Inline auto suggestion

[perunt]

Details

This PR updates the suggestion box to appear right next to the cursor, making it work like inline autosuggestion.

Patch iOS-textinput-onscroll-event should be removed once we update RN to 74.2

Fixed Issues

$ #16078
PROPOSAL:

Tests

Testing Emoji Suggestions:

1. Open the chat interface.
2. Type an emoji trigger, starting with :sm followed by at least two more characters (e.g., :smile).
3. Verify that the suggestion box appears adjacent to the cursor.
4. Move the cursor to a new position in the text field.
5. Again, type an emoji-like text with at least two characters following the :sm prefix.
6. Confirm that the suggestion box appears next to the cursor as expected.

Testing Mention Suggestions:

1. Open the chat interface.
2. Initiate a mention by typing the @ symbol followed by any text (e.g., @username).
3. Ensure the suggestion box pops up next to the cursor.
4. Reposition the cursor within the text field.
5. Type another mention, starting with the @ symbol.
6. Check that the suggestion box is correctly displayed adjacent to the cursor.

• Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

Offline tests

QA Steps

• Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

PR Author Checklist

• I linked the correct issue in the ### Fixed Issues section above
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Screenshots/Videos

Android: Native

2024-02-27.17.46.06.mp4

Android: mWeb Chrome

2024-02-27.17.46.14.mp4

iOS: Native

Simulator.Screen.Recording.-.14.Pro.-.2024-02-27.at.17.35.37.mp4

iOS: mWeb Safari

Simulator.Screen.Recording.-.14.Pro.-.2024-02-27.at.17.36.05.mp4

MacOS: Chrome / Safari

Untitled.3.mov

MacOS: Desktop

[perunt]

@alitoshmatov, since you were a reviewer of the original PR, I guess it makes sense for you to take it again, wdyt?

[alitoshmatov]

Sure, I can review this PR

[dannymcclain]

From a design perspective this looks good. #not-an-engineer

[alitoshmatov]

Everything looks good in testing, but I haven't finished reviewing all the change since there are a lot of them.

[alitoshmatov]

Reviewer Checklist

• I have verified the author checklist is complete (all boxes are checked off).
• I verified the correct issue is linked in the ### Fixed Issues section above
• I verified testing steps are clear and they cover the changes made in this PR
  • I verified the steps for local testing are in the Tests section
  • I verified the steps for Staging and/or Production testing are in the QA steps section
  • I verified the steps cover any possible failure scenarios (i.e. verify an input displays the correct error message if the entered data is not correct)
  • I turned off my network connection and tested it while offline to ensure it matches the expected behavior (i.e. verify the default avatar icon is displayed if app is offline)
• I checked that screenshots or videos are included for tests on all platforms
• I included screenshots or videos for tests on all platforms
• I verified tests pass on all platforms & I tested again on:
  • Android: Native
  • Android: mWeb Chrome
  • iOS: Native
  • iOS: mWeb Safari
  • MacOS: Chrome / Safari
  • MacOS: Desktop
• If there are any errors in the console that are unrelated to this PR, I either fixed them (preferred) or linked to where I reported them in Slack
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  • I verified that any callback methods that were added or modified are named for what the method does and never what callback they handle (i.e. toggleReport and not onIconClick).
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  • I verified that comments were added to code that is not self explanatory
  • I verified that any new or modified comments were clear, correct English, and explained "why" the code was doing something instead of only explaining "what" the code was doing.
  • I verified any copy / text shown in the product is localized by adding it to src/languages/* files and using the translation method
  • I verified all numbers, amounts, dates and phone numbers shown in the product are using the localization methods
  • I verified any copy / text that was added to the app is grammatically correct in English. It adheres to proper capitalization guidelines (note: only the first word of header/labels should be capitalized), and is approved by marketing by adding the Waiting for Copy label for a copy review on the original GH to get the correct copy.
  • I verified proper file naming conventions were followed for any new files or renamed files. All non-platform specific files are named after what they export and are not named "index.js". All platform-specific files are named for the platform the code supports as outlined in the README.
  • I verified the JSDocs style guidelines (in STYLE.md) were followed
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• I verified other components that can be impacted by these changes have been tested, and I retested again (i.e. if the PR modifies a shared library or component like Avatar, I verified the components using Avatar have been tested & I retested again)
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  • I added Design label so the design team can review the changes.
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Screenshots/Videos

Android: Native

Android: mWeb Chrome

sugestions-mweb.mov

iOS: Native

sugestions-ios.mp4

iOS: mWeb Safari

sugestions-safari.mp4

MacOS: Chrome / Safari

sugestions-web.mov

MacOS: Desktop

sugestions-desktop.mov

[alitoshmatov]

Changes look good

[perunt]

@puneetlath, it looks like we're good to go 🚀

[puneetlath]

Let's see if we can get this through without regressions and having to revert 🤞🏾

Merging!

[OSBotify]

✋ This PR was not deployed to staging yet because QA is ongoing. It will be automatically deployed to staging after the next production release.

[OSBotify]

🚀 Deployed to staging by https://github.com/puneetlath in version: 1.4.86-0 🚀

platform	result
🤖 android 🤖	failure ❌
🖥 desktop 🖥	success ✅
🍎 iOS 🍎	success ✅
🕸 web 🕸	success ✅

[OSBotify]

🚀 Deployed to staging by https://github.com/puneetlath in version: 1.4.86-0 🚀

platform	result
🤖 android 🤖	failure ❌
🖥 desktop 🖥	success ✅
🍎 iOS 🍎	success ✅
🕸 web 🕸	success ✅

[OSBotify]

🚀 Deployed to staging by https://github.com/puneetlath in version: 1.4.86-0 🚀

platform	result
🤖 android 🤖	success ✅
🖥 desktop 🖥	success ✅
🍎 iOS 🍎	success ✅
🕸 web 🕸	success ✅

[aldo-expensify]

@perunt the suggestions container seems to jump to a incorrect position if we select text when it is open: #44100

[OSBotify]

🚀 Deployed to production by https://github.com/AndrewGable in version: 9.0.0-9 🚀

platform	result
🤖 android 🤖	success ✅
🖥 desktop 🖥	success ✅
🍎 iOS 🍎	success ✅
🕸 web 🕸	success ✅

[jjcoffee]

Coming from #57734, where a big gap between suggestion & composer was showing on certain Android devices. We implemented an adaptive solution here, based on the device pixel ratio.