react-chat-elements
Reactjs chat elements
Install
npm install react-chat-elements --save
For React Native (Experimental)
Step 1: Install react-chat-elements
npm install react-chat-elements --save
If you have already installed react-native-vector-icons as a dependency for your project you can skip this step. Otherwise run the following command:
Step 2: Install react-native-vector-icons
npm i --save react-native-vector-icons
Link:
react-native link react-native-vector-icons
If you have any issues installing react-native-vector-icons, check out their installation guide here.
Imports
import 'react-chat-elements/dist/main.css'
import { MessageBox } from 'react-chat-elements'
React Native
import { MessageBox } from 'react-chat-elements/native'
Components
- ChatItem
- MessageBox
- SystemMessage
- MessageList
- ChatList
- Input
- Button
- Popup
- SideBar
- Navbar
- Dropdown
- Avatar
- LocationMessage
- SpotifyMessage
- MeetingItem
- MeetingList
- MeetingLink
ChatItem Component
import { ChatItem } from 'react-chat-elements'
;<ChatItem
avatar={'https://facebook.github.io/react/img/logo.svg'}
alt={'Reactjs'}
title={'Facebook'}
subtitle={'What are you doing?'}
date={new Date()}
unread={0}
/>
ChatItem props
prop | default | type | description |
---|
avatar | none | string | ChatItem avatar photo url |
avatarFlexible | false | boolean | flexible ChatItem avatar photo |
alt | none | string | ChatItem avatar photo alt text |
title | none | string | ChatItem title |
subtitle | none | string | ChatItem subtitle |
date | none | date | ChatItem date |
dateString | none | string | ChatItem represents dateString or timeagojs(now, date) |
unread | 0 | int | ChatItem unread count |
onClick | none | function | ChatItem on click |
onContextMenu | none | function | ChatItem on context menu |
statusColor | none | color | ChatItem status color |
statusColorType | badge | string | ChatItem status color type (encircle, badge) |
statusText | none | color | ChatItem status text |
lazyLoadingImage | none | image path | lazy loading image |
muted | false | bool | chat mute info |
showMute | false | bool | chat mute button visibilty |
showVideoCall | false | bool | chat video call button visibilty |
onClickMute | none | function | mute button |
onClickVideoCall | none | function | video call button |
MessageBox Component
file | photo | text | location | video | audio |
---|
| | | | | |
import { MessageBox } from 'react-chat-elements'
;<MessageBox
position={'left'}
type={'photo'}
text={'react.svg'}
data={{
uri: 'https://facebook.github.io/react/img/logo.svg',
status: {
click: false,
loading: 0,
},
}}
/>
MessageBox props
prop | default | type | description |
---|
id | i (index) | string | message box id |
position | left | string | message box position |
type | text | string | message type (text, photo, file, location, spotify, video, audio) |
text | none | string | message text |
title | none | string | message title |
titleColor | none | string(color) | message title color |
data | {} | object | message data |
date | new Date() | Date | message date |
dateString | none | string | message represents dateString or timeagojs(now, date) |
onClick | none | function | message on click (message(object) is returned) |
onOpen | none | function | message on open (file or photo) (message(object) is returned) |
onDownload | none | function | message on download (file or photo) (message(object) is returned) |
onLoad | none | function | message on load photo |
onPhotoError | none | function | message on error photo |
onTitleClick | none | function | message title on click event |
onForwardClick | none | function | message forward on click event |
onReplyClick | none | function | message reply on click event |
onMeetingMessageClick | none | function | meeting message on click event |
onMeetingTitleClick | none | function | meeting title message on click event |
onMeetingVideoLinkClick | none | function | meeting video link message on click event |
onReplyMessageClick | none | function | reply message on click event |
onRemoveMessageClick | none | function | message remove on click event |
onMeetingMoreSelect | none | function | message list item onMeetingMoreSelect event, gets 3 parameters: message item, index of item, event |
onMeetingLinkClick | none | function | meeting link on click event |
onContextMenu | none | function | message contextmenu click event |
forwarded | none | boolean | message forward icon |
replyButton | none | boolean | message reply icon |
removeButton | none | boolean | message remove icon |
status | none | string | message status info (waiting, sent, received, read) |
notch | true | boolean | message box notch |
avatar | none | url | message box avatar url |
renderAddCmp | none | function (component) | adding custom components to message box |
copiableDate | false | boolean | message box date text copiable |
focus | false | boolean | used in message focus feature in MessageList component, makes style of the component focused |
onMessageFocused | none | function | makes focus value false after the message becomes focus |
reply | none | object | reply data |
retracted | none | boolean | message deleted or retracted |
Reply Message Component
import { MessageBox } from 'react-chat-elements'
;<MessageBox
reply={{
photoURL: 'https://facebook.github.io/react/img/logo.svg',
title: 'elit magna',
titleColor: '#8717ae',
message: 'Aliqua amet incididunt id nostrud',
}}
onReplyMessageClick={() => console.log('reply clicked!')}
position={'left'}
type={'text'}
text={'Tempor duis do voluptate enim duis velit veniam aute ullamco dolore duis irure.'}
/>
MeetingMessage Component
import { MeetingMessage } from 'react-chat-elements'
<MeetingMessage
subject={'New Release'}
title={'in ullamco'}
date={new Date()}
collapseTitle={'Commodo aliquip'}
participants={[
{
id: '1',
title: 'Facebook',
},
.
.
.
]}
dataSource={[
{
id: '1',
avatar: 'https://facebook.github.io/react/img/logo.svg',
message: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.',
title: 'Elit magna',
avatarFlexible: true,
date: new Date(),
event: {[
title: 'Toplantı sona erdi!',
avatars={[
src: 'https://facebook.github.io/react/img/logo.svg'
]}
]}
record: {[
avatar: 'https://facebook.github.io/react/img/logo.svg',
title: 'Arama',
savedBy: 'Kaydeden: Elit magna',
time: new Date(),
]}
},
.
.
.
]} />
MeetingMessage props
prop | default | type | description |
---|
subject | none | string | Meeting messagee |
title | none | string | Meeting title |
date | new Date() | Date | Meeting date |
collapseTitle | none | string | Meeting subtitle |
participants | [] | array | Meeting participant array |
moreItems | none | array | message more items |
dataSource | [] | array | meeting list array |
onClick | none | function | meeting message on click event (message(object) is returned) |
onMeetingTitleClick | none | function | meeting title message on click event (message(object) is returned) |
onMeetingVideoLinkClick | none | function | meeting video link message on click event (message(object) is returned) |
onMeetingMoreSelect | none | function | message list item onMeetingMoreSelect event, gets 3 parameters: message item, index of item, event |
MeetingLink Component
import { MeetingLink } from 'react-chat-elements'
;<MeetingLink meetingID='1' title='Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.' />
MeetingLink props
prop | default | type | description |
---|
meetingID | none | string | Meeting Link id |
title | none | string | Meeting Link title |
onMeetingLinkClick | none | function | meeting link on click event |
SystemMessage Component
import { SystemMessage } from 'react-chat-elements'
;<SystemMessage text={'End of conversation'} />
SystemMessage props
prop | default | type | description |
---|
text | none | string | message text |
MessageList Component
import { MessageList } from 'react-chat-elements'
messageListReferance = React.createRef();
<MessageList
referance={messageListReferance}
className='message-list'
lockable={true}
toBottomHeight={'100%'}
dataSource={[
{
position: 'right',
type: 'text',
text: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit',
date: new Date(),
},
.
.
.
]} />
MessageList props
prop | default | type | description |
---|
referance | none | object | message list ref |
className | none | string | optional message list className |
dataSource | [] | array | message list array |
lockable | false | boolean | It locks to scroll position when the dataSource has been changed |
toBottomHeight | 300 | int or string(only '100%') | If the toBottomHeight property's value higher than bottom value of the scrollbar when the data source has been changed Scrollbar goes to bottom at the end of the page. If the toBottomHeight property's value has been set '100%', scrollbar goes to bottom at the end of the page when the data source has been changed. |
onClick | none | function | message list item on click (message(object) is returned) |
onOpen | none | function | message list item on open (file or photo) (message(object) is returned) |
onDownload | none | function | message list item on download (file or photo) (message(object) is returned) |
onScroll | none | function | message list onScroll event |
onForwardClick | none | function | message list item onForwardClick event |
onReplyClick | none | function | message list item onReplyClick event |
onReplyMessageClick | none | function | message list item onReplyMessageClick event |
downButton | true | boolean | message list scroll to bottom button |
downButtonBadge | none | boolean | message list downButton badge content |
onDownButtonClick | none | function | message list onDownButtonClick |
onContextMenu | none | function | message list item onContextMenu event, gets 3 parameters: message item, index of item, event |
onPhotoError | none | function | message list item on error photo |
ChatList Component
import { ChatList } from 'react-chat-elements'
<ChatList
className='chat-list'
dataSource={[
{
avatar: 'https://facebook.github.io/react/img/logo.svg',
alt: 'Reactjs',
title: 'Facebook',
subtitle: 'What are you doing?',
date: new Date(),
unread: 0,
},
.
.
.
]} />
ChatList props
prop | default | type | description |
---|
className | none | string | optional chat list className |
dataSource | [] | array | chat list array |
onClick | none | function | chat list item on click (chat(object) is returned) |
onContextMenu | none | function | chat list item on context menu (chat(object) is returned) |
onAvatarError | none | function | chat list item on error avatar img |
lazyLoadingImage | none | image path | lazy loading image |
Input Component
import { Input } from 'react-chat-elements'
inputReferance = React.createRef()
;<Input
referance={inputReferance}
placeholder='Type here...'
multiline={true}
rightButtons={<Button color='white' backgroundColor='black' text='Send' />}
/>
inputClear = () => {}
;<Input clear={clear => (inputClear = clear)} placeholder='Type here...' />
inputClear()
Input props
prop | default | type | description |
---|
referance | none | object | input ref |
className | none | string | optional input className |
placeholder | none | string | input placeholder text |
defaultValue | none | string | input default value |
onChange | none | function | input onChange function |
multiline | false | bool | input is textarea |
autoHeight | true | bool | input auto height |
minHeight | 25 | int | input min height |
maxHeight | 200 | int | input max height |
inputStyle | none | object | inputStyle object |
leftButtons | none | object(component) | left buttons component |
rightButtons | none | object(component) | right buttons component |
ref | none | function | input or textarea ref |
maxlength | none | int | input or textarea maxlength |
onMaxLengthExceed | none | function | called when max length exceed |
autofocus | false | bool | input autofocus |
Button Component
import { Button } from 'react-chat-elements'
;<Button text={'click me!'} />
Button props
prop | default | type | description |
---|
type | none | string | button type (outlined, transparent) |
disabled | none | string | button is disabled? |
text | none | string | button text |
buttonRef | none | function | button ref |
title | none | string | button title |
import { Popup } from 'react-chat-elements'
;<Popup
show={this.state.show}
header='Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.'
headerButtons={[
{
type: 'transparent',
color: 'black',
text: 'close',
onClick: () => {
this.setState({ show: false })
},
},
]}
text='Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Voluptatem animi veniam voluptas eius!'
footerButtons={[
{
color: 'white',
backgroundColor: '#ff5e3e',
text: 'Vazgeç',
},
{
color: 'white',
backgroundColor: 'lightgreen',
text: 'Tamam',
},
]}
/>
prop | default | type | description |
---|
show | false | bool | popup visible |
header | none | string | popup title (header) message |
headerButtons | none | array | popup title (header) buttons |
text | none | string | popup content (center) message |
color | #333 | string (color) | popup content message color |
footerButtons | none | array | popup footer buttons |
renderHeader | none | function (component) | render header function |
renderContent | none | function (component) | render content function |
renderFooter | none | function (component) | render footer function |
import { SideBar } from 'react-chat-elements'
;<SideBar top={<div>'TOP' area</div>} center={<div>'CENTER' area</div>} bottom={<div>'BOTTOM' area</div>} />
prop | default | type | description |
---|
type | light | string | sidebar style type (eg: light, dark) |
top | none | component | sidebar top component |
center | none | component | sidebar center component |
bottom | none | component | sidebar bottom component |
Navbar Component
import { Navbar } from 'react-chat-elements'
;<Navbar left={<div>'LEFT' area</div>} center={<div>'CENTER' area</div>} right={<div>'RIGHT' area</div>} />
Navbar props
prop | default | type | description |
---|
type | light | string | navbar style type (eg: light, dark) |
left | none | component | navbar left component |
center | none | component | navbar center component |
right | none | component | navbar right component |
Dropdown Component
import { Dropdown } from 'react-chat-elements'
;<Dropdown
buttonProps={{
text: 'Dropdown',
}}
items={[
{
icon: {
component: icon,
float: 'left',
color: 'red',
size: 22,
},
text: 'lorem',
},
{
icon: {
component: icon,
float: 'left',
color: 'purple',
size: 22,
},
text: 'ipsum',
},
{
text: 'dolor',
},
]}
/>
Dropdown props
prop | default | type | description |
---|
animationType | none | string | fade or default |
animationPosition | nortwest | string | animation start position (nortwest, norteast, southwest, southeast) |
items | none | array | dropdown items array |
onSelect | none | function | item on select |
buttonProps | none | object | button properties |
Avatar Component
import { Avatar } from 'react-chat-elements'
;<Avatar src={'https://facebook.github.io/react/img/logo.svg'} alt={'logo'} size='large' type='circle flexible' />
Avatar props
prop | default | type | description |
---|
src | none | image | image src |
alt | none | string | image alt description |
size | default | string | image size. default (25px), xsmall(30px), small(35px), medium(40px), large(45px), xlarge (55px) |
type | default | string | types: default, circle, rounded(border radius 5px), flexible |
letterItem | none | object | avatar to be a letter |
sideElement | none | component | avatar side element |
onError | none | component | avatar img onerror |
lazyLoadingImage | none | image path | lazy loading image |
LocationMessage Component
import { LocationMessage } from 'react-chat-elements'
;<LocationMessage
data={{
latitude: '37.773972',
longitude: '-122.431297',
// staticURL: '<optional>',
// mapURL: '<optional>'
}}
/>
LocationMessage props
prop | default | type | description |
---|
src | none | image | image src |
apiKey | none | string | google staticmap api key |
zoom | 14 | int | google staticmap zoom level |
markerColor | red | string | google staticmap marker color |
data | {} | object | message data |
target | _blank | string | image a tag target prop |
onOpen | none | function | image on open |
SpotifyMessage Component
import { SpotifyMessage } from 'react-chat-elements'
;<SpotifyMessage theme='white' view='coverart' uri={'spotify:user:spotify:playlist:3rgsDhGHZxZ9sB9DQWQfuf'} />
SpotifyMessage props
prop | default | type | description |
---|
uri | none | uri | spotify uri |
theme | black | string | spotify theme color (black or white) |
view | list | string | spotify view type (list or coverart) |
data | {} | object | message data |
width | 300 | int | spotify embed width |
height | 380 | int | spotify embed height |
MeetingItem Component
import { MeetingItem } from 'react-chat-elements'
;<MeetingItem
subject={'New Release!!!'}
avatars={[
{
src: 'https://facebook.github.io/react/img/logo.svg',
},
]}
onMeetingClick={console.log}
onShareClick={console.log}
onCloseClick={console.log}
/>
MeetingItem props
prop | default | type | description |
---|
subject | none | string | MeetingItem subject |
subjectLimit | 60 | int | MeetingItem subject text limit |
date | none | date | MeetingItem date |
dateString | none | string | MeetingItem represents dateString or timeagojs(now, date) |
lazyLoadingImage | none | image path | lazy loading image |
closable | true | boolean | MeetingItem closable |
onClick | none | function | MeetingItem on click |
onMeetingClick | none | function | MeetingItem on meeting click |
onShareClick | none | function | MeetingItem on share click |
onCloseClick | none | function | MeetingItem on close click |
avatars | none | date | MeetingItem avatars |
avatarLimit | 5 | date | MeetingItem avatars limit |
audioMuted | true | boolean | MeetingItem audio muted |
audioSource | null | string | MeetingItem audio source |
MeetingList Component
import { MeetingList } from 'react-chat-elements'
<MeetingList
className='meeting-list'
dataSource={[
{
id: '1',
subject: 'New Release',
date: new Date(),
avatars: [{
src: 'https://facebook.github.io/react/img/logo.svg',
}]
},
.
.
.
]} />
MeetingList props
prop | default | type | description |
---|
className | none | string | optional meeting list className |
dataSource | [] | array | meeting list array |
onClick | none | function | meeting list item on click (meeting(object) is returned) |
onMeetingClick | none | function | meeting list item on meeting click (meeting(object) is returned) |
onShareClick | none | function | meeting list item on share click (meeting(object) is returned) |
onCloseClick | none | function | meeting list item on close click (meeting(object) is returned) |
onContextMenu | none | function | meeting list item on context menu (meeting(object) is returned) |
onAvatarError | none | function | meeting list item on error avatar img |
lazyLoadingImage | none | image path | lazy loading image |