feat: auto-scroll to the bottom of the conversation (#1049)

* added button for autoscroll

* fix(General) removed bold

* fix(General) typescript error with checked={autoScroll}

* added return condition for new conversations

* refactor(Message) limit nesting

* fix(settings) used effects

* fix(Message) disabled autoscroll when search

* test(AutoScrollSwitch)

* fix(AutoScrollSwitch) test

* fix(ci): attempt to debug workflow

* refactor: move AutoScrollSwitch from General file, don't use cache for npm

* fix(ci): add test config to avoid redirects and silentRefresh

* chore: add back workflow caching

* chore(AutoScrollSwitch): remove comments, fix type issues, clarify switch intent

* refactor(Message): remove unnecessary message prop form scrolling condition

* fix(AutoScrollSwitch.spec): do not get by text

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Co-authored-by: Danny Avila <messagedaniel@protonmail.com>

client/src/components/Messages/Message.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable react-hooks/exhaustive-deps */
 import { useGetConversationByIdQuery } from 'librechat-data-provider';
 import { useEffect } from 'react';
-import { useSetRecoilState, useRecoilState } from 'recoil';
+import { useSetRecoilState, useRecoilState, useRecoilValue } from 'recoil';
 import copy from 'copy-to-clipboard';
 import { SubRow, Plugin, MessageContent } from './Content';
 // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-cycle
@@ -13,21 +13,27 @@ import { useMessageHandler, useConversation } from '~/hooks';
 import type { TMessageProps } from '~/common';
 import { cn } from '~/utils';
 import store from '~/store';
+import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
+
+export default function Message(props: TMessageProps) {
+  const {
+    conversation,
+    message,
+    scrollToBottom,
+    currentEditId,
+    setCurrentEditId,
+    siblingIdx,
+    siblingCount,
+    setSiblingIdx,
+  } = props;
 
-export default function Message({
-  conversation,
-  message,
-  scrollToBottom,
-  currentEditId,
-  setCurrentEditId,
-  siblingIdx,
-  siblingCount,
-  setSiblingIdx,
-}: TMessageProps) {
   const setLatestMessage = useSetRecoilState(store.latestMessage);
   const [abortScroll, setAbortScroll] = useRecoilState(store.abortScroll);
   const { isSubmitting, ask, regenerate, handleContinue } = useMessageHandler();
   const { switchToConversation } = useConversation();
+  const { conversationId } = useParams();
+  const isSearching = useRecoilValue(store.isSearching);
+
   const {
     text,
     children,
@@ -37,24 +43,26 @@ export default function Message({
     error,
     unfinished,
   } = message ?? {};
+
   const isLast = !children?.length;
-  const edit = messageId == currentEditId;
+  const edit = messageId === currentEditId;
   const getConversationQuery = useGetConversationByIdQuery(message?.conversationId ?? '', {
     enabled: false,
   });
-  const blinker = message?.submitting && isSubmitting;
 
-  // debugging
-  // useEffect(() => {
-  //   console.log('isSubmitting:', isSubmitting);
-  //   console.log('unfinished:', unfinished);
-  // }, [isSubmitting, unfinished]);
+  const autoScroll = useRecoilValue(store.autoScroll);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (blinker && scrollToBottom && !abortScroll) {
+    if (isSubmitting && scrollToBottom && !abortScroll) {
       scrollToBottom();
     }
-  }, [isSubmitting, blinker, text, scrollToBottom]);
+  }, [isSubmitting, text, scrollToBottom, abortScroll]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (scrollToBottom && autoScroll && !isSearching && conversationId !== 'new') {
+      scrollToBottom();
+    }
+  }, [autoScroll, conversationId, scrollToBottom, isSearching]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!message) {
@@ -62,7 +70,7 @@ export default function Message({
     } else if (isLast) {
       setLatestMessage({ ...message });
     }
-  }, [isLast, message]);
+  }, [isLast, message, setLatestMessage]);
 
   if (!message) {
     return null;
@@ -72,7 +80,7 @@ export default function Message({
     setCurrentEditId && setCurrentEditId(cancel ? -1 : messageId);
 
   const handleScroll = () => {
-    if (blinker) {
+    if (isSubmitting) {
       setAbortScroll(true);
     } else {
       setAbortScroll(false);
@@ -85,7 +93,7 @@ export default function Message({
     ? 'bg-white dark:bg-gray-800 dark:text-gray-20'
     : 'bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-1000 dark:text-gray-70';
 
-  const props = {
+  const messageProps = {
     className: cn(commonClasses, uniqueClasses),
     titleclass: '',
   };
@@ -98,8 +106,8 @@ export default function Message({
   });
 
   if (message?.bg && searchResult) {
-    props.className = message?.bg?.split('hover')[0];
-    props.titleclass = message?.bg?.split(props.className)[1] + ' cursor-pointer';
+    messageProps.className = message?.bg?.split('hover')[0];
+    messageProps.titleclass = message?.bg?.split(messageProps.className)[1] + ' cursor-pointer';
   }
 
   const regenerateMessage = () => {
@@ -124,17 +132,20 @@ export default function Message({
     if (!message) {
       return;
     }
-    getConversationQuery.refetch({ queryKey: [message?.conversationId] }).then((response) => {
-      console.log('getConversationQuery response.data:', response.data);
-      if (response.data) {
-        switchToConversation(response.data);
-      }
+    const response = await getConversationQuery.refetch({
+      queryKey: [message?.conversationId],
     });
+
+    console.log('getConversationQuery response.data:', response.data);
+
+    if (response.data) {
+      switchToConversation(response.data);
+    }
   };
 
   return (
     <>
-      <div {...props} onWheel={handleScroll} onTouchMove={handleScroll}>
+      <div {...messageProps} onWheel={handleScroll} onTouchMove={handleScroll}>
         <div className="relative m-auto flex gap-4 p-4 text-base md:max-w-2xl md:gap-6 md:py-6 lg:max-w-2xl lg:px-0 xl:max-w-3xl">
           <div className="relative flex h-[40px] w-[40px] flex-col items-end text-right text-xs md:text-sm">
             {typeof icon === 'string' && /[^\\x00-\\x7F]+/.test(icon as string) ? (
@@ -153,7 +164,7 @@ export default function Message({
           <div className="relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1  md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]">
             {searchResult && (
               <SubRow
-                classes={props.titleclass + ' rounded'}
+                classes={messageProps.titleclass + ' rounded'}
                 subclasses="switch-result pl-2 pb-2"
                 onClick={clickSearchResult}
               >