Threaded chat support for NodeBB

[phenomlab]

@DownPW said in Threaded chat support for NodeBB:

And other question : I see that there is no border for the arrows, can we add some like this ?

This is actually a lot more complex than it looks - mostly because you cannot draw an additional border around the pseudo element because one already exists. It’s still possible, with the below changes

[data-self="1"].threaded {
    /* box-shadow: 0 0.5rem 1rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) !important; */
}
[data-self="0"].threaded {
    /* box-shadow: 0 0.5rem 1rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) !important; */
}

[data-self="1"].threaded {
    border: 1px solid var(--bs-border-color);
}
[data-self="0"].threaded {
    border: 1px solid var(--bs-border-color);  
}
[data-self="0"].threaded::before {
    border-color: transparent var(--bs-border-color) transparent transparent !important;
}
[data-self="0"].threaded:after {
    content: " ";
    position: absolute;
    top: 20px;
    z-index: 2;
    border: 15px solid var(--bs-body-bg);
    border-color: transparent var(--bs-body-bg) transparent transparent !important;
    left: -14px;
    border-width: 15px 15px 15px 0;
}
[data-self="1"].threaded::before {
border-color: transparent transparent transparent var(--bs-border-color) !important;
}
[data-self="1"].threaded:after {
    content: " ";
    position: absolute;
    top: 20px;
    z-index: 2;
    border: 15px solid var(--bs-body-bg);
    border-color: transparent transparent transparent var(--bs-body-bg) !important;
    right: -29px;
    border-width: 15px 15px 15px 0;
    border: 15px solid var(--bs-body-bg);
}

Obviously, we are removing the box-shadow directive here and replacing it with a border. Then we need to add :after pseudo elements to “overlay” the :before to create the transparent background. This then yields the below effect

If you want to go cheap, you could skip this CSS altogether, and just use a background on the [data-self="0"].threaded and [data-self="1"].threaded elements - as long as it is the same color as the border, it’ll be fine.

For example

[data-self="1"].threaded {
    /* box-shadow: 0 0.5rem 1rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) !important; */
    background: var(--bs-body-navbar);
}
[data-self="0"].threaded {
    /* box-shadow: 0 0.5rem 1rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) !important; */
    background: var(--bs-body-navbar);
}
[data-self="0"].threaded::before {
    border-color: transparent var(--bs-body-navbar) transparent transparent !important;
}
[data-self="1"].threaded::before {
    border-color: transparent transparent transparent var(--bs-body-navbar) !important;
}

This would yield

As you can see, it’s a lot less effort to not include any borders. However, there are some great examples shown here - it really depends on how complex you want it to be

https://devsnap.me/css-speech-bubbles

[phenomlab]

@DownPW said in Threaded chat support for NodeBB:

Notice the bug for system event persist even having updated the chat banner code

I cannot replicate this on your dev environment.

[DownPW]

hmmm strange same things in incognito mode.
Have you tets to go here :

[phenomlab]

@DownPW Wait - I see it now - wrong room

Try this

[component="chat/system-message"] {
    clear: both;
}

[DownPW]

Definitively better, you can add it to git

In any case, enormous work and as usual : many thanks
I think my users will be happy to have this functionality !!!

[phenomlab]

@DownPW said in Threaded chat support for NodeBB:

I think my users will be happy to have this functionality !!!

Yes, I think this makes chat so much easier to navigate.

[DownPW]

@phenomlab said in Threaded chat support for NodeBB:

@DownPW said in Threaded chat support for NodeBB:

I think my users will be happy to have this functionality !!!

Yes, I think this makes chat so much easier to navigate.

Yes, it’s actually easier to read and more ergonomic and pretty to top it off ! (I don’t know if this expression exists in English )

[phenomlab]

@DownPW a perfect translation and expression. Same in English!

[DownPW]

@phenomlab

you think I can have with result with a background (bubble + arrow) different to border color (more light) ?

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EDIT :

Find the trick

@media (min-width:1200px) {
[data-self="1"].threaded {
    width: 50%;
    float: right;
    margin-right: 5% !important;
    transition: margin-left 0.3s ease, margin-right 0.3s ease;
    position: relative;
    padding-bottom: 20px !important;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    padding: 20px;
    border-radius: 0.375rem;
    border: 1px solid var(--bs-border-color);
    background-color: var(--bs-body-navbar);
}
[data-self="1"].threaded::before {
    content: " ";
    height: 0;
    position: absolute;
    top: 20px;
    width: 0;
    z-index: 1;
    right: -30px;
    border-width: 15px 15px 15px 0;
    border: 15px solid var(--bs-border-color);
    border-color: transparent transparent transparent var(--bs-border-color) !important;
    }
[data-self="1"].threaded:after {
    content: " ";
    position: absolute;
    top: 20px;
    z-index: 2;
    border: 15px solid var(--bs-body-bg);
    border-color: transparent transparent transparent var(--bs-body-navbar) !important;
    right: -29px;
    border-width: 15px 15px 15px 0;
    border: 15px solid var(--bs-body-navbar);
}
[data-self="0"].threaded {
    width: 50%;
    float: left;
    margin-left: 5% !important;
    transition: margin-left 0.3s ease, margin-right 0.3s ease;
    position: relative;
    padding-bottom: 20px !important;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    padding: 20px;
    border-radius: 0.375rem;
    border: 1px solid var(--bs-border-color);
    background-color: var(--bs-body-navbar);
}
[data-self="0"].threaded::before {
    content: " ";
    height: 0;
    position: absolute;
    top: 20px;
    width: 0;
    z-index: 1;
    left: -30px;
    border-width: 15px 15px 15px 0;
    border: 15px solid var(--bs-border-color);
    border-color: transparent var(--bs-border-color) transparent transparent !important;
}
[data-self="0"].threaded:after {
    content: " ";
    position: absolute;
    top: 20px;
    z-index: 2;
    border: 15px solid var(--bs-body-navbar);
    border-color: transparent var(--bs-body-navbar) transparent transparent !important;
    left: -14px;
    border-width: 15px 15px 15px 0;
}
    [component="chat/message"] {
        transition: margin-left 0.3s ease, margin-right 0.3s ease;  
    }
    [data-self="1"][component="chat/message"] .message-body-wrapper.threaded {
        float: right;
    }
    [data-self="1"][component="chat/message"] .message-header.threaded{
        float: right;
    }
    [component="chat/message/controls"] {
        top: 30px;
    }
    [component="chat/system-message"] {
        clear: both;
    }
}

[DownPW]

@phenomlab

It seems that when the 2 codes are together, the thread view for topics no longer works.

On the first screen below, my post should be shifted to the right and it is no longer.
On the other hand, my post in “highlight” mode is quite offbeat

maybe a problem just with my CSS, I’m looking for the directive that could bother me

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EDIT :

Seems to find the trick again, just add an !important to thread View post css code

li.pt-4.self-post:not(.self-post .topic-owner-post).threaded {
   margin-left: 0rem !important;
 }

[phenomlab]

@DownPW said in Threaded chat support for NodeBB:

just add an !important to thread View post css code

Yep. Just don’t overuse that directive.

[DownPW]

Ok chief

– Result :

[DownPW]

hello my friend @phenomlab continue t otest and debug, I see this bug.

When you edit your post and save it, you lose the display (or the post simply disappears) and you have to refresh the page to see it again and display it correctly

EDIT:

• in public can :edit post lose display/layout
• In private chat : edit post lose the post

public :

private:

[phenomlab]

@DownPW Did you use the necessary patch?

https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/a7517d886f83703dc158c0e2327542156b539eb6

[DownPW]

this :

$(window).on('action:chat.onMessagesAddedToDom', function(data) {
        	$(document).ready(function() { 
    	    console.log('hook triggered'); 
        threadedChat();
});
});

Seems you have add it on the function.js on github no ?

[phenomlab]

@DownPW Yes, but check the git link - you need to modify public/src/client/chats/messages.js as below

https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/a7517d886f83703dc158c0e2327542156b539eb6

[DownPW]

ha ok I misunderstood that. I thought it was just to add in the Javascript code.

So we have to create the hook manually until 3.5.0

Do you think this will solve the problem?

Test ASAP

[phenomlab]

@DownPW said in Threaded chat support for NodeBB:

Do you think this will solve the problem?

Yep - I have the patch and cannot replicate the issue on here

[DownPW]

yep confirmed. All ok with the hook

[DownPW]

Better like this : add shadow and border-left on self answer