From 6e443cd767ce223cc5865587a20605cd4bb51d3a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mm2PL <mm2pl+gh@kotmisia.pl>
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2025 15:30:49 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Plugin links pt 2: Link::InsertText (#6527)

---
 CHANGELOG.md                            | 2 +-
 docs/chatterino.d.ts                    | 1 +
 docs/lua-meta/globals.lua               | 1 +
 docs/wip-plugins.md                     | 1 +
 src/controllers/plugins/api/Message.cpp | 2 +-
 src/controllers/plugins/api/Message.hpp | 1 +
 src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp      | 9 +++++++++
 7 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2ca8c54b..48f1e204 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 - Minor: Badges now link to their home page like emotes in the context menu. (#6437)
 - Minor: Fixed usercard resizing improperly without recent messages. (#6496)
 - Minor: Added setting for character limit of deleted messages. (#6491)
-- Minor: Added link support to plugin message API. (#6386)
+- Minor: Added link support to plugin message API. (#6386, #6527)
 - Minor: Added a description for the logging option under moderation tab. (#6514)
 - Minor: Fixed "edit hotkey" dialog opening like a normal window. (#6540)
 - Bugfix: Expose the "Extra extension IDs" setting on non-Windows systems too. (#6509)
diff --git a/docs/chatterino.d.ts b/docs/chatterino.d.ts
index ab279a73..dd833df0 100644
--- a/docs/chatterino.d.ts
+++ b/docs/chatterino.d.ts
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ declare namespace c2 {
         JumpToChannel,
         CopyToClipboard,
         JumpToMessage,
+        InsertText,
     }
 
     enum MessageFlag {
diff --git a/docs/lua-meta/globals.lua b/docs/lua-meta/globals.lua
index 388147d2..a3047e96 100644
--- a/docs/lua-meta/globals.lua
+++ b/docs/lua-meta/globals.lua
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ c2.LinkType = {
     JumpToChannel = {}, ---@type c2.LinkType.JumpToChannel
     CopyToClipboard = {}, ---@type c2.LinkType.CopyToClipboard
     JumpToMessage = {}, ---@type c2.LinkType.JumpToMessage
+    InsertText = {}, ---@type c2.LinkType.InsertText
 }
 
 -- Begin src/singletons/Fonts.hpp
diff --git a/docs/wip-plugins.md b/docs/wip-plugins.md
index 134e4478..75c4efe0 100644
--- a/docs/wip-plugins.md
+++ b/docs/wip-plugins.md
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ This table describes links available to plugins.
 | `JumpToChannel`   | [Channel name](#channelget_name)   | Go to already open split with given channel                                          | `#pajlada`                            |
 | `CopyToClipboard` | Any Unicode text                   | Copy value to clipboard                                                              | n/a                                   |
 | `JumpToMessage`   | ID of the message                  | Highlight the message with given ID in current split, do nothing if it was not found | n/a                                   |
+| `InsertText`      | Any text, command or emote         | Insert text into split input                                                         | n/a                                   |
 
 ### Input/Output API
 
diff --git a/src/controllers/plugins/api/Message.cpp b/src/controllers/plugins/api/Message.cpp
index e5d035e0..690a0010 100644
--- a/src/controllers/plugins/api/Message.cpp
+++ b/src/controllers/plugins/api/Message.cpp
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<MessageElement> elementFromTable(const sol::table &tbl)
                 break;
 
             // these links should be safe to click as they don't have any immediate action associated with them
+            case Link::InsertText:
             case Link::JumpToChannel:
             case Link::JumpToMessage:
             case Link::UserInfo:
@@ -201,7 +202,6 @@ std::unique_ptr<MessageElement> elementFromTable(const sol::table &tbl)
             case Link::None:
             case Link::AutoModAllow:
             case Link::AutoModDeny:
-            case Link::InsertText:
             case Link::OpenAccountsPage:
             case Link::Reconnect:
                 throw std::runtime_error(
diff --git a/src/controllers/plugins/api/Message.hpp b/src/controllers/plugins/api/Message.hpp
index ba66eab9..650ca8dc 100644
--- a/src/controllers/plugins/api/Message.hpp
+++ b/src/controllers/plugins/api/Message.hpp
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ enum class ExposedLinkType : std::uint8_t {
     JumpToChannel = Link::Type::JumpToChannel,
     CopyToClipboard = Link::Type::CopyToClipboard,
     JumpToMessage = Link::Type::JumpToMessage,
+    InsertText = Link::Type::InsertText,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp b/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp
index a6a54c2c..6b624d7b 100644
--- a/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp
@@ -2423,6 +2423,15 @@ void ChannelView::handleMouseClick(QMouseEvent *event,
             if (link.type == Link::InsertText)
             {
                 this->linkClicked.invoke(link);
+
+                if (this->context_ == Context::None)
+                {
+                    auto *split = dynamic_cast<Split *>(this->parentWidget());
+                    if (split)
+                    {
+                        split->insertTextToInput(link.value);
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
         break;