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Replace "Set your next instruction" placeholder with catchier copy #4149

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29 changes: 28 additions & 1 deletion apps/studio/src/components/studio-code-session/composer/index.tsx
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Expand Up @@ -194,6 +194,33 @@ export function clearSessionDraft( sessionId: string | undefined ): void {
saveDraft( getDraftStorageKey( sessionId ), '' );
}

function getIdlePlaceholderOptions(): string[] {
return [
__( 'What should we make better?' ),
__( 'What’s the next move?' ),
__( 'Tell me what to change next…' ),
__( 'Drop the next idea here…' ),
__( 'What are we tuning now?' ),
];
}

/**
* Pick a placeholder for the session. The choice is derived from the session id
* so it stays stable for the lifetime of a chat instead of changing on every
* render, while still varying between chats.
*/
function getSessionPlaceholder( sessionId: string | undefined ): string {
const options = getIdlePlaceholderOptions();
if ( ! sessionId ) {
return options[ 0 ];
}
let hash = 0;
for ( let i = 0; i < sessionId.length; i++ ) {
hash = ( hash * 31 + sessionId.charCodeAt( i ) ) | 0;
}
return options[ Math.abs( hash ) % options.length ];
}

export function Composer( {
busy,
isInterrupting = false,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -410,7 +437,7 @@ export function Composer( {
const canSend = value.trim().length > 0 || attachments.length > 0;
const placeholder = busy
? __( 'Queue a follow-up instruction…' )
: __( 'Set your next instruction…' );
: getSessionPlaceholder( sessionId );
const sendAriaLabel = busy ? __( 'Queue' ) : __( 'Send' );
const modKey = isMacPlatform ? '⌘' : 'Ctrl';
const hoveredAttachment = hoverPreview
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