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Summary

This PR improves the UX of ReasoningBlock components by adding collapsible/expandable states with the following features:

Features Added:

  • Collapsed state (default): Shows only the last 2 lines of reasoning content with a gradient fade effect
  • Expanded state: Shows full reasoning content as before
  • Chevron toggle: Click on the header or use the chevron icon to expand/collapse
  • Hover effect: Chevron icon appears on hover using Tailwind group classes
  • Timer position: Moved elapsed time counter next to the thinking label for better space utilization
  • Global setting: Added reasoningBlockCollapsed setting that persists user preference
  • Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+T to toggle all reasoning blocks globally

Implementation Details:

  • Bottom-aligned text in collapsed state for streaming effect (new lines appear from bottom)
  • Smooth transitions and gradient mask for visual polish
  • Defaults to collapsed state for cleaner UI
  • Setting persists across sessions via global state

Testing:

  • All existing tests pass
  • Build completes successfully
  • Manual testing completed for collapsed/expanded states and keyboard shortcut

Fixes the issue where reasoning blocks take up too much screen space during long thinking sessions.

- Add collapsible UI with chevron icon that shows on hover
- Default to collapsed state showing only last 2 lines
- Move elapsed time counter next to thinking label
- Add smooth transitions and gradient mask for collapsed state
- Add reasoningBlockCollapsed setting to global state
- Add backend message handler for persisting collapsed state
- Add keyboard shortcut (Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+T) to toggle all reasoning blocks
- Default to collapsed state for better UX
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Reviewed my own code. Found it surprisingly readable for once.

* - Timer runs while reasoning is active (no persistence)
* - Can be collapsed to show only last 2 lines of content
*/
export const ReasoningBlock = ({ content, isStreaming, isLast }: ReasoningBlockProps) => {
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Missing test coverage: This new component lacks unit tests. Consider adding tests for:

  • Collapse/expand functionality
  • Keyboard shortcut handling (Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+T)
  • State persistence via global settings
  • Timer functionality during streaming

<div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-2.5 pr-2">
<div className="group">
<div
className="flex items-center justify-between mb-2.5 pr-2 cursor-pointer select-none"
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Accessibility issue: This clickable header should have proper ARIA attributes for screen reader users:

<div
  className="flex items-center justify-between mb-2.5 pr-2 cursor-pointer select-none"
  onClick={handleToggle}
  role="button"
  aria-expanded={!isCollapsed}
  aria-label="Toggle reasoning block"
  tabIndex={0}
  onKeyDown={(e) => e.key === 'Enter' && handleToggle()}
>

vscode.postMessage({ type: "setReasoningBlockCollapsed", bool: !newState })
}
},
[isCollapsed, setReasoningBlockCollapsed],
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Potential memory leak: The keyboard event listener is recreated on every render due to the isCollapsed dependency. Consider using a ref to track the current state:

const isCollapsedRef = useRef(isCollapsed);
isCollapsedRef.current = isCollapsed;

const handleKeyDown = useCallback((e: KeyboardEvent) => {
  if ((e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) && e.shiftKey && e.key === 'T') {
    e.preventDefault();
    const newState = !isCollapsedRef.current;
    setIsCollapsed(newState);
    setReasoningBlockCollapsed(!newState);
    vscode.postMessage({ type: 'setReasoningBlockCollapsed', bool: !newState });
  }
}, [setReasoningBlockCollapsed]);

style={
isCollapsed
? {
maxHeight: "3em", // Approximately 2 lines
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Hardcoded styling values: Consider extracting these magic numbers to CSS variables or configuration:

  • maxHeight: "3em" could be var(--reasoning-block-collapsed-height)
  • Gradient percentages (0%, 30%) could be configurable

@hannesrudolph hannesrudolph added the Issue/PR - Triage New issue. Needs quick review to confirm validity and assign labels. label Sep 23, 2025
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