+ Ignoring empty lines

+ Only adding / on '/' input activation

tui/src/main.rs

@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
                 InputMode::Normal => match input {
                     Key::Char('i') | Key::Char('/') => {
                         app.input_mode = InputMode::Editing;
-                        app.input.push('/');
+                        // only add the slash on slash command start
+                        if Key::Char('/') == input { app.input.push('/'); }
                         events.disable_exit_key();
                     }
                     Key::Char('q') => {
@@ -213,7 +214,12 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
                 },
                 InputMode::Editing => match input {
                     Key::Char('\n') => {
-                        let cmd = Command::from(app.input.drain(..).collect());
+                        let raw: String = app.input.drain(..).collect();
+                        let trimmed = raw.trim();
+
+                        // ensure that we don't bother with empty input
+                        if trimmed.len() != 0 {
+                            let cmd = Command::from(trimmed);
                             app.messages.push(match cmd {
                                 // only for networked commands do we need to touch cache
                                 Command::Channel(id) => app.cache.switch_channel(id).await,
@@ -224,6 +230,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
                                 _ => cmd
                             });
                         }
+                    }
                     Key::Char(c) => {
                         app.input.push(c);
                     }