From f6526b789a77c9c0eccef9874a9e505cb0158674 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cian Johnston <cian@coder.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2025 18:11:31 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat(site): make TaskPrompt PromptTextarea read-only when
 submitting (#20363)

- Makes the text area of TaskPrompt read-only when submitting
- Adds a "scanning" animation to the textarea on submit.
---
 .../tasks/TaskPrompt/TaskPrompt.stories.tsx   | 29 +++++++++++++
 .../modules/tasks/TaskPrompt/TaskPrompt.tsx   | 41 ++++++++++++++-----
 site/tailwind.config.js                       |  8 ++++
 3 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/site/src/modules/tasks/TaskPrompt/TaskPrompt.stories.tsx b/site/src/modules/tasks/TaskPrompt/TaskPrompt.stories.tsx
index 3c7025fa76..bac6c41aab 100644
--- a/site/src/modules/tasks/TaskPrompt/TaskPrompt.stories.tsx
+++ b/site/src/modules/tasks/TaskPrompt/TaskPrompt.stories.tsx
@@ -103,6 +103,35 @@ export const SubmitDisabledWhenPromptEmpty: Story = {
 	},
 };
 
+export const Submitting: Story = {
+	decorators: [withGlobalSnackbar],
+	beforeEach: () => {
+		spyOn(API.experimental, "createTask").mockImplementation(
+			() =>
+				// Never resolve to keep the component in the submitting state for visual testing.
+				new Promise(() => {}),
+		);
+	},
+	play: async ({ canvasElement }) => {
+		const canvas = within(canvasElement);
+
+		const prompt = await canvas.findByLabelText(/prompt/i);
+		await userEvent.type(
+			prompt,
+			"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.{enter}{enter}Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.",
+		);
+
+		const submitButton = canvas.getByRole("button", { name: /run task/i });
+		await waitFor(() => expect(submitButton).toBeEnabled());
+		await userEvent.click(submitButton);
+	},
+	parameters: {
+		chromatic: {
+			disableSnapshot: true,
+		},
+	},
+};
+
 export const OnSuccess: Story = {
 	decorators: [withGlobalSnackbar],
 	parameters: {
diff --git a/site/src/modules/tasks/TaskPrompt/TaskPrompt.tsx b/site/src/modules/tasks/TaskPrompt/TaskPrompt.tsx
index 706b3480c0..580b520d2c 100644
--- a/site/src/modules/tasks/TaskPrompt/TaskPrompt.tsx
+++ b/site/src/modules/tasks/TaskPrompt/TaskPrompt.tsx
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ const CreateTaskForm: FC<CreateTaskFormProps> = ({ templates, onSuccess }) => {
 					value={prompt}
 					onChange={(e) => setPrompt(e.target.value)}
 					readOnly={isPromptReadOnly}
+					isSubmitting={createTaskMutation.isPending}
 				/>
 				<div className="flex items-center justify-between pt-2">
 					<div className="flex items-center gap-1">
@@ -457,17 +458,35 @@ async function createTaskWithLatestTemplateVersion(
 	});
 }
 
-const PromptTextarea: FC<TextareaAutosizeProps> = (props) => {
+type PromptTextareaProps = TextareaAutosizeProps & {
+	isSubmitting?: boolean;
+};
+
+const PromptTextarea: FC<PromptTextareaProps> = ({
+	isSubmitting,
+	...props
+}) => {
 	return (
-		<TextareaAutosize
-			{...props}
-			required
-			id="prompt"
-			name="prompt"
-			placeholder="Prompt your AI agent to start a task..."
-			className={`border-0 px-3 py-2 resize-none w-full h-full bg-transparent rounded-lg
-						outline-none flex min-h-24 text-sm shadow-sm text-content-primary
-						placeholder:text-content-secondary md:text-sm ${props.readOnly ? "opacity-60 cursor-not-allowed" : ""}`}
-		/>
+		<div className="relative">
+			<TextareaAutosize
+				{...props}
+				required
+				id="prompt"
+				name="prompt"
+				placeholder="Prompt your AI agent to start a task..."
+				className={`border-0 px-3 py-2 resize-none w-full h-full bg-transparent rounded-lg
+							outline-none flex min-h-24 text-sm shadow-sm text-content-primary
+							placeholder:text-content-secondary md:text-sm ${props.readOnly || isSubmitting ? "opacity-60 cursor-not-allowed" : ""}`}
+			/>
+			{isSubmitting && (
+				<div className="absolute inset-0 pointer-events-none overflow-hidden">
+					<div
+						className={`absolute top-0 w-0.5 h-full
+						bg-green-400/90 animate-caret-scan rounded-sm
+						shadow-[-15px_0_15px_rgba(0,255,0,0.9),-30px_0_30px_rgba(0,255,0,0.7),-45px_0_45px_rgba(0,255,0,0.5),-60px_0_60px_rgba(0,255,0,0.3)]`}
+					/>
+				</div>
+			)}
+		</div>
 	);
 };
diff --git a/site/tailwind.config.js b/site/tailwind.config.js
index 1250122bb2..d7293ee2d6 100644
--- a/site/tailwind.config.js
+++ b/site/tailwind.config.js
@@ -83,6 +83,14 @@ module.exports = {
 					"75%": { opacity: 0.3 },
 					"100%": { opacity: 0.2 },
 				},
+				"caret-scan": {
+					"0%": { left: "0%" },
+					"100%": { left: "100%" },
+				},
+			},
+			animation: {
+				loading: "loading 2s ease-in-out infinite alternate",
+				"caret-scan": "caret-scan 3s ease-in-out infinite",
 			},
 		},
 	},