Version: v4

Conversations with Messages

Overview

The ConversationsWithMessages is a Composite Component encompassing components such as Conversations, Messages, and Contacts. Each of these component contributes to the functionality and structure of the overall ConversationsWithMessages component.

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Components	Description
Conversations	The `Conversations` component is designed to display a list of either `User` or `Group`. This essentially represents your recent conversation history.
Messages	The `Messages` component is designed to manage the messaging interaction for either individual `User` or `Group` conversations.
Contacts	The `CometChatContacts` component is specifically designed to facilitate the display and management of both `User` and `Groups`.

Usage

Integration

App.tsx

  import {CometChatConversationsWithMessages} from '@cometchat/chat-uikit-react-native';

  return (
    <CometChatConversationsWithMessages />
  );

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.

While the ConversationsWithMessages component does not have its actions, its components - Conversation, Messages, and Contacts - each have their own set of actions.

The Action of the components can be overridden through the use of the Configurations object of its components. Here is an example code snippet.

App.tsx

  import {
           CometChatConversationsWithMessages,
           ConversationsConfigurationInterface,
           ContactsConfigurationInterface
         }  from '@cometchat/chat-uikit-react-native';

  const conversationsConfiguration : ConversationsConfigurationInterface = {
       onError: (error: CometChat.CometChatException) => {
          //handle Error
       },
  }

  const contactsConfiguration: ContactsConfigurationInterface = {
    onClose: () => {
      //code
    }
  }

  return (
     <CometChatConversationsWithMessages
        conversationsConfiguration={conversationsConfiguration}
        startConversationConfiguration={contactsConfiguration}
    />
  );

The ConversationsWithMessages component overrides several actions from its components to reach its default behavior. The list of actions overridden by ConversationsWithMessages includes:

onItemPress : By overriding the onItemPress of the Conversation Component, ConversationsWithMessages achieves navigation from Conversation to Messages component.

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Filters

Filters allow you to customize the data displayed in a list within a Component. You can filter the list based on your specific criteria, allowing for a more customized. Filters can be applied using RequestBuilders of ChatSDK.

While the ConversationsWithMessages component does not have filters, its components do, For more detail on individual filters of its component refer to Conversations Filters and Messages Filters.

By utilizing the Configurations object of its components, you can apply filters.

In the following example, we're filtering Conversation to only show User

App.tsx

  import {
      CometChatConversationsWithMessages,
      ConversationsConfigurationInterface,
      ContactsConfigurationInterface
  }  from '@cometchat/chat-uikit-react-native';

  import {CometChat} from '@cometchat/chat-sdk-react-native';

  const conversationsConfiguration: ConversationsConfigurationInterface= {
      conversationsRequestBuilder: new CometChat.ConversationsRequestBuilder()
          .setConversationType("user")
          .setLimit(2),
  }

  return (
      <CometChatConversationsWithMessages
          conversationsConfiguration={conversationsConfiguration}
      />
  );

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.

The ConversationsWithMessages does not generate its events but its component does. For a full list of these events, you can refer to Conversations events and Messages events.

In the following example, we're incorporating observers for the ConversationDeleted event of Conversations and the MessageSent event of the Messages component.

Add Listener

import { CometChatUIEventHandler } from '@cometchat/chat-uikit-react-native';

  CometChatUIEventHandler.addConversationListener('SOME_UNIQUE_ID_1', {
    ccConversationDeleted: (conversation: CometChat.Conversation) => {
      //code
    },
  });

  CometChatUIEventHandler.addMessageListener('SOME_UNIQUE_ID_2', {
    ccMessageSent: (conversation: CometChat.Conversation) => {
      //code
    },
  });

return {/* your view*/}

Customization

To fit your app's design requirements, you have the ability to customize the appearance of the ConversationsWithMessages 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. ConversationsWithMessages component doesn't have its own style parameters. But you can customize its component styles. For more details on individual component styles, you can refer Conversation Styles, Messages Styles, and Contacts Styles

Styles can be applied to SubComponents using their respective configurations.

Example

App.tsx

  import {
    CometChatConversationsWithMessages,
    ConversationsConfigurationInterface,
    ConversationsStyle
  } from "@cometchat/chat-uikit-react-native";

  const conversationsConfiguration: ConversationsConfigurationInterface = {
     conversationsStyle: {
       width: '100%',
       height: '100%',
       backgroundColor: 'green',
       titleColor: 'red',
     },
     listItemStyle: {
      backgroundColor: 'green'
     }
  }

  return (
    <CometChatConversationsWithMessages
       conversationsConfiguration={conversationsConfiguration}
    />
  )

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.

User Prop

You can pass a User object as prop to the ConversationsWithMessages component. This will automatically direct you to the Messages component for the specified User.

App.tsx

  import {CometChat} from '@cometchat/chat-sdk-react-native';
  import {
    CometChatConversationsWithMessages,
  } from "@cometchat/chat-uikit-react-native";


  const [user, setUser] = useState<CometChat.User | undefined>(undefined);

  const getUser = async () => {
    const user = await CometChat.getUser("uid");
    setUser(user);
  };

  useEffect(() => {
    getUser();
  }, []);

  return (
    <CometChatConversationsWithMessages
      user={user}
    />
  );

Group Prop

You can pass a Group object as input to the ConversationsWithMessages component. This will automatically direct you to the Messages component for the specified Group.

ConversationsWithMessagesDemo.tsx

  import {CometChat} from '@cometchat/chat-sdk-react-native';
  import {
    CometChatConversationsWithMessages,
  } from "@cometchat/chat-uikit-react-native";

  const [group, setGroup] = useState<CometChat.Group | undefined>(undefined);

  const getGroup = async () =>{
    const group = await CometChat.getGroup("guid");
    setGroup(group);
  };

  useEffect(()=>{
    getGroup();
  },[]);

  return (
    <CometChatConversationsWithMessages
      user={user}
    />
  );

Components

Nearly all functionality customizations available for a Component are also available for the composite component. Using Configuration, you can modify the properties of its components to suit your needs.

You can find the list of all Functionality customization of individual components in Conversations , Messages, and Contacts

Example

App.tsx

  import {
    CometChatConversationsWithMessages,
    ConversationsConfigurationInterface,
    MessagesConfigurationInterface
  } from "@cometchat/chat-uikit-react-native";

  const conversationsConfiguration: ConversationsConfigurationInterface = {
    disableTyping: true,
    showBackButton: true
  }

  const messagesConfiguration: MessagesConfigurationInterface = {
    disableTyping:true,
    hideMessageHeader:true
  }
  return (
      <CometChatConversationsWithMessages
        conversationsConfiguration={conversationsConfiguration}
        messagesConfigurations={messagesConfiguration}
      />
  );

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 own views, layouts, and UI elements and then incorporate those into the component.

By utilizing the Configuration object of each component, you can apply advanced-level customizations to the ConversationsWithMessages.

Example

App.tsx

  import {
    CometChatConversationsWithMessages,
    ConversationsConfigurationInterface
  } from "@cometchat/chat-uikit-react-native";


  const errorViewStyle: StyleProp<ViewStyle> = {
    flex: 1,
    alignItems: 'center',
    justifyContent: 'center',
    padding: 10,
    borderColor: 'black',
    borderWidth: 1,
    backgroundColor: '#E8EAE9',
  };

  const getErrorStateView = () => {
    return (
      <View style= {errorViewStyle}>
        <Text>Something Went Wrong!</Text>
      </View>
    );
  };

  const conversationsConfiguration: ConversationsConfigurationInterface = {
    ErrorStateView: getErrorStateView
  }

  return (
      <CometChatConversationsWithMessages
        conversationsConfiguration={conversationsConfiguration}
      />
  );

To find all the details on individual Component advance customization you can refer, Conversations Advance,Messages Advance and Contacts.

ConversationsWithMessages uses advanced-level customization of both Conversation & Messages components to achieve its default behavior.

ConversationsWithMessages utilizes the [AppBar Options](/ui-kit/react-native/conversations#AppBar Options) of the Conversations subcomponent to navigate the user from Conversations to Contacts

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ConversationsWithMessages utilizes the AppBar Options of the Messages subcomponent to navigate from Messages to Details

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warning

When you override AppBarOptions, the default behavior of ConversationsWithMessages will also be overridden.

Configurations

Configurations offer the ability to customize the properties of each component within a Composite Component.

ConversationsWithMessages has Conversations, Messages, and Contacts component. Hence, each of these components will have its individual `Configuration``.

Configurations expose properties that are available in its individual components.

Conversations

You can customize the properties of the Conversations component by making use of the conversationsConfiguration. You can accomplish this by employing the conversationsConfiguration props as demonstrated below:

App.tsx

  import {
    CometChatConversationsWithMessages,
    ConversationsConfigurationInterface
  } from "@cometchat/chat-uikit-react-native";

  const conversationsConfiguration: ConversationsConfigurationInterface = {
    //override properties
  }

  return (
      <CometChatConversationsWithMessages
        conversationsConfiguration={conversationsConfiguration}
      />
  );

All exposed properties of ConversationsConfiguration can be found under Conversations.

Example

Let's say you want to change the style of the Conversations subcomponent and, in addition, you only want to display users in the conversation list.

You can modify the style using the conversationsStyle property and filter the list with the conversationsRequestBuilder property.

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TypeScript

  import {
    CometChatConversationsWithMessages,
    ConversationsConfigurationInterface,
    ConversationsStyle
  } from "@cometchat/chat-uikit-react-native";

  import {CometChat} from '@cometchat/chat-sdk-react-native';

  const conversationsConfiguration: ConversationsConfigurationInterface = {
     conversationsStyle: {
       width: '100%',
       height: '100%',
       backgroundColor: '#d5dde8',
       titleColor: '#6851D6',
     },
     listItemStyle: {
      backgroundColor: '#d5dde8'
     },
     conversationsRequestBuilder: new CometChat.ConversationsRequestBuilder()
     .setLimit(5)
  }

  return (
    <CometChatConversationsWithMessages
       conversationsConfiguration={conversationsConfiguration}
    />
  )

Messages

You can customize the properties of the Messages component by making use of the messagesConfiguration. You can accomplish this by employing the messagesConfiguration props as demonstrated below:

TypeScript

  import {
    CometChatConversationsWithMessages,
    MessagesConfigurationInterface
  } from "@cometchat/chat-uikit-react-native";

  const messagesConfiguration: MessagesConfigurationInterface = {
    //override properties
  }
  return (
      <CometChatConversationsWithMessages
        messagesConfigurations={messagesConfiguration}
      />
  );

All exposed properties of MessagesConfiguration can be found under Messages.

Example

Let's say you want to change the style of the Messages subcomponent and, in addition, you only want to hide message header.

You can modify the style using the messagesStyle property and hide the message header with the hideMessageHeader property.

TypeScript

  import {
    CometChatConversationsWithMessages,
    MessagesConfigurationInterface
  } from "@cometchat/chat-uikit-react-native";

  const messagesConfiguration: MessagesConfigurationInterface = {
    hideMessageHeader: true,
    messagesStyle : {
       backgroundColor: "grey",
    }
  }

  return (
      <CometChatConversationsWithMessages
        messagesConfigurations={messagesConfiguration}
      />
  );

Contacts

You can customize the properties of the Contacts component by making use of the ContactsConfiguration. You can accomplish this by employing the startConversationConfiguration props as demonstrated below:

App.tsx

  import {
           CometChatConversationsWithMessages,
           ContactsConfigurationInterface
         }  from '@cometchat/chat-uikit-react-native';

  const contactsConfiguration: ContactsConfigurationInterface = {
     //override properties
  }

  return (
     <CometChatConversationsWithMessages
        startConversationConfiguration={contactsConfiguration}
    />
  );

All exposed properties of ContactsConfiguration can be found under Contacts.

Example

Let's say you want to change the style of the Contacts subcomponent and, in addition, you only want to hide the submit button.

You can modify the style using the contactsStyle property and hide the submit button with the hideSubmitButton property.

App.tsx

  import {
           CometChatConversationsWithMessages,
           ContactsConfigurationInterface
         }  from '@cometchat/chat-uikit-react-native';

  const contactsConfiguration: ContactsConfigurationInterface = {
     hideSubmit: true,
     contactsStyle: {
      titleTextColor: "red"
     }
  }

  return (
     <CometChatConversationsWithMessages
        startConversationConfiguration={contactsConfiguration}
    />
  );

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Conversations​

Messages​

Contacts​

Overview

Usage

Integration

Actions

Filters

Events

Customization

Style

Functionality

User Prop

Group Prop

Components

Advanced

Configurations

Conversations

Messages

Contacts