This library aims to provide a chat UI view for Android.
- You need to write just few code to create chat view.
- Auto date setting
- Easy to use for bot app
dependencies {
compile 'com.github.bassaer:chatmessageview:1.10.0'
}
Only MessageView
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<com.github.bassaer.chatmessageview.view.MessageView
android:id="@+id/message_view"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"/>
</LinearLayout>
ChatView has MessageView and text box.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<com.github.bassaer.chatmessageview.view.ChatView
android:id="@+id/chat_view"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"/>
</LinearLayout>
Sample code
public class MessengerActivity extends Activity {
private ChatView mChatView;
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_messenger);
//User id
int myId = 0;
//User icon
Bitmap myIcon = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(), R.drawable.face_2);
//User name
String myName = "Michael";
int yourId = 1;
Bitmap yourIcon = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(), R.drawable.face_1);
String yourName = "Emily";
final User me = new User(myId, myName, myIcon);
final User you = new User(yourId, yourName, yourIcon);
mChatView = (ChatView)findViewById(R.id.chat_view);
//Set UI parameters if you need
mChatView.setRightBubbleColor(ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.green500));
mChatView.setLeftBubbleColor(Color.WHITE);
mChatView.setBackgroundColor(ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.blueGray500));
mChatView.setSendButtonColor(ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.cyan500));
mChatView.setSendIcon(R.drawable.ic_action_send);
mChatView.setRightMessageTextColor(Color.WHITE);
mChatView.setLeftMessageTextColor(Color.BLACK);
mChatView.setUsernameTextColor(Color.WHITE);
mChatView.setSendTimeTextColor(Color.WHITE);
mChatView.setDateSeparatorColor(Color.WHITE);
mChatView.setInputTextHint("new message...");
mChatView.setMessageMarginTop(5);
mChatView.setMessageMarginBottom(5);
//Click Send Button
mChatView.setOnClickSendButtonListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View view) {
//new message
Message message = new Message.Builder()
.setUser(me)
.setRightMessage(true)
.setMessageText(mChatView.getInputText())
.hideIcon(true)
.build();
//Set to chat view
mChatView.send(message);
//Reset edit text
mChatView.setInputText("");
//Receive message
final Message receivedMessage = new Message.Builder()
.setUser(you)
.setRightMessage(false)
.setMessageText(ChatBot.talk(me.getName(), message.getMessageText()))
.build();
// This is a demo bot
// Return within 3 seconds
int sendDelay = (new Random().nextInt(4) + 1) * 1000;
new Handler().postDelayed(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
mChatView.receive(receivedMessage);
}
}, sendDelay);
}
});
}
}
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2016 Tsubasa Nakayama
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