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-rw-r--r--src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx (renamed from src/view/com/composer/ComposePost.tsx)378
-rw-r--r--src/view/com/composer/ExternalEmbed.tsx1
-rw-r--r--src/view/com/composer/Prompt.tsx26
-rw-r--r--src/view/com/composer/autocomplete/Autocomplete.tsx77
-rw-r--r--src/view/com/composer/autocomplete/Autocomplete.web.tsx59
-rw-r--r--src/view/com/composer/photos/OpenCameraBtn.tsx84
-rw-r--r--src/view/com/composer/photos/PhotoCarouselPicker.tsx187
-rw-r--r--src/view/com/composer/photos/PhotoCarouselPicker.web.tsx10
-rw-r--r--src/view/com/composer/photos/SelectPhotoBtn.tsx94
-rw-r--r--src/view/com/composer/photos/SelectedPhotos.tsx (renamed from src/view/com/composer/SelectedPhoto.tsx)2
-rw-r--r--src/view/com/composer/text-input/TextInput.tsx252
-rw-r--r--src/view/com/composer/text-input/TextInput.web.tsx169
-rw-r--r--src/view/com/composer/text-input/mobile/Autocomplete.tsx75
-rw-r--r--src/view/com/composer/text-input/web/Autocomplete.tsx157
-rw-r--r--src/view/com/composer/useExternalLinkFetch.ts90
15 files changed, 925 insertions, 736 deletions
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/ComposePost.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx
index f45c6340d..e9b728d73 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/ComposePost.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx
@@ -1,74 +1,47 @@
-import React, {useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState} from 'react'
+import React, {useEffect, useRef, useState} from 'react'
 import {observer} from 'mobx-react-lite'
 import {
   ActivityIndicator,
   KeyboardAvoidingView,
-  NativeSyntheticEvent,
   Platform,
   SafeAreaView,
   ScrollView,
   StyleSheet,
-  TextInputSelectionChangeEventData,
   TouchableOpacity,
   TouchableWithoutFeedback,
   View,
 } from 'react-native'
 import LinearGradient from 'react-native-linear-gradient'
-import {
-  FontAwesomeIcon,
-  FontAwesomeIconStyle,
-} from '@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome'
+import {FontAwesomeIcon} from '@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome'
 import {useAnalytics} from 'lib/analytics'
-import _isEqual from 'lodash.isequal'
 import {UserAutocompleteViewModel} from 'state/models/user-autocomplete-view'
-import {Autocomplete} from './autocomplete/Autocomplete'
 import {ExternalEmbed} from './ExternalEmbed'
 import {Text} from '../util/text/Text'
 import * as Toast from '../util/Toast'
 import {TextInput, TextInputRef} from './text-input/TextInput'
 import {CharProgress} from './char-progress/CharProgress'
-import {TextLink} from '../util/Link'
 import {UserAvatar} from '../util/UserAvatar'
 import {useStores} from 'state/index'
 import * as apilib from 'lib/api/index'
 import {ComposerOpts} from 'state/models/shell-ui'
 import {s, colors, gradients} from 'lib/styles'
 import {cleanError} from 'lib/strings/errors'
-import {detectLinkables, extractEntities} from 'lib/strings/rich-text-detection'
-import {getLinkMeta} from 'lib/link-meta/link-meta'
-import {getPostAsQuote} from 'lib/link-meta/bsky'
-import {getImageDim, downloadAndResize} from 'lib/media/manip'
-import {PhotoCarouselPicker} from './photos/PhotoCarouselPicker'
-import {cropAndCompressFlow, pickImagesFlow} from '../../../lib/media/picker'
-import {getMentionAt, insertMentionAt} from 'lib/strings/mention-manip'
-import {isBskyPostUrl} from 'lib/strings/url-helpers'
-import {SelectedPhoto} from './SelectedPhoto'
+import {SelectPhotoBtn} from './photos/SelectPhotoBtn'
+import {OpenCameraBtn} from './photos/OpenCameraBtn'
+import {SelectedPhotos} from './photos/SelectedPhotos'
 import {usePalette} from 'lib/hooks/usePalette'
-import {
-  POST_IMG_MAX_WIDTH,
-  POST_IMG_MAX_HEIGHT,
-  POST_IMG_MAX_SIZE,
-} from 'lib/constants'
-import {isWeb} from 'platform/detection'
 import QuoteEmbed from '../util/PostEmbeds/QuoteEmbed'
+import {useExternalLinkFetch} from './useExternalLinkFetch'
 
 const MAX_TEXT_LENGTH = 256
-const HITSLOP = {left: 10, top: 10, right: 10, bottom: 10}
-
-interface Selection {
-  start: number
-  end: number
-}
 
 export const ComposePost = observer(function ComposePost({
   replyTo,
-  imagesOpen,
   onPost,
   onClose,
   quote: initQuote,
 }: {
   replyTo?: ComposerOpts['replyTo']
-  imagesOpen?: ComposerOpts['imagesOpen']
   onPost?: ComposerOpts['onPost']
   onClose: () => void
   quote?: ComposerOpts['quote']
@@ -77,7 +50,6 @@ export const ComposePost = observer(function ComposePost({
   const pal = usePalette('default')
   const store = useStores()
   const textInput = useRef<TextInputRef>(null)
-  const textInputSelection = useRef<Selection>({start: 0, end: 0})
   const [isProcessing, setIsProcessing] = useState(false)
   const [processingState, setProcessingState] = useState('')
   const [error, setError] = useState('')
@@ -85,15 +57,8 @@ export const ComposePost = observer(function ComposePost({
   const [quote, setQuote] = useState<ComposerOpts['quote'] | undefined>(
     initQuote,
   )
-  const [extLink, setExtLink] = useState<apilib.ExternalEmbedDraft | undefined>(
-    undefined,
-  )
-  const [suggestedExtLinks, setSuggestedExtLinks] = useState<Set<string>>(
-    new Set(),
-  )
-  const [isSelectingPhotos, setIsSelectingPhotos] = useState(
-    imagesOpen || false,
-  )
+  const {extLink, setExtLink} = useExternalLinkFetch({setQuote})
+  const [suggestedLinks, setSuggestedLinks] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set())
   const [selectedPhotos, setSelectedPhotos] = useState<string[]>([])
 
   const autocompleteView = React.useMemo<UserAutocompleteViewModel>(
@@ -106,85 +71,16 @@ export const ComposePost = observer(function ComposePost({
   // is focused during unmount, an exception will throw (seems that a blur method isnt implemented)
   // manually blurring before closing gets around that
   // -prf
-  const hackfixOnClose = () => {
+  const hackfixOnClose = React.useCallback(() => {
     textInput.current?.blur()
     onClose()
-  }
+  }, [textInput, onClose])
 
   // initial setup
   useEffect(() => {
     autocompleteView.setup()
   }, [autocompleteView])
 
-  // external link metadata-fetch flow
-  useEffect(() => {
-    let aborted = false
-    const cleanup = () => {
-      aborted = true
-    }
-    if (!extLink) {
-      return cleanup
-    }
-    if (!extLink.meta) {
-      if (isBskyPostUrl(extLink.uri)) {
-        getPostAsQuote(store, extLink.uri).then(
-          newQuote => {
-            if (aborted) {
-              return
-            }
-            setQuote(newQuote)
-            setExtLink(undefined)
-          },
-          err => {
-            store.log.error('Failed to fetch post for quote embedding', {err})
-            setExtLink(undefined)
-          },
-        )
-      } else {
-        getLinkMeta(store, extLink.uri).then(meta => {
-          if (aborted) {
-            return
-          }
-          setExtLink({
-            uri: extLink.uri,
-            isLoading: !!meta.image,
-            meta,
-          })
-        })
-      }
-      return cleanup
-    }
-    if (extLink.isLoading && extLink.meta?.image && !extLink.localThumb) {
-      downloadAndResize({
-        uri: extLink.meta.image,
-        width: 2000,
-        height: 2000,
-        mode: 'contain',
-        maxSize: 1000000,
-        timeout: 15e3,
-      })
-        .catch(() => undefined)
-        .then(localThumb => {
-          if (aborted) {
-            return
-          }
-          setExtLink({
-            ...extLink,
-            isLoading: false, // done
-            localThumb,
-          })
-        })
-      return cleanup
-    }
-    if (extLink.isLoading) {
-      setExtLink({
-        ...extLink,
-        isLoading: false, // done
-      })
-    }
-    return cleanup
-  }, [store, extLink])
-
   useEffect(() => {
     // HACK
     // wait a moment before focusing the input to resolve some layout bugs with the keyboard-avoiding-view
@@ -202,95 +98,36 @@ export const ComposePost = observer(function ComposePost({
     }
   }, [])
 
-  const onPressContainer = () => {
+  const onPressContainer = React.useCallback(() => {
     textInput.current?.focus()
-  }
-  const onPressSelectPhotos = async () => {
-    track('ComposePost:SelectPhotos')
-    if (isWeb) {
-      if (selectedPhotos.length < 4) {
-        const images = await pickImagesFlow(
-          store,
-          4 - selectedPhotos.length,
-          {width: POST_IMG_MAX_WIDTH, height: POST_IMG_MAX_HEIGHT},
-          POST_IMG_MAX_SIZE,
-        )
-        setSelectedPhotos([...selectedPhotos, ...images])
-      }
-    } else {
-      if (isSelectingPhotos) {
-        setIsSelectingPhotos(false)
-      } else if (selectedPhotos.length < 4) {
-        setIsSelectingPhotos(true)
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  const onSelectPhotos = (photos: string[]) => {
-    track('ComposePost:SelectPhotos:Done')
-    setSelectedPhotos(photos)
-    if (photos.length >= 4) {
-      setIsSelectingPhotos(false)
-    }
-  }
-  const onPressAddLinkCard = (uri: string) => {
-    setExtLink({uri, isLoading: true})
-  }
-  const onChangeText = (newText: string) => {
-    setText(newText)
+  }, [textInput])
 
-    const prefix = getMentionAt(newText, textInputSelection.current?.start || 0)
-    if (prefix) {
-      autocompleteView.setActive(true)
-      autocompleteView.setPrefix(prefix.value)
-    } else {
-      autocompleteView.setActive(false)
-    }
+  const onSelectPhotos = React.useCallback(
+    (photos: string[]) => {
+      track('Composer:SelectedPhotos')
+      setSelectedPhotos(photos)
+    },
+    [track, setSelectedPhotos],
+  )
 
-    if (!extLink) {
-      const ents = extractEntities(newText)?.filter(ent => ent.type === 'link')
-      const set = new Set(ents ? ents.map(e => e.value) : [])
-      if (!_isEqual(set, suggestedExtLinks)) {
-        setSuggestedExtLinks(set)
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  const onPaste = async (err: string | undefined, uris: string[]) => {
-    if (err) {
-      return setError(cleanError(err))
-    }
-    if (selectedPhotos.length >= 4) {
-      return
-    }
-    const imgUri = uris.find(uri => /\.(jpe?g|png)$/.test(uri))
-    if (imgUri) {
-      let imgDim
-      try {
-        imgDim = await getImageDim(imgUri)
-      } catch (e) {
-        imgDim = {width: POST_IMG_MAX_WIDTH, height: POST_IMG_MAX_HEIGHT}
+  const onPressAddLinkCard = React.useCallback(
+    (uri: string) => {
+      setExtLink({uri, isLoading: true})
+    },
+    [setExtLink],
+  )
+
+  const onPhotoPasted = React.useCallback(
+    async (uri: string) => {
+      if (selectedPhotos.length >= 4) {
+        return
       }
-      const finalImgPath = await cropAndCompressFlow(
-        store,
-        imgUri,
-        imgDim,
-        {width: POST_IMG_MAX_WIDTH, height: POST_IMG_MAX_HEIGHT},
-        POST_IMG_MAX_SIZE,
-      )
-      onSelectPhotos([...selectedPhotos, finalImgPath])
-    }
-  }
-  const onSelectionChange = (
-    evt: NativeSyntheticEvent<TextInputSelectionChangeEventData>,
-  ) => {
-    // NOTE we track the input selection using a ref to avoid excessive renders -prf
-    textInputSelection.current = evt.nativeEvent.selection
-  }
-  const onSelectAutocompleteItem = (item: string) => {
-    setText(insertMentionAt(text, textInputSelection.current?.start || 0, item))
-    autocompleteView.setActive(false)
-  }
-  const onPressCancel = () => hackfixOnClose()
-  const onPressPublish = async () => {
+      onSelectPhotos([...selectedPhotos, uri])
+    },
+    [selectedPhotos, onSelectPhotos],
+  )
+
+  const onPressPublish = React.useCallback(async () => {
     if (isProcessing) {
       return
     }
@@ -332,7 +169,22 @@ export const ComposePost = observer(function ComposePost({
     onPost?.()
     hackfixOnClose()
     Toast.show(`Your ${replyTo ? 'reply' : 'post'} has been published`)
-  }
+  }, [
+    isProcessing,
+    text,
+    setError,
+    setIsProcessing,
+    replyTo,
+    autocompleteView.knownHandles,
+    extLink,
+    hackfixOnClose,
+    onPost,
+    quote,
+    selectedPhotos,
+    setExtLink,
+    store,
+    track,
+  ])
 
   const canPost = text.length <= MAX_TEXT_LENGTH
 
@@ -346,25 +198,6 @@ export const ComposePost = observer(function ComposePost({
     ? 'Write a comment'
     : "What's up?"
 
-  const textDecorated = useMemo(() => {
-    let i = 0
-    return detectLinkables(text).map(v => {
-      if (typeof v === 'string') {
-        return (
-          <Text key={i++} style={[pal.text, styles.textInputFormatting]}>
-            {v}
-          </Text>
-        )
-      } else {
-        return (
-          <Text key={i++} style={[pal.link, styles.textInputFormatting]}>
-            {v.link}
-          </Text>
-        )
-      }
-    })
-  }, [text, pal.link, pal.text])
-
   return (
     <KeyboardAvoidingView
       testID="composePostView"
@@ -375,7 +208,7 @@ export const ComposePost = observer(function ComposePost({
           <View style={styles.topbar}>
             <TouchableOpacity
               testID="composerCancelButton"
-              onPress={onPressCancel}>
+              onPress={hackfixOnClose}>
               <Text style={[pal.link, s.f18]}>Cancel</Text>
             </TouchableOpacity>
             <View style={s.flex1} />
@@ -423,19 +256,11 @@ export const ComposePost = observer(function ComposePost({
           <ScrollView style={s.flex1}>
             {replyTo ? (
               <View style={[pal.border, styles.replyToLayout]}>
-                <UserAvatar
-                  handle={replyTo.author.handle}
-                  displayName={replyTo.author.displayName}
-                  avatar={replyTo.author.avatar}
-                  size={50}
-                />
+                <UserAvatar avatar={replyTo.author.avatar} size={50} />
                 <View style={styles.replyToPost}>
-                  <TextLink
-                    type="xl-medium"
-                    href={`/profile/${replyTo.author.handle}`}
-                    text={replyTo.author.displayName || replyTo.author.handle}
-                    style={[pal.text]}
-                  />
+                  <Text type="xl-medium" style={[pal.text]}>
+                    {replyTo.author.displayName || replyTo.author.handle}
+                  </Text>
                   <Text type="post-text" style={pal.text} numberOfLines={6}>
                     {replyTo.text}
                   </Text>
@@ -449,26 +274,18 @@ export const ComposePost = observer(function ComposePost({
                 styles.textInputLayout,
                 selectTextInputLayout,
               ]}>
-              <UserAvatar
-                handle={store.me.handle || ''}
-                displayName={store.me.displayName}
-                avatar={store.me.avatar}
-                size={50}
-              />
+              <UserAvatar avatar={store.me.avatar} size={50} />
               <TextInput
-                testID="composerTextInput"
-                innerRef={textInput}
-                onChangeText={(str: string) => onChangeText(str)}
-                onPaste={onPaste}
-                onSelectionChange={onSelectionChange}
+                ref={textInput}
+                text={text}
                 placeholder={selectTextInputPlaceholder}
-                style={[
-                  pal.text,
-                  styles.textInput,
-                  styles.textInputFormatting,
-                ]}>
-                {textDecorated}
-              </TextInput>
+                suggestedLinks={suggestedLinks}
+                autocompleteView={autocompleteView}
+                onTextChanged={setText}
+                onPhotoPasted={onPhotoPasted}
+                onSuggestedLinksChanged={setSuggestedLinks}
+                onError={setError}
+              />
             </View>
 
             {quote ? (
@@ -477,7 +294,7 @@ export const ComposePost = observer(function ComposePost({
               </View>
             ) : undefined}
 
-            <SelectedPhoto
+            <SelectedPhotos
               selectedPhotos={selectedPhotos}
               onSelectPhotos={onSelectPhotos}
             />
@@ -488,17 +305,12 @@ export const ComposePost = observer(function ComposePost({
               />
             )}
           </ScrollView>
-          {isSelectingPhotos && selectedPhotos.length < 4 ? (
-            <PhotoCarouselPicker
-              selectedPhotos={selectedPhotos}
-              onSelectPhotos={onSelectPhotos}
-            />
-          ) : !extLink &&
-            selectedPhotos.length === 0 &&
-            suggestedExtLinks.size > 0 &&
-            !quote ? (
+          {!extLink &&
+          selectedPhotos.length === 0 &&
+          suggestedLinks.size > 0 &&
+          !quote ? (
             <View style={s.mb5}>
-              {Array.from(suggestedExtLinks).map(url => (
+              {Array.from(suggestedLinks).map(url => (
                 <TouchableOpacity
                   key={`suggested-${url}`}
                   style={[pal.borderDark, styles.addExtLinkBtn]}
@@ -511,31 +323,19 @@ export const ComposePost = observer(function ComposePost({
             </View>
           ) : null}
           <View style={[pal.border, styles.bottomBar]}>
-            {quote ? undefined : (
-              <TouchableOpacity
-                testID="composerSelectPhotosButton"
-                onPress={onPressSelectPhotos}
-                style={[s.pl5]}
-                hitSlop={HITSLOP}>
-                <FontAwesomeIcon
-                  icon={['far', 'image']}
-                  style={
-                    (selectedPhotos.length < 4
-                      ? pal.link
-                      : pal.textLight) as FontAwesomeIconStyle
-                  }
-                  size={24}
-                />
-              </TouchableOpacity>
-            )}
+            <SelectPhotoBtn
+              enabled={!quote && selectedPhotos.length < 4}
+              selectedPhotos={selectedPhotos}
+              onSelectPhotos={setSelectedPhotos}
+            />
+            <OpenCameraBtn
+              enabled={!quote && selectedPhotos.length < 4}
+              selectedPhotos={selectedPhotos}
+              onSelectPhotos={setSelectedPhotos}
+            />
             <View style={s.flex1} />
             <CharProgress count={text.length} />
           </View>
-          <Autocomplete
-            active={autocompleteView.isActive}
-            items={autocompleteView.suggestions}
-            onSelect={onSelectAutocompleteItem}
-          />
         </SafeAreaView>
       </TouchableWithoutFeedback>
     </KeyboardAvoidingView>
@@ -597,18 +397,6 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     borderTopWidth: 1,
     paddingTop: 16,
   },
-  textInput: {
-    flex: 1,
-    padding: 5,
-    marginLeft: 8,
-    alignSelf: 'flex-start',
-  },
-  textInputFormatting: {
-    fontSize: 18,
-    letterSpacing: 0.2,
-    fontWeight: '400',
-    lineHeight: 23.4, // 1.3*16
-  },
   replyToLayout: {
     flexDirection: 'row',
     borderTopWidth: 1,
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/ExternalEmbed.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/ExternalEmbed.tsx
index 23dcaffd5..658023330 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/ExternalEmbed.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/ExternalEmbed.tsx
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     borderWidth: 1,
     borderRadius: 8,
     marginTop: 20,
+    marginBottom: 10,
   },
   inner: {
     padding: 10,
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/Prompt.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/Prompt.tsx
index 88d5de2bf..301b90093 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/Prompt.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/Prompt.tsx
@@ -4,12 +4,9 @@ import {UserAvatar} from '../util/UserAvatar'
 import {Text} from '../util/text/Text'
 import {usePalette} from 'lib/hooks/usePalette'
 import {useStores} from 'state/index'
+import {isDesktopWeb} from 'platform/detection'
 
-export function ComposePrompt({
-  onPressCompose,
-}: {
-  onPressCompose: (imagesOpen?: boolean) => void
-}) {
+export function ComposePrompt({onPressCompose}: {onPressCompose: () => void}) {
   const store = useStores()
   const pal = usePalette('default')
   return (
@@ -17,13 +14,13 @@ export function ComposePrompt({
       testID="replyPromptBtn"
       style={[pal.view, pal.border, styles.prompt]}
       onPress={() => onPressCompose()}>
-      <UserAvatar
-        handle={store.me.handle}
-        avatar={store.me.avatar}
-        displayName={store.me.displayName}
-        size={38}
-      />
-      <Text type="xl" style={[pal.text, styles.label]}>
+      <UserAvatar avatar={store.me.avatar} size={38} />
+      <Text
+        type="xl"
+        style={[
+          pal.text,
+          isDesktopWeb ? styles.labelDesktopWeb : styles.labelMobile,
+        ]}>
         Write your reply
       </Text>
     </TouchableOpacity>
@@ -39,7 +36,10 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     alignItems: 'center',
     borderTopWidth: 1,
   },
-  label: {
+  labelMobile: {
     paddingLeft: 12,
   },
+  labelDesktopWeb: {
+    paddingLeft: 20,
+  },
 })
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/autocomplete/Autocomplete.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/autocomplete/Autocomplete.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 82fb239da..000000000
--- a/src/view/com/composer/autocomplete/Autocomplete.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-import React, {useEffect} from 'react'
-import {
-  Animated,
-  TouchableOpacity,
-  StyleSheet,
-  useWindowDimensions,
-} from 'react-native'
-import {useAnimatedValue} from 'lib/hooks/useAnimatedValue'
-import {usePalette} from 'lib/hooks/usePalette'
-import {Text} from '../../util/text/Text'
-
-interface AutocompleteItem {
-  handle: string
-  displayName?: string
-}
-
-export function Autocomplete({
-  active,
-  items,
-  onSelect,
-}: {
-  active: boolean
-  items: AutocompleteItem[]
-  onSelect: (item: string) => void
-}) {
-  const pal = usePalette('default')
-  const winDim = useWindowDimensions()
-  const positionInterp = useAnimatedValue(0)
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    Animated.timing(positionInterp, {
-      toValue: active ? 1 : 0,
-      duration: 200,
-      useNativeDriver: false,
-    }).start()
-  }, [positionInterp, active])
-
-  const topAnimStyle = {
-    top: positionInterp.interpolate({
-      inputRange: [0, 1],
-      outputRange: [winDim.height, winDim.height / 4],
-    }),
-  }
-  return (
-    <Animated.View style={[styles.outer, pal.view, pal.border, topAnimStyle]}>
-      {items.map((item, i) => (
-        <TouchableOpacity
-          testID="autocompleteButton"
-          key={i}
-          style={[pal.border, styles.item]}
-          onPress={() => onSelect(item.handle)}>
-          <Text type="md-medium" style={pal.text}>
-            {item.displayName || item.handle}
-            <Text type="sm" style={pal.textLight}>
-              &nbsp;@{item.handle}
-            </Text>
-          </Text>
-        </TouchableOpacity>
-      ))}
-    </Animated.View>
-  )
-}
-
-const styles = StyleSheet.create({
-  outer: {
-    position: 'absolute',
-    left: 0,
-    right: 0,
-    bottom: 0,
-    borderTopWidth: 1,
-  },
-  item: {
-    borderBottomWidth: 1,
-    paddingVertical: 16,
-    paddingHorizontal: 16,
-  },
-})
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/autocomplete/Autocomplete.web.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/autocomplete/Autocomplete.web.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index b6be1c21e..000000000
--- a/src/view/com/composer/autocomplete/Autocomplete.web.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-import React from 'react'
-import {TouchableOpacity, StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native'
-import {usePalette} from 'lib/hooks/usePalette'
-import {Text} from '../../util/text/Text'
-
-interface AutocompleteItem {
-  handle: string
-  displayName?: string
-}
-
-export function Autocomplete({
-  active,
-  items,
-  onSelect,
-}: {
-  active: boolean
-  items: AutocompleteItem[]
-  onSelect: (item: string) => void
-}) {
-  const pal = usePalette('default')
-
-  if (!active) {
-    return <View />
-  }
-  return (
-    <View style={[styles.outer, pal.view, pal.border]}>
-      {items.map((item, i) => (
-        <TouchableOpacity
-          testID="autocompleteButton"
-          key={i}
-          style={[pal.border, styles.item]}
-          onPress={() => onSelect(item.handle)}>
-          <Text type="md-medium" style={pal.text}>
-            {item.displayName || item.handle}
-            <Text type="sm" style={pal.textLight}>
-              &nbsp;@{item.handle}
-            </Text>
-          </Text>
-        </TouchableOpacity>
-      ))}
-    </View>
-  )
-}
-
-const styles = StyleSheet.create({
-  outer: {
-    position: 'absolute',
-    left: 0,
-    right: 0,
-    top: '100%',
-    borderWidth: 1,
-    borderRadius: 8,
-  },
-  item: {
-    borderBottomWidth: 1,
-    paddingVertical: 16,
-    paddingHorizontal: 16,
-  },
-})
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/photos/OpenCameraBtn.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/photos/OpenCameraBtn.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf4a4c7d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/photos/OpenCameraBtn.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import {TouchableOpacity} from 'react-native'
+import {
+  FontAwesomeIcon,
+  FontAwesomeIconStyle,
+} from '@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome'
+import {usePalette} from 'lib/hooks/usePalette'
+import {useAnalytics} from 'lib/analytics'
+import {useStores} from 'state/index'
+import {s} from 'lib/styles'
+import {isDesktopWeb} from 'platform/detection'
+import {openCamera} from 'lib/media/picker'
+import {compressIfNeeded} from 'lib/media/manip'
+import {useCameraPermission} from 'lib/hooks/usePermissions'
+import {
+  POST_IMG_MAX_WIDTH,
+  POST_IMG_MAX_HEIGHT,
+  POST_IMG_MAX_SIZE,
+} from 'lib/constants'
+
+const HITSLOP = {left: 10, top: 10, right: 10, bottom: 10}
+
+export function OpenCameraBtn({
+  enabled,
+  selectedPhotos,
+  onSelectPhotos,
+}: {
+  enabled: boolean
+  selectedPhotos: string[]
+  onSelectPhotos: (v: string[]) => void
+}) {
+  const pal = usePalette('default')
+  const {track} = useAnalytics()
+  const store = useStores()
+  const {requestCameraAccessIfNeeded} = useCameraPermission()
+
+  const onPressTakePicture = React.useCallback(async () => {
+    track('Composer:CameraOpened')
+    if (!enabled) {
+      return
+    }
+    try {
+      if (!(await requestCameraAccessIfNeeded())) {
+        return
+      }
+      const cameraRes = await openCamera(store, {
+        mediaType: 'photo',
+        width: POST_IMG_MAX_WIDTH,
+        height: POST_IMG_MAX_HEIGHT,
+        freeStyleCropEnabled: true,
+      })
+      const img = await compressIfNeeded(cameraRes, POST_IMG_MAX_SIZE)
+      onSelectPhotos([...selectedPhotos, img.path])
+    } catch (err: any) {
+      // ignore
+      store.log.warn('Error using camera', err)
+    }
+  }, [
+    track,
+    store,
+    onSelectPhotos,
+    selectedPhotos,
+    enabled,
+    requestCameraAccessIfNeeded,
+  ])
+
+  if (isDesktopWeb) {
+    return <></>
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <TouchableOpacity
+      testID="openCameraButton"
+      onPress={onPressTakePicture}
+      style={[s.pl5]}
+      hitSlop={HITSLOP}>
+      <FontAwesomeIcon
+        icon="camera"
+        style={(enabled ? pal.link : pal.textLight) as FontAwesomeIconStyle}
+        size={24}
+      />
+    </TouchableOpacity>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/photos/PhotoCarouselPicker.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/photos/PhotoCarouselPicker.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 580e9746e..000000000
--- a/src/view/com/composer/photos/PhotoCarouselPicker.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,187 +0,0 @@
-import React, {useCallback} from 'react'
-import {Image, StyleSheet, TouchableOpacity, ScrollView} from 'react-native'
-import {
-  FontAwesomeIcon,
-  FontAwesomeIconStyle,
-} from '@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome'
-import {useAnalytics} from 'lib/analytics'
-import {
-  openPicker,
-  openCamera,
-  cropAndCompressFlow,
-} from '../../../../lib/media/picker'
-import {
-  UserLocalPhotosModel,
-  PhotoIdentifier,
-} from 'state/models/user-local-photos'
-import {compressIfNeeded} from 'lib/media/manip'
-import {usePalette} from 'lib/hooks/usePalette'
-import {useStores} from 'state/index'
-import {
-  requestPhotoAccessIfNeeded,
-  requestCameraAccessIfNeeded,
-} from 'lib/permissions'
-import {
-  POST_IMG_MAX_WIDTH,
-  POST_IMG_MAX_HEIGHT,
-  POST_IMG_MAX_SIZE,
-} from 'lib/constants'
-
-export const PhotoCarouselPicker = ({
-  selectedPhotos,
-  onSelectPhotos,
-}: {
-  selectedPhotos: string[]
-  onSelectPhotos: (v: string[]) => void
-}) => {
-  const {track} = useAnalytics()
-  const pal = usePalette('default')
-  const store = useStores()
-  const [isSetup, setIsSetup] = React.useState<boolean>(false)
-
-  const localPhotos = React.useMemo<UserLocalPhotosModel>(
-    () => new UserLocalPhotosModel(store),
-    [store],
-  )
-
-  React.useEffect(() => {
-    // initial setup
-    localPhotos.setup().then(() => {
-      setIsSetup(true)
-    })
-  }, [localPhotos])
-
-  const handleOpenCamera = useCallback(async () => {
-    try {
-      if (!(await requestCameraAccessIfNeeded())) {
-        return
-      }
-      const cameraRes = await openCamera(store, {
-        mediaType: 'photo',
-        width: POST_IMG_MAX_WIDTH,
-        height: POST_IMG_MAX_HEIGHT,
-        freeStyleCropEnabled: true,
-      })
-      const img = await compressIfNeeded(cameraRes, POST_IMG_MAX_SIZE)
-      onSelectPhotos([...selectedPhotos, img.path])
-    } catch (err: any) {
-      // ignore
-      store.log.warn('Error using camera', err)
-    }
-  }, [store, selectedPhotos, onSelectPhotos])
-
-  const handleSelectPhoto = useCallback(
-    async (item: PhotoIdentifier) => {
-      track('PhotoCarouselPicker:PhotoSelected')
-      try {
-        const imgPath = await cropAndCompressFlow(
-          store,
-          item.node.image.uri,
-          {
-            width: item.node.image.width,
-            height: item.node.image.height,
-          },
-          {width: POST_IMG_MAX_WIDTH, height: POST_IMG_MAX_HEIGHT},
-          POST_IMG_MAX_SIZE,
-        )
-        onSelectPhotos([...selectedPhotos, imgPath])
-      } catch (err: any) {
-        // ignore
-        store.log.warn('Error selecting photo', err)
-      }
-    },
-    [track, store, onSelectPhotos, selectedPhotos],
-  )
-
-  const handleOpenGallery = useCallback(async () => {
-    track('PhotoCarouselPicker:GalleryOpened')
-    if (!(await requestPhotoAccessIfNeeded())) {
-      return
-    }
-    const items = await openPicker(store, {
-      multiple: true,
-      maxFiles: 4 - selectedPhotos.length,
-      mediaType: 'photo',
-    })
-    const result = []
-    for (const image of items) {
-      result.push(
-        await cropAndCompressFlow(
-          store,
-          image.path,
-          image,
-          {width: POST_IMG_MAX_WIDTH, height: POST_IMG_MAX_HEIGHT},
-          POST_IMG_MAX_SIZE,
-        ),
-      )
-    }
-    onSelectPhotos([...selectedPhotos, ...result])
-  }, [track, store, selectedPhotos, onSelectPhotos])
-
-  return (
-    <ScrollView
-      testID="photoCarouselPickerView"
-      horizontal
-      style={[pal.view, styles.photosContainer]}
-      keyboardShouldPersistTaps="always"
-      showsHorizontalScrollIndicator={false}>
-      <TouchableOpacity
-        testID="openCameraButton"
-        style={[styles.galleryButton, pal.border, styles.photo]}
-        onPress={handleOpenCamera}>
-        <FontAwesomeIcon
-          icon="camera"
-          size={24}
-          style={pal.link as FontAwesomeIconStyle}
-        />
-      </TouchableOpacity>
-      <TouchableOpacity
-        testID="openGalleryButton"
-        style={[styles.galleryButton, pal.border, styles.photo]}
-        onPress={handleOpenGallery}>
-        <FontAwesomeIcon
-          icon="image"
-          style={pal.link as FontAwesomeIconStyle}
-          size={24}
-        />
-      </TouchableOpacity>
-      {isSetup &&
-        localPhotos.photos.map((item: PhotoIdentifier, index: number) => (
-          <TouchableOpacity
-            testID="openSelectPhotoButton"
-            key={`local-image-${index}`}
-            style={[pal.border, styles.photoButton]}
-            onPress={() => handleSelectPhoto(item)}>
-            <Image style={styles.photo} source={{uri: item.node.image.uri}} />
-          </TouchableOpacity>
-        ))}
-    </ScrollView>
-  )
-}
-
-const styles = StyleSheet.create({
-  photosContainer: {
-    width: '100%',
-    maxHeight: 96,
-    padding: 8,
-    overflow: 'hidden',
-  },
-  galleryButton: {
-    borderWidth: 1,
-    alignItems: 'center',
-    justifyContent: 'center',
-  },
-  photoButton: {
-    width: 75,
-    height: 75,
-    marginRight: 8,
-    borderWidth: 1,
-    borderRadius: 16,
-  },
-  photo: {
-    width: 75,
-    height: 75,
-    marginRight: 8,
-    borderRadius: 16,
-  },
-})
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/photos/PhotoCarouselPicker.web.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/photos/PhotoCarouselPicker.web.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index ff4350b0c..000000000
--- a/src/view/com/composer/photos/PhotoCarouselPicker.web.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-import React from 'react'
-
-// Not used on Web
-
-export const PhotoCarouselPicker = (_opts: {
-  selectedPhotos: string[]
-  onSelectPhotos: (v: string[]) => void
-}) => {
-  return <></>
-}
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/photos/SelectPhotoBtn.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/photos/SelectPhotoBtn.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bdcb0534a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/photos/SelectPhotoBtn.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import {TouchableOpacity} from 'react-native'
+import {
+  FontAwesomeIcon,
+  FontAwesomeIconStyle,
+} from '@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome'
+import {usePalette} from 'lib/hooks/usePalette'
+import {useAnalytics} from 'lib/analytics'
+import {useStores} from 'state/index'
+import {s} from 'lib/styles'
+import {isDesktopWeb} from 'platform/detection'
+import {openPicker, cropAndCompressFlow, pickImagesFlow} from 'lib/media/picker'
+import {usePhotoLibraryPermission} from 'lib/hooks/usePermissions'
+import {
+  POST_IMG_MAX_WIDTH,
+  POST_IMG_MAX_HEIGHT,
+  POST_IMG_MAX_SIZE,
+} from 'lib/constants'
+
+const HITSLOP = {left: 10, top: 10, right: 10, bottom: 10}
+
+export function SelectPhotoBtn({
+  enabled,
+  selectedPhotos,
+  onSelectPhotos,
+}: {
+  enabled: boolean
+  selectedPhotos: string[]
+  onSelectPhotos: (v: string[]) => void
+}) {
+  const pal = usePalette('default')
+  const {track} = useAnalytics()
+  const store = useStores()
+  const {requestPhotoAccessIfNeeded} = usePhotoLibraryPermission()
+
+  const onPressSelectPhotos = React.useCallback(async () => {
+    track('Composer:GalleryOpened')
+    if (!enabled) {
+      return
+    }
+    if (isDesktopWeb) {
+      const images = await pickImagesFlow(
+        store,
+        4 - selectedPhotos.length,
+        {width: POST_IMG_MAX_WIDTH, height: POST_IMG_MAX_HEIGHT},
+        POST_IMG_MAX_SIZE,
+      )
+      onSelectPhotos([...selectedPhotos, ...images])
+    } else {
+      if (!(await requestPhotoAccessIfNeeded())) {
+        return
+      }
+      const items = await openPicker(store, {
+        multiple: true,
+        maxFiles: 4 - selectedPhotos.length,
+        mediaType: 'photo',
+      })
+      const result = []
+      for (const image of items) {
+        result.push(
+          await cropAndCompressFlow(
+            store,
+            image.path,
+            image,
+            {width: POST_IMG_MAX_WIDTH, height: POST_IMG_MAX_HEIGHT},
+            POST_IMG_MAX_SIZE,
+          ),
+        )
+      }
+      onSelectPhotos([...selectedPhotos, ...result])
+    }
+  }, [
+    track,
+    store,
+    onSelectPhotos,
+    selectedPhotos,
+    enabled,
+    requestPhotoAccessIfNeeded,
+  ])
+
+  return (
+    <TouchableOpacity
+      testID="openGalleryBtn"
+      onPress={onPressSelectPhotos}
+      style={[s.pl5, s.pr20]}
+      hitSlop={HITSLOP}>
+      <FontAwesomeIcon
+        icon={['far', 'image']}
+        style={(enabled ? pal.link : pal.textLight) as FontAwesomeIconStyle}
+        size={24}
+      />
+    </TouchableOpacity>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/SelectedPhoto.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/photos/SelectedPhotos.tsx
index 6aeda33cd..c2a00ce53 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/SelectedPhoto.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/photos/SelectedPhotos.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {FontAwesomeIcon} from '@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome'
 import Image from 'view/com/util/images/Image'
 import {colors} from 'lib/styles'
 
-export const SelectedPhoto = ({
+export const SelectedPhotos = ({
   selectedPhotos,
   onSelectPhotos,
 }: {
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/text-input/TextInput.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/text-input/TextInput.tsx
index be6150e11..2a40fb518 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/text-input/TextInput.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/text-input/TextInput.tsx
@@ -1,64 +1,222 @@
 import React from 'react'
 import {
   NativeSyntheticEvent,
-  StyleProp,
+  StyleSheet,
   TextInputSelectionChangeEventData,
-  TextStyle,
 } from 'react-native'
 import PasteInput, {
   PastedFile,
   PasteInputRef,
 } from '@mattermost/react-native-paste-input'
+import isEqual from 'lodash.isequal'
+import {UserAutocompleteViewModel} from 'state/models/user-autocomplete-view'
+import {Autocomplete} from './mobile/Autocomplete'
+import {Text} from 'view/com/util/text/Text'
+import {useStores} from 'state/index'
+import {cleanError} from 'lib/strings/errors'
+import {detectLinkables, extractEntities} from 'lib/strings/rich-text-detection'
+import {getImageDim} from 'lib/media/manip'
+import {cropAndCompressFlow} from 'lib/media/picker'
+import {getMentionAt, insertMentionAt} from 'lib/strings/mention-manip'
+import {
+  POST_IMG_MAX_WIDTH,
+  POST_IMG_MAX_HEIGHT,
+  POST_IMG_MAX_SIZE,
+} from 'lib/constants'
 import {usePalette} from 'lib/hooks/usePalette'
+import {useTheme} from 'lib/ThemeContext'
 
-export type TextInputRef = PasteInputRef
+export interface TextInputRef {
+  focus: () => void
+  blur: () => void
+}
 
 interface TextInputProps {
-  testID: string
-  innerRef: React.Ref<TextInputRef>
+  text: string
   placeholder: string
-  style: StyleProp<TextStyle>
-  onChangeText: (str: string) => void
-  onSelectionChange?:
-    | ((e: NativeSyntheticEvent<TextInputSelectionChangeEventData>) => void)
-    | undefined
-  onPaste: (err: string | undefined, uris: string[]) => void
+  suggestedLinks: Set<string>
+  autocompleteView: UserAutocompleteViewModel
+  onTextChanged: (v: string) => void
+  onPhotoPasted: (uri: string) => void
+  onSuggestedLinksChanged: (uris: Set<string>) => void
+  onError: (err: string) => void
 }
 
-export function TextInput({
-  testID,
-  innerRef,
-  placeholder,
-  style,
-  onChangeText,
-  onSelectionChange,
-  onPaste,
-  children,
-}: React.PropsWithChildren<TextInputProps>) {
-  const pal = usePalette('default')
-  const onPasteInner = (err: string | undefined, files: PastedFile[]) => {
-    if (err) {
-      onPaste(err, [])
-    } else {
-      onPaste(
-        undefined,
-        files.map(f => f.uri),
-      )
-    }
-  }
-  return (
-    <PasteInput
-      testID={testID}
-      ref={innerRef}
-      multiline
-      scrollEnabled
-      onChangeText={(str: string) => onChangeText(str)}
-      onSelectionChange={onSelectionChange}
-      onPaste={onPasteInner}
-      placeholder={placeholder}
-      placeholderTextColor={pal.colors.textLight}
-      style={style}>
-      {children}
-    </PasteInput>
-  )
+interface Selection {
+  start: number
+  end: number
 }
+
+export const TextInput = React.forwardRef(
+  (
+    {
+      text,
+      placeholder,
+      suggestedLinks,
+      autocompleteView,
+      onTextChanged,
+      onPhotoPasted,
+      onSuggestedLinksChanged,
+      onError,
+    }: TextInputProps,
+    ref,
+  ) => {
+    const pal = usePalette('default')
+    const store = useStores()
+    const textInput = React.useRef<PasteInputRef>(null)
+    const textInputSelection = React.useRef<Selection>({start: 0, end: 0})
+    const theme = useTheme()
+
+    React.useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({
+      focus: () => textInput.current?.focus(),
+      blur: () => textInput.current?.blur(),
+    }))
+
+    React.useEffect(() => {
+      // HACK
+      // wait a moment before focusing the input to resolve some layout bugs with the keyboard-avoiding-view
+      // -prf
+      let to: NodeJS.Timeout | undefined
+      if (textInput.current) {
+        to = setTimeout(() => {
+          textInput.current?.focus()
+        }, 250)
+      }
+      return () => {
+        if (to) {
+          clearTimeout(to)
+        }
+      }
+    }, [])
+
+    const onChangeText = React.useCallback(
+      (newText: string) => {
+        onTextChanged(newText)
+
+        const prefix = getMentionAt(
+          newText,
+          textInputSelection.current?.start || 0,
+        )
+        if (prefix) {
+          autocompleteView.setActive(true)
+          autocompleteView.setPrefix(prefix.value)
+        } else {
+          autocompleteView.setActive(false)
+        }
+
+        const ents = extractEntities(newText)?.filter(
+          ent => ent.type === 'link',
+        )
+        const set = new Set(ents ? ents.map(e => e.value) : [])
+        if (!isEqual(set, suggestedLinks)) {
+          onSuggestedLinksChanged(set)
+        }
+      },
+      [
+        onTextChanged,
+        autocompleteView,
+        suggestedLinks,
+        onSuggestedLinksChanged,
+      ],
+    )
+
+    const onPaste = React.useCallback(
+      async (err: string | undefined, files: PastedFile[]) => {
+        if (err) {
+          return onError(cleanError(err))
+        }
+        const uris = files.map(f => f.uri)
+        const imgUri = uris.find(uri => /\.(jpe?g|png)$/.test(uri))
+        if (imgUri) {
+          let imgDim
+          try {
+            imgDim = await getImageDim(imgUri)
+          } catch (e) {
+            imgDim = {width: POST_IMG_MAX_WIDTH, height: POST_IMG_MAX_HEIGHT}
+          }
+          const finalImgPath = await cropAndCompressFlow(
+            store,
+            imgUri,
+            imgDim,
+            {width: POST_IMG_MAX_WIDTH, height: POST_IMG_MAX_HEIGHT},
+            POST_IMG_MAX_SIZE,
+          )
+          onPhotoPasted(finalImgPath)
+        }
+      },
+      [store, onError, onPhotoPasted],
+    )
+
+    const onSelectionChange = React.useCallback(
+      (evt: NativeSyntheticEvent<TextInputSelectionChangeEventData>) => {
+        // NOTE we track the input selection using a ref to avoid excessive renders -prf
+        textInputSelection.current = evt.nativeEvent.selection
+      },
+      [textInputSelection],
+    )
+
+    const onSelectAutocompleteItem = React.useCallback(
+      (item: string) => {
+        onChangeText(
+          insertMentionAt(text, textInputSelection.current?.start || 0, item),
+        )
+        autocompleteView.setActive(false)
+      },
+      [onChangeText, text, autocompleteView],
+    )
+
+    const textDecorated = React.useMemo(() => {
+      let i = 0
+      return detectLinkables(text).map(v => {
+        if (typeof v === 'string') {
+          return (
+            <Text key={i++} style={[pal.text, styles.textInputFormatting]}>
+              {v}
+            </Text>
+          )
+        } else {
+          return (
+            <Text key={i++} style={[pal.link, styles.textInputFormatting]}>
+              {v.link}
+            </Text>
+          )
+        }
+      })
+    }, [text, pal.link, pal.text])
+
+    return (
+      <>
+        <PasteInput
+          testID="composerTextInput"
+          ref={textInput}
+          onChangeText={onChangeText}
+          onPaste={onPaste}
+          onSelectionChange={onSelectionChange}
+          placeholder={placeholder}
+          keyboardAppearance={theme.colorScheme}
+          style={[pal.text, styles.textInput, styles.textInputFormatting]}>
+          {textDecorated}
+        </PasteInput>
+        <Autocomplete
+          view={autocompleteView}
+          onSelect={onSelectAutocompleteItem}
+        />
+      </>
+    )
+  },
+)
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  textInput: {
+    flex: 1,
+    padding: 5,
+    marginLeft: 8,
+    alignSelf: 'flex-start',
+  },
+  textInputFormatting: {
+    fontSize: 18,
+    letterSpacing: 0.2,
+    fontWeight: '400',
+    lineHeight: 23.4, // 1.3*16
+  },
+})
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/text-input/TextInput.web.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/text-input/TextInput.web.tsx
index 2b610850c..67ef836a0 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/text-input/TextInput.web.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/text-input/TextInput.web.tsx
@@ -1,58 +1,133 @@
 import React from 'react'
-import {
-  NativeSyntheticEvent,
-  StyleProp,
-  StyleSheet,
-  TextInput as RNTextInput,
-  TextInputSelectionChangeEventData,
-  TextStyle,
-} from 'react-native'
-import {usePalette} from 'lib/hooks/usePalette'
-import {addStyle} from 'lib/styles'
-
-export type TextInputRef = RNTextInput
+import {StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native'
+import {useEditor, EditorContent, JSONContent} from '@tiptap/react'
+import {Document} from '@tiptap/extension-document'
+import {Link} from '@tiptap/extension-link'
+import {Mention} from '@tiptap/extension-mention'
+import {Paragraph} from '@tiptap/extension-paragraph'
+import {Placeholder} from '@tiptap/extension-placeholder'
+import {Text} from '@tiptap/extension-text'
+import isEqual from 'lodash.isequal'
+import {UserAutocompleteViewModel} from 'state/models/user-autocomplete-view'
+import {createSuggestion} from './web/Autocomplete'
+
+export interface TextInputRef {
+  focus: () => void
+  blur: () => void
+}
 
 interface TextInputProps {
-  testID: string
-  innerRef: React.Ref<TextInputRef>
+  text: string
   placeholder: string
-  style: StyleProp<TextStyle>
-  onChangeText: (str: string) => void
-  onSelectionChange?:
-    | ((e: NativeSyntheticEvent<TextInputSelectionChangeEventData>) => void)
-    | undefined
-  onPaste: (err: string | undefined, uris: string[]) => void
+  suggestedLinks: Set<string>
+  autocompleteView: UserAutocompleteViewModel
+  onTextChanged: (v: string) => void
+  onPhotoPasted: (uri: string) => void
+  onSuggestedLinksChanged: (uris: Set<string>) => void
+  onError: (err: string) => void
 }
 
-export function TextInput({
-  testID,
-  innerRef,
-  placeholder,
-  style,
-  onChangeText,
-  onSelectionChange,
-  children,
-}: React.PropsWithChildren<TextInputProps>) {
-  const pal = usePalette('default')
-  style = addStyle(style, styles.input)
-  return (
-    <RNTextInput
-      testID={testID}
-      ref={innerRef}
-      multiline
-      scrollEnabled
-      onChangeText={(str: string) => onChangeText(str)}
-      onSelectionChange={onSelectionChange}
-      placeholder={placeholder}
-      placeholderTextColor={pal.colors.textLight}
-      style={style}>
-      {children}
-    </RNTextInput>
-  )
+export const TextInput = React.forwardRef(
+  (
+    {
+      text,
+      placeholder,
+      suggestedLinks,
+      autocompleteView,
+      onTextChanged,
+      // onPhotoPasted, TODO
+      onSuggestedLinksChanged,
+    }: // onError, TODO
+    TextInputProps,
+    ref,
+  ) => {
+    const editor = useEditor({
+      extensions: [
+        Document,
+        Link.configure({
+          protocols: ['http', 'https'],
+          autolink: true,
+        }),
+        Mention.configure({
+          HTMLAttributes: {
+            class: 'mention',
+          },
+          suggestion: createSuggestion({autocompleteView}),
+        }),
+        Paragraph,
+        Placeholder.configure({
+          placeholder,
+        }),
+        Text,
+      ],
+      content: text,
+      autofocus: true,
+      editable: true,
+      injectCSS: true,
+      onUpdate({editor: editorProp}) {
+        const json = editorProp.getJSON()
+        const newText = editorJsonToText(json).trim()
+        onTextChanged(newText)
+
+        const newSuggestedLinks = new Set(editorJsonToLinks(json))
+        if (!isEqual(newSuggestedLinks, suggestedLinks)) {
+          onSuggestedLinksChanged(newSuggestedLinks)
+        }
+      },
+    })
+
+    React.useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({
+      focus: () => {}, // TODO
+      blur: () => {}, // TODO
+    }))
+
+    return (
+      <View style={styles.container}>
+        <EditorContent editor={editor} />
+      </View>
+    )
+  },
+)
+
+function editorJsonToText(json: JSONContent): string {
+  let text = ''
+  if (json.type === 'doc' || json.type === 'paragraph') {
+    if (json.content?.length) {
+      for (const node of json.content) {
+        text += editorJsonToText(node)
+      }
+    }
+    text += '\n'
+  } else if (json.type === 'text') {
+    text += json.text || ''
+  } else if (json.type === 'mention') {
+    text += json.attrs?.id || ''
+  }
+  return text
+}
+
+function editorJsonToLinks(json: JSONContent): string[] {
+  let links: string[] = []
+  if (json.content?.length) {
+    for (const node of json.content) {
+      links = links.concat(editorJsonToLinks(node))
+    }
+  }
+
+  const link = json.marks?.find(m => m.type === 'link')
+  if (link?.attrs?.href) {
+    links.push(link.attrs.href)
+  }
+
+  return links
 }
 
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
-  input: {
-    minHeight: 140,
+  container: {
+    flex: 1,
+    alignSelf: 'flex-start',
+    padding: 5,
+    marginLeft: 8,
+    marginBottom: 10,
   },
 })
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/text-input/mobile/Autocomplete.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/text-input/mobile/Autocomplete.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..424a8629f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/text-input/mobile/Autocomplete.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import React, {useEffect} from 'react'
+import {
+  Animated,
+  TouchableOpacity,
+  StyleSheet,
+  useWindowDimensions,
+} from 'react-native'
+import {observer} from 'mobx-react-lite'
+import {UserAutocompleteViewModel} from 'state/models/user-autocomplete-view'
+import {useAnimatedValue} from 'lib/hooks/useAnimatedValue'
+import {usePalette} from 'lib/hooks/usePalette'
+import {Text} from 'view/com/util/text/Text'
+
+export const Autocomplete = observer(
+  ({
+    view,
+    onSelect,
+  }: {
+    view: UserAutocompleteViewModel
+    onSelect: (item: string) => void
+  }) => {
+    const pal = usePalette('default')
+    const winDim = useWindowDimensions()
+    const positionInterp = useAnimatedValue(0)
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+      Animated.timing(positionInterp, {
+        toValue: view.isActive ? 1 : 0,
+        duration: 200,
+        useNativeDriver: false,
+      }).start()
+    }, [positionInterp, view.isActive])
+
+    const topAnimStyle = {
+      top: positionInterp.interpolate({
+        inputRange: [0, 1],
+        outputRange: [winDim.height, winDim.height / 4],
+      }),
+    }
+    return (
+      <Animated.View style={[styles.outer, pal.view, pal.border, topAnimStyle]}>
+        {view.suggestions.map(item => (
+          <TouchableOpacity
+            testID="autocompleteButton"
+            key={item.handle}
+            style={[pal.border, styles.item]}
+            onPress={() => onSelect(item.handle)}>
+            <Text type="md-medium" style={pal.text}>
+              {item.displayName || item.handle}
+              <Text type="sm" style={pal.textLight}>
+                &nbsp;@{item.handle}
+              </Text>
+            </Text>
+          </TouchableOpacity>
+        ))}
+      </Animated.View>
+    )
+  },
+)
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  outer: {
+    position: 'absolute',
+    left: 0,
+    right: 0,
+    bottom: 0,
+    borderTopWidth: 1,
+  },
+  item: {
+    borderBottomWidth: 1,
+    paddingVertical: 16,
+    paddingHorizontal: 16,
+    height: 50,
+  },
+})
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/text-input/web/Autocomplete.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/text-input/web/Autocomplete.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fbe438969
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/text-input/web/Autocomplete.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+import React, {
+  forwardRef,
+  useEffect,
+  useImperativeHandle,
+  useState,
+} from 'react'
+import {ReactRenderer} from '@tiptap/react'
+import tippy, {Instance as TippyInstance} from 'tippy.js'
+import {
+  SuggestionOptions,
+  SuggestionProps,
+  SuggestionKeyDownProps,
+} from '@tiptap/suggestion'
+import {UserAutocompleteViewModel} from 'state/models/user-autocomplete-view'
+
+interface MentionListRef {
+  onKeyDown: (props: SuggestionKeyDownProps) => boolean
+}
+
+export function createSuggestion({
+  autocompleteView,
+}: {
+  autocompleteView: UserAutocompleteViewModel
+}): Omit<SuggestionOptions, 'editor'> {
+  return {
+    async items({query}) {
+      autocompleteView.setActive(true)
+      await autocompleteView.setPrefix(query)
+      return autocompleteView.suggestions.slice(0, 8).map(s => s.handle)
+    },
+
+    render: () => {
+      let component: ReactRenderer<MentionListRef> | undefined
+      let popup: TippyInstance[] | undefined
+
+      return {
+        onStart: props => {
+          component = new ReactRenderer(MentionList, {
+            props,
+            editor: props.editor,
+          })
+
+          if (!props.clientRect) {
+            return
+          }
+
+          // @ts-ignore getReferenceClientRect doesnt like that clientRect can return null -prf
+          popup = tippy('body', {
+            getReferenceClientRect: props.clientRect,
+            appendTo: () => document.body,
+            content: component.element,
+            showOnCreate: true,
+            interactive: true,
+            trigger: 'manual',
+            placement: 'bottom-start',
+          })
+        },
+
+        onUpdate(props) {
+          component?.updateProps(props)
+
+          if (!props.clientRect) {
+            return
+          }
+
+          popup?.[0]?.setProps({
+            // @ts-ignore getReferenceClientRect doesnt like that clientRect can return null -prf
+            getReferenceClientRect: props.clientRect,
+          })
+        },
+
+        onKeyDown(props) {
+          if (props.event.key === 'Escape') {
+            popup?.[0]?.hide()
+
+            return true
+          }
+
+          return component?.ref?.onKeyDown(props) || false
+        },
+
+        onExit() {
+          popup?.[0]?.destroy()
+          component?.destroy()
+        },
+      }
+    },
+  }
+}
+
+const MentionList = forwardRef<MentionListRef, SuggestionProps>(
+  (props: SuggestionProps, ref) => {
+    const [selectedIndex, setSelectedIndex] = useState(0)
+
+    const selectItem = (index: number) => {
+      const item = props.items[index]
+
+      if (item) {
+        props.command({id: item})
+      }
+    }
+
+    const upHandler = () => {
+      setSelectedIndex(
+        (selectedIndex + props.items.length - 1) % props.items.length,
+      )
+    }
+
+    const downHandler = () => {
+      setSelectedIndex((selectedIndex + 1) % props.items.length)
+    }
+
+    const enterHandler = () => {
+      selectItem(selectedIndex)
+    }
+
+    useEffect(() => setSelectedIndex(0), [props.items])
+
+    useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({
+      onKeyDown: ({event}) => {
+        if (event.key === 'ArrowUp') {
+          upHandler()
+          return true
+        }
+
+        if (event.key === 'ArrowDown') {
+          downHandler()
+          return true
+        }
+
+        if (event.key === 'Enter') {
+          enterHandler()
+          return true
+        }
+
+        return false
+      },
+    }))
+
+    return (
+      <div className="items">
+        {props.items.length ? (
+          props.items.map((item, index) => (
+            <button
+              className={`item ${index === selectedIndex ? 'is-selected' : ''}`}
+              key={index}
+              onClick={() => selectItem(index)}>
+              {item}
+            </button>
+          ))
+        ) : (
+          <div className="item">No result</div>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    )
+  },
+)
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/useExternalLinkFetch.ts b/src/view/com/composer/useExternalLinkFetch.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..75f833e84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/useExternalLinkFetch.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import {useState, useEffect} from 'react'
+import {useStores} from 'state/index'
+import * as apilib from 'lib/api/index'
+import {getLinkMeta} from 'lib/link-meta/link-meta'
+import {getPostAsQuote} from 'lib/link-meta/bsky'
+import {downloadAndResize} from 'lib/media/manip'
+import {isBskyPostUrl} from 'lib/strings/url-helpers'
+import {ComposerOpts} from 'state/models/shell-ui'
+
+export function useExternalLinkFetch({
+  setQuote,
+}: {
+  setQuote: (opts: ComposerOpts['quote']) => void
+}) {
+  const store = useStores()
+  const [extLink, setExtLink] = useState<apilib.ExternalEmbedDraft | undefined>(
+    undefined,
+  )
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let aborted = false
+    const cleanup = () => {
+      aborted = true
+    }
+    if (!extLink) {
+      return cleanup
+    }
+    if (!extLink.meta) {
+      if (isBskyPostUrl(extLink.uri)) {
+        getPostAsQuote(store, extLink.uri).then(
+          newQuote => {
+            if (aborted) {
+              return
+            }
+            setQuote(newQuote)
+            setExtLink(undefined)
+          },
+          err => {
+            store.log.error('Failed to fetch post for quote embedding', {err})
+            setExtLink(undefined)
+          },
+        )
+      } else {
+        getLinkMeta(store, extLink.uri).then(meta => {
+          if (aborted) {
+            return
+          }
+          setExtLink({
+            uri: extLink.uri,
+            isLoading: !!meta.image,
+            meta,
+          })
+        })
+      }
+      return cleanup
+    }
+    if (extLink.isLoading && extLink.meta?.image && !extLink.localThumb) {
+      console.log('attempting download')
+      downloadAndResize({
+        uri: extLink.meta.image,
+        width: 2000,
+        height: 2000,
+        mode: 'contain',
+        maxSize: 1000000,
+        timeout: 15e3,
+      })
+        .catch(() => undefined)
+        .then(localThumb => {
+          if (aborted) {
+            return
+          }
+          setExtLink({
+            ...extLink,
+            isLoading: false, // done
+            localThumb,
+          })
+        })
+      return cleanup
+    }
+    if (extLink.isLoading) {
+      setExtLink({
+        ...extLink,
+        isLoading: false, // done
+      })
+    }
+    return cleanup
+  }, [store, extLink, setQuote])
+
+  return {extLink, setExtLink}
+}