RocketChat / RocketChat/EmbeddedChat
Enable users to follow thread messages and receive updates
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- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 165
- Forks
- 381
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Description
As an EmbeddedChat developer
I need to:
Enable users to follow specific thread messages they are interested in.
So That:
They can stay updated on ongoing discussions without actively monitoring the entire channel.
Problem Statement
Currently, users participating in EmbeddedChat threads have no way to explicitly follow a thread.
This makes it difficult to track important discussions, especially in busy chats where multiple threads are active simultaneously. Users often miss updates unless they manually revisit the thread.
Acceptance Criteria
- A “Follow / Unfollow Thread” action is available for thread messages
- Users can follow a thread without needing to send a message in it
- Shows exactly two avatars amongst the list of users, and rest are shown in a "+2" users format.
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
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the thread-message UI and existing update or avatar handling; done means users can follow or unfollow a thread without replying, receive its updates, and see exactly two avatars with any remainder represented as "+2".
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, react
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100