RocketChat / RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.ReactNative

[IMPROVEMENT] Upload images from clipboard

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Description

  • Your Rocket.Chat Experimental app version: 4.3.1
  • Your Rocket.Chat server version: 2.4.8
  • Device (or Simulator) you're running with: iPhone X

It would be nice to be able to to "paste" or upload images from the clipboard with the mobile client.

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Research direction

The issue names no files or tests. Start by locating the mobile message composer and its existing image-upload flow, then check how clipboard content is exposed on iOS. Done means an image copied to the clipboard can be pasted or uploaded from the mobile client and is sent as an image attachment.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ios, react-native, typescript
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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