react-native-chatify
v0.0.13
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React native chat easy to use and integrate
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Prerequisites
This project requires NodeJS (version 8 or later) and NPM. Node and NPM are really easy to install. To make sure you have them available on your machine,
Getting Started
These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes. See deployment for notes on how to deploy the project on a live system.
Installation
To install and set up the library, run:
$ npm install react-native-chatify
Or if you prefer using Yarn:
$ yarn add react-native-chatify
Example
import Chatify from "react-native-chatify";
const MyComponent = () => {
const [text, setText] = useState("");
const [messages, setMessages] = useState([
{
_id: 1,
user: { id: "123", name: "Test User 1" },
text: "Test1",
direction: "InBound",
},
{
_id: 2,
user: { id: "123", name: "Test User 2" },
text: "Test2",
direction: "OutBound",
},
]);
const onChange = (data) => {
setText(data);
};
const sendChat = () => {
const message = {
text: text,
user: {
id: "456",
name: "Test User 2",
},
direction: "OutBound",
};
setMessages((prevState) => [...prevState, message]);
};
return (
<Chatify
data={messages}
text={text}
title="Test User"
onSend={sendChat}
onTextChange={onChange}
theme={chatThemeConfig}
/>
);
};
Props
| Prop | Type | Description | Default |
| --------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| data
| Array
| An array of message objects. Each message should include _id
, text
, createdAt
, and user
object along with direction
either "InBound" or "OutBound". | []
|
| text
| string
| Input field value | - |
| text
| Function
| A callback function for sending new messages. This function should update the messages
state. | -
|
| onTextChange
| Function
| A callback function that returns the text input value entered | -
|
| theme
| Object
| A theme object which takes the custom styling option for headers, input field, footer | {}
|
| onTextChange
| Function
| A callback function that returns the text input value entered | -
|
| _renderHeader
| Function
| A callback function that receives your custom header component, allowing you to replace the default header with your own design. | -
|
| _renderFooter
| Function
| A callback function that receives your custom footer component, allowing you to replace the default footer with your own design.. | -
|
theme
const chatThemeConfig = {
avoidingView: {}, // Customize properties for keyboard avoiding view
header: {
backgroundColor: "red", // Styles for header
headerImage: {}, // Styles for the header image
headerIcon: {}, // Styles for icons within the header
headerIconLayout: {}, // Layout styles for icon arrangement in the header
headerTitle: {}, // Styles for the header title text
},
row: {
marginTop: 20, // Set margin for rows within the chat layout
},
footer: {
inputField: {}, // Customize the input field styles in the footer
footerIconLayout: {}, // Layout for icons in the footer
footerIcon: {}, // Styles for individual icons in the footer
},
};
Authors
License
MIT License © Andrea SonnY