fix(Autocomplete): links not opening in new tab on meta key modifier (#8997)

* fix: autocomplete links not opening in new tab on meta key modifier

* dispatch PointerEvent instead

* lint

* fire Mouse event instead

* use PointerEvent and fix test

Author: reidbarber

packages/@react-aria/autocomplete/src/useAutocomplete.ts

@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ export function useAutocomplete<T>(props: AriaAutocompleteOptions<T>, state: Aut
           // Trigger click action on item when Enter key was pressed.
           if (focusedNodeId != null) {
             let item = document.getElementById(focusedNodeId);
-            item?.click();
+            item?.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('click', e.nativeEvent));
           }
           break;
       }

packages/react-aria-components/test/AriaAutocomplete.test-util.tsx

@@ -752,6 +752,7 @@ export const AriaAutocompleteTests = ({renderers, setup, prefix, ariaPattern = '
 
     if (renderers.links) {
       describe('with links', function () {
+        installPointerEvent();
         it('should trigger the link option when hitting Enter', async function () {
           let {getByRole} = (renderers.links!)();
           let input = getByRole('searchbox');