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fix(chat): focus the composer when opening a new or existing chat #6683

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18 changes: 13 additions & 5 deletions apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/home/components/user-input/user-input.tsx
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Expand Up @@ -46,6 +46,16 @@ export type { FileAttachmentForApi } from '@/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/home/ty

const logger = createLogger('UserInput')

/**
* Whether the element is somewhere the user could be typing. Focusing the composer on mount
* must not steal focus from another field, but may take it from a link or button — opening a
* chat leaves the sidebar link focused, and the composer should win.
*/
function isTextEntry(element: HTMLElement): boolean {
const tag = element.tagName
return tag === 'INPUT' || tag === 'TEXTAREA' || tag === 'SELECT' || element.isContentEditable
}

interface UserInputProps {
defaultValue?: string
draftScopeKey?: string
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -453,12 +463,10 @@ const UserInputImpl = forwardRef<UserInputHandle, UserInputProps>(function UserI

useEffect(() => {
const raf = window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
if (!document.hasFocus()) return
const active = document.activeElement
const pageHasFocus = document.hasFocus()
const hasNeutralFocus = active === document.body || active === document.documentElement
if (pageHasFocus && hasNeutralFocus) {
textareaRef.current?.focus()
}
if (active instanceof HTMLElement && isTextEntry(active)) return
textareaRef.current?.focus()
})
return () => window.cancelAnimationFrame(raf)
}, [textareaRef])
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