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fix(twitter): use the dedicated composer for replies #860

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16 changes: 11 additions & 5 deletions clis/twitter/reply.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function createPageMock(evaluateResults: any[], overrides: Partial<IPage> = {}):
}

describe('twitter reply command', () => {
it('keeps the text-only reply flow working', async () => {
it('uses the dedicated reply composer for text-only replies too', async () => {
const cmd = getRegistry().get('twitter/reply');
expect(cmd?.func).toBeTypeOf('function');

Expand All @@ -53,8 +53,11 @@ describe('twitter reply command', () => {
text: 'text-only reply',
});

expect(page.goto).toHaveBeenCalledWith('https://x.com/_kop6/status/2040254679301718161?s=20');
expect(page.wait).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ selector: '[data-testid="primaryColumn"]' });
expect(page.goto).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
'https://x.com/compose/post?in_reply_to=2040254679301718161',
{ waitUntil: 'load', settleMs: 2500 },
);
expect(page.wait).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ selector: '[data-testid="tweetTextarea_0"]', timeout: 8 });
expect(result).toEqual([
{
status: 'success',
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -86,8 +89,11 @@ describe('twitter reply command', () => {
image: imagePath,
});

expect(page.goto).toHaveBeenCalledWith('https://x.com/compose/post?in_reply_to=2040254679301718161');
expect(page.wait).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, { selector: '[data-testid="tweetTextarea_0"]' });
expect(page.goto).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
'https://x.com/compose/post?in_reply_to=2040254679301718161',
{ waitUntil: 'load', settleMs: 2500 },
);
expect(page.wait).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, { selector: '[data-testid="tweetTextarea_0"]', timeout: 8 });
expect(page.wait).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, { selector: 'input[type="file"][data-testid="fileInput"]', timeout: 20 });
expect(setFileInput).toHaveBeenCalledWith([imagePath], 'input[type="file"][data-testid="fileInput"]');
expect(result).toEqual([
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10 changes: 3 additions & 7 deletions clis/twitter/reply.ts
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Expand Up @@ -267,16 +267,12 @@ cli({
cleanupDir = path.dirname(localImagePath);
}

// Dedicated composer is more reliable for image replies because the media
// toolbar and file input are consistently present there.
// Dedicated composer is more reliable than the inline tweet page reply box.
await page.goto(buildReplyComposerUrl(kwargs.url), { waitUntil: 'load', settleMs: 2500 });
await page.wait({ selector: '[data-testid="tweetTextarea_0"]', timeout: 8 });
if (localImagePath) {
await page.goto(buildReplyComposerUrl(kwargs.url));
await page.wait({ selector: '[data-testid="tweetTextarea_0"]' });
await page.wait({ selector: REPLY_FILE_INPUT_SELECTOR, timeout: 20 });
await attachReplyImage(page, localImagePath);
} else {
await page.goto(kwargs.url);
await page.wait({ selector: '[data-testid="primaryColumn"]' });
}

const result = await submitReply(page, kwargs.text);
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