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Fix: Realtime updates for chat messages
Implement realtime updates for chat messages, replies, and reactions. Display the number of online users and group chat participants.
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src/pages/Community.tsx

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@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ import {
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ChatMessage,
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ChatRoom,
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getAvailableRooms,
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getRoomMessages,
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getRoomMessages,
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fetchRoomMessages,
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sendMessage,
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addReaction,
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removeReaction,
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ const Community: React.FC = () => {
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const [replyingTo, setReplyingTo] = useState<ChatMessage | null>(null);
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const [newRoomName, setNewRoomName] = useState('');
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const messagesEndRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
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const messageListenerRef = useRef<() => void>(() => {});
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const { currentUser, userProfile } = useAuth();
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// Initialize default chat rooms and fetch available rooms
@@ -62,7 +64,6 @@ const Community: React.FC = () => {
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if (!currentUser) return;
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try {
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// await initializeDefaultChatRooms();
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const rooms = await getAvailableRooms(currentUser.uid, userProfile?.gender);
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setChatRooms(rooms);
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@@ -108,30 +109,70 @@ const Community: React.FC = () => {
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fetchUsers();
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}, []);
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// Fetch messages for selected room
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// Set up real-time message listener when room changes
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useEffect(() => {
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// Clean up previous listener if it exists
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if (messageListenerRef.current) {
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messageListenerRef.current();
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messageListenerRef.current = () => {};
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}
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if (!selectedRoom) return;
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setMessagesLoading(true);
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const fetchMessages = async () => {
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// Initial fetch of messages
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const fetchInitialMessages = async () => {
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try {
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await getRoomMessages(selectedRoom.id)
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.then((fetchedMessages) => {
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setMessages(fetchedMessages);
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setMessagesLoading(false);
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})
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.catch((error) => {
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console.error(`Error fetching messages for room ${selectedRoom.id}:`, error);
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setMessagesLoading(false);
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});
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const initialMessages = await fetchRoomMessages(selectedRoom.id);
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setMessages(initialMessages);
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setMessagesLoading(false);
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} catch (error) {
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console.error("Error in fetchMessages:", error);
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console.error(`Error fetching initial messages for room ${selectedRoom.id}:`, error);
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setMessagesLoading(false);
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}
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};
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fetchMessages();
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fetchInitialMessages();
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// Set up real-time listener for messages
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const unsubscribe = getRoomMessages(selectedRoom.id);
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// Store the unsubscribe function in a ref to clean up later
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messageListenerRef.current = unsubscribe;
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// Add a custom listener to the messages collection
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const messagesQuery = collection(db, 'rooms', selectedRoom.id, 'messages');
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const realTimeListener = onSnapshot(messagesQuery, (snapshot) => {
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const updatedMessages: ChatMessage[] = [];
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snapshot.forEach((doc) => {
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const messageData = doc.data() as Omit<ChatMessage, 'id'>;
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updatedMessages.push({
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id: doc.id,
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...messageData,
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timestamp: messageData.timestamp as Timestamp
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});
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});
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// Sort messages by timestamp
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updatedMessages.sort((a, b) => {
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const aTime = a.timestamp instanceof Timestamp ? a.timestamp.toMillis() : 0;
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const bTime = b.timestamp instanceof Timestamp ? b.timestamp.toMillis() : 0;
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return aTime - bTime;
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});
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setMessages(updatedMessages);
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setMessagesLoading(false);
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});
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// Updated cleanup function
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return () => {
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if (messageListenerRef.current) {
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messageListenerRef.current();
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}
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realTimeListener();
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};
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}, [selectedRoom]);
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// Scroll to bottom when messages change
@@ -241,6 +282,17 @@ const Community: React.FC = () => {
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}
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};
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// Get online count (this is a placeholder - in a real app you'd implement presence tracking)
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const getOnlineCount = (room: ChatRoom) => {
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// For demonstration, we'll assume 1-3 random participants are online
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const participantCount = room.participants.length;
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const onlineCount = participantCount > 0
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? Math.min(Math.ceil(Math.random() * participantCount), 3)
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: 0;
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return onlineCount;
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};
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// Render message reactions
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const renderReactions = (message: ChatMessage) => {
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if (!message.reactions || Object.keys(message.reactions).length === 0) {
@@ -348,28 +400,44 @@ const Community: React.FC = () => {
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</div>
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) : (
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<div className="space-y-2 max-h-[50vh] overflow-y-auto pr-2">
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{chatRooms.map((room) => (
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<div
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key={room.id}
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className={`flex items-center gap-2 p-2 rounded-md cursor-pointer transition-colors ${
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selectedRoom?.id === room.id
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? 'bg-primary text-primary-foreground'
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: 'hover:bg-muted'
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}`}
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onClick={() => setSelectedRoom(room)}
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>
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<div className="flex-1 truncate">
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<div className="font-medium">{room.name}</div>
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{room.lastMessage && (
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<div className="text-xs truncate opacity-80">
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{getUserDisplayName(room.lastMessage.senderId)}: {room.lastMessage.text}
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{chatRooms.map((room) => {
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// Calculate online count for display
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const onlineCount = getOnlineCount(room);
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return (
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<div
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key={room.id}
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className={`flex items-center gap-2 p-2 rounded-md cursor-pointer transition-colors ${
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selectedRoom?.id === room.id
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? 'bg-primary text-primary-foreground'
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: 'hover:bg-muted'
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}`}
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onClick={() => setSelectedRoom(room)}
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>
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<div className="flex-1 truncate">
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<div className="font-medium">{room.name}</div>
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{room.lastMessage && (
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<div className="text-xs truncate opacity-80">
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{getUserDisplayName(room.lastMessage.senderId)}: {room.lastMessage.text}
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</div>
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)}
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<div className="text-xs mt-1">
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<span className="font-medium">
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{room.participants.length} members
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</span>
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{onlineCount > 0 && (
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<span className="ml-2">
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<span className="inline-block h-2 w-2 rounded-full bg-green-500 mr-1"></span>
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{onlineCount} online
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</span>
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)}
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</div>
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)}
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</div>
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{room.type === 'men' && <Badge variant="outline">👨 Men</Badge>}
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{room.type === 'women' && <Badge variant="outline">👩 Women</Badge>}
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</div>
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{room.type === 'men' && <Badge variant="outline">👨 Men</Badge>}
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{room.type === 'women' && <Badge variant="outline">👩 Women</Badge>}
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</div>
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))}
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);
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})}
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</div>
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)}
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</CardContent>
@@ -380,10 +448,23 @@ const Community: React.FC = () => {
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<div className="md:col-span-3">
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<Card className="mb-6">
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<CardHeader className="pb-3">
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<CardTitle>{selectedRoom?.name || 'Select a chat room'}</CardTitle>
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<CardDescription>
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A safe space to share experiences and support each other
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</CardDescription>
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<div className="flex justify-between items-center">
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<div>
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<CardTitle>{selectedRoom?.name || 'Select a chat room'}</CardTitle>
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<CardDescription>
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A safe space to share experiences and support each other
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</CardDescription>
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</div>
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{selectedRoom && (
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<div className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
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<div className="flex items-center">
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<Users className="h-4 w-4 mr-1" />
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<span>{selectedRoom.participants.length} members</span>
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</div>
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</div>
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)}
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</div>
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</CardHeader>
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<CardContent className="space-y-4">
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<div className="flex items-baseline gap-2">
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<span className="text-sm font-medium">{getUserDisplayName(msg.senderId)}</span>
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<span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
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{formatTimeAgo(msg.timestamp.toDate())}
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{msg.timestamp && msg.timestamp.toDate ? formatTimeAgo(msg.timestamp.toDate()) : 'Just now'}
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</span>
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</div>
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src/utils/chatService.ts

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@@ -46,64 +46,6 @@ export interface ChatRoom {
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};
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}
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// // Create default chat rooms if they don't exist
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// export const initializeDefaultChatRooms = async () => {
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// try {
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// // Check if main chat room exists
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// const mainRoomRef = doc(db, 'rooms', 'main');
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// const mainRoomDoc = await getDoc(mainRoomRef);
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// if (!mainRoomDoc.exists()) {
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// // Create main chat room
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// await setDoc(mainRoomRef, {
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// name: "Main Chat",
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// participants: [],
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// createdAt: serverTimestamp(),
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// createdBy: 'system',
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// type: 'main'
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// });
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// console.log("Main chat room created");
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// }
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// // Check if men's chat room exists
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// const menRoomRef = doc(db, 'rooms', 'men');
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// const menRoomDoc = await getDoc(menRoomRef);
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// if (!menRoomDoc.exists()) {
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// // Create men's chat room
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// await setDoc(menRoomRef, {
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// name: "Men's Chat",
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// participants: [],
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// createdAt: serverTimestamp(),
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// createdBy: 'system',
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// type: 'men'
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// });
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// console.log("Men's chat room created");
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// }
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// // Check if women's chat room exists
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// const womenRoomRef = doc(db, 'rooms', 'women');
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// const womenRoomDoc = await getDoc(womenRoomRef);
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// if (!womenRoomDoc.exists()) {
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// // Create women's chat room
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// await setDoc(womenRoomRef, {
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// name: "Women's Chat",
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// participants: [],
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// createdAt: serverTimestamp(),
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// createdBy: 'system',
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// type: 'women'
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// });
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// console.log("Women's chat room created");
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// }
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// return true;
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// } catch (error) {
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// console.error("Error initializing default chat rooms:", error);
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// return false;
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// }
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// };
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// Get available chat rooms for a user based on their gender
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export const getAvailableRooms = (userId: string, gender?: string) => {
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return new Promise<ChatRoom[]>((resolve, reject) => {
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// Get messages for a specific room
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export const getRoomMessages = (roomId: string) => {
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return new Promise<ChatMessage[]>((resolve, reject) => {
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try {
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const messagesQuery = query(
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collection(db, 'rooms', roomId, 'messages'),
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orderBy('timestamp', 'asc')
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);
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const unsubscribe = onSnapshot(messagesQuery, (snapshot) => {
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const messages: ChatMessage[] = [];
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snapshot.forEach((doc) => {
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const messageData = doc.data() as Omit<ChatMessage, 'id'>;
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messages.push({
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id: doc.id,
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...messageData,
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timestamp: messageData.timestamp as Timestamp
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});
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});
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resolve(messages);
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}, (error) => {
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console.error(`Error getting messages for room ${roomId}:`, error);
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reject(error);
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console.log(`Starting real-time listener for messages in room ${roomId}`);
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try {
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const messagesQuery = query(
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collection(db, 'rooms', roomId, 'messages'),
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orderBy('timestamp', 'asc')
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);
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// Return the unsubscribe function directly so it can be used by the component
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return onSnapshot(messagesQuery, (snapshot) => {
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console.log(`Received snapshot update for room ${roomId} with ${snapshot.docs.length} messages`);
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}, (error) => {
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console.error(`Error in messages listener for room ${roomId}:`, error);
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});
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} catch (error) {
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console.error("Error setting up messages listener:", error);
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// Return a dummy unsubscribe function if setup fails
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return () => {};
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}
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};
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// Separate function to get messages once without real-time updates
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export const fetchRoomMessages = async (roomId: string): Promise<ChatMessage[]> => {
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try {
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const messagesQuery = query(
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collection(db, 'rooms', roomId, 'messages'),
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orderBy('timestamp', 'asc')
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);
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const snapshot = await getDocs(messagesQuery);
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const messages: ChatMessage[] = [];
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snapshot.forEach((doc) => {
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const messageData = doc.data() as Omit<ChatMessage, 'id'>;
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messages.push({
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id: doc.id,
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...messageData,
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timestamp: messageData.timestamp as Timestamp
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});
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// Return unsubscribe function so caller can stop listening when needed
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return unsubscribe;
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} catch (error) {
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console.error("Error in getRoomMessages:", error);
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reject(error);
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return () => {};
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}
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});
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});
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return messages;
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} catch (error) {
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console.error(`Error fetching messages for room ${roomId}:`, error);
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return [];
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}
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// Send a message to a room

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