ontime/apps/client/src/common/components/input/auto-textarea/AutoTextarea.tsx

import { RefObject, useEffect } from 'react';
// @ts-expect-error no types from library
import autosize from 'autosize/dist/autosize';

import Textarea, { type TextareaProps } from '../textarea/Textarea';

interface AutoTextAreaProps extends TextareaProps {
  inputref: RefObject<HTMLTextAreaElement | null>;
}

/**
 * A textarea that automatically resizes based on its content
 */
export function AutoTextarea({ value, inputref, ...textAreaProps }: AutoTextAreaProps) {
  // when the value changes, we use the ref to reapply autosize
  useEffect(() => {
    const node = inputref.current;
    autosize(inputref.current);

    return () => {
      autosize.destroy(node);
    };
  }, [inputref, value]);

  return <Textarea ref={inputref} value={value} {...textAreaProps} />;
}