client/src/components/MessageList.js

import dayjs from "dayjs"
import React, { useEffect } from 'react'
import dayOfYear from 'dayjs/plugin/dayOfYear'
import isBetween from 'dayjs/plugin/isBetween'
import { Stack } from "@mui/system"
import { MessageCall, MessageDate, MessageInitial, MessageMember, MessageBubblesGroup, MessageTime, MessageMerge } from "./Message"

dayjs.extend(dayOfYear)
dayjs.extend(isBetween)

export default function MessageList(props) {
  const messagesComponents = buildMessagesList(props.messages)

  useEffect(() => {
    if (!props.loading)
      props.loadMore()
  }, [props.conversationId])

  return (
    <Stack
      marginLeft="16px"
      marginRight="16px"
      direction="column-reverse"
    >
      {messagesComponents?.map(
        ({Component, id, props}) => <Component key={id} {...props}/>
      )}
    </Stack>
  )
}

const buildMessagesList = (messages) => {
  if (messages.length == 0) {
    return null;
  }

  const components = []
  let lastTime = dayjs.unix(messages[0].timestamp)
  let lastAuthor = messages[0].author
  let messageBubblesGroup = []

  const pushMessageBubblesGroup = () => {
    if (messageBubblesGroup.length == 0) {
      return
    }
    components.push({
      id: `group-${messageBubblesGroup[0].id}`,
      Component: MessageBubblesGroup,
      props: { messages: messageBubblesGroup },
    })
    messageBubblesGroup = []
  }

  const pushMessageCall = (message) => {
    components.push({
      id: `call-${message.id}`,
      Component: MessageCall,
      props: { message },
    })
  }

  const pushMessageMember = (message) => {
    components.push({
      id: `member-${message.id}`,
      Component: MessageMember,
      props: { message },
    })
  }

  const pushMessageMerge = (message) => {
    components.push({
      id: `merge-${message.id}`,
      Component: MessageMerge,
      props: { message },
    })
  }

  const pushMessageTime = (message, time, hasDateOnTop=false) => {
    components.push({
      id: `time-${message.id}`,
      Component: MessageTime,
      props: { time, hasDateOnTop },
    })
  }

  const pushMessageDate = (message, time) => {
    components.push({
      id: `date-${message.id}`,
      Component: MessageDate,
      props: { time }
    })
  }

  const pushMessageInitial = (message) => {
    components.push({
      id: `initial-${message.id}`,
      Component: MessageInitial,
      props: { message }
    })
  }

  messages.forEach(message => { // most recent messages first
    switch (message.type) {
      case "text/plain":
      case "application/data-transfer+json":
        if (lastAuthor != message.author) {
          pushMessageBubblesGroup()
        }
        messageBubblesGroup.push(message)
        break
      case "application/call-history+json":
        pushMessageBubblesGroup()
        pushMessageCall(message)
        break
      case "member":
        pushMessageBubblesGroup()
        pushMessageMember(message)
        break
      case "merge":
        pushMessageBubblesGroup()
        pushMessageMerge(message)
        break
      case "initial":
      default:
        break
    }

    const time = dayjs.unix(message.timestamp)
    if (message.type == "initial") {
      pushMessageBubblesGroup()
      pushMessageTime(message, time, true)
      pushMessageDate(message, time)
      pushMessageInitial(message)
    }
    else {
      if ( // If the date is different
        lastTime?.year() != time.year()
        || lastTime?.dayOfYear() != time.dayOfYear()
      ) { 
        pushMessageBubblesGroup()
        pushMessageTime(message, time, true)
        pushMessageDate(message, time)
      }
      else if ( // If more than 5 minutes have passed since the last message
        !lastTime.isBetween(time, time?.add(5, "minute"))
      ) {
        pushMessageBubblesGroup()
        pushMessageTime(message, time)
      }

      lastTime = time
      lastAuthor = message.author
    }
  })

  return components
}