Cleanup, fixes and adjustments

examples/vite/src/App.tsx

@@ -96,22 +96,4 @@ const Threads = () => {
   );
 };
 
-/* {activeThread && (
-            <ThreadProvider thread={activeThread}>
-              <ThreadHeader />
-              <MessageList />
-              <MessageInput />
-            </ThreadProvider>
-          )} */
-
-// const Wrapper = () => {
-//   const { activeThread } = useThreadContext();
-
-//   console.log({ activeThread });
-
-//   if (!activeThread) return;
-
-//   return <VirtualizedMessageList />;
-// };
-
 export default App;

examples/vite/src/index.scss

@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ body,
   display: flex;
   height: 100%;
 
-  .str-chat__thread-list {
-    width: 50%;
-    height: 100%;
-  }
+  // .str-chat__thread-list {
+  //   width: 50%;
+  //   height: 100%;
+  // }
 
   .str-chat__thread-list-item {
     all: unset;
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ body,
   .str-chat__thread {
     width: 100%;
     height: 100%;
-    position: fixed;
+    position: absolute;
     z-index: 1;
   }
 
@@ -122,6 +122,18 @@ body,
     }
   }
 
+  .str-chat.threads {
+    display: flex;
+    height: 100%;
+    width: 100%;
+
+    .vml {
+      display: flex;
+      flex-direction: column;
+      width: 70%;
+    }
+  }
+
   @media screen and (min-width: 768px) {
     //.str-chat__channel-list.thread-open {
     //  &.menu-open {
@@ -146,11 +158,6 @@ body,
       position: initial;
       z-index: 0;
     }
-
-    .str-chat__thread {
-      position: initial;
-      z-index: 0;
-    }
   }
 
   @media screen and (min-width: 1024px) {
@@ -162,8 +169,8 @@ body,
 
     .str-chat__thread {
       width: 45%;
-      //position: initial;
-      //z-index: 0;
+      position: initial;
+      z-index: 0;
     }
 
     .str-chat__channel-header .str-chat__header-hamburger {

src/components/Channel/Channel.tsx

@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ import type { URLEnrichmentConfig } from '../MessageInput/hooks/useLinkPreviews'
 import { defaultReactionOptions, ReactionOptions } from '../Reactions';
 import { EventComponent } from '../EventComponent';
 import { DateSeparator } from '../DateSeparator';
+import { useThreadContext } from '../Threads';
 
 type ChannelPropsForwardedToComponentContext<
   StreamChatGenerics extends DefaultStreamChatGenerics = DefaultStreamChatGenerics
@@ -399,6 +400,8 @@ const ChannelInner = <
     windowsEmojiClass,
   } = useChannelContainerClasses({ customClasses });
 
+  const thread = useThreadContext();
+
   const [channelConfig, setChannelConfig] = useState(channel.getConfig());
   const [notifications, setNotifications] = useState<ChannelNotifications>([]);
   const [quotedMessage, setQuotedMessage] = useState<StreamMessage<StreamChatGenerics>>();
@@ -1055,20 +1058,22 @@ const ChannelInner = <
     channel.state.filterErrorMessages();
 
     const messagePreview = {
-      __html: text,
       attachments,
       created_at: new Date(),
       html: text,
       id: customMessageData?.id ?? `${client.userID}-${nanoid()}`,
       mentioned_users,
+      parent_id: parent?.id,
       reactions: [],
       status: 'sending',
       text,
       type: 'regular',
       user: client.user,
-      ...(parent?.id ? { parent_id: parent.id } : null),
     };
 
+    // @ts-expect-error
+    if (thread.channel) thread.upsertReply({ message: messagePreview });
+
     updateMessage(messagePreview);
 
     await doSendMessage(messagePreview, customMessageData, options);

src/components/Message/hooks/useReactionHandler.ts

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import type { Reaction, ReactionResponse } from 'stream-chat';
 
 import type { DefaultStreamChatGenerics } from '../../../types/types';
 
+import { useThreadContext } from '../../Threads';
+
 export const reactionHandlerWarning = `Reaction handler was called, but it is missing one of its required arguments.
 Make sure the ChannelAction and ChannelState contexts are properly set and the hook is initialized with a valid message.`;
 
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ export const useReactionHandler = <
 >(
   message?: StreamMessage<StreamChatGenerics>,
 ) => {
+  const thread = useThreadContext();
   const { updateMessage } = useChannelActionContext<StreamChatGenerics>('useReactionHandler');
   const { channel, channelCapabilities } = useChannelStateContext<StreamChatGenerics>(
     'useReactionHandler',
@@ -93,15 +96,18 @@ export const useReactionHandler = <
 
     try {
       updateMessage(tempMessage);
+      if (thread.channel) thread.upsertReply({ message: tempMessage });
 
       const messageResponse = add
         ? await channel.sendReaction(id, { type } as Reaction<StreamChatGenerics>)
         : await channel.deleteReaction(id, type);
 
+      // seems useless as we're expecting WS event to come in and replace this anyway
       updateMessage(messageResponse.message);
     } catch (error) {
       // revert to the original message if the API call fails
       updateMessage(message);
+      if (thread.channel) thread.upsertReply({ message });
     }
   }, 1000);
 

src/components/Thread/Thread.tsx

@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ const ThreadInner = <
     thread,
     threadHasMore,
     threadLoadingMore,
-    threadMessages,
+    threadMessages = [],
     threadSuppressAutoscroll,
   } = useChannelStateContext<StreamChatGenerics>('Thread');
   const { closeThread, loadMoreThread } = useChannelActionContext<StreamChatGenerics>('Thread');
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ const ThreadInner = <
         loadMore={parentMessage ? threadInstance.loadPreviousPage : loadMoreThread}
         Message={MessageUIComponent}
         messageActions={messageActions}
-        messages={threadInstance.channel ? latestReplies : threadMessages ?? []}
+        messages={parentMessage ? latestReplies : threadMessages}
         suppressAutoscroll={threadSuppressAutoscroll}
         threadList
         {...(virtualized ? additionalVirtualizedMessageListProps : additionalMessageListProps)}

src/components/Threads/ThreadContext.tsx

@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
-import React, { createContext, useContext } from 'react';
+import React, { createContext, useContext, useMemo } from 'react';
 
 import { Channel } from '../../components';
 
 import type { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
 import { Thread } from 'stream-chat';
 import { useChatContext } from '../../context';
 
+/**
+ * TODO:
+ * - make it easier for current state of the SDK to use thread methods (meaning thread should be fully initialized and checks like `thread.channel && ...` shouldn't exist (these checks are due to a "placeholder" which is used anytime components are utilised under normal circumstances - not under ThreadContext)
+ */
+
 export type ThreadContextValue = Thread | undefined;
 
 export const ThreadContext = createContext<ThreadContextValue>(undefined);
@@ -14,7 +19,12 @@ export const useThreadContext = () => {
   const { client } = useChatContext();
   const thread = useContext(ThreadContext);
 
-  if (!thread) return new Thread({ client, registerEventHandlers: false, threadData: {} });
+  const placeholder = useMemo(
+    () => new Thread({ client, registerEventHandlers: false, threadData: {} }),
+    [client],
+  );
+
+  if (!thread) return placeholder;
 
   return thread;
 };
@@ -25,17 +35,6 @@ export const ThreadProvider = ({ children, thread }: PropsWithChildren<{ thread?
   </ThreadContext.Provider>
 );
 
-// export const ThreadFacilitator = ({
-//   children,
-//   thread,
-// }: PropsWithChildren<{
-//   thread: Thread;
-// }>) => {
-//   <ThreadProvider thread={thread}>
-//     <Channel channel={thread.channel}>{children}</Channel>;
-//   </ThreadProvider>;
-// };
-
 /**
  *
  * client {

src/components/Threads/ThreadList/ThreadList.tsx

@@ -1,29 +1,38 @@
 import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
 import { ComputeItemKey, Virtuoso } from 'react-virtuoso';
-import { StreamChat } from 'stream-chat';
 
 import type { ComponentType, PointerEvent } from 'react';
-import type { InferStoreValueType, Thread } from 'stream-chat';
+import type { InferStoreValueType, Thread, ThreadManager } from 'stream-chat';
 
 import { ThreadListItem } from './ThreadListItem';
 import { useChatContext } from '../../../context';
 import { useSimpleStateStore } from '../hooks/useSimpleStateStore';
 
 import type { ThreadListItemProps } from './ThreadListItem';
 
-const selector = (v: InferStoreValueType<StreamChat['threads']>) => [v.threads] as const;
+/**
+ * TODO:
+ * - add virtuosoProps override \w support for supplying custom threads array (typed virtuoso props, Thread[] only)
+ * - register event handlers of each of the threads (ThreadManager - threads.<de/register>EventHandlers(), maybe simplify API)
+ * - add Header with re-query button + logic to ThreadManager
+ * - add Footer with "Loading"
+ * - move str-chat someplace else, think of a different name (str-chat__thread-list already used)
+ * - move itemContent to a component instead
+ *
+ * NICE TO HAVE:
+ * - probably good idea to move component context up to a Chat component
+ */
+
+const selector = (nextValue: InferStoreValueType<ThreadManager>) => [nextValue.threads] as const;
 
 const computeItemKey: ComputeItemKey<Thread, unknown> = (_, item) => item.id;
 
 type ThreadListProps = {
   onItemPointerDown?: (event: PointerEvent<HTMLButtonElement>, thread: Thread) => void;
   ThreadListItem?: ComponentType<ThreadListItemProps>;
-  // TODO: should support supplying custom threads array
   // threads?: Thread[]
 };
 
-// TODO: probably good idea to move component context up to a Chat component
-
 export const ThreadList = ({
   ThreadListItem: PropsThreadListItem = ThreadListItem,
   onItemPointerDown,
@@ -37,11 +46,7 @@ export const ThreadList = ({
 
   return (
     <Virtuoso
-      atBottomStateChange={(atBottom) =>
-        // TODO: figure out - handle next page load blocking client-side or here?
-        atBottom && client.threads.loadNextPage()
-      }
-      // TODO: str-chat class name does not belong here, str-chat__thread-list is already used (FUCK ME SIDEWAYS)
+      atBottomStateChange={(atBottom) => atBottom && client.threads.loadNextPage()}
       className='str-chat str-chat__thread-list'
       computeItemKey={computeItemKey}
       data={threads}