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+import { useRef, useCallback } from 'react'
+import { PowerShellHighlighter } from '@/components/scripts/PowerShellHighlighter'
+
+interface Props {
+  value: string
+  onChange: (value: string) => void
+  disabled?: boolean
+}
+
+export function ScriptBodyEditor({ value, onChange, disabled }: Props) {
+  const textareaRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null)
+
+  const handleTab = useCallback((e: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => {
+    if (e.key === 'Tab') {
+      e.preventDefault()
+      const ta = e.currentTarget
+      const start = ta.selectionStart
+      const end = ta.selectionEnd
+      const newValue = value.substring(0, start) + '    ' + value.substring(end)
+      onChange(newValue)
+      // Restore cursor position after React re-render
+      requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        ta.selectionStart = ta.selectionEnd = start + 4
+      })
+    }
+  }, [value, onChange])
+
+  return (
+    <div className="relative rounded-xl border border-border overflow-hidden">
+      {/* Highlighted overlay (read-only visual layer) */}
+      <div className="absolute inset-0 pointer-events-none overflow-auto p-4">
+        <PowerShellHighlighter script={value || ' '} />
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Editable textarea (transparent text, visible caret) */}
+      <textarea
+        ref={textareaRef}
+        value={value}
+        onChange={e => onChange(e.target.value)}
+        onKeyDown={handleTab}
+        disabled={disabled}
+        spellCheck={false}
+        className="relative z-10 w-full min-h-[300px] resize-y font-label text-sm bg-transparent text-transparent caret-foreground p-4 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-[rgba(6,182,212,0.2)] disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
+        placeholder="# Enter your PowerShell script here…&#10;# Use {{ param_name }} for parameter placeholders"
+      />
+    </div>
+  )
+}