# Chat Client

**Package:** `@nexusai/chat-client`  
**Location:** `packages/chat-client`  
**Deployed on:** Mini PC 2 (192.168.0.205)  
**URL:** `https://nexus.jellystorm.com` (behind Authelia SSO)

## Purpose

Browser-based chat interface for NexusAI. Communicates exclusively with
the orchestration service — no direct access to memory, embedding, or
inference services. Served as static files by Caddy on Mini PC 2.

## Dependencies

- `react` + `react-dom` — UI framework
- `uuid` — session ID generation
- `vite` + `@vitejs/plugin-react` — build tooling

## Build
```bash
cd packages/chat-client
npm run build       # outputs to dist/
npm run dev         # local dev server on port 5173
```

Vite bakes environment variables into the bundle at build time. The `.env`
file is only needed on the machine running the build, not where files are served.

After building, copy `dist/` contents to `/srv/nexusai` on Mini PC 2 for Caddy to serve.

## Environment Variables

| Variable | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| VITE_ORCHESTRATION_URL | No | `''` (empty) | Orchestration base URL. Must be set to the HTTPS domain in production to avoid mixed content errors. |

Production value:
```
VITE_ORCHESTRATION_URL=https://nexus.jellystorm.com
```

## Internal Structure
```
src/
├── api/
│   └── orchestration.js    # All fetch calls to the orchestration service
├── config/
│   └── constants.js        # FALLBACK_MODELS, DEFAULT_MODEL, API_DEFAULTS
├── hooks/
│   ├── useSession.js        # Session list, history loading, active session state
│   ├── useChat.js           # Message sending, SSE streaming, message state
│   ├── useModels.js         # Dynamic model list fetched from /models endpoint
│   └── useContextMenu.js   # Right-click context menu position and visibility
├── components/
│   ├── App.jsx              # Root component — layout and shared state
│   ├── SessionList.jsx      # Left sidebar — session list, rename, delete
│   ├── ChatWindow.jsx       # Centre panel — message thread and input bar
│   ├── MessageBubble.jsx    # Individual message bubble (user or assistant)
│   ├── InfoPanel.jsx        # Right panel — model selector and session metadata
│   └── SessionModal.jsx     # Modal dialog for session settings (rename)
├── index.css                # Global reset, CSS variables, utility classes
└── main.jsx                 # React entry point
```

## Layout

Three-panel layout with collapsible sidebars:
```
┌─────────────────┬──────────────────────────┬─────────────┐
│  Session List   │       Chat Window         │  Info Panel │
│  (collapsible)  │                           │ (collapsible)│
│                 │  [message thread]         │             │
│ + New Chat      │                           │ Model       │
│                 │                           │ Session ID  │
│ Session 1       │                           │ Token count │
│ Session 2       │                           │             │
│                 │  [input bar]              │             │
└─────────────────┴──────────────────────────┴─────────────┘
```

Sidebars collapse to a 56px icon rail. The centre chat window always
fills the remaining space.

## CSS Architecture

Styles follow a hybrid approach — CSS utility classes for static reusable
rules, inline styles for dynamic prop-driven values.

### CSS Variables (`:root`)

| Variable | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `--bg-base` | `#0f1117` | Page background |
| `--bg-surface` | `#1a1d27` | Panel backgrounds |
| `--bg-elevated` | `#222536` | Elevated elements (inputs, cards) |
| `--border` | `#2e3150` | Border colour |
| `--accent` | `#6c63ff` | Primary accent (buttons, highlights) |
| `--accent-hover` | `#574fd6` | Accent hover state |
| `--text-primary` | `#e8e8f0` | Primary text |
| `--text-secondary` | `#8b8fa8` | Secondary text |
| `--text-muted` | `#555870` | Muted / placeholder text |
| `--bubble-user` | `#6c63ff` | User message bubble background |
| `--bubble-ai` | `#222536` | AI message bubble background |
| `--sidebar-width` | `280px` | Expanded sidebar width |
| `--panel-width` | `260px` | Expanded info panel width |
| `--header-height` | `56px` | Shared header height across all panels |
| `--radius-sm` | `6px` | Small border radius |
| `--radius-md` | `8px` | Medium border radius |
| `--radius-lg` | `12px` | Large border radius |

### Utility Classes

| Class | Description |
|---|---|
| `.panel-header` | Shared header row — used in all three panels |
| `.btn-reset` | Resets button styles (no border, bg, cursor pointer) |
| `.btn-icon` | Icon button with hover state |
| `.btn-primary` | Accent-coloured action button with `:hover` and `:disabled` states |
| `.flex` / `.flex-col` | Flex layout helpers |
| `.flex-1` / `.flex-shrink` | Flex sizing helpers |
| `.items-center` / `.justify-center` / `.justify-between` | Alignment helpers |
| `.overflow-hidden` / `.scroll-y` | Overflow helpers |
| `.text-xs` / `.text-sm` / `.text-base` | Font size helpers |
| `.text-muted` / `.text-secondary` / `.text-accent` | Colour helpers |
| `.label-upper` | Uppercase section label style |
| `.truncate` | Text overflow ellipsis |

## API Layer

All orchestration calls are centralised in `src/api/orchestration.js`:

| Function | Method | Path | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `fetchSessions` | GET | /sessions | Load session list for sidebar |
| `fetchSessionHistory` | GET | /sessions/:id/history | Load episode history on session select |
| `sendMessage` | POST | /chat | Send message, await full response |
| `streamMessage` | POST | /chat/stream | Send message, receive SSE token stream |
| `fetchModels` | GET | /models | Load available models from manifest |
| `renameSession` | PATCH | /sessions/:id | Rename a session |
| `deleteSession` | DELETE | /sessions/:id | Delete a session |

`streamMessage` returns an abort function — call it to cancel a stream mid-flight.
Uses a buffer pattern to handle SSE chunks that may span multiple network packets.

## Streaming

The chat input sends messages via `POST /chat/stream`. Tokens arrive as SSE events:
```
data: {"text":"Hello"}
data: {"text":" Tim"}
data: {"done":true,"model":"gemma-4-26B-A4B-Claude-Distill-APEX-I-Mini.gguf","tokenCount":87}
```

An empty assistant bubble is appended immediately when the stream opens, then
updated token by token using `updateLastMessage`. The blinking cursor in
`MessageBubble` is shown while `message.streaming === true` and disappears
when the done event is received. Model name and token count from the done
event are stored in `useChat` state and displayed in the InfoPanel.

## Dynamic Model Selector

Available models are fetched from `GET /models` on mount via the `useModels` hook.
The hook initialises with `FALLBACK_MODELS` from `constants.js` and replaces them
with the server response on success. If the fetch fails, the fallback list is used
silently — a warning is logged to the console.

```js
// constants.js
export const FALLBACK_MODELS = [
  { value: 'companion:latest', label: 'Companion' },
  // ...
];
```

The selected model is passed with every chat request. To add a model, update
`models.json` on the main PC — no client rebuild needed.

## Session Management

Sessions are identified by `external_id` — a UUID generated client-side via the
`uuid` package. New sessions are created locally and auto-registered in the memory
service on the first message. The session list refreshes after each completed
response to surface newly created sessions.

### Session Actions

The session list supports rename and delete:

- **Hover** — reveals ✎ (rename) and ✕ (delete) icon buttons on the session row
- **Right-click** — opens a context menu with the same actions

Rename opens a `SessionModal` dialog. The modal is designed to expand into a full
session settings panel in future — the title is already "Session Settings" to
reflect this intent.

Delete is immediate with no confirmation dialog (planned for a future update).

Actions are disabled on unsaved (new) sessions that haven't had a message sent yet.

### Context Menu

Implemented via `useContextMenu` hook — tracks `{ x, y, session }` state and
attaches a `window` click listener to dismiss on any outside click. Rendered
outside the sidebar div (via React fragment) to avoid being clipped by
`overflow: hidden`.