Can't make message input bar first responder?

[AttilaTheFun]

I've tried calling:
self.becomeFirstResponder()
self.messageInputBar.becomeFirstResponder()
self.messageInputBar.inputTextView.becomeFirstResponder()

From viewDidLoad, viewWillAppear, and viewDidAppear and I still can't get the keyboard to open automatically for my view controller. For normal text views, calling becomeFirstResponder() should automatically focus them and present the keyboard. What gives? Is there a workaround?

[nathantannar4]

Is the MessageInputBar visible? It's an input accessory view so the view controller needs to be the first responder to have the bar be presented

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[AttilaTheFun]

Yes the bar is visible. I overrode input accessory view and returned the bar, and overrode can become first responder and returned true. Once the controller is presented I can tap on the text view to activate it, but I can’t automatically focus it.

[tanujkumar1640]

You can call messageInputBar.inputTextView.becomeFirstResponder() from viewDidAppear(_ animated: Bool).

[lordKaos11]

hello

what if bar is visible, I can type in it, but when send is pressed nothing happens

extension ViewController: MessageInputBarDelegate {
func messageInputBar(
_ inputBar: MessageInputBar,
didPressSendButtonWith text: String) {
print("ldldldld")
let newMessage = Message(
member: member,
text: text,
messageId: UUID().uuidString)

    messages.append(newMessage)
    inputBar.inputTextView.text = ""
    messagesCollectionView.reloadData()
    messagesCollectionView.scrollToBottom(animated: true)
}

}

[zkhalapyan]

Seems like this does the trick on latest:

override func viewDidAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
    super.viewDidAppear(animated)
    self.becomeFirstResponder()
    self.messageInputBar.inputTextView.becomeFirstResponder()
}