Remove focus from listbox options on mouse click only

I am implementing the following combobox: https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/patterns/combobox/examples/combobox-select-only/

As you can notice in the example code from the link above, when I click with my mouse on the combobox, there is a blue focus around the selected option in the listbox.

How do I remove this focus when interacting with the combobox using mouse? I would like to keep the focus when interacting with the combobox using keyboard only.

/*
 *   This content is licensed according to the W3C Software License at
 *   https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/2015/copyright-software-and-document
 */

'use strict';

// Save a list of named combobox actions, for future readability
const SelectActions = {
  Close: 0,
  CloseSelect: 1,
  First: 2,
  Last: 3,
  Next: 4,
  Open: 5,
  PageDown: 6,
  PageUp: 7,
  Previous: 8,
  Select: 9,
  Type: 10,
};

/*
 * Helper functions
 */

// filter an array of options against an input string
// returns an array of options that begin with the filter string, case-independent
function filterOptions(options = [], filter, exclude = []) {
  return options.filter((option) => {
    const matches = option.toLowerCase().indexOf(filter.toLowerCase()) === 0;
    return matches && exclude.indexOf(option) < 0;
  });
}

// map a key press to an action
function getActionFromKey(event, menuOpen) {
  const {
    key,
    altKey,
    ctrlKey,
    metaKey
  } = event;
  const openKeys = ['ArrowDown', 'ArrowUp', 'Enter', ' ']; // all keys that will do the default open action
  // handle opening when closed
  if (!menuOpen && openKeys.includes(key)) {
    return SelectActions.Open;
  }

  // home and end move the selected option when open or closed
  if (key === 'Home') {
    return SelectActions.First;
  }
  if (key === 'End') {
    return SelectActions.Last;
  }

  // handle typing characters when open or closed
  if (
    key === 'Backspace' ||
    key === 'Clear' ||
    (key.length === 1 && key !== ' ' && !altKey && !ctrlKey && !metaKey)
  ) {
    return SelectActions.Type;
  }

  // handle keys when open
  if (menuOpen) {
    if (key === 'ArrowUp' && altKey) {
      return SelectActions.CloseSelect;
    } else if (key === 'ArrowDown' && !altKey) {
      return SelectActions.Next;
    } else if (key === 'ArrowUp') {
      return SelectActions.Previous;
    } else if (key === 'PageUp') {
      return SelectActions.PageUp;
    } else if (key === 'PageDown') {
      return SelectActions.PageDown;
    } else if (key === 'Escape') {
      return SelectActions.Close;
    } else if (key === 'Enter' || key === ' ') {
      return SelectActions.CloseSelect;
    }
  }
}

// return the index of an option from an array of options, based on a search string
// if the filter is multiple iterations of the same letter (e.g "aaa"), then cycle through first-letter matches
function getIndexByLetter(options, filter, startIndex = 0) {
  const orderedOptions = [
    ...options.slice(startIndex),
    ...options.slice(0, startIndex),
  ];
  const firstMatch = filterOptions(orderedOptions, filter)[0];
  const allSameLetter = (array) => array.every((letter) => letter === array[0]);

  // first check if there is an exact match for the typed string
  if (firstMatch) {
    return options.indexOf(firstMatch);
  }

  // if the same letter is being repeated, cycle through first-letter matches
  else if (allSameLetter(filter.split(''))) {
    const matches = filterOptions(orderedOptions, filter[0]);
    return options.indexOf(matches[0]);
  }

  // if no matches, return -1
  else {
    return -1;
  }
}

// get an updated option index after performing an action
function getUpdatedIndex(currentIndex, maxIndex, action) {
  const pageSize = 10; // used for pageup/pagedown

  switch (action) {
    case SelectActions.First:
      return 0;
    case SelectActions.Last:
      return maxIndex;
    case SelectActions.Previous:
      return Math.max(0, currentIndex - 1);
    case SelectActions.Next:
      return Math.min(maxIndex, currentIndex + 1);
    case SelectActions.PageUp:
      return Math.max(0, currentIndex - pageSize);
    case SelectActions.PageDown:
      return Math.min(maxIndex, currentIndex + pageSize);
    default:
      return currentIndex;
  }
}

// check if element is visible in browser view port
function isElementInView(element) {
  var bounding = element.getBoundingClientRect();

  return (
    bounding.top >= 0 &&
    bounding.left >= 0 &&
    bounding.bottom <=
    (window.innerHeight || document.documentElement.clientHeight) &&
    bounding.right <=
    (window.innerWidth || document.documentElement.clientWidth)
  );
}

// check if an element is currently scrollable
function isScrollable(element) {
  return element && element.clientHeight < element.scrollHeight;
}

// ensure a given child element is within the parent's visible scroll area
// if the child is not visible, scroll the parent
function maintainScrollVisibility(activeElement, scrollParent) {
  const {
    offsetHeight,
    offsetTop
  } = activeElement;
  const {
    offsetHeight: parentOffsetHeight,
    scrollTop
  } = scrollParent;

  const isAbove = offsetTop < scrollTop;
  const isBelow = offsetTop + offsetHeight > scrollTop + parentOffsetHeight;

  if (isAbove) {
    scrollParent.scrollTo(0, offsetTop);
  } else if (isBelow) {
    scrollParent.scrollTo(0, offsetTop - parentOffsetHeight + offsetHeight);
  }
}

/*
 * Select Component
 * Accepts a combobox element and an array of string options
 */
const Select = function(el, options = []) {
  // element refs
  this.el = el;
  this.comboEl = el.querySelector('[role=combobox]');
  this.listboxEl = el.querySelector('[role=listbox]');

  // data
  this.idBase = this.comboEl.id || 'combo';
  this.options = options;

  // state
  this.activeIndex = 0;
  this.open = false;
  this.searchString = '';
  this.searchTimeout = null;

  // init
  if (el && this.comboEl && this.listboxEl) {
    this.init();
  }
};

Select.prototype.init = function() {
  // select first option by default
  this.comboEl.innerHTML = this.options[0];

  // add event listeners
  this.comboEl.addEventListener('blur', this.onComboBlur.bind(this));
  this.listboxEl.addEventListener('focusout', this.onComboBlur.bind(this));
  this.comboEl.addEventListener('click', this.onComboClick.bind(this));
  this.comboEl.addEventListener('keydown', this.onComboKeyDown.bind(this));

  // create options
  this.options.map((option, index) => {
    const optionEl = this.createOption(option, index);
    this.listboxEl.appendChild(optionEl);
  });
};

Select.prototype.createOption = function(optionText, index) {
  const optionEl = document.createElement('div');
  optionEl.setAttribute('role', 'option');
  optionEl.id = `${this.idBase}-${index}`;
  optionEl.className =
    index === 0 ? 'combo-option option-current' : 'combo-option';
  optionEl.setAttribute('aria-selected', `${index === 0}`);
  optionEl.innerText = optionText;

  optionEl.addEventListener('click', (event) => {
    event.stopPropagation();
    this.onOptionClick(index);
  });
  optionEl.addEventListener('mousedown', this.onOptionMouseDown.bind(this));

  return optionEl;
};

Select.prototype.getSearchString = function(char) {
  // reset typing timeout and start new timeout
  // this allows us to make multiple-letter matches, like a native select
  if (typeof this.searchTimeout === 'number') {
    window.clearTimeout(this.searchTimeout);
  }

  this.searchTimeout = window.setTimeout(() => {
    this.searchString = '';
  }, 500);

  // add most recent letter to saved search string
  this.searchString += char;
  return this.searchString;
};

Select.prototype.onComboBlur = function(event) {
  // do nothing if relatedTarget is contained within listboxEl
  if (this.listboxEl.contains(event.relatedTarget)) {
    return;
  }

  // select current option and close
  if (this.open) {
    this.selectOption(this.activeIndex);
    this.updateMenuState(false, false);
  }
};

Select.prototype.onComboClick = function() {
  this.updateMenuState(!this.open, false);
};

Select.prototype.onComboKeyDown = function(event) {
  const {
    key
  } = event;
  const max = this.options.length - 1;

  const action = getActionFromKey(event, this.open);

  switch (action) {
    case SelectActions.Last:
    case SelectActions.First:
      this.updateMenuState(true);
      // intentional fallthrough
    case SelectActions.Next:
    case SelectActions.Previous:
    case SelectActions.PageUp:
    case SelectActions.PageDown:
      event.preventDefault();
      return this.onOptionChange(
        getUpdatedIndex(this.activeIndex, max, action)
      );
    case SelectActions.CloseSelect:
      event.preventDefault();
      this.selectOption(this.activeIndex);
      // intentional fallthrough
    case SelectActions.Close:
      event.preventDefault();
      return this.updateMenuState(false);
    case SelectActions.Type:
      return this.onComboType(key);
    case SelectActions.Open:
      event.preventDefault();
      return this.updateMenuState(true);
  }
};

Select.prototype.onComboType = function(letter) {
  // open the listbox if it is closed
  this.updateMenuState(true);

  // find the index of the first matching option
  const searchString = this.getSearchString(letter);
  const searchIndex = getIndexByLetter(
    this.options,
    searchString,
    this.activeIndex + 1
  );

  // if a match was found, go to it
  if (searchIndex >= 0) {
    this.onOptionChange(searchIndex);
  }
  // if no matches, clear the timeout and search string
  else {
    window.clearTimeout(this.searchTimeout);
    this.searchString = '';
  }
};

Select.prototype.onOptionChange = function(index) {
  // update state
  this.activeIndex = index;

  // update aria-activedescendant
  this.comboEl.setAttribute('aria-activedescendant', `${this.idBase}-${index}`);

  // update active option styles
  const options = this.el.querySelectorAll('[role=option]');
  [...options].forEach((optionEl) => {
    optionEl.classList.remove('option-current');
  });
  options[index].classList.add('option-current');

  // ensure the new option is in view
  if (isScrollable(this.listboxEl)) {
    maintainScrollVisibility(options[index], this.listboxEl);
  }

  // ensure the new option is visible on screen
  // ensure the new option is in view
  if (!isElementInView(options[index])) {
    options[index].scrollIntoView({
      behavior: 'smooth',
      block: 'nearest'
    });
  }
};

Select.prototype.onOptionClick = function(index) {
  this.onOptionChange(index);
  this.selectOption(index);
  this.updateMenuState(false);
};

Select.prototype.onOptionMouseDown = function() {
  // Clicking an option will cause a blur event,
  // but we don't want to perform the default keyboard blur action
  this.ignoreBlur = true;
};

Select.prototype.selectOption = function(index) {
  // update state
  this.activeIndex = index;

  // update displayed value
  const selected = this.options[index];
  this.comboEl.innerHTML = selected;

  // update aria-selected
  const options = this.el.querySelectorAll('[role=option]');
  [...options].forEach((optionEl) => {
    optionEl.setAttribute('aria-selected', 'false');
  });
  options[index].setAttribute('aria-selected', 'true');
};

Select.prototype.updateMenuState = function(open, callFocus = true) {
  if (this.open === open) {
    return;
  }

  // update state
  this.open = open;

  // update aria-expanded and styles
  this.comboEl.setAttribute('aria-expanded', `${open}`);
  open ? this.el.classList.add('open') : this.el.classList.remove('open');

  // update activedescendant
  const activeID = open ? `${this.idBase}-${this.activeIndex}` : '';
  this.comboEl.setAttribute('aria-activedescendant', activeID);

  if (activeID === '' && !isElementInView(this.comboEl)) {
    this.comboEl.scrollIntoView({
      behavior: 'smooth',
      block: 'nearest'
    });
  }

  // move focus back to the combobox, if needed
  callFocus && this.comboEl.focus();
};

// init select
window.addEventListener('load', function() {
  const options = [
    'Choose a Fruit',
    'Apple',
    'Banana',
    'Blueberry',
    'Boysenberry',
    'Cherry',
    'Cranberry',
    'Durian',
    'Eggplant',
    'Fig',
    'Grape',
    'Guava',
    'Huckleberry',
  ];
  const selectEls = document.querySelectorAll('.js-select');

  selectEls.forEach((el) => {
    new Select(el, options);
  });
});

.combo *,
.combo *::before,
.combo *::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.combo {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 1.5em;
  max-width: 400px;
  position: relative;
}

.combo::after {
  border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0 0 0 / 75%);
  border-right: 2px solid rgb(0 0 0 / 75%);
  content: "";
  display: block;
  height: 12px;
  pointer-events: none;
  position: absolute;
  right: 16px;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translate(0, -65%) rotate(45deg);
  width: 12px;
}

.combo-input {
  background-color: #f5f5f5;
  border: 2px solid rgb(0 0 0 / 75%);
  border-radius: 4px;
  display: block;
  font-size: 1em;
  min-height: calc(1.4em + 26px);
  padding: 12px 16px 14px;
  text-align: left;
  width: 100%;
}

.open .combo-input {
  border-radius: 4px 4px 0 0;
}

.combo-input:focus { 
  border-color: #0067b8;
  box-shadow: 0 0 4px 2px #0067b8;
  outline: 4px solid transparent;
}

.combo-label {
  display: block;
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 100;
  margin-bottom: 0.25em;
}

.combo-menu {
  background-color: #f5f5f5;
  border: 1px solid rgb(0 0 0 / 75%);
  border-radius: 0 0 4px 4px;
  display: none;
  max-height: 300px;
  overflow-y: scroll;
  left: 0;
  position: absolute;
  top: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  z-index: 100;
}

.open .combo-menu {
  display: block;
}

.combo-option {
  padding: 10px 12px 12px;
}

.combo-option:hover {
  background-color: rgb(0 0 0 / 10%);
}

.combo-option.option-current {
  outline: 3px solid #0067b8;
  outline-offset: -3px;
}

.combo-option[aria-selected="true"] {
  padding-right: 30px;
  position: relative;
}

.combo-option[aria-selected="true"]::after {
  border-bottom: 2px solid #000;
  border-right: 2px solid #000;
  content: "";
  height: 16px;
  position: absolute;
  right: 15px;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translate(0, -50%) rotate(45deg);
  width: 8px;
}

<label id="combo1-label" class="combo-label">Favorite Fruit</label>
<div class="combo js-select">
  <div aria-controls="listbox1" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="listbox" aria-labelledby="combo1-label" id="combo1" class="combo-input" role="combobox" tabindex="0"></div>
  <div class="combo-menu" role="listbox" id="listbox1" aria-labelledby="combo1-label" tabindex="-1">


  </div>
</div>

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