Limit number of photos to paste in web composer

src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import QuoteEmbed from '../util/post-embeds/QuoteEmbed'
 import {useExternalLinkFetch} from './useExternalLinkFetch'
 import {isDesktopWeb} from 'platform/detection'
 
+const MAX_IMAGES = 4
 const MAX_GRAPHEME_LENGTH = 300
 
 export const ComposePost = observer(function ComposePost({
@@ -127,12 +128,12 @@ export const ComposePost = observer(function ComposePost({
 
   const onPhotoPasted = React.useCallback(
     async (uri: string) => {
-      if (selectedPhotos.length >= 4) {
+      if (selectedPhotos.length >= MAX_IMAGES) {
         return
       }
 
       setSelectedPhotos(sp => {
-        if (sp.length >= 4) {
+        if (sp.length >= MAX_IMAGES) {
           return sp
         }
 
@@ -290,6 +291,7 @@ export const ComposePost = observer(function ComposePost({
                 placeholder={selectTextInputPlaceholder}
                 suggestedLinks={suggestedLinks}
                 autocompleteView={autocompleteView}
+                numPasteableImages={MAX_IMAGES - selectedPhotos.length}
                 setRichText={setRichText}
                 onPhotoPasted={onPhotoPasted}
                 onSuggestedLinksChanged={setSuggestedLinks}
@@ -332,12 +334,12 @@ export const ComposePost = observer(function ComposePost({
           ) : null}
           <View style={[pal.border, styles.bottomBar]}>
             <SelectPhotoBtn
-              enabled={selectedPhotos.length < 4}
+              enabled={selectedPhotos.length < MAX_IMAGES}
               selectedPhotos={selectedPhotos}
               onSelectPhotos={setSelectedPhotos}
             />
             <OpenCameraBtn
-              enabled={selectedPhotos.length < 4}
+              enabled={selectedPhotos.length < MAX_IMAGES}
               selectedPhotos={selectedPhotos}
               onSelectPhotos={setSelectedPhotos}
             />

src/view/com/composer/text-input/TextInput.tsx

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ interface TextInputProps {
   placeholder: string
   suggestedLinks: Set<string>
   autocompleteView: UserAutocompleteViewModel
+  numPasteableImages: number
   setRichText: (v: RichText) => void
   onPhotoPasted: (uri: string) => void
   onSuggestedLinksChanged: (uris: Set<string>) => void
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ export const TextInput = React.forwardRef(
       placeholder,
       suggestedLinks,
       autocompleteView,
+      numPasteableImages,
       setRichText,
       onPhotoPasted,
       onSuggestedLinksChanged,
@@ -129,6 +131,9 @@ export const TextInput = React.forwardRef(
         if (err) {
           return onError(cleanError(err))
         }
+        if (numPasteableImages <= 0) {
+          return
+        }
         const uris = files.map(f => f.uri)
         const imgUri = uris.find(uri => /\.(jpe?g|png)$/.test(uri))
         if (imgUri) {
@@ -148,7 +153,7 @@ export const TextInput = React.forwardRef(
           onPhotoPasted(finalImgPath)
         }
       },
-      [store, onError, onPhotoPasted],
+      [store, onError, onPhotoPasted, numPasteableImages],
     )
 
     const onSelectionChange = React.useCallback(

src/view/com/composer/text-input/TextInput.web.tsx

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {Text} from '@tiptap/extension-text'
 import isEqual from 'lodash.isequal'
 import {UserAutocompleteViewModel} from 'state/models/user-autocomplete-view'
 import {createSuggestion} from './web/Autocomplete'
-import {Transaction} from '@tiptap/pm/state'
 import {cropAndCompressFlow} from 'lib/media/picker'
 import {useStores} from 'state/index'
 import {
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@ interface TextInputProps {
   placeholder: string
   suggestedLinks: Set<string>
   autocompleteView: UserAutocompleteViewModel
+  numPasteableImages: number
   setRichText: (v: RichText) => void
   onPhotoPasted: (uri: string) => void
   onSuggestedLinksChanged: (uris: Set<string>) => void
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export const TextInput = React.forwardRef(
       placeholder,
       suggestedLinks,
       autocompleteView,
+      numPasteableImages,
       setRichText,
       onPhotoPasted,
       onSuggestedLinksChanged,
@@ -52,8 +53,13 @@ export const TextInput = React.forwardRef(
     ref,
   ) => {
     const store = useStores()
-    const processClipboardItemAsPhoto = async (item: DataTransferItem) => {
+    const editorContent = React.useRef({}) // track the editor content in a ref to avoid triggering renders
+    const processClipboardItemAsPhoto = React.useCallback(
+      async (item: DataTransferItem) => {
         const file = item.getAsFile()
+        if (numPasteableImages <= 0) {
+          return
+        }
 
         if (file && file.type && file.type.startsWith('image/')) {
           const {uri, width, height} = await getImageInfoFromFile(file)
@@ -66,8 +72,11 @@ export const TextInput = React.forwardRef(
           )
           onPhotoPasted(croppedUri)
         }
-    }
-    const editor = useEditor({
+      },
+      [store, onPhotoPasted, numPasteableImages],
+    )
+    const editor = useEditor(
+      {
         extensions: [
           Document,
           Link.configure({
@@ -86,7 +95,8 @@ export const TextInput = React.forwardRef(
           }),
           Text,
         ],
-      content: richtext.text.toString(),
+        // use editorContent when possible to preserve state across re-renders (see useEditor deps below)
+        content: editorContent.current || richtext.text.toString(),
         autofocus: true,
         editable: true,
         injectCSS: true,
@@ -105,7 +115,7 @@ export const TextInput = React.forwardRef(
             }
 
             // For any pasted images, bring them through the crop and compress flow
-          for (const item of Array.from(items)) {
+            for (const item of Array.from(items).slice(0, numPasteableImages)) {
               processClipboardItemAsPhoto(item)
             }
 
@@ -115,6 +125,7 @@ export const TextInput = React.forwardRef(
         },
         onUpdate({editor: editorProp}) {
           const json = editorProp.getJSON()
+          editorContent.current = json
 
           const newRt = new RichText({text: editorJsonToText(json).trim()})
           setRichText(newRt)
@@ -124,7 +135,9 @@ export const TextInput = React.forwardRef(
             onSuggestedLinksChanged(newSuggestedLinks)
           }
         },
-    })
+      },
+      [numPasteableImages],
+    )
 
     React.useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({
       focus: () => {}, // TODO