**
  * Panel components can provide static props that provide meta data about the
  * panel.
@@ -36,6 +29,14 @@ export interface PanelStaticMetaData {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Alias for the return type of React.forwardRef()
+ */
+type ForwardRefComponentType<P, R> = ForwardRefExoticComponent<
+  PropsWithoutRef<P> & RefAttributes<R>
+>;
+
+/**
+ * @deprecated Use `PanelComponentType` instead and add generic types to forwardRef call.
  * Panels defined as functional components have to use React.forwardRef.
  */
 export type PanelFunctionComponentType<P, R> = ForwardRefComponentType<P, R> &
@@ -49,12 +50,7 @@ export type WrappedComponentType<
 export type PanelComponentType<
   P extends PanelProps = PanelProps,
   C extends ComponentType<P> = ComponentType<P>,
-> = (
-  | ComponentType<P>
-  | WrappedComponentType<P, C>
-  | PanelFunctionComponentType<P, unknown>
-) &
-  PanelStaticMetaData;
+> = (ComponentType<P> | WrappedComponentType<P, C>) & PanelStaticMetaData;
 
 export function isWrappedComponent<
   P extends PanelProps,

packages/golden-layout/src/LayoutManager.ts

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export class LayoutManager extends EventEmitter {
       | ComponentConstructor
       | ComponentConstructor<ReactComponentConfig>
       | React.Component
-      | React.ForwardRefExoticComponent<any>;
+      | React.ComponentType;
   } = { 'lm-react-component': ReactComponentHandler };
 
   private _fallbackComponent?:
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ export class LayoutManager extends EventEmitter {
     constructor:
       | ComponentConstructor
       | React.Component
-      | React.ForwardRefExoticComponent<any>
+      | React.ComponentType<any>
   ) {
     if (
       typeof constructor !== 'function' &&

packages/golden-layout/src/utils/ReactComponentHandler.tsx

@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ export default class ReactComponentHandler {
     var defaultProps = {
       glEventHub: this._container.layoutManager.eventHub,
       glContainer: this._container,
-      ref: this._gotReactComponent.bind(this),
     };
     var props = $.extend(defaultProps, this._container._config.props);
     return React.createElement(this._reactClass, props);