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+<script lang="ts" setup>
+import { onKeyDown } from '@vueuse/core'
+import { useVModel, watch } from '#imports'
+
+interface Props {
+  modelValue?: any
+}
+
+interface Emits {
+  (event: 'update:modelValue', value: boolean): void
+  (event: 'close'): void
+  (event: 'open'): void
+}
+
+const props = defineProps<Props>()
+
+const emits = defineEmits<Emits>()
+
+const vModel = useVModel(props, 'modelValue', emits)
+
+onKeyDown('Escape', () => {
+  vModel.value = false
+})
+
+watch(vModel, (nextVal) => {
+  if (nextVal) emits('open')
+  else emits('close')
+})
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <teleport to="body">
+    <div
+      :class="[vModel ? 'opacity-100' : 'opacity-0 pointer-events-none']"
+      class="transition-opacity duration-200 ease-in-out fixed z-100 top-0 left-0 bottom-0 right-0 bg-gray-700/75"
+    >
+      <slot :is-open="vModel" />
+    </div>
+  </teleport>
+</template>