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Questions tagged [chat]

Generic term for "Instant Messaging System". It can also represent a discussion that occurs in an Instant Messaging System.

In terms of computing, chat refers to methodologies and applications to enable to transmission and receipt of messages between end users, whether text or media (e.g voice, video), as well as the content of any such communication.

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Node.js video chat application

How would you implement a video chat application using node.js? Any resources(tutorials, books, links) or a general gameplan/strategy would be greatly appreciated
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How to create chat bubbles like facebook Messenger

How would I create chat bubbles like this. More specifically how to group two ore more consecutive messages by one type of user into a bubble as a whole. For example FOR THE SENDER - the first message has right bottom border a 0, the messages in…
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Any Way Around Facebook Bots Button Template Limit?

It appears (undocumented) that for a button message type in the Facebook Bots chat system, there is a max of 3 buttons. This seems arbitrary and limiting. Does anyone know if there is a way to have more than 3 buttons? To be clear, I'm referring to…
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SQL - Chat database schema to delete conversation for one side or both

I am designing a chat database with the next requirements: Only private messages, A to B. No groups nor rooms. When user A send message to B, if user A deletes conversation, user B still be able to view the conversation until user B deletes…
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HTML Viber link to specific number

I need help to implement Viber number in my application. It should connect user directly with Viber chat option and it should add specific number where message need to be send. Is it possible to do this through HTML? What could be other way?
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Flutter - ListView.builder: Initial scroll position

I want to setup the initial scroll position of a ListView.builder, I want the list to start at the bottom 0.0 If I setup reverse on the listView of course I get the initial scroll position to be the desired one, but what I need is to have the last…
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What are the pros and cons of using AWS AppSync vs Firestore for scalable chat application?

I am planning to develop a scalable chat application as a part of a project, project is mobile app hoping to expand to the web. I came to consider the following options AWS AppSync Cloud Firestore Currently I am using Firebase in my mobile app for…
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send push notification to ios for chat to offline user, openfire xmpp

I have an ios chat application that uses openfire, what I need to do is send push notification when the message (1) can't be delivered for any reason, (2) app is in suspended state, i.e. can't generate a notification on its own. I have read most of…
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How to set a Slack reminder only to notify a subset of the people in the channel

I need to set up a reminder in a channel, but this reminder should not send a notification to all the people in the channel but only to a particular subset. I tried what shown below. /reminder @user1 @user2 @user3 A message every 30 days But when…
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Use HTTP Keep-Alive for server to communicate to client

Recently in an interview I was asked how I would approach an online chat client application. I went through the standard "polling" solution but was cut off because the interviewer was looking for the "HTTP 1.1 keep-alive" method. Having used HTTP…
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How to fully integrate XMPP on a web site with registered users

We have a social networking site where people have contacts and we want it to be integrated with XMPP. We currently use ejabberd XMPP server. Here are my questions: How to properly create account? Right now, what I'm thinking is on user…
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display smiley in textview and edittext in android

hello i am developing chat application in which i want to insert smiley i have not much idea about it how to integrate and display in it can u give me suggestion for doing the same ? ImageGetter imageGetter = new ImageGetter() { public Drawable…
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Display images in TextBlock (WPF)

I'm working on a simple chat application. Currently the messages are binded to a custom-styled listbox like this (simplified XAML): …
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How can WebRTC reconnect to the same peer after disconnection?

Now I am working on a peer-to-peer chatting system based on WebRTC. This system can make a pair with any person who is listening on the peer list at the same time and I have finished the basic functionanity of real-time communication in audio and…
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running my own jabber/xmpp server

Can I make my own jabber server.So that if I run my website xyz then people should be be able to get their jabber id from my website by registering on my website. Is there any open source implementation of jabber server that I can use?
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