Improve chat view

ui/src/App.tsx

@@ -28,12 +28,7 @@ export const App = () => {
     <ThemeProvider>
       <SessionProvider>
         <Router>
-          <div
-            className={twMerge(
-              "min-h-screen bg-gradient-to-br from-emerald-100 via-green-100 to-white",
-              "dark:bg-gradient-to-br dark:from-[#0a1f0a] dark:via-[#051505] dark:to-black"
-            )}
-          >
+          <div className={twMerge("min-h-screen bg-white", "dark:bg-white")}>
             <Routes>
               <Route path="/" element={<ProtectedRoute fallback="/login" />}>
                 <Route

ui/src/components/Layout.tsx

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export function Layout({ children }: LayoutProps) {
         <SideNavigation isMobileMenuOpen={isMobileMenuOpen} />
       </div>
 
-      <main className="flex-1 overflow-auto p-4 md:p-6">{children}</main>
+      <main className="flex-1 overflow-auto">{children}</main>
     </div>
   );
 }

ui/src/components/NavigationBar.tsx

@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ export function MainNavigation({ isCollapsed }: { isCollapsed: boolean }) {
     },
     {
       path: "/chat",
-      label: "Messages",
+      label: "Discussions",
       icon: <MessageCircleIcon className="w-5 h-5" />,
     },
   ];

ui/src/main.css

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* .str-chat {
+  --str-chat__primary-color: #000;
+  --str-chat__active-primary-color: #000;
+  --str-chat__surface-color: #000;
+  --str-chat__secondary-surface-color: #000;
+  --str-chat__primary-surface-color: #000;
+  --str-chat__primary-surface-color-low-emphasis: #000;
+  --str-chat__border-radius-circle: 6px;
+} */

ui/src/main.tsx

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { queryClient } from "./lib/api";
 import { GlobalToastRegion } from "./ui-library/toast/toast-region";
 
 import "stream-chat-react/dist/css/v2/index.css";
+import "./main.css";
 
 createRoot(document.getElementById("root")!).render(
   <StrictMode>

ui/src/pages/chat.tsx

@@ -1,134 +1,170 @@
 import { useState } from "react";
 import {
-  Channel,
   ChannelList,
   MessageList,
   MessageInput,
   Window,
-  Thread,
-  ChannelPreviewUIComponentProps,
   useChatContext,
+  SendButton,
+  Channel,
+  ChatView,
+  Thread,
+  ThreadList,
+  ChannelPreviewUIComponentProps,
 } from "stream-chat-react";
 
-export function ChatPage() {
-  const { client, channel: activeChannel, setActiveChannel } = useChatContext();
-  const [creating, setCreating] = useState(false);
-  const [showSidebar, setShowSidebar] = useState(true);
+interface ChannelData {
+  name?: string;
+  image?: string;
+  members?: string[];
+}
 
-  // Custom Preview component for ChannelList
-  const CustomChannelPreview = (props: ChannelPreviewUIComponentProps) => {
-    const {
-      channel,
-      activeChannel: currentActiveChannel,
-      setActiveChannel: setActive,
-    } = props;
-    const isSelected = channel?.id === currentActiveChannel?.id;
-    const channelName =
-      channel.data && "name" in channel.data ? channel.data.name : channel.id;
-    const lastMessage = channel.state?.messages?.length
-      ? channel.state.messages[channel.state.messages.length - 1]?.text
-      : undefined;
-    return (
-      <button
-        className={`w-full text-left px-4 py-2 rounded transition-colors duration-100 hover:bg-blue-50 ${
-          isSelected ? "bg-blue-100 font-bold" : ""
-        }`}
-        disabled={isSelected}
-        onClick={() => {
-          setActive?.(channel);
-          setShowSidebar(false); // Hide sidebar on mobile when channel is selected
-        }}
-      >
-        <div className="truncate">{String(channelName)}</div>
-        <div className="text-xs text-gray-500 truncate">
-          {lastMessage || "No messages yet"}
-        </div>
-      </button>
-    );
-  };
+export function ChatPage() {
+  const { client } = useChatContext();
+  const [isCreating, setIsCreating] = useState(false);
 
   const handleCreateChannel = async () => {
     const name = window.prompt("Enter channel name:");
     if (!name) return;
-    setCreating(true);
+    setIsCreating(true);
     try {
-      const newChannel = client.channel("messaging", name);
+      const channelData: ChannelData = {
+        name,
+        members: [client.userID || ""],
+      };
+      const newChannel = client.channel("messaging", name, channelData);
       await newChannel.create();
-      setActiveChannel(newChannel);
-      setShowSidebar(false); // Hide sidebar on mobile after creating channel
     } catch {
       alert("Failed to create channel");
     } finally {
-      setCreating(false);
+      setIsCreating(false);
     }
   };
 
-  // Responsive: show sidebar only if no channel is selected or on large screens
-  return (
-    <div className="flex h-screen w-screen bg-zinc-50 dark:bg-zinc-900">
-      {/* Sidebar: hidden on mobile if a channel is selected */}
-      <aside
-        className={`w-72 h-full border-r border-zinc-200 dark:border-zinc-800 bg-white dark:bg-zinc-950 flex flex-col transition-transform duration-200 z-10
-        ${activeChannel && !showSidebar ? "hidden" : "block"} md:block`}
-      >
-        <div className="px-4 py-5 border-b border-zinc-200 dark:border-zinc-800 flex items-center justify-between">
-          <span className="text-lg font-semibold tracking-tight text-blue-700 dark:text-blue-300">
-            Channels
-          </span>
-          <button
-            className="ml-2 px-3 py-1.5 bg-blue-600 text-white rounded hover:bg-blue-700 transition disabled:opacity-50 text-sm"
-            onClick={handleCreateChannel}
-            disabled={creating}
-          >
-            {creating ? "..." : "+"}
-          </button>
+  const CustomChannelPreview = ({
+    channel,
+  }: ChannelPreviewUIComponentProps) => {
+    const channelData = channel.data as ChannelData;
+    return (
+      <div className="px-4 py-3 hover:bg-gray-50 cursor-pointer">
+        <div className="font-medium text-gray-900">
+          {channelData?.name || channel.id || "Unnamed Channel"}
         </div>
-        <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto">
-          <ChannelList
-            Preview={(props) => (
-              <CustomChannelPreview
-                {...props}
-                activeChannel={activeChannel}
-                setActiveChannel={setActiveChannel}
-              />
-            )}
-          />
+        <div className="text-sm text-gray-500 truncate">
+          {channel.state.messages?.[channel.state.messages.length - 1]?.text ||
+            "No messages yet"}
         </div>
-      </aside>
+      </div>
+    );
+  };
 
-      {/* Main Chat Area: takes full width if a channel is selected */}
-      {activeChannel ? (
-        <div className="h-full">
-          <Channel channel={activeChannel} key={activeChannel.id}>
-            <Window>
-              {/* Header with back button on mobile */}
-              <div className="border-b border-zinc-200 dark:border-zinc-800 bg-white dark:bg-zinc-950 flex items-center">
-                <button
-                  className="md:hidden px-4 py-2 text-blue-600 hover:text-blue-800 focus:outline-none"
-                  onClick={() => setShowSidebar(true)}
-                >
-                  ← Back
-                </button>
-                <div className="px-6 py-4 text-lg font-semibold text-zinc-800 dark:text-zinc-100 truncate">
-                  {activeChannel.data &&
-                  typeof activeChannel.data === "object" &&
-                  "name" in activeChannel.data
-                    ? (activeChannel.data as { name?: string }).name ||
-                      activeChannel.id
-                    : activeChannel.id}
+  const actions = [
+    "delete",
+    "edit",
+    "flag",
+    "markUnread",
+    "mute",
+    "react",
+    "reply",
+  ];
+
+  return (
+    <div className="h-screen w-screen bg-[#efeae2]">
+      <ChatView>
+        <ChatView.Selector />
+        <div className="flex h-full overflow-hidden">
+          <ChatView.Channels>
+            <div className="flex h-full">
+              <div className="flex h-full flex-col w-[360px] shrink-0 border-r border-gray-200 bg-amber-50 overflow-hidden">
+                <div className="h-16 px-4 bg-[#008069] flex items-center justify-between">
+                  <span className="text-lg font-semibold tracking-tight text-white">
+                    Discussions
+                  </span>
+                  <button
+                    className="ml-2 p-2 text-white rounded-full hover:bg-[#0c977d] transition disabled:opacity-50 text-sm"
+                    onClick={handleCreateChannel}
+                    disabled={isCreating}
+                  >
+                    {isCreating ? "..." : "+"}
+                  </button>
+                </div>
+                <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto bg-white">
+                  <ChannelList Preview={CustomChannelPreview} />
                 </div>
               </div>
-              <MessageList />
-              <MessageInput />
-              <Thread />
-            </Window>
-          </Channel>
+              <div className="flex-1 bg-zinc-100 w-full">
+                <Channel SendButton={SendButton}>
+                  <Window>
+                    <div className="flex flex-col h-full w-full">
+                      <div className="h-16 px-4 bg-[#008069] flex items-center justify-between border-b border-gray-200">
+                        <div className="flex items-center space-x-3">
+                          <div className="w-10 h-10 bg-white/20 rounded-full flex items-center justify-center">
+                            <span className="text-white font-semibold text-sm">
+                              #
+                            </span>
+                          </div>
+                          <div>
+                            <h2 className="text-white font-semibold text-lg">
+                              Channel Name
+                            </h2>
+                            <p className="text-white/70 text-sm">Active now</p>
+                          </div>
+                        </div>
+                        <div className="flex items-center space-x-2">
+                          <button className="p-2 text-white/80 hover:text-white hover:bg-white/10 rounded-full transition">
+                            <svg
+                              className="w-5 h-5"
+                              fill="none"
+                              stroke="currentColor"
+                              viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+                            >
+                              <path
+                                strokeLinecap="round"
+                                strokeLinejoin="round"
+                                strokeWidth={2}
+                                d="M21 21l-6-6m2-5a7 7 0 11-14 0 7 7 0 0114 0z"
+                              />
+                            </svg>
+                          </button>
+                          <button className="p-2 text-white/80 hover:text-white hover:bg-white/10 rounded-full transition">
+                            <svg
+                              className="w-5 h-5"
+                              fill="none"
+                              stroke="currentColor"
+                              viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+                            >
+                              <path
+                                strokeLinecap="round"
+                                strokeLinejoin="round"
+                                strokeWidth={2}
+                                d="M12 5v.01M12 12v.01M12 19v.01M12 6a1 1 0 110-2 1 1 0 010 2zm0 7a1 1 0 110-2 1 1 0 010 2zm0 7a1 1 0 110-2 1 1 0 010 2z"
+                              />
+                            </svg>
+                          </button>
+                        </div>
+                      </div>
+                      <div className="flex-1 flex flex-col min-h-0 w-full">
+                        <MessageList messageActions={actions} />
+                        <MessageInput
+                          focus
+                          audioRecordingEnabled
+                          asyncMessagesMultiSendEnabled
+                        />
+                      </div>
+                    </div>
+                  </Window>
+                </Channel>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </ChatView.Channels>
         </div>
-      ) : (
-        <div className="flex-1 flex items-center justify-center text-zinc-400 text-lg select-none">
-          Select a channel to start chatting
-        </div>
-      )}
+        <ChatView.Threads>
+          <ThreadList />
+          <ChatView.ThreadAdapter>
+            <Thread virtualized />
+          </ChatView.ThreadAdapter>
+        </ChatView.Threads>
+      </ChatView>
     </div>
   );
 }