🍟 Chip

Webchat server that talks to Courier.

To start chat session as new user:

sock = new WebSocket("ws://localhost:8070/wc/connect/7d62d551-3030-4100-a260-2d7c4e9693e7/");

sock.onclose = function (event) {
    console.log("bye!");
};
sock.onmessage = function (event) {
    console.log(event.data);
};

Client Commands

start_chat

Can be used to start a new chat session as a new contact:

{
    "type": "start_chat"
}

Or resume a chat session as an existing contact:

{
    "type": "start_chat",
    "chat_id": "65vbbDAQCdPdEWlEhDGy4utO"
}

Server will respond with a chat_started or chat_resumed event depending on whether the provided chat ID matches an existing contact.

send_msg

Creates a new incoming message from the client:

{
    "type": "send_msg",
    "text": "I need help!"
}

ack_chat

Acknowledges receipt an outgoing chat message to the client:

{
    "type": "ack_chat",
    "msg_id": 46363452
}

get_history

Requests message history for the current contact:

{
    "type": "get_history",
    "before": "2024-05-01T17:15:30.123456Z"
}

Server will repond with a history event.

set_email

Updates the email address for the current contact:

{
    "type": "set_email",
    "email": "bob@nyaruka.com"
}

Client Events

chat_started

A chat session for a new contact has been successfully started:

{
    "type": "chat_started",
    "chat_id": "65vbbDAQCdPdEWlEhDGy4utO"
}

chat_resumed

A chat session for an existing contact has been successfully resumed:

{
    "type": "chat_resumed",
    "chat_id": "65vbbDAQCdPdEWlEhDGy4utO",
    "email": "bob@nyaruka.com"
}

chat_out

A new outgoing chat event has been created and should be displayed. Thus far msg_out is the only type sent.

{
    "type": "chat_out",
    "msg_out": {
        "id": 34634,
        "text": "Thanks for contacting us!",
        "origin": "flow",
        "time": "2024-05-01T17:15:30.123456Z"
    }
}

{
    "type": "chat_out",
    "msg_out": {
        "id": 34634,
        "text": "Thanks for contacting us!",
        "origin": "chat",
        "user": {"id": 234, "name": "Bob McTickets", "email": "bob@nyaruka.com", "avatar": "https://example.com/bob.jpg"},
        "time": "2024-05-01T17:15:30.123456Z"
    }
}

history

The client previously requested history with a get_history command:

{
    "type": "history",
    "history": [
        { 
            "msg_in": {
                "id": 34632,
                "text": "I need help!",
                "time": "2024-04-01T13:15:30.123456Z"
            }
        },
        {
            "msg_out": {
                "id": 34634,
                "text": "Thanks for contacting us!",
                "origin": "chat",
                "user": {"id": 234, "name": "Bob McTickets", "email": "bob@nyaruka.com", "avatar": "https://example.com/bob.jpg"},
                "time": "2024-04-01T13:15:30.123456Z"
            }
        }
    ]
}