in codex-cli/src/components/chat/terminal-chat-input.tsx [122:164]
function updateFsSuggestions(
txt: string,
alwaysUpdateSelection: boolean = false,
) {
// Clear file system completions if a space is typed
if (txt.endsWith(" ")) {
setFsSuggestions([]);
setSelectedCompletion(-1);
} else {
// Determine the current token (last whitespace-separated word)
const words = txt.trim().split(/\s+/);
const lastWord = words[words.length - 1] ?? "";
const shouldUpdateSelection =
lastWord.startsWith("@") || alwaysUpdateSelection;
// Strip optional leading '@' for the path prefix
let pathPrefix: string;
if (lastWord.startsWith("@")) {
pathPrefix = lastWord.slice(1);
// If only '@' is typed, list everything in the current directory
pathPrefix = pathPrefix.length === 0 ? "./" : pathPrefix;
} else {
pathPrefix = lastWord;
}
if (shouldUpdateSelection) {
const completions = getFileSystemSuggestions(pathPrefix);
setFsSuggestions(completions);
if (completions.length > 0) {
setSelectedCompletion((prev) =>
prev < 0 || prev >= completions.length ? 0 : prev,
);
} else {
setSelectedCompletion(-1);
}
} else if (fsSuggestions.length > 0) {
// Token cleared → clear menu
setFsSuggestions([]);
setSelectedCompletion(-1);
}
}
}