Bug: Images cleared from chatbox when follow-up question is triggered with no text

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Description

When an image is attached to the chatbox but no text is in the context, and a follow-up question is triggered, clicking a suggestion or auto-approval clears the attached images from the chatbox.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Attach an image to the chatbox
2. Do not enter any text in the chatbox
3. Trigger a follow-up question (either through a suggestion or auto-approval)
4. Click on a follow-up suggestion
5. Observe that the attached images are cleared

Expected Behavior

The attached images should be preserved when follow-up question suggestions are clicked, just like the input text is preserved.

Root Cause

The handleSuggestionClickInRow function in ChatView.tsx was preserving the input text value but not the selected images. When handleSendMessage is called, it triggers handleChatReset() which clears both input and images. The input text was being restored after the send, but the images were not.

Fix

Fixed in PR #10707 by:

• Adding selectedImagesRef to track selected images state
• Adding useEffect to keep selectedImagesRef in sync with selectedImages state
• Modified handleSuggestionClickInRow to preserve and restore both input text and images

Related

• PR: Fix: Preserve images when follow-up question is answered #10707

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This issue already has an open pull request that addresses it: PR #10707.

The PR has been reviewed and is ready for merge. It implements the fix by:

• Adding a selectedImagesRef to track selected images state
• Adding a useEffect to keep selectedImagesRef in sync with selectedImages state
• Modifying handleSuggestionClickInRow to preserve and restore both input text and images

Once PR #10707 is merged, this issue should be automatically closed.

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from hannes:

Could not repro