Chat enchancements

[antonkomarev]

Current iteration

• 1. Chat room link copy
• 2. Use font that supports Cyrillic
• 3. Self messages should have unique style. Display own messages on the right. The rest on the left.
• 4. Combine messages from the same user into one if they are next to each other
• 5. Send data package to room
• 6. Join chat button with a manual room name input
• 7. New line breaks
• 8. Link parser
• 9. Messages encryption\decryption
• 10. Display room events in chat log (room.join, room.leave, etc.)
• 11. Scroll down chat log on changes. Ability to omit this behaviour.
• 12. Drop user from chat on websocket lost connection
• 13. Roster should stick to the top and be expandable
• 14. Responsive layout
• 15. Exit chat button
• 16. Add Icons

Future iteration

• 1. Messages timestamps
• 2. After leaving chat room tab or unfocusing browser window visually mark as new missed messages & events.
• 3. Notify user of events if the window not focused.
• 4. Ability to scroll down to first unread message in one click
• 5. After leaving chat room tab remember scroll position and scroll down after returning back to it
• 6. Clear chat log button
• 7. Show a modal window on internet connection interruption. Give ability either to reconnect or to close the session.
• 8. Redo chat creation interface
• 9. Add notification that message has not been delivered yet
• 10. Start notification hide countdown only when the window is focused

Won't implement

• 1. Chat commands in IRC style /me, /ping and etc.
• 2. Markdown parser
• 3. Ability to rename (set alias for) any user locally (visible only for self)
• 4. Image links parser
• 5. Video links parser (Youtube, Vimeo)
• 6. Download chat log command\button
• 7. @mention username
• 8. Unread messages counter on the bottom in case of receive new messages after scroll up
• 9. Display count of unread messages & events in navigation menu