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Phase 2 core loop: chat list and single-chat conversation now read/write real
Tinode topic data end to end, replacing the earlier hardcoded placeholders.
- lib/tinode/topics.ts: per-topic pub-sub layered on connection.ts's pattern
(Topic.onData/onInfo/etc are single-slot callbacks, claimed once and fanned
out). Implements the old app's subscribe lifecycle: `me` subscribed once
per session (metadata only), each contact gets a one-shot preview
subscription (withLaterData(1), never left), opening a conversation
leaves-then-resubscribes with a full history page (withData, not
withLaterData -- a preview prefetch already nudging _maxSeq would make
withLaterData return empty).
- lib/tinode/hooks.ts: useChatList()/useTopicMessages() via
useSyncExternalStore, snapshots cached and only invalidated on real
topic-change notifications (not recomputed every render).
- lib/tinode/send.ts: sendText/retryMessage via createMessage+publishDraft
(optimistic local echo), not the simpler publish() -- matches the old
app's approach. retryMessage flushes the failed local entry and rebuilds
before republishing, per the old app's context-menu retry handler.
- lib/messages/{time,avatar,attachments,status,preview,dispatch,drafty}:
formatting utilities. Avatar color hash ports the old app's Java-style
string hash but with modulus 11 (this design's palette) not the old app's
16. @mention renders flat accent blue per the new design, not the old
app's per-user hash color -- a deliberate simplification. File-type icons
(PDF/Word/Excel/PPT) are new-design-only; the old app buckets all
documents identically. Date/time formatting is written fresh against the
design spec (today+time combined, weekday tier) since the old app never
combines a relative-date word with a time in one string.
- ChatListColumn, MessageBubble, ConversationView: real components replacing
the placeholder chat list and "占位" conversation view.
- tinode-sdk.d.ts: expanded with the real Topic/MetaGetBuilder/Drafty
surface needed above, verified against the installed SDK source
(createMessage/publishDraft/messages/msgStatus/noteRead/flushMessage/
Drafty.format's exact treeBottomUp contract, MESSAGE_STATUS_* statics).
Verified end to end against the real backend: used the still-functional old
app (a second account, ixp355087) to create a real friendship and exchange
messages with the new app's test account, confirming the new chat list and
conversation view correctly render pre-existing real data, sending a new
message shows the right optimistic-then-delivered status transition, and
the old app receives it live in return.
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/.
Responsive design
Desktop screenshot
Mobile screenshots
