Tap on command suggestions to autocomplete

[briezar]

Currently the only way to autocomplete a suggestion is by hitting Tab, which is not available on mobile devices. These scripts add the ability to tap on a suggestion to autocomplete, along with a QOL addition to save popup position upon exiting the game (the thing you click to expand the console).

Usage: Attach the DebugConsoleHelper onto your IngameDebugConsole prefab and it should work out-of-the-box, unless you modify the original structure.

It uses legacy InputSystem so you might need to change a bit if you use the new one.

Yes it could have been shorter/could've been a PR, but it's quicker for me to just slap around some of my existing solutions to solve this problem.

DebugConsoleHelper.cs
StringUtils.cs
StringExtensions.cs

[yasirkula]

Implemented these features in v1.8.4.

[Navka1]

Hi @yasirkula,

I've updated from 1.8.3 to 1.8.7 and noticed that two features mentioned in this discussion don't seem to work in my project:

1. Clicking on suggested commands does not auto-fill the command input field. The suggestions are displayed correctly, but tapping/clicking them only closes the suggestions popup and doesn't populate the input field.
2. Console popup position is not restored between sessions. From my investigation, this appears to happen because the position is saved in OnDestroy(), but OnDestroy() is not called when the application is simply closed, so the position never gets persisted.

I'm using the latest release (1.8.7) and haven't modified the plugin code.

Are there any additional setup steps required to enable these features?

Thanks!

[Navka1]

Thank you for your reply, I really appreciate it!

1. The issue is reproducible on iOS 26.5. Everything works perfectly in the Editor as well.

I think I managed to do a bit of investigation and found the root cause.
On mobile devices, TMP_InputField uses the on-screen keyboard for command input, so OnEndEditCommand is not triggered at the same time as Pointer.current.press.wasPressedThisFrame. As a result, only this line gets executed:

commandSuggestionsContainer.gameObject.SetActive(false);

Thank you again for creating such a great and useful plugin! 🙌

[Navka1]

I can't put into words how embarrassed I feel right now. It turns out that with the non-clickable suggestions, the issue was on my side all along - I was testing the wrong build on my phone...

I'm so sorry for the confusion and for taking up your time 😓🙏

[yasirkula]

😄 I'm happy to hear that it's working. I have the 2nd feature request in my backlog.

[yasirkula]

I've implemented the 2nd feature. It's available via git or unitypackage installations right away, Asset Store version is pending review.

[Navka1]

Thank you! 🙏