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feat: Add live character count display to the editor #147

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Added characters count feature
vedikapatil2410 Jun 1, 2026
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fix: reset character count when switching files
vedikapatil2410 Jun 2, 2026
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42 changes: 10 additions & 32 deletions package-lock.json
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35 changes: 28 additions & 7 deletions src/components/Editor.js
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Expand Up @@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ const Editor = ({ socketRef, roomId, fileId, fileName, onCodeChange, userName, c
const bookmarksRef = useRef(new Map());
const timeoutsRef = useRef(new Map());
const [peers, setPeers] = useState([]);
const [charCount, setCharCount] = useState(0);

// Enforce readOnly dynamically
useEffect(() => {
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},
});
editorRef.current = editor;

editor.on('change', (instance) => {
if (onCodeChange) onCodeChange(fileId, instance.getValue());
const value = instance.getValue();
setCharCount(value.length);
if (onCodeChange) onCodeChange(fileId, value);
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});

if (onEditorReady) onEditorReady(fileId, editor);
Expand All @@ -127,11 +129,17 @@ const Editor = ({ socketRef, roomId, fileId, fileName, onCodeChange, userName, c

// Inject initialContent once provider syncs, but only if the doc is still empty
const handleSync = (isSynced) => {
if (isSynced && initialContent && ytext.length === 0) {
ydoc.transact(() => {
ytext.insert(0, initialContent);
});
}
if (isSynced) {
setCharCount(ytext.length);

if (initialContent && ytext.length === 0) {
ydoc.transact(() => {
ytext.insert(0, initialContent);
});

setCharCount(initialContent.length);
}
}
};
provider.on('sync', handleSync);

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -238,7 +246,20 @@ const Editor = ({ socketRef, roomId, fileId, fileName, onCodeChange, userName, c
</div>
</div>
) : (
<>
<textarea ref={textareaRef} id="realtimeEditor"></textarea>
<div style={{
textAlign: 'right',
padding: '4px 12px',
fontSize: '12px',
color: '#888',
backgroundColor: 'var(--bg-editor, #282a36)',
borderTop: '1px solid #444',
fontFamily: 'monospace'
}}>
Characters: {charCount}
</div>
</>
)}
</div>
);
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