From dc71a9be4c602821d1af1c6be576e759d0d4bfbd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hanishkvc <hanishkvc@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2025 23:56:32 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] SimpleChatTCRV:Remember to reset the Input File type value

---
 tools/server/public_simplechat/readme.md | 6 ++++++
 tools/server/public_simplechat/ui.mjs    | 1 +
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/server/public_simplechat/readme.md b/tools/server/public_simplechat/readme.md
index f0366bf98a..5ad0b61531 100644
--- a/tools/server/public_simplechat/readme.md
+++ b/tools/server/public_simplechat/readme.md
@@ -730,6 +730,8 @@ sliding window based drop off or even before they kick in, this can help in many
   * show any image loaded by the user, in the corresponding image button
   * consolidate dataurl handling into a bunch of helper functions.
   * trap quota errors wrt localStorage etal
+  * dont forget to reset the file type input's value, so that reselecting the same image still
+    triggers the input's change event.
 
 * SimpleChat class now allows extra fields to be specified while adding, in a generic way using a
   object/literal object or equivalent.
@@ -768,6 +770,10 @@ it is easy to identify and remove chat messages from the UI even in sliding wind
 Have a seperate helper to show the user input area, based on set state. And have support for multiple images
 if the models support same.
 
+Make chat show messages by default only appends new chat messages to existing list of shown messages in ui,
+instead of clearing ui and recreating each message ui element again. Have forgotten what I had originally
+implemented, need to cross check.
+
 
 ### Debuging the handshake and beyond
 
diff --git a/tools/server/public_simplechat/ui.mjs b/tools/server/public_simplechat/ui.mjs
index 89acad13ca..d03d8f0088 100644
--- a/tools/server/public_simplechat/ui.mjs
+++ b/tools/server/public_simplechat/ui.mjs
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ export function el_creatediv_inputfilebtn(id, label, defaultValue, acceptable, c
     elX.el.accept = acceptable
     let idB = `${id}-button`
     let elB = el_create_button(idB, (mev) => {
+        elX.el.value = ""
         elX.el.click()
     }, idB, label, `<p>${label}</p>`)
     return { div: elX.div, el: elX.el, elB: elB };