searchx-chat v0.0.5
SearchX Chat
This is SearchX Chat tool. It is based on react-chat-window and provides an intercom-like chat window that can be included easily in any project. It provides no backend facilities, only the view component. For message facilities you can use SearchX backend.
Features
- Customizeable
- Backend agnostic
- Free
Demo
Table of Contents
Installation
$ npm install searchx-chatExample
import React, {Component} from 'react'
import {Launcher} from 'searchx-chat'
class Demo extends Component {
constructor() {
super();
this.state = {
messageList: []
};
}
_onMessageWasSent(message) {
this.setState({
messageList: [...this.state.messageList, message]
})
}
_sendMessage(text) {
if (text.length > 0) {
this.setState({
messageList: [...this.state.messageList, {
author: 'them',
type: 'text',
data: { text }
}]
})
}
}
render() {
return (<div>
<Launcher
agentProfile={{
teamName: 'searchx-chat',
imageUrl: 'searchx-logo'
}}
onMessageWasSent={this._onMessageWasSent.bind(this)}
messageList={this.state.messageList}
showEmoji
/>
</div>)
}
}For more detailed examples see the demo folder.
Components
Launcher
Launcher is the only component needed to use react-chat-window. It will react dynamically to changes in messages. All new messages must be added via a change in props as shown in the example.
Launcher props:
| prop | type | required | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| agentProfile | object | yes | Represents your product or service's customer service agent. Fields: imageUrl (string), teamName (string). |
| handleClick | function | yes | Intercept the click event on the launcher. No argument sent when function is called. |
| isOpen | boolean | yes | Force the open/close state of the chat window. If this is not set, it will open and close when clicked. |
| messageList | [message] | yes | An array of message objects to be rendered as a conversation. |
| mute | boolean | no | Don't play sound for incoming messages. Defaults to false. |
| newMessagesCount | number | no | The number of new messages. If greater than 0, this number will be displayed in a badge on the launcher. Defaults to 0. |
| onFilesSelected | function(fileList) | no | Called after file has been selected from dialogue in chat window. |
| onMessageWasSent | function(message) | yes | Called when a message is sent, with a message object as an argument. |
| showEmoji | boolean | no | Whether or not to show the emoji button in the input bar. Defaults to true. |
| showFile | boolean | no | Whether or not to show the file button in the input bar. Defaults to true. |
Message Objects
Message objects are rendered differently depending on their type. Currently, only text, file, and emoji types are supported. Each message object has an author field which can have the value 'me' or 'them'. Each message object has a sender which can be any string.
{
author: 'them',
type: 'text',
sender: 'sender1',
data: {
text: 'some text',
date: 'date'
}
}
{
author: 'me',
type: 'emoji',
sender: 'sender2',
data: {
code: 'someCode',
date: 'date'
}
}
{
author: 'me',
type: 'file',
sender: 'sender3',
data: {
url: 'somefile.mp3',
fileName: 'Any old name',
date: 'date'
}
}