From e21d32941adcd4f36323757ae6905b4cc82ad434 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Deven Joshi <deven9852@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:07:11 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] add listener to effective controller

---
 .../lib/src/message_input/message_input.dart       | 14 +++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/src/message_input/message_input.dart b/packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/src/message_input/message_input.dart
index 54170b4c..adcb046a 100644
--- a/packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/src/message_input/message_input.dart
+++ b/packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/src/message_input/message_input.dart
@@ -398,11 +398,7 @@ class MessageInputState extends State<MessageInput>
     if (widget.messageInputController == null) {
       _createLocalController();
     } else {
-      _effectiveController.textEditingController
-          .removeListener(_onChangedDebounced);
-      _effectiveController.textEditingController
-          .addListener(_onChangedDebounced);
-      if (!_isEditing && _timeOut <= 0) _startSlowMode();
+      _initialiseEffectiveController();
     }
     _focusNode.addListener(_focusNodeListener);
   }
@@ -418,6 +414,7 @@ class MessageInputState extends State<MessageInput>
       unregisterFromRestoration(_controller!);
       _controller!.dispose();
       _controller = null;
+      _initialiseEffectiveController();
     }
 
     // Update _focusNode
@@ -447,6 +444,13 @@ class MessageInputState extends State<MessageInput>
   int _timeOut = 0;
   Timer? _slowModeTimer;
 
+  void _initialiseEffectiveController() {
+    _effectiveController.textEditingController
+        .removeListener(_onChangedDebounced);
+    _effectiveController.textEditingController.addListener(_onChangedDebounced);
+    if (!_isEditing && _timeOut <= 0) _startSlowMode();
+  }
+
   void _startSlowMode() {
     if (!mounted) {
       return;