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Tock React Kit

Create web UIs for Tock chatbots

Prerequisites

Quick Start

Include react, react-dom, @emotion-core, @emotion-styled, emotion-theming and tock-react-kit in an HTML page. React must be at least version 16.8 (must have hooks)

<script crossorigin src="https://unpkg.com/react@16/umd/react.development.js"></script>
<script crossorigin src="https://unpkg.com/react-dom@16/umd/react-dom.development.js"></script>
<script crossorigin src="https://unpkg.com/@emotion/core@10/dist/core.umd.min.js"></script>
<script crossorigin src="https://unpkg.com/@emotion/styled@10/dist/styled.umd.min.js"></script>
<script crossorigin src="https://unpkg.com/emotion-theming@10/dist/emotion-theming.umd.min.js"></script>
<script
  crossorigin
  src="https://unpkg.com/tock-react-kit@latest/build/tock-react-kit.umd.js"
></script>

Render your app in an element:

<body>
  <div id="chat"></div>
  <script>
    TockReact.renderChat(document.getElementById('chat'), '<TOCK_BOT_API_URL>');
  </script>
</body>

Use as a module

You can also use it as a module (i.e Create React App) and bundle it:

npm i tock-react-kit
npm i @emotion/core@10
npm i @emotion/styled@10
npm i emotion-theming@10
import { renderChat } from 'tock-react-kit';

renderChat(document.getElementById('chat'), '<TOCK_BOT_API_URL>');

Styling your chat

Use the third argument of renderChat to style your app:

renderChat(document.getElementById('chat'), '<TOCK_BOT_API_URL>', 'referralParameter', {
  palette: {
    text: {
      user: 'limegreen',
      bot: 'rebeccapurple',
      card: 'black',
      input: 'black',
    },
    background: {
      user: readableColor('black'),
      bot: readableColor('white'),
      card: readableColor('black'),
      input: readableColor('black'),
      inputDisabled: '#b6b4b4',
    },
  },
  sizing: {
    loaderSize: '8px',
    borderRadius: '8px',
    conversation: {
      width: '720px',
    },
  },
  typography: {
    fontFamily: 'monospace',
    fontSize: '24px',
  },
  overrides: {
    chat: `background: #fff;`,
  },
});

You can use createTheme function to init a valid theme.

renderChat(document.getElementById('chat'), '<TOCK_BOT_API_URL>', 'referralParameter', createTheme({}));

Customize interface

If the chat does not suit your needs you can also use the components separately.

API Reference

renderChat(element, tockBotApiUrl, themeOptions)

Renders an entire chat in a target element.

Argument name Type Description
element Element Target element where the chat will be rendered
tockBotApiUrl string URL to the Tock Bot REST API
referralParameter string Optional referal parameter
theme TockTheme Optional theme object
options TockOptions Optional options object

useTock(tockBotApiUrl)

Hook that provides chat history and methods to communicate with the Tock Bot. It must be used alongside with TockContext. Returns a useTock interface.

Argument name Type Description
tockBotApiUrl string URL to the Tock Bot REST API

TockTheme

A TockTheme can be used as a value of a ThemeProvider of emotion-theming (bundled with the library) or as a third argument of renderChat.

Property name Type Description
palette Palette Object for customising colors (see below)
sizing Sizing Object for customising elements sizing (see below)
typography Typography Object for customising typographies (see below)
overrides Overrides? Object allowing further styling (see below)

Palette

Property name Type Description
background BackgroundPalette Object for customising background colors (see below)
text TextPalette? Object for customising text colors (see below)

BackgroundPalette

Property name Type Description
user string? CSS color used mainly for the user's chat speech balloons
bot string? CSS color used mainly for the bot's chat speech balloons
card string? CSS background color for cards
input string? CSS background color for the main user text input
inputDisabled string? CSS background color for the main user text input disabled

TextPalette

Property name Type Description
user string? CSS color used mainly for the user's chat speech balloons
bot string? CSS color used mainly for the bot's chat speech balloons
card string? CSS background color for cards
input string? CSS background color for the main user text input

Sizing

Property name Type Description
loaderSize string? Loader component size
borderRadius string? Border radius used in various chat components
conversation Shape Object for customising chat size (see below)

Shape

Property name Type Description
width string? CSS max-width of the chat interface

Typography

Property name Type Description
fontFamily string? CSS font-family used in the chat
fontSize string? CSS base font-size used in the chat

Overrides

Property name Type Description
card TockThemeCardStyle Object for adding CSS styles on card component (see below)
chatInput TockThemeInputStyle? Object for adding CSS styles on chat input component (see below)
carouselContainer string? Additional CSS styles for carousel cards container (overrides base styles)
carouselItem string? Additional CSS styles for carousel cards container (overrides base styles)
carouselArrow string? Additional CSS styles for carousel scrolling arrows (overrides base styles)
messageBot string? Additional CSS styles for the bot's speech balloons (overrides base styles)
messageUser string? Additional CSS styles for the user's speech balloons (overrides base styles)
quickReply string? Additional CSS styles for the quick reply buttons (overrides base styles)
chat string? Additional CSS styles for the chat container (overrides base styles)

TockThemeCardStyle

Property name Type Description
cardContainer string? Additional CSS styles for carousel cards container (overrides base styles)
cardTitle string? Additional CSS styles for carousel cards title (overrides base styles)
cardSubTitle string? Additional CSS styles for carousel cards subtitle (overrides base styles)
cardImage string? Additional CSS styles for carousel cards image (overrides base styles)
cardButton string? Additional CSS styles for carousel cards button (overrides base styles)
buttonList string? Additional CSS styles for carousel cards button list (overrides base styles)
buttonContainer string? Additional CSS styles for carousel button list container (overrides base styles)

TockThemeInputStyle

Property name Type Description
container string? Additional CSS styles for input container (overrides base styles)
input string? Additional CSS styles for input (overrides base styles)
icon string? Additional CSS styles for input icon (overrides base styles)

TockOptions

Property name Type Description
timeoutBetweenMessage number? Timeout between message
widgets any? Custom display component

Create custom widget

Tock web connector can send custom messages :

{
  data: {
    departure: 'Paris',
    arrival: 'Nice'
  },
  type: 'TrainCardWidget',
} 

You can define your own display components for this custom message :

import React from 'react';
import { renderChat, MessageContainer, Message } from 'tock-react-kit';

const TrainCardWidget = ({departure, arrival}) => {
    return (
        <MessageContainer>
            <Message>
                <p>Departure: {departure}</p>
                <p>Arrival: {arrival}</p>
            </Message>
        </MessageContainer>
    );
};

renderChat(
    document.getElementById('chat'), 
    '<TOCK_BOT_API_URL>', 
    'referralParameter', 
    {}, 
    {
        widgets: {
            TrainCardWidget
        }
    }
);

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