Textareas should expand with content (vibe-kanban) (#194)

* Perfect! I've successfully implemented auto-expanding textareas for both the description field and the follow-up question textarea. Here's what was implemented:

## Changes Made:

1. **Created `AutoExpandingTextarea` component** - A new component that automatically adjusts height based on content
2. **Updated `FileSearchTextarea`** - Modified to use the new auto-expanding component with configurable `maxRows`
3. **Updated task creation form** - Description field now expands up to 8 rows maximum
4. **Updated follow-up question textarea** - Expands up to 6 rows maximum

## Key Features:

- **Auto-expansion**: Textareas grow vertically as users type more content
- **Maximum height limits**: Prevents infinite growth with configurable row limits
- **Smooth transitions**: Height adjusts seamlessly without flickering
- **Accessibility**: Maintains all existing functionality including keyboard navigation and file search

The implementation ensures both textareas now provide a better user experience by expanding to show content without requiring manual resizing, while maintaining reasonable maximum heights to prevent layout issues.

* prettier
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Louis Knight-Webb
2025-07-15 16:02:54 +01:00
committed by GitHub
parent 69956760e5
commit fc0ede7538
4 changed files with 77 additions and 2 deletions

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@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ export function TaskFollowUpSection() {
disabled={!canSendFollowUp}
projectId={projectId}
rows={1}
maxRows={6}
/>
<Button
onClick={onSendFollowUp}

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@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ export function TaskFormDialog({
onChange={setDescription}
placeholder="Enter task description (optional). Type @ to search files."
rows={3}
maxRows={8}
disabled={isSubmitting || isSubmittingAndStart}
projectId={projectId}
/>

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@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
import * as React from 'react';
import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
interface AutoExpandingTextareaProps extends React.ComponentProps<'textarea'> {
maxRows?: number;
}
const AutoExpandingTextarea = React.forwardRef<
HTMLTextAreaElement,
AutoExpandingTextareaProps
>(({ className, maxRows = 10, ...props }, ref) => {
const internalRef = React.useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null);
// Get the actual ref to use
const textareaRef = ref || internalRef;
const adjustHeight = React.useCallback(() => {
const textarea = (textareaRef as React.RefObject<HTMLTextAreaElement>)
.current;
if (!textarea) return;
// Reset height to auto to get the natural height
textarea.style.height = 'auto';
// Calculate line height
const style = window.getComputedStyle(textarea);
const lineHeight = parseInt(style.lineHeight) || 20;
const paddingTop = parseInt(style.paddingTop) || 0;
const paddingBottom = parseInt(style.paddingBottom) || 0;
// Calculate max height based on maxRows
const maxHeight = lineHeight * maxRows + paddingTop + paddingBottom;
// Set the height to scrollHeight, but cap at maxHeight
const newHeight = Math.min(textarea.scrollHeight, maxHeight);
textarea.style.height = `${newHeight}px`;
}, [maxRows]);
// Adjust height on mount and when content changes
React.useEffect(() => {
adjustHeight();
}, [adjustHeight, props.value]);
// Adjust height on input
const handleInput = React.useCallback(
(e: React.FormEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => {
adjustHeight();
if (props.onInput) {
props.onInput(e);
}
},
[adjustHeight, props.onInput]
);
return (
<textarea
className={cn(
'flex min-h-[80px] w-full rounded-md border border-input bg-background px-3 py-2 text-base ring-offset-background placeholder:text-muted-foreground focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50 md:text-sm resize-none overflow-hidden',
className
)}
ref={textareaRef}
onInput={handleInput}
{...props}
/>
);
});
AutoExpandingTextarea.displayName = 'AutoExpandingTextarea';
export { AutoExpandingTextarea };

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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
import { KeyboardEvent, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
import { Textarea } from '@/components/ui/textarea';
import { AutoExpandingTextarea } from '@/components/ui/auto-expanding-textarea';
import { projectsApi } from '@/lib/api';
interface FileSearchResult {
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ interface FileSearchTextareaProps {
className?: string;
projectId?: string;
onKeyDown?: (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => void;
maxRows?: number;
}
export function FileSearchTextarea({
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export function FileSearchTextarea({
className,
projectId,
onKeyDown,
maxRows = 10,
}: FileSearchTextareaProps) {
const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState('');
const [searchResults, setSearchResults] = useState<FileSearchResult[]>([]);
@@ -230,7 +232,7 @@ export function FileSearchTextarea({
<div
className={`relative ${className?.includes('flex-1') ? 'flex-1' : ''}`}
>
<Textarea
<AutoExpandingTextarea
ref={textareaRef}
value={value}
onChange={handleChange}
@@ -239,6 +241,7 @@ export function FileSearchTextarea({
rows={rows}
disabled={disabled}
className={className}
maxRows={maxRows}
/>
{showDropdown &&