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Version: v4

Conversations

Overview​

The Conversations is a Component, That shows all conversations related to the currently logged-in user,

This component lists the most recent or latest conversations or contacts with whom you have exchanged messages. It provides a convenient way to quickly access and resume conversations with the people you have been in contact with recently.

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Usage​

Integration​

import { CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA, NgModule } from "@angular/core";
import { BrowserModule } from "@angular/platform-browser";
import { CometChatConversations } from "@cometchat/chat-uikit-angular";
import { AppComponent } from "./app.component";

@NgModule({
  imports: [BrowserModule, CometChatConversations],
  declarations: [AppComponent],
  providers: [],
  bootstrap: [AppComponent],
  schemas: [CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA],
})
export class AppModule {}

Actions​

Actions dictate how a component functions. They are divided into two types: Predefined and User-defined. You can override either type, allowing you to tailor the behavior of the component to fit your specific needs.

1. OnItemClick​

OnItemClick is triggered when you click on a ListItem of the Conversations component. The OnItemClick action doesn't have a predefined behavior. You can override this action using the following code snippet.

import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import {  CometChatThemeService, CometChatUIKit } from '@cometchat/chat-uikit-angular';
import "@cometchat/uikit-elements";

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit{

  title = 'angular-app';
  constructor(private themeService:CometChatThemeService) {
    themeService.theme.palette.setMode("light")
    themeService.theme.palette.setPrimary({ light: "#6851D6", dark: "#6851D6" })
  }

  public handleOnItemClick = (conversations: CometChat.Conversation) : void =>{
    console.log("your custom on item click action", conversations);
  };


  onLogin(UID?: any) {
    CometChatUIKit.login({ uid: UID }).then(
      (user) => {
        setTimeout(() => {
          window.location.reload();
        }, 1000);
      },
      (error) => {
        console.log("Login failed with exception:", { error });
      }
    );
  }
}
2. OnSelect​

The OnSelect event is triggered upon the completion of a selection in SelectionMode. It does not have a default behavior. However, you can override its behavior using the following code snippet.

import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import {  CometChatThemeService, CometChatUIKit } from '@cometchat/chat-uikit-angular';
import { SelectionMode } from '@cometchat/uikit-resources';
import "@cometchat/uikit-elements";

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit{

  title = 'angular-doc-app';
  constructor(private themeService:CometChatThemeService) {
    themeService.theme.palette.setMode("light")
    themeService.theme.palette.setPrimary({ light: "#6851D6", dark: "#6851D6" })
  }

  public selectionMode : SelectionMode = SelectionMode.multiple;
  public handleOnSelect = (conversations: CometChat.Conversation, selected: boolean): void=>{
    console.log("Custom on select action", conversations, selected);
  }

  onLogin(UID?: any) {
    CometChatUIKit.login({ uid: UID }).then(
      (user) => {
        setTimeout(() => {
          window.location.reload();
        }, 1000);
      },
      (error) => {
        console.log("Login failed with exception:", { error });
      }
    );
  }
}
3. OnError​

This action doesn't change the behavior of the component but rather listens for any errors that occur in the Conversations component.

import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import {  CometChatThemeService, CometChatUIKit } from '@cometchat/chat-uikit-angular';
import "@cometchat/uikit-elements";

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit{

  title = 'angular-app';
  constructor(private themeService:CometChatThemeService) {
    themeService.theme.palette.setMode("light")
    themeService.theme.palette.setPrimary({ light: "#6851D6", dark: "#6851D6" })
  }

  public handleOnError = (error: CometChat.CometChatException): void => {
      console.log("your custom on error action", error);
    }
  onLogin(UID?: any) {
    CometChatUIKit.login({ uid: UID }).then(
      (user) => {
        setTimeout(() => {
          window.location.reload();
        }, 1000);
      },
      (error) => {
        console.log("Login failed with exception:", { error });
      }
    );
  }
}

Filters​

You can set ConversationsRequestBuilder in the Conversations Component to filter the conversation list. You can modify the builder as per your specific requirements with multiple options available to know more refer to ConversationRequestBuilder.

You can set filters using the following parameters.

  1. Conversation Type: Filters on type of Conversation, User or Groups
  2. Limit: Number of conversations fetched in a single request.
  3. WithTags: Filter on fetching conversations containing tags
  4. Tags: Filters on specific Tag
  5. UserTags: Filters on specific User Tag
  6. GroupTags: Filters on specific Group Tag
import { Component, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { CometChat } from '@cometchat/chat-sdk-javascript';
import {  CometChatThemeService, CometChatUIKit } from '@cometchat/chat-uikit-angular';
import "@cometchat/uikit-elements";

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit{
  ngOnInit(): void {

  }
  title = 'angular-app';
  constructor(private themeService:CometChatThemeService) {
    themeService.theme.palette.setMode("light")
    themeService.theme.palette.setPrimary({ light: "#6851D6", dark: "#6851D6" })
  }
 conversationsRequestBuilder: CometChat.ConversationsRequestBuilder = new CometChat.ConversationsRequestBuilder().setLimit(5)

  onLogin(UID?: any) {
    CometChatUIKit.login({ uid: UID }).then(
      (user) => {
        setTimeout(() => {
          window.location.reload();
        }, 1000);
      },
      (error) => {
        console.log("Login failed with exception:", { error });
      }
    );
  }
}

Events​

Events are emitted by a Component. By using event you can extend existing functionality. Being global events, they can be applied in Multiple Locations and are capable of being Added or Removed.


public ccConversationDeleted!: Subscription;

ngOnInit(): void {
this.ccConversationDeleted =
CometChatConversationEvents.ccConversationDeleted.subscribe((conversation: CometChat.Conversation) => {
//your code
})}


ngOnDestroy(): void {
this.ccConversationDeleted?.unsubscribe();
}

Customization​

To fit your app's design requirements, you can customize the appearance of the conversation component. We provide exposed methods that allow you to modify the experience and behavior according to your specific needs.

Style​

Using Style you can customize the look and feel of the component in your app, These parameters typically control elements such as the color, size, shape, and fonts used within the component.

1. Conversation Style​

You can set the ConversationsStyle to the Conversations Component to customize the styling.

import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import {  CometChatThemeService, CometChatUIKit } from '@cometchat/chat-uikit-angular';
import {ConversationsStyle} from '@cometchat/uikit-shared';
import "@cometchat/uikit-elements";

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit{
  ngOnInit(): void {

  }

  title = 'angular-app';
  constructor(private themeService:CometChatThemeService) {
    themeService.theme.palette.setMode("light")
    themeService.theme.palette.setPrimary({ light: "#6851D6", dark: "#6851D6" })
  }

  conversationsStyle:ConversationsStyle = new ConversationsStyle({
    width:'100%',
    height:'100%',
    border:'1px solid #ee7752',
    background:'linear-gradient(#ee7752, #e73c7e, #23a6d5, #23d5ab)'
})

  onLogin(UID?: any) {
    CometChatUIKit.login({ uid: UID }).then(
      (user) => {
        setTimeout(() => {
          window.location.reload();
        }, 1000);
      },
      (error) => {
        console.log("Login failed with exception:", { error });
      }
    );
  }
}

List of properties exposed by ConversationStyle

NameDescription
widthSets the width of the component
heightSets the height of the component
borderSets the border of the component
borderRadiusSets the border radius of the component
backgroundSets all background style properties at once, such as color, image, origin and size, or repeat method. Reference link
boxShadowAdds shadow effects around the component.
titleTextFontSets all the different properties of font for the heading text. Reference link
titleTextColorSets the foreground color of heading text.
loadingIconTintSets the tint or color applied to the loading indicator icon of the component
emptyStateTextFontSets all the different properties of font for the placeholder text. Reference link
emptyStateTextColorSets the foreground color of placeholder text displayed in the component.
errorStateTextFontSets all the different properties of font for the error message. Reference link
errorStateTextColorSets the foreground color of error message displayed in the component.
lastMessageTextFontSets all the different properties of font for the last message. Reference link
lastMessageTextColorSets the foreground color of the last message.
typingIndictorTextFontSets all the different properties of font for the typing indicator text. Reference link
typingIndictorTextColorSets the foreground color of typing indicator text
threadIndicatorTextFontSets all the different properties of font for the thread indicator text. Reference link
threadIndicatorTextColorSets the foreground color of thread indicator text.
onlineStatusColorSets the color of the status indicator representing the user's online status
privateGroupIconBackgroundSets the background of the status indicator representing private groups.
passwordGroupIconBackgroundSets the background of the status indicator representing password protected groups.
2. Avatar Style​

To apply customized styles to the Avatar component in the Conversations Component, you can use the following code snippet. For more information, visit Avatar Styles.

import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import {  AvatarStyle, CometChatThemeService, CometChatUIKit } from '@cometchat/chat-uikit-angular';
import "@cometchat/uikit-elements";

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit{
  ngOnInit(): void {

  }

  title = 'angular-app';
  constructor(private themeService:CometChatThemeService) {
    themeService.theme.palette.setMode("light")
    themeService.theme.palette.setPrimary({ light: "#6851D6", dark: "#6851D6" })
  }

  avatarStyle: AvatarStyle = new AvatarStyle({
    backgroundColor:'#ee7752',
    border:'2px solid red',
    nameTextColor:'yellow',
    backgroundSize:'15px'
  });

  onLogin(UID?: any) {
    CometChatUIKit.login({ uid: UID }).then(
      (user) => {
        setTimeout(() => {
          window.location.reload();
        }, 1000);
      },
      (error) => {
        console.log("Login failed with exception:", { error });
      }
    );
  }
}
3. StatusIndicator Style​

To apply customized styles to the Status Indicator component in the Conversations Component, you can use the following code snippet. For more information, visit Status Indicator Styles.

import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { CometChatThemeService, CometChatUIKit } from '@cometchat/chat-uikit-angular';
import "@cometchat/uikit-elements";

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit{
  ngOnInit(): void {

  }

  title = 'angular-app';
  constructor(private themeService:CometChatThemeService) {
    themeService.theme.palette.setMode("light")
    themeService.theme.palette.setPrimary({ light: "#6851D6", dark: "#6851D6" })
  }

  statusIndicatorStyle: any = ({
    height:'20px',
    width:'20px',
    backgroundColor: 'red'
  });

  onLogin(UID?: any) {
    CometChatUIKit.login({ uid: UID }).then(
      (user) => {
        setTimeout(() => {
          window.location.reload();
        }, 1000);
      },
      (error) => {
        console.log("Login failed with exception:", { error });
      }
    );
  }
}
4. Date Style​

To apply customized styles to the Date component in the Conversations Component, you can use the following code snippet. For more information, visit Date Styles.

import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { CometChatThemeService, CometChatUIKit, DateStyle } from '@cometchat/chat-uikit-angular';
import "@cometchat/uikit-elements";

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit{
  ngOnInit(): void {

  }

  title = 'angular-app';
  constructor(private themeService:CometChatThemeService) {
    themeService.theme.palette.setMode("light")
    themeService.theme.palette.setPrimary({ light: "#6851D6", dark: "#6851D6" })
  }

  dateStyle: DateStyle = new DateStyle({
    width:'100%',
    height:'100%',
    border:'1px solid pink',
    textColor:'green',
    background:'#ee7752'
  });

  onLogin(UID?: any) {
    CometChatUIKit.login({ uid: UID }).then(
      (user) => {
        setTimeout(() => {
          window.location.reload();
        }, 1000);
      },
      (error) => {
        console.log("Login failed with exception:", { error });
      }
    );
  }
}
5. Badge Style​

To apply customized styles to the Badge component in the Conversations Component, you can use the following code snippet. For more information, visit Badge Styles.

import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { CometChatThemeService, CometChatUIKit, BadgeStyle } from '@cometchat/chat-uikit-angular';
import "@cometchat/uikit-elements";

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit{
  ngOnInit(): void {

  }

  title = 'angular-app';
  constructor(private themeService:CometChatThemeService) {
    themeService.theme.palette.setMode("light")
    themeService.theme.palette.setPrimary({ light: "#6851D6", dark: "#6851D6" })
  }

  badgeStyle: BadgeStyle = new BadgeStyle({
    background:'#ee7752',
    textColor:'yellow',
    border:'2px solid #9e54ff',
    borderRadius:'20px'
  });

  onLogin(UID?: any) {
    CometChatUIKit.login({ uid: UID }).then(
      (user) => {
        setTimeout(() => {
          window.location.reload();
        }, 1000);
      },
      (error) => {
        console.log("Login failed with exception:", { error });
      }
    );
  }
}
7. Backdrop Style​

To apply customized styles to the Backdrop component in the Conversations Component, you can use the following code snippet, you can use the following code snippet. For more information, visit Backdrop Styles.

import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { CometChatThemeService, CometChatUIKit, BackdropStyle } from '@cometchat/chat-uikit-angular';
import "@cometchat/uikit-elements";

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit{
  ngOnInit(): void {

  }

  title = 'angular-app';
  constructor(private themeService:CometChatThemeService) {
    themeService.theme.palette.setMode("light")
    themeService.theme.palette.setPrimary({ light: "#6851D6", dark: "#6851D6" })
  }

  backdropStyle: BackdropStyle = new BackdropStyle({
    background:'#cba3ff',
    border:'1px solid #6f00ff',
    borderRadius:'12px',
  });

  onLogin(UID?: any) {
    CometChatUIKit.login({ uid: UID }).then(
      (user) => {
        setTimeout(() => {
          window.location.reload();
        }, 1000);
      },
      (error) => {
        console.log("Login failed with exception:", { error });
      }
    );
  }
}
8. Delete Conversation Dialog Style​

To apply customized styles to the delete dialog component in the Conversations Component, you can use the following code snippet. For more information, visit Delete dialog Styles.

import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { CometChatThemeService, CometChatUIKit, ConfirmDialogStyle } from '@cometchat/chat-uikit-angular';
import "@cometchat/uikit-elements";

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit{
  ngOnInit(): void {

  }

  title = 'angular-app';
  constructor(private themeService:CometChatThemeService) {
    themeService.theme.palette.setMode("light")
    themeService.theme.palette.setPrimary({ light: "#6851D6", dark: "#6851D6" })
  }

  deleteConversationDialogStyle: ConfirmDialogStyle = new ConfirmDialogStyle({
    width: "100%",
    height: "100%",
    background:"blue",
    borderRadius:"20px",
  });

  onLogin(UID?: any) {
    CometChatUIKit.login({ uid: UID }).then(
      (user) => {
        setTimeout(() => {
          window.location.reload();
        }, 1000);
      },
      (error) => {
        console.log("Login failed with exception:", { error });
      }
    );
  }
}
9. LisItem Style​

To apply customized styles to the List Item component in the Conversations Component, you can use the following code snippet. For more information, visit List Item.

import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { CometChatThemeService, CometChatUIKit, ListItemStyle } from '@cometchat/chat-uikit-angular';
import "@cometchat/uikit-elements";

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit{
  ngOnInit(): void {

  }

  title = 'angular-app';
  constructor(private themeService:CometChatThemeService) {
    themeService.theme.palette.setMode("light")
    themeService.theme.palette.setPrimary({ light: "#6851D6", dark: "#6851D6" })
  }

  listItemStyle : ListItemStyle = new ListItemStyle({
    width: "100%",
    height: "100%",
    border: "2px solid red",
  });

  onLogin(UID?: any) {
    CometChatUIKit.login({ uid: UID }).then(
      (user) => {
        setTimeout(() => {
          window.location.reload();
        }, 1000);
      },
      (error) => {
        console.log("Login failed with exception:", { error });
      }
    );
  }
}

Functionality​

These are a set of small functional customizations that allow you to fine-tune the overall experience of the component. With these, you can change text, set custom icons, and toggle the visibility of UI elements.

import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { CometChatThemeService, CometChatUIKit } from '@cometchat/chat-uikit-angular';
import "@cometchat/uikit-elements";

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit{
  ngOnInit(): void {

  }

  title = 'Your Custom Title';
  readIcon = 'Your Custom ReadIcon';

  constructor(private themeService:CometChatThemeService) {
    themeService.theme.palette.setMode("light")
    themeService.theme.palette.setPrimary({ light: "#6851D6", dark: "#6851D6" })
  }

  onLogin(UID?: any) {
    CometChatUIKit.login({ uid: UID }).then(
      (user) => {
        setTimeout(() => {
          window.location.reload();
        }, 1000);
      },
      (error) => {
        console.log("Login failed with exception:", { error });
      }
    );
  }
}

Below is a list of customizations along with corresponding code snippets

PropertyDescriptionCode
TitleUsed to set custom title in the app bar.title="Your Custom Title"
EmptyState TextUsed to set a custom text response when fetching the conversations has returned an empty listemptyStateText="Your Custom Empty State text"
Selection ModeUsed to set a custom text response when fetching the conversations has returned an empty listselectionMode : SelectionMode = SelectionMode.multiple;
PasswordGroup IconUsed to set icon shown in place of status indicator for password protected group passwordGroupIcon="https://icon.svg"
privateGroupIconUsed to set icon shown in place of status indicator for private group privateGroupIcon="https://icon.svg"
SentIconUsed to customize the receipt icon shown in the subtitle of the conversation item if hideReceipt is false and if the status of the last message in the conversation is sentsentIcon="your custom sent icon"
Delivered IconUsed to customize the receipt icon shown in the subtitle of the conversation item if hideReceipt is false and if the status of the last message in the conversation is delivereddeliveredIcon="your custom delivered icon"
Read IconUsed to customize the receipt icon shown in the subtitle of the conversation item if hideReceipt is false and if the status of the last message in the conversation is read readIcon="your custom read icon"
errorIconAsset URL for the error state indicating that an error has occurred when the message was in transit. errorIcon="your custom error icon"
Hide ErrorUsed to hide error on fetching conversationshideError=true
Hide SeparatorUsed to control visibility of Separators in the list viewhideSeparator=true
Disable UsersPresenceUsed to control visibility of status indicator shown if user is onlinedisableUsersPresence=true
Hide ReceiptUsed to control the visibility of read receipts without affecting the functionality of marking messages as read and deliveredhideReceipt=false
Disable TypingUsed to toggle visibility of typing indicatordisableTyping=true
Disable MentionsSets whether mentions in text should be disabled. Processes the text formatters If there are text formatters available and the disableMentions flag is set to true, it removes any formatters that are instances of CometChatMentionsFormatter.disableMentions=true
disableSoundForMessagesWhen set to true, the component will not produce sound for all incoming messages.indicatordisableSoundForMessages=true
customSoundForMessagesmp3 file asset of your choice.customSoundForMessages="your custom sound for messages"
activeConversation report Used to set the active conversationactiveConversation={activeConversation}

Advanced​

For advanced-level customization, you can set custom views to the component. This lets you tailor each aspect of the component to fit your exact needs and application aesthetics. You can create and define your views, layouts, and UI elements and then incorporate those into the component.

ListItemView​

With this function, you can assign a custom ListItem to the Conversations Component.

import { Component, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { CometChat } from '@cometchat/chat-sdk-javascript';

@Component({
  selector: 'list-item-view',
  templateUrl: './list-item-view.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./list-item-view.component.css']
})
export class ListItemViewComponent implements OnInit {
  @Input() conversation!: CometChat.Conversation;

  conversationWith!: CometChat.User | CometChat.Group;

  ngOnInit(): void {
    this.conversationWith = this.conversation.getConversationWith();
  }

  public isUser(): boolean {
    return this.conversationWith instanceof CometChat.User;
  }

  public isGroup(): boolean {
    return this.conversationWith instanceof CometChat.Group;
  }

  public getUser(): CometChat.User {
    return this.conversationWith as CometChat.User;
  }

  public getGroup(): CometChat.Group {
    return this.conversationWith as CometChat.Group;
  }
}

Example

Default

Image

Custom

Image

TextFormatters​

Assigns the list of text formatters. If the provided list is not null, it sets the list. Otherwise, it assigns the default text formatters retrieved from the data source. To configure the existing Mentions look and feel check out CometChatMentionsFormatter

import { CometChatTextFormatter } from "@cometchat/uikit-shared";

class HashTagTextFormatter extends CometChatTextFormatter {
  constructor() {
    super();
    // Set the tracking character to #
    this.setTrackingCharacter("#");

    // Define regex patterns to find specific text patterns
    this.setRegexPatterns([
      /\B#(\w+)\b/g, // Matches hashtags starting with #
    ]);

    // Define regex patterns to replace formatter text with original text
    this.setRegexToReplaceFormatting([
      /#(\w+)/g, // Replace hashtags without formatting
    ]);

    // Set callback functions for key up and key down events
    this.setKeyUpCallBack(this.onKeyUp.bind(this));
    this.setKeyDownCallBack(this.onKeyDown.bind(this));

    // Set the re-render callback function
    this.setReRender(() => {
      // Trigger re-rendering of the message composer component
      // This could involve updating the UI with the formatted text
      console.log("Re-rendering message composer to update text content.");
    });

    // Initialize composer tracking
    this.initializeComposerTracking();
  }

  initializeComposerTracking() {
    // Get the reference to the input field (composer)
    const composerInput = document.getElementById("yourComposerInputId");

    // Set the reference to the input field
    this.setInputElementReference(composerInput);
  }

  getCaretPosition(): number {
    if (!this.inputElementReference) return 0;

    const selection = window.getSelection();
    if (!selection || selection.rangeCount === 0) return 0;

    const range = selection.getRangeAt(0);
    const clonedRange = range.cloneRange();
    clonedRange.selectNodeContents(this.inputElementReference);
    clonedRange.setEnd(range.endContainer, range.endOffset);

    return clonedRange.toString().length;
  }

  setCaretPosition(position: number) {
    if (!this.inputElementReference) return;

    const range = document.createRange();
    const selection = window.getSelection();
    if (!selection) return;

    range.setStart(
      this.inputElementReference.childNodes[0] || this.inputElementReference,
      position
    );
    range.collapse(true);

    selection.removeAllRanges();
    selection.addRange(range);
  }

  override onKeyUp(event: KeyboardEvent) {
    if (event.key === this.trackCharacter) {
      this.startTracking = true;
    }
    // Custom logic to format hashtags as users type in the composer
    if (this.startTracking && (event.key === " " || event.key === "Enter")) {
      const caretPosition = this.getCaretPosition();
      this.formatText();
      this.setCaretPosition(caretPosition);
    }
    // Check if the last character typed was not a space or enter
    // and if the caret position is at the end, then we need to set start tracking to false
    if (
      this.startTracking &&
      event.key !== " " &&
      event.key !== "Enter" &&
      this.getCaretPosition() === this.inputElementReference?.innerText?.length
    ) {
      this.startTracking = false;
    }
  }

  formatText() {
    const inputValue =
      this.inputElementReference?.innerText ||
      this.inputElementReference?.textContent ||
      "";
    const formattedText = this.getFormattedText(inputValue);
    // Update the composer with formatted text
    if (this.inputElementReference) {
      this.inputElementReference.innerHTML = formattedText || "";
      // Trigger re-render of the composer
      this.reRender();
    }
  }

  override onKeyDown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
    // Custom onKeyDown logic can be added here
  }

  override getFormattedText(inputText: string) {
    if (!inputText) {
      // Edit at cursor position and return void
      return;
    }
    // Perform custom logic to format text (e.g., formatting hashtags)
    return this.customLogicToFormatText(inputText);
  }

  customLogicToFormatText(inputText: string) {
    // Replace hashtags with HTML span elements to change color to green
    return inputText.replace(
      /\B#(\w+)\b/g,
      '<span style="color: #5dff05;">#$1</span>'
    );
  }

  override getOriginalText(inputText: string) {
    // Sample implementation
    if (!inputText) {
      return "";
    }
    // Remove formatting and return original text
    for (let i = 0; i < this.regexToReplaceFormatting.length; i++) {
      let regexPattern = this.regexToReplaceFormatting[i];

      if (inputText) {
        inputText = inputText.replace(regexPattern, "#$1");
      }
    }

    return inputText;
  }
}

export default HashTagTextFormatter;

You can set the Custom Menu view to add more options to the Conversations component.

Example

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import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { CometChatThemeService, CometChatUIKit } from '@cometchat/chat-uikit-angular';
import "@cometchat/uikit-elements";

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit{

@ViewChild('menuTemplate') menuTemplate!: TemplateRef<any>;

  handleReload() {
    window.location.reload();
  }

  getButtonStyle() {
    return JSON.stringify({
      height: "20px",
      width: "20px",
      border: "none",
      borderRadius: "0",
      background: "transparent",
      buttonIconTint: "#7E57C2"
    });
  }

  constructor(private themeService:CometChatThemeService) {
    themeService.theme.palette.setMode("light")
    themeService.theme.palette.setPrimary({ light: "#6851D6", dark: "#6851D6" })
  }

  onLogin(UID?: any) {
    CometChatUIKit.login({ uid: UID }).then(
      (user) => {
        setTimeout(() => {
          window.location.reload();
        }, 1000);
      },
      (error) => {
        console.log("Login failed with exception:", { error });
      }
    );
  }
}

DatePattern​

You can modify the date pattern to your requirement using DatePattern. datePattern formats date and time values according to a predefined standard, enhancing consistency and clarity in their presentation.

DatePatterns describes a specific format or arrangement used to represent dates in a human-readable form.

NameDescription
timeDate format displayed in the format hh:mm a
DayDateDate format displayed in the following format.
  1. If timestamp < 24hrs display “Today”
  2. If timestamp < 48hrs display “Yesterday”
  3. If timestamp < 7days display “EEE” i.e , SUNDAY
  4. else display “d MMM, yyyy”
DayDateTimeDate format displayed in the following format.
  1. If timestamp < 24hrs display “hh:mm a”
  2. If timestamp < 48hrs display “Yesterday”
  3. If timestamp < 7days display “EEE” i.e SUNDAY
  4. else display “dd MM yyyy”

Example

Default

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Custom

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import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { CometChatThemeService, CometChatUIKit } from '@cometchat/chat-uikit-angular';
import { DatePatterns } from '@cometchat/uikit-resources';
import "@cometchat/uikit-elements";

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit{

  datePattern: DatePatterns = DatePatterns.DateTime;

  constructor(private themeService:CometChatThemeService) {
    themeService.theme.palette.setMode("light")
    themeService.theme.palette.setPrimary({ light: "#6851D6", dark: "#6851D6" })
  }

  onLogin(UID?: any) {
    CometChatUIKit.login({ uid: UID }).then(
      (user) => {
        setTimeout(() => {
          window.location.reload();
        }, 1000);
      },
      (error) => {
        console.log("Login failed with exception:", { error });
      }
    );
  }
}

Options​

User-defined actions which appears for each conversation on mouseover.

Structure of CometChatOption​
NameDescription
idUnique identifier for each option
titleHeading text for each option
titleFontSets all the different properties of font for the option text. Reference link
titleColorSets the foreground color of option text
iconURLSets the asset URL of the icon for each option
iconTintSets the tint or color applied to each option
backgroundColorSets the background color of each option
onClickMethod to be invoked when user clicks on each option

Example

Default

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Custom

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import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { CometChatThemeService, CometChatUIKit } from '@cometchat/chat-uikit-angular';
import { CometChatOption } from '@cometchat/uikit-resources';
import "@cometchat/uikit-elements";

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit{

  getOptions=(user: any)=>{
    const customOptions = [
      new CometChatOption({
        id: "1",
        title: "Title",
        iconURL: "ICON URL",
        backgroundColor: "red",
        onClick: () => {
          console.log("Custom option clicked for user:", user);
        },
      }),
    ];
    return customOptions;
  };

  constructor(private themeService:CometChatThemeService) {
    themeService.theme.palette.setMode("light")
    themeService.theme.palette.setPrimary({ light: "#6851D6", dark: "#6851D6" })
  }

  onLogin(UID?: any) {
    CometChatUIKit.login({ uid: UID }).then(
      (user) => {
        setTimeout(() => {
          window.location.reload();
        }, 1000);
      },
      (error) => {
        console.log("Login failed with exception:", { error });
      }
    );
  }
}

LoadingStateView​

You can set a custom loader view using loadingStateView to match the loading view of your app.

Example

Default

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Custom

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You can customize the loading state view by modifying the getLoadingStateView function as follows:

import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { CometChatThemeService, CometChatUIKit, LoaderStyle } from '@cometchat/chat-uikit-angular';
import "@cometchat/uikit-elements";

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit{

  getLoaderStyle: LoaderStyle = new LoaderStyle({
    iconTint: "red",
    background: "transparent",
    height: "20px",
    width: "20px",
    border: "none",
    borderRadius: "0",
  });

  constructor(private themeService:CometChatThemeService) {
    themeService.theme.palette.setMode("light")
    themeService.theme.palette.setPrimary({ light: "#6851D6", dark: "#6851D6" })
  }

  onLogin(UID?: any) {
    CometChatUIKit.login({ uid: UID }).then(
      (user) => {
        setTimeout(() => {
          window.location.reload();
        }, 1000);
      },
      (error) => {
        console.log("Login failed with exception:", { error });
      }
    );
  }
}

ErrorStateView​

You can set a custom ErrorStateView to match the error view of your app.

Example

Default

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Custom

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You can customize the empty state view by modifying the getErrorStateView function as follows:

import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { CometChatThemeService, CometChatUIKit, LoaderStyle } from '@cometchat/chat-uikit-angular';
import "@cometchat/uikit-elements";

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit{

  constructor(private themeService:CometChatThemeService) {
    themeService.theme.palette.setMode("light")
    themeService.theme.palette.setPrimary({ light: "#6851D6", dark: "#6851D6" })
  }

  onLogin(UID?: any) {
    CometChatUIKit.login({ uid: UID }).then(
      (user) => {
        setTimeout(() => {
          window.location.reload();
        }, 1000);
      },
      (error) => {
        console.log("Login failed with exception:", { error });
      }
    );
  }
}