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scrollToLastItem(at:animated:) is not scrolling to bottom properly.

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
swift
Domain
mobile

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in the Example app's Basic Example screen, then trace the scrollToLastItem(at:animated:) entry point and its handling of the collection view's bottom inset. Compare programmatic scrolling with manual scrolling. Done means the gap between the last message cell and inputBarAccessoryView remains after automatic scrolling.

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Description

bug?

The Bug
The scrollToLastItem(at:animated:) method is not scrolling to the bottom properly. It eliminates the gap between last cell and inputBarAccessoryView. This issue is visible in the video I recorded from the Example app of MessageKit. It seems the method only makes the last item completely visible without considering the bottom inset and eliminates the space between the inputBarAccessoryView and the message cell.

To Reproduce
Open Example MessageKit app, open Basic Example screen, wait for bots to send message, or you can send yourself, messagesCollectionView will scroll to bottom automatically. Then try to scroll manually, it will scroll a little bit more, which is expected when programatically scrolled.

Expected behavior
The gap between inputBarAccessoryView messagesCollectionView should be kept when programatically scrolled.

Screenshots
Simulator Screen Recording - iPhone 15 Pro Max - 2024-02-14 at 04 16 50

Environment

  • What version of MessageKit are you using?
    4.2.0 (commit c7f278c)

  • What version of iOS are you running on?
    IOS 17.0.1 on Simulator iPhone 15 Pro Max
    IOS 17.2.1 on Physical Device iPhone 13

  • What version of Swift are you running on?
    Swift 5.9

  • What device(s) are you testing on? Are these simulators?
    IOS 17.0.1 on Simulator iPhone 15 Pro Max
    IOS 17.2.1 on Physical Device iPhone 13

  • Is the issue you're experiencing reproducible in the example app?
    Yes.

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