Customize Chat Message Bubble
When TapTalk.io framework is integrated to your app with the UI implementation method, you can add customized chat message bubbles to be used in chat.
You can check the following example to add a custom bubble to your chat.
Note: To add a custom bubble, you need to implement recyclerView dependency to your app-level build.gradle file.
app module build.gradle
implementation 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:28.0.0'
First, create a new XML layout resource file for your custom bubble, we will name it
my_custom_bubble_layout.xml. You are free to customize the custom bubble layout as you wish. In this example, we will be using a simple image and text bubble.
my_custom_bubble_layout.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="16dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
android:background="@color/tapWhite">
<ImageView
android:id="@+id/imageView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:src="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<!--We are using TapTalk'io's default message body style for this TextView-->
<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView"
style="@style/tapLeftBubbleMessageBodyStyle"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:padding="8dp"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/imageView"
tools:text="Message body" />
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
my_custom_bubble_layout.xml
Note: TapTalk.io's default message bubble layouts generally have a
8dp bottom margin and no top margin.In order to listen to event callbacks that happens in your custom bubble, we will create a custom interface that extends TapTalkBaseCustomInterface. We will name this interface
MyCustomBubbleListener.
MyCustomBubbleListener.java
MyCustomBubbleListener.kt
import io.taptalk.TapTalk.Interface.TapTalkBaseCustomInterface;
import io.taptalk.TapTalk.Model.TAPMessageModel;
public interface MyCustomBubbleListener extends TapTalkBaseCustomInterface {
// Use this to notify that the user tapped your custom bubble
void onBubbleTapped(TAPMessageModel message);
}
import io.taptalk.TapTalk.Interface.TapTalkBaseCustomInterface
import io.taptalk.TapTalk.Model.TAPMessageModel
interface MyCustomBubbleListener : TapTalkBaseCustomInterface {
// Use this to notify that the user tapped your custom bubble
fun onBubbleTapped(message: TAPMessageModel)
}
To display your custom bubble layout in a chat room, you will need to create a custom ViewHolder that extends TAPBaseChatViewHolder. We will name this class
MyCustomBubbleViewHolder.MyCustomBubbleListener.java
MyCustomBubbleListener.kt
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.TextView;
import io.taptalk.TapTalk.Model.TAPMessageModel;
import io.taptalk.TapTalk.View.Adapter.TAPBaseChatViewHolder;
public class MyCustomBubbleViewHolder extends TAPBaseChatViewHolder {
private ImageView imageView;
private TextView textView;
private MyCustomBubbleListener listener; // The listener that you just created above will be used here
// Add MyCustomBubbleListener to the constructor parameter
MyCustomBubbleViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int itemLayoutId, MyCustomBubbleListener listener) {
super(parent, itemLayoutId);
// Bind views on constructor
imageView = itemView.findViewById(R.id.imageView);
textView = itemView.findViewById(R.id.textView);
// Pass the listener from parameter
this.listener = listener;
}
@Override
protected void onBind(TAPMessageModel message, int index) {
super.onBind(message, index);
// Set message text
textView.setText(message.getBody());
// Set click listener
imageView.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View view) {
// Trigger listener and pass the clicked message
listener.onBubbleTapped(message);
}
});
}
}
import android.view.ViewGroup
import android.widget.ImageView
import android.widget.TextView
import io.taptalk.TapTalk.Model.TAPMessageModel
import io.taptalk.TapTalk.View.Adapter.TAPBaseChatViewHolder
class MyCustomBubbleViewHolder internal constructor(
parent: ViewGroup,
itemLayoutId: Int,
private val listener: MyCustomBubbleListener
) : TAPBaseChatViewHolder(parent, itemLayoutId) {
private val imageView: ImageView = itemView.findViewById(R.id.imageView)
private val textView: TextView = itemView.findViewById(R.id.textView)
override fun onBind(message: TAPMessageModel?, index: Int) {
super.onBind(message, index)
// Set message text
textView.text = message!!.body
// Pass the listener from parameter
imageView.setOnClickListener {
// Trigger listener and pass the clicked message
listener.onBubbleTapped(message)
}
}
}
Using all the things you have created above, we will create a custom bubble class that extends TAPBaseCustomBubble. This class instance will then be added to the custom bubble list.
MyCustomBubbleClass.java
MyCustomBubbleClass.kt
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import io.taptalk.TapTalk.Helper.TAPBaseCustomBubble;
import io.taptalk.TapTalk.Model.TAPUserModel;
import io.taptalk.TapTalk.View.Adapter.TAPMessageAdapter;
public class MyCustomBubbleClass extends TAPBaseCustomBubble<MyCustomBubbleViewHolder, MyCustomBubbleListener> {
public MyCustomBubbleClass(int customBubbleLayoutRes, int messageType, MyCustomBubbleListener listener) {
super(customBubbleLayoutRes, messageType, listener);
}
@Override
public MyCustomBubbleViewHolder createCustomViewHolder(ViewGroup viewGroup, TAPMessageAdapter tapMessageAdapter, TAPUserModel tapUserModel, MyCustomBubbleListener listener) {
return new MyCustomBubbleViewHolder(viewGroup, getCustomBubbleLayoutRes(), listener);
}
}
import android.view.ViewGroup
import io.taptalk.TapTalk.Helper.TAPBaseCustomBubble
import io.taptalk.TapTalk.Model.TAPUserModel
import io.taptalk.TapTalk.View.Adapter.TAPMessageAdapter
class MyCustomBubbleClass(
customBubbleLayoutRes: Int,
messageType: Int,
listener: MyCustomBubbleListener
) : TAPBaseCustomBubble<MyCustomBubbleViewHolder, MyCustomBubbleListener>(
customBubbleLayoutRes,
messageType,
listener
) {
override fun createCustomViewHolder(
viewGroup: ViewGroup,
tapMessageAdapter: TAPMessageAdapter,
tapUserModel: TAPUserModel,
listener: MyCustomBubbleListener
): MyCustomBubbleViewHolder {
return MyCustomBubbleViewHolder(viewGroup, customBubbleLayoutRes, listener)
}
}
To add your custom bubble to TapTalk.io, use the TapUI class and call the
addCustomBubble() method. This is typically done in your Application class, after init() has already been called.Java
Kotlin
TapTalk.init(...);
// Insert the XML layout resource, message type, and your custom listener as parameter
TapUI.getInstance().addCustomBubble(new MyCustomBubbleClass(R.layout.my_custom_bubble_layout, 3001, new MyCustomBubbleListener() {
@Override
public void onBubbleTapped(TAPMessageModel message) {
// My custom bubble was tapped by user
}
}));
TapTalk.init(...)
// Insert the XML layout resource, message type, and your custom listener as parameter
TapUI.getInstance().addCustomBubble(
MyCustomBubbleClass(R.layout.my_custom_bubble_layout,
3001,
object : MyCustomBubbleListener() {
fun onBubbleTapped(message: TAPMessageModel) {
// My custom bubble was tapped by user
}
})
)
Note: Please note that the message type for custom bubbles should start with 3 as the prefix. For more information, check the message type page.
After completing all the steps above, your custom bubble will be ready to use.
You can use your customized chat bubble in a chat room by constructing a custom TAPMessageModel with
constructTapTalkMessageModel() method, then sending the constructed message to the chat room with sendCustomMessage(). Both methods can be accessed from the TapCoreMessageManager class.To construct a message, you are required to have a TAPRoomModel as a parameter. You can use
getPersonalChatRoom() or getGroupChatRoom() method in TapCoreChatRoomManager class to obtain a chat room model.Below is an example to send a custom message with the steps mentioned above.
Java
Kotlin
// First, we will retrieve a TAPRoomModel required to construct a message
TapCoreChatRoomManager.getInstance().getPersonalChatRoom(RECIPIENT_USER, new TapCoreGetRoomListener() {
@Override
public void onSuccess(TAPRoomModel room) {
// Retrieved room data successfully, we will use this room to construct a TAPMessageModel
TAPMessageModel customBubbleMessage = TapCoreMessageManager.getInstance().constructTapTalkMessageModel(
"This is a custom message", // MESSAGE_BODY
room, // ROOM
3001, // MESSAGE_TYPE
null // MESSAGE_DATA
);
// We will then send the constructed message to its corresponding chat room
TapCoreMessageManager.getInstance().sendCustomMessage(customBubbleMessage, new TapCoreSendMessageListener() {
@Override
public void onSuccess(TAPMessageModel message) {
// Custom message was sent successfully
}
@Override
public void onError(String errorCode, String errorMessage) {
}
});
}
});
// First, we will retrieve a TAPRoomModel required to construct a message
TapCoreChatRoomManager.getInstance().getPersonalChatRoom(RECIPIENT_USER, object : TapCoreGetRoomListener() {
override fun onSuccess(room: TAPRoomModel?) {
// Retrieved room data successfully, we will use this room to construct a TAPMessageModel
val customBubbleMessage = TapCoreMessageManager.getInstance().constructTapTalkMessageModel(
"This is a custom message", // MESSAGE_BODY
room!!, // ROOM
3001, // MESSAGE_TYPE
null // MESSAGE_DATA
)
// We will then send the constructed message to its corresponding chat room
TapCoreMessageManager.getInstance().sendCustomMessage(customBubbleMessage, object : TapCoreSendMessageListener() {
override fun onSuccess(message: TAPMessageModel?) {
// Custom message was sent successfully
}
override fun onError(errorCode: String?, errorMessage: String?) {
}
})
}
})
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