RocketChat / RocketChat/EmbeddedChat
Enable navigation to original message when clicking files in “Files” view
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- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 165
- Forks
- 381
- Avg merge
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Description
As an EmbeddedChat developer
I need to:
I want to click on a file from the All Files view and be navigated to the exact message where that file was sent.
So That:
So that I can view the file in its original conversation context and understand why and how it was shared.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0cd89bfa-394f-472a-aabb-540d2903f1dd
(As of now clicking on the message does not do anything)
Acceptance Criteria
- Clicking a file in the All Files view navigates to the original message
- The chat scrolls smoothly to the target message
Contributor guide
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the All Files view and the handler for clicking a file, then trace how the file identifies its original message. Implement navigation to that message with smooth scrolling, and verify both acceptance criteria in the running chat interface.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, react
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100