getting-started-with-.net-maui.chat

A quick-start project demonstrating how to use the Syncfusion Chat control in a .NET MAUI application.

Sample

<ContentPage.BindingContext>
    <local:GettingStartedViewModel/>
</ContentPage.BindingContext>

<ContentPage.Content>
       
    <sfchat:SfChat x:Name="sfChat"
                   Messages="{Binding Messages}"
                   CurrentUser="{Binding CurrentUser}"/>
       
</ContentPage.Content>

ViewModel:

public class GettingStartedViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
   #region Fields

        /// <summary>
        /// Collection of messages in a conversation.
        /// </summary>
        private ObservableCollection<object> messages;

        /// <summary>
        /// Current user of chat.
        /// </summary>
        private Author currentUser;

        #endregion

        #region Constructor
        public GettingStartedViewModel()
        {
            this.messages = new ObservableCollection<object>();
            this.currentUser = new Author() { Name = "Nancy", Avatar = "nancy.png"};
            this.GenerateMessages();
        }

        #endregion

        #region Properties

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the collection of messages of a conversation.
        /// </summary>
        public ObservableCollection<object> Messages
        {
            get
            {
                return this.messages;
            }

            set
            {
                this.messages = value;
                RaisePropertyChanged(nameof(this.messages));    
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the current user of the message.
        /// </summary>
        public Author CurrentUser
        {
            get
            {
                return this.currentUser;
            }
            set
            {
                this.currentUser = value;
                RaisePropertyChanged(nameof(this.CurrentUser));
            }
        }

        #endregion

        #region Events

        /// <summary>
        /// Property changed handler.
        /// </summary>
        public event PropertyChangedEventHandler? PropertyChanged;

        #endregion

        #region Methods

        /// <summary>
        /// Occurs when property is changed.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="propName">changed property name</param>
        public void RaisePropertyChanged(string propName)
        {
            if (this.PropertyChanged != null)
            {
                this.PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propName));
            }
        }

        private void GenerateMessages()
        {
            this.messages.Add(new TextMessage()
            {
                Author = currentUser,
                Text = "Hi guys, good morning! I'm very delighted to share with you the news that our team is going to launch a new mobile application.",
            });

            this.messages.Add(new TextMessage()
            {
                Author = new Author() { Name = "Andrea", Avatar = "Andrea.png" },
                Text = "Oh! That's great.",
            });

            this.messages.Add(new TextMessage()
            {
                Author = new Author() { Name = "Harrison", Avatar = "Harrison.png" },
                Text = "That is good news.",
            }); 
    }

    #endregion
}

Requirements to run the demo

To run the demo, refer to System Requirements for .NET MAUI

Troubleshooting:

Path too long exception

If you are facing path too long exception when building this example project, close Visual Studio and rename the repository to short and build the project.

License

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