- CRITICAL: draft text and voice-recording state were never isolated per conversation. ConversationView is one long-lived instance reused across every topic (`:topicId` route param change doesn't remount it), so a single `draft` string leaked one conversation's unsent text into whatever conversation was opened next -- and, far more seriously, starting a voice recording in conversation A and then switching to conversation B before hitting send would publish that recording into B: VoiceRecorder keeps its own MediaRecorder running across the switch, but the onSend callback passed to it is a fresh closure over whatever topic is CURRENT when it finally fires. Fixed by keying drafts per topicId and force- resetting `recording` (unmounting VoiceRecorder, which stops its stream) whenever topicId changes. - CRITICAL: the detail/settings panel was completely unreachable below 960px -- it only ever rendered inside `lg:block` (>=1280px, docked) or `md:block lg:hidden` (960-1279px, drawer) wrappers, so tapping the header "i" button below 960px flipped internal state and fired its data queries with zero visible effect. Added the README §1.4-mandated <960px full-page overlay tier, and a small new useMediaQuery hook so the header's "i" button highlight reflects whether the panel is ACTUALLY visible right now instead of being hardcoded to a breakpoint (it was previously always blue at 960-1279px regardless of the drawer's real open state, and always grey at >=1280px despite the panel being permanently docked open there). - CRITICAL (visually confirmed against 1a-desktop-chat.png): messages you send never showed an avatar at all (just an empty spacer) -- every reference screenshot shows your own "我" avatar beside your bubbles the same as the other party's. MessageRow now takes myUserId and renders it. While in there, also moved the failed-send error icon beside the bubble (README: "气泡左侧") instead of below it with the retry text. - CRITICAL: ChatListColumn's search box had no value/onChange at all -- typing into it did nothing. Now filters by contact name; added the search_off/"未找到相关会话" and forum/"暂无会话" empty states README §2.1 calls for, neither of which existed before. - MEDIUM (real Tailwind cascade bug): the selected chat-list row's highlight was being overridden by the unconditional `hover:bg-[...]` class on the same element -- Tailwind emits hover-variant rules after base rules regardless of source order, so hovering an already-selected row visually un-selected it until the mouse moved away. Scoped the hover class to the non-selected branch only. - NavRail: inactive icons used the wrong color token (icon-default #555c65 instead of the spec's #656b74, this app's text-secondary); the unread badge prop was never actually supplied by AppShell, so the badge's otherwise-pixel-correct rendering never appeared in the running app. Fixed both, and gave BottomTabBar's 消息 tab the same real badge (computed once in AppShell from useChatList(), passed to both). Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Tinode Web
Briefing
Single-page web chat application for Tinode. The app is built on React. The Tinode javascript SDK has no external dependencies. Overall, it's a lot like open source WhatsApp or Telegram web apps.
Although the app is generally usable, keep in mind that this is work in progress. Some bugs probably exist, some features are missing. The app was tested in the latest Chrome & Firefox only. NPM package is available.
Try possibly newer or older version live at https://sandbox.tinode.co/.
For demo access and other instructions see here.
Installing and running
This is NOT a standalone app, this is just a frontend, a client. It requires a backend. See installation instructions. See instructions for enabling push notifications.
Getting support
- Read client-side and server-side API documentation.
- For support, general questions, discussions post to https://groups.google.com/d/forum/tinode.
- For bugs and feature requests open an issue.
- Use https://tinode.co/contact for commercial inquiries.
Helping out
- If you appreciate our work, please help spread the word! Sharing on Reddit, HN, and other communities helps more than you think.
- Consider buying paid support: https://tinode.co/support.html
- If you are a software developer, send us your pull requests with bug fixes and new features.
- If you use the app and discover bugs or missing features, let us know by filing bug reports and feature requests. Vote for existing feature requests you find most valuable.
- If you speak a language other than English, translate the apps into your language. You may also review and improve existing translations.
- If you are a UI/UX expert, help us polish the app UI.
- Use it: install it for your colleagues or friends at work or at home.
Internationalization
The app is fully internationalized using React-Intl. The UI language is selected automatically from the language specified by the browser. A specific language can be forced by adding #?hl=XX parameter to the URL when starting the app, e.g. https://web.tinode.co/#?hl=fr.
The app is currently available in the following languages:
- English - default
- Arabic
- Chinese simplified
- Chinese traditional
- French
- German
- Italian
- Korean
- Romanian
- Russian
- Spanish
- Thai
- Ukrainian
- Vietnamese
More translations are welcome. See instructions.
Not done yet
- End-to-End encryption.
- Emoji support is weak.
- Mentions, hashtags.
- Previews not generated for links and docs.
- Location and contact sharing.
- Recording video messages.
Other
- Demo avatars and some other graphics are from https://www.pexels.com/ under CC0 license.
- Background patterns from http://subtlepatterns.com/, commercial and non-commercial use allowed with attribution.
- Fonts and icons from Google under license which permits commercial and non-commercial use.
- Push notifications built with https://firebase.google.com/.






