Composer: add clear command that bypasses the event count

patches/react-native+0.73.4+018+textInputClear.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+diff --git a/node_modules/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm b/node_modules/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm
+index 7ce04da..123968f 100644
+--- a/node_modules/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm
++++ b/node_modules/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm
+@@ -452,6 +452,12 @@ - (void)blur
+   [_backedTextInputView resignFirstResponder];
+ }
+
++- (void)clear
++{
++    [self setTextAndSelection:_mostRecentEventCount value:@"" start:0 end:0];
++    _mostRecentEventCount++;
++}
++
+ - (void)setTextAndSelection:(NSInteger)eventCount
+                       value:(NSString *__nullable)value
+                       start:(NSInteger)start
+diff --git a/node_modules/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputNativeCommands.h b/node_modules/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputNativeCommands.h
+index fe3376a..6a9a45f 100644
+--- a/node_modules/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputNativeCommands.h
++++ b/node_modules/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputNativeCommands.h
+@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
+ @protocol RCTTextInputViewProtocol <NSObject>
+ - (void)focus;
+ - (void)blur;
++- (void)clear;
+ - (void)setTextAndSelection:(NSInteger)eventCount
+                       value:(NSString *__nullable)value
+                       start:(NSInteger)start
+@@ -49,6 +50,19 @@ RCTTextInputHandleCommand(id<RCTTextInputViewProtocol> componentView, const NSSt
+     return;
+   }
+
++  if ([commandName isEqualToString:@"clear"]) {
++#if RCT_DEBUG
++    if ([args count] != 0) {
++      RCTLogError(
++          @"%@ command %@ received %d arguments, expected %d.", @"TextInput", commandName, (int)[args count], 0);
++      return;
++    }
++#endif
++
++    [componentView clear];
++    return;
++  }
++
+   if ([commandName isEqualToString:@"setTextAndSelection"]) {
+ #if RCT_DEBUG
+     if ([args count] != 4) {
+diff --git a/node_modules/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.java b/node_modules/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.java
+index 8496a7d..e6bcfc4 100644
+--- a/node_modules/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.java
++++ b/node_modules/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.java
+@@ -331,6 +331,12 @@ public class ReactTextInputManager extends BaseViewManager<ReactEditText, Layout
+         }
+         reactEditText.maybeSetSelection(mostRecentEventCount, start, end);
+         break;
++      case "clear":
++        int newEventCount = reactEditText.incrementAndGetEventCounter();
++        ReactTextUpdate textUpdate = getReactTextUpdate("", newEventCount);
++        reactEditText.maybeSetTextFromJS(textUpdate);
++        reactEditText.maybeSetSelection(newEventCount, 0, 0);
++        break;
+     }
+   }
+

src/libs/ComponentUtils/index.native.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
+import type {Component} from 'react';
+import type {AnimatedRef} from 'react-native-reanimated';
+import {dispatchCommand} from 'react-native-reanimated';
 import type {AccessibilityRoleForm, NewPasswordAutocompleteType, PasswordAutocompleteType} from './types';
 
 const PASSWORD_AUTOCOMPLETE_TYPE: PasswordAutocompleteType = 'password';
 const NEW_PASSWORD_AUTOCOMPLETE_TYPE: NewPasswordAutocompleteType = 'password-new';
 const ACCESSIBILITY_ROLE_FORM: AccessibilityRoleForm = 'none';
 
-export {PASSWORD_AUTOCOMPLETE_TYPE, ACCESSIBILITY_ROLE_FORM, NEW_PASSWORD_AUTOCOMPLETE_TYPE};
+/**
+ * Clears a text input on the UI thread using a custom clear command
+ * that bypasses the event count check.
+ */
+function forceClearInput(animatedInputRef: AnimatedRef<Component>) {
+    'worklet';
+
+    dispatchCommand(animatedInputRef, 'clear');
+}
+
+export {PASSWORD_AUTOCOMPLETE_TYPE, ACCESSIBILITY_ROLE_FORM, NEW_PASSWORD_AUTOCOMPLETE_TYPE, forceClearInput};

src/libs/ComponentUtils/index.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import type {Component} from 'react';
+import type {AnimatedRef} from 'react-native-reanimated';
+import {setNativeProps} from 'react-native-reanimated';
 import type {AccessibilityRoleForm, NewPasswordAutocompleteType, PasswordAutocompleteType} from './types';
 
 /**
@@ -7,4 +10,10 @@ const PASSWORD_AUTOCOMPLETE_TYPE: PasswordAutocompleteType = 'current-password';
 const NEW_PASSWORD_AUTOCOMPLETE_TYPE: NewPasswordAutocompleteType = 'new-password';
 const ACCESSIBILITY_ROLE_FORM: AccessibilityRoleForm = 'form';
 
-export {PASSWORD_AUTOCOMPLETE_TYPE, ACCESSIBILITY_ROLE_FORM, NEW_PASSWORD_AUTOCOMPLETE_TYPE};
+function forceClearInput(animatedInputRef: AnimatedRef<Component>) {
+    'worklet';
+
+    setNativeProps(animatedInputRef, {text: ''});
+}
+
+export {PASSWORD_AUTOCOMPLETE_TYPE, ACCESSIBILITY_ROLE_FORM, NEW_PASSWORD_AUTOCOMPLETE_TYPE, forceClearInput};

src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/ReportActionCompose.tsx

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import type {MeasureInWindowOnSuccessCallback, NativeSyntheticEvent, TextInputFo
 import {View} from 'react-native';
 import type {OnyxEntry} from 'react-native-onyx';
 import {withOnyx} from 'react-native-onyx';
-import {runOnJS, setNativeProps, useAnimatedRef} from 'react-native-reanimated';
+import {runOnJS, useAnimatedRef} from 'react-native-reanimated';
 import type {Emoji} from '@assets/emojis/types';
 import type {FileObject} from '@components/AttachmentModal';
 import AttachmentModal from '@components/AttachmentModal';
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import useNetwork from '@hooks/useNetwork';
 import useThemeStyles from '@hooks/useThemeStyles';
 import useWindowDimensions from '@hooks/useWindowDimensions';
 import canFocusInputOnScreenFocus from '@libs/canFocusInputOnScreenFocus';
+import {forceClearInput} from '@libs/ComponentUtils';
 import * as DeviceCapabilities from '@libs/DeviceCapabilities';
 import {getDraftComment} from '@libs/DraftCommentUtils';
 import getModalState from '@libs/getModalState';
@@ -366,7 +367,7 @@ function ReportActionCompose({
         // We are setting the isCommentEmpty flag to true so the status of it will be in sync of the native text input state
         runOnJS(setIsCommentEmpty)(true);
         runOnJS(resetFullComposerSize)();
-        setNativeProps(animatedRef, {text: ''}); // clears native text input on the UI thread
+        forceClearInput(animatedRef);
         runOnJS(submitForm)();
     }, [isSendDisabled, resetFullComposerSize, submitForm, animatedRef, isReportReadyForDisplay]);