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arnautov-anton Feb 5, 2026
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Adjustments & limitation removal
arnautov-anton Feb 6, 2026
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159 changes: 121 additions & 38 deletions examples/vite/src/App.tsx
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import { type PropsWithChildren, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
import {
createContext,
type PropsWithChildren,
useCallback,
useContext,
useEffect,
useMemo,
useState,
} from 'react';
import {
ChannelFilters,
ChannelOptions,
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MessageList,
Window,
WithComponents,
GroupAvatar,
ReactionsList,
useMessageContext,
} from 'stream-chat-react';
import { createTextComposerEmojiMiddleware, EmojiPicker } from 'stream-chat-react/emojis';
import { init, SearchIndex } from 'emoji-mart';
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return { userId: userId, tokenProvider };
};

const CustomMessageReactions = (props: React.ComponentProps<typeof ReactionsList>) => {
const { visualStyle, verticalPosition, flipHorizontalPosition } = useContext(TempCtx);

return (
<ReactionsList
{...props}
flipHorizontalPosition={flipHorizontalPosition}
verticalPosition={verticalPosition}
visualStyle={visualStyle}
/>
);
};

type TempCtxValue = {
visualStyle: 'clustered' | 'segmented';
verticalPosition: 'top' | 'bottom';
flipHorizontalPosition: boolean;
};
const TempCtx = createContext<TempCtxValue>({
visualStyle: 'clustered',
verticalPosition: 'top',
flipHorizontalPosition: false,
});

const App = () => {
const { userId, tokenProvider } = useUser();

const [tempCtxValue, setTempCtxValue] = useState<TempCtxValue>({
visualStyle: 'clustered',
verticalPosition: 'top',
flipHorizontalPosition: false,
});

const chatClient = useCreateChatClient({
apiKey,
tokenOrProvider: tokenProvider,
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if (!chatClient) return <>Loading...</>;

return (
<WithComponents overrides={{ emojiSearchIndex: SearchIndex, EmojiPicker }}>
<Chat client={chatClient} isMessageAIGenerated={isMessageAIGenerated}>
<ChatView>
<ChatView.Selector />
<ChatView.Channels>
<ChannelList
Avatar={ChannelAvatar}
filters={filters}
options={options}
sort={sort}
showChannelSearch
additionalChannelSearchProps={{ searchForChannels: true }}
/>
<Channel>
<Window>
<ChannelHeader Avatar={ChannelAvatar} />
<MessageList returnAllReadData />
<AIStateIndicator />
<MessageInput
focus
audioRecordingEnabled
maxRows={10}
asyncMessagesMultiSendEnabled
/>
</Window>
<Thread virtualized />
</Channel>
</ChatView.Channels>
<ChatView.Threads>
<ThreadList />
<ChatView.ThreadAdapter>
<Thread virtualized />
</ChatView.ThreadAdapter>
</ChatView.Threads>
</ChatView>
</Chat>
</WithComponents>
<TempCtx.Provider value={tempCtxValue}>
<WithComponents
overrides={{
emojiSearchIndex: SearchIndex,
EmojiPicker,
ReactionsList: CustomMessageReactions,
}}
>
<Chat client={chatClient} isMessageAIGenerated={isMessageAIGenerated}>
<ChatView>
<ChatView.Selector />
<ChatView.Channels>
<ChannelList
Avatar={ChannelAvatar}
filters={filters}
options={options}
sort={sort}
showChannelSearch
additionalChannelSearchProps={{ searchForChannels: true }}
/>
<Channel>
<Window>
<div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: 10, padding: 10 }}>
<button
onClick={() =>
setTempCtxValue((prev) => ({
...prev,
visualStyle:
prev.visualStyle === 'clustered' ? 'segmented' : 'clustered',
}))
}
>
Toggle Visual Style
</button>
<button
onClick={() =>
setTempCtxValue((prev) => ({
...prev,
verticalPosition:
prev.verticalPosition === 'top' ? 'bottom' : 'top',
}))
}
>
Toggle Vertical Position
</button>
<button
onClick={() =>
setTempCtxValue((prev) => ({
...prev,
flipHorizontalPosition: !prev.flipHorizontalPosition,
}))
}
>
Toggle Horizontal Position
</button>
</div>
<ChannelHeader Avatar={ChannelAvatar} />
<MessageList returnAllReadData />
<AIStateIndicator />
<MessageInput
focus
audioRecordingEnabled
maxRows={10}
asyncMessagesMultiSendEnabled
/>
</Window>
<Thread virtualized />
</Channel>
</ChatView.Channels>
<ChatView.Threads>
<ThreadList />
<ChatView.ThreadAdapter>
<Thread virtualized />
</ChatView.ThreadAdapter>
</ChatView.Threads>
</ChatView>
</Chat>
</WithComponents>
</TempCtx.Provider>
);
};

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//@use 'stream-chat-react/dist/scss/v2/MessageInput/MessageInput-layout'; // X
@use 'stream-chat-react/dist/scss/v2/MessageList/MessageList-layout';
@use 'stream-chat-react/dist/scss/v2/MessageList/VirtualizedMessageList-layout';
@use 'stream-chat-react/dist/scss/v2/MessageReactions/MessageReactions-layout';
// @use 'stream-chat-react/dist/scss/v2/MessageReactions/MessageReactions-layout';
@use 'stream-chat-react/dist/scss/v2/MessageReactions/MessageReactionsSelector-layout';
@use 'stream-chat-react/dist/scss/v2/Modal/Modal-layout';
@use 'stream-chat-react/dist/scss/v2/Notification/MessageNotification-layout';
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@use 'stream-chat-react/dist/scss/v2/MessageBouncePrompt/MessageBouncePrompt-theme';
@use 'stream-chat-react/dist/scss/v2/MessageList/MessageList-theme';
@use 'stream-chat-react/dist/scss/v2/MessageList/VirtualizedMessageList-theme';
@use 'stream-chat-react/dist/scss/v2/MessageReactions/MessageReactions-theme';
// @use 'stream-chat-react/dist/scss/v2/MessageReactions/MessageReactions-theme';
@use 'stream-chat-react/dist/scss/v2/MessageReactions/MessageReactionsSelector-theme';
@use 'stream-chat-react/dist/scss/v2/Modal/Modal-theme';
@use 'stream-chat-react/dist/scss/v2/Notification/MessageNotification-theme';
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