feat: add an auto-expanding textarea (#35)

hugodutka · web-flow · commit 433e91960b40 · 2025-07-22T14:58:11.000+02:00
diff --git a/chat/bun.lock b/chat/bun.lock
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
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+        "react-textarea-autosize": "^8.5.9",
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       },
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@@ -1719,6 +1722,12 @@
 
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diff --git a/chat/package.json b/chat/package.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     "next-themes": "^0.4.6",
     "react": "^19.0.0",
     "react-dom": "^19.0.0",
+    "react-textarea-autosize": "^8.5.9",
     "sonner": "^2.0.3",
     "tailwind-merge": "^3.3.0"
   },
diff --git a/chat/src/components/message-input.tsx b/chat/src/components/message-input.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
 } from "lucide-react";
 import { Tabs, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from "./ui/tabs";
 import type { ServerStatus } from "./chat-provider";
+import TextareaAutosize from "react-textarea-autosize";
 
 interface MessageInputProps {
   onSendMessage: (message: string, type: "user" | "raw") => void;
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ export default function MessageInput({
                     : "Click or focus this area to send keystrokes to terminal"}
                 </div>
               ) : (
-                <textarea
+                <TextareaAutosize
                   autoFocus
                   ref={textareaRef}
                   value={message}
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ export default function MessageInput({
                       ? "Running..."
                       : "Type a message..."
                   }
-                  className="resize-none w-full text-sm outline-none p-4 h-20"
+                  className="resize-none w-full text-sm outline-none p-4 h-20 max-h-[400px]"
                   disabled={serverStatus !== "stable"}
                 />
               )}
