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fix: composer keeps its height after sending a multi-line message - #7747

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Proposed changes

After a multi-line message was sent on iOS, the composer emptied but kept the old multi-line height, leaving a large blank area above the keyboard.

The composer cleared itself with setNativeProps({ text: '' }). On the New Architecture that changes the native text without updating the TextInput shadow state, so the input is never re-measured. Clearing now goes through TextInput.clear(), which updates native state and shrinks the input back to its minimum height. Non-empty programmatic text still uses setNativeProps.

Issue(s)

https://rocketchat.atlassian.net/browse/NATIVE-1699

How to test or reproduce

  1. Open any room on iOS
  2. Type a message with 6 or more lines (a URL is optional)
  3. Tap send
  4. The composer returns to a single line; before this change it stayed tall and empty

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Before:

composer-whitespace-before-2x.mp4

After:

composer-whitespace-after-2x.mp4

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Verified on an iOS 26 simulator. Not verified on Android. The layout re-measure happens natively, so there is no Jest seam that can observe the height; the unit test mock only gained a clear stub.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Clearing the message composer now reliably removes text from the input field. Previously, setting the composer’s value to an empty string could leave text visible in the native input. Non-empty text continues to appear as expected.

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setInput now clears the native text input when the supplied text is falsy. The test mock includes a clear method.

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Composer input clearing

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Update composer input
app/containers/MessageComposer/components/ComposerInput.tsx, app/containers/MessageComposer/components/ComposerInput.test.tsx
setInput calls the native clear() method for falsy text and continues to use setNativeProps for truthy text. The test mock includes clear.

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The empty-input behavior is consistent with the string API and has been verified on iOS. A focused test would improve regression protection, but no merge-blocking risk remains.

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🧹 Nitpick comments (1)
app/containers/MessageComposer/components/ComposerInput.test.tsx (1)

14-20: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add a regression test for empty programmatic input.

setInput('') now calls clear(), but the current tests only assert setNativeProps for non-empty input. A regression to setNativeProps({ text: '' }) would pass. Assert both native operations at the ComposerInput boundary.

Suggested fix
 	it('updates getText and the native input immediately for programmatic input', () => {
 		const { composerRef, inputRef } = renderInput();

 		act(() => composerRef.current?.setInput('  programmatic text  '));

 		expect(composerRef.current?.getText()).toBe('programmatic text');
 		expect(inputRef.current?.setNativeProps).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ text: '  programmatic text  ' });
 	});
+
+	it('clears the native input for empty programmatic input', () => {
+		const { composerRef, inputRef } = renderInput();
+
+		act(() => composerRef.current?.setInput('text'));
+		act(() => composerRef.current?.setInput(''));
+
+		expect(composerRef.current?.getText()).toBe('');
+		expect(inputRef.current?.clear).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+		expect(inputRef.current?.setNativeProps).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith({ text: '' });
+	});
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Add a regression test in the ComposerInput tests that calls setInput with text
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app/containers/MessageComposer/components/ComposerInput.tsx (1)

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LGTM

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diegolmello force-pushed the diegolmello/composer-white-space branch from 2940caa to bb4c90c Compare September 30, 2026 20:39
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