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feat: show new message count badge on scroll-to-bottom button

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When scrolled up and new messages arrive, the scroll-to-bottom button
now shows a count badge (e.g. '3', '99+') instead of just bouncing.
This gives users a clear sense of how many messages they missed.
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Nicolas Varrot
2026-02-14 01:54:13 +00:00
parent a52bca40d5
commit 28fe46d523
1 changed files with 19 additions and 14 deletions
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src/components/Chat.tsx
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@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export function Chat({ messages, isGenerating, isLoadingHistory, status, session
const isNearBottomRef = useRef(true);
const userSentRef = useRef(false);
const [showScrollBtn, setShowScrollBtn] = useState(false);
const [hasNewMessages, setHasNewMessages] = useState(false);
const [newMessageCount, setNewMessageCount] = useState(0);
const prevMessageCountRef = useRef(messages.length);
const checkIfNearBottom = useCallback(() => {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export function Chat({ messages, isGenerating, isLoadingHistory, status, session
isNearBottomRef.current = distanceFromBottom <= SCROLL_THRESHOLD;
setShowScrollBtn(distanceFromBottom > SCROLL_THRESHOLD * 2);
if (distanceFromBottom <= SCROLL_THRESHOLD) {
setHasNewMessages(false);
setNewMessageCount(0);
}
}, []);
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export function Chat({ messages, isGenerating, isLoadingHistory, status, session
if (sessionKey !== prevSessionKeyRef.current) {
prevSessionKeyRef.current = sessionKey;
prevMessageCountRef.current = messages.length;
setHasNewMessages(false);
setNewMessageCount(0);
isNearBottomRef.current = true;
// Scroll to bottom on session switch
requestAnimationFrame(() => scrollToBottom('instant'));
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ export function Chat({ messages, isGenerating, isLoadingHistory, status, session
const wasLoadingHistoryRef = useRef(isLoadingHistory);
useEffect(() => {
const newCount = messages.length;
const hadNew = newCount > prevMessageCountRef.current;
const delta = newCount - prevMessageCountRef.current;
const hadNew = delta > 0;
// Detect history load completion (don't treat as "new messages")
const justFinishedLoading = wasLoadingHistoryRef.current && !isLoadingHistory;
wasLoadingHistoryRef.current = isLoadingHistory;
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ export function Chat({ messages, isGenerating, isLoadingHistory, status, session
// History just loaded — scroll to bottom, don't show indicator
scrollToBottom('instant');
isNearBottomRef.current = true;
setHasNewMessages(false);
setNewMessageCount(0);
return;
}
@@ -138,15 +139,15 @@ export function Chat({ messages, isGenerating, isLoadingHistory, status, session
userSentRef.current = false;
scrollToBottom('smooth');
isNearBottomRef.current = true;
setHasNewMessages(false);
setNewMessageCount(0);
return;
}
if (isNearBottomRef.current) {
scrollToBottom('smooth');
setHasNewMessages(false);
setNewMessageCount(0);
} else if (hadNew) {
// New message arrived while scrolled up
setHasNewMessages(true);
setNewMessageCount(c => c + delta);
}
}, [messages, isGenerating, isLoadingHistory, scrollToBottom]);
@@ -288,7 +289,7 @@ export function Chat({ messages, isGenerating, isLoadingHistory, status, session
<div ref={bottomRef} />
</div>
{/* Floating action buttons — sticky to bottom of scroll area */}
{(hasToolCalls || showScrollBtn || hasNewMessages) && (
{(hasToolCalls || showScrollBtn || newMessageCount > 0) && (
<div className="sticky bottom-3 z-10 flex justify-center pointer-events-none pb-1">
<div className="flex items-center gap-2 pointer-events-auto">
{hasToolCalls && (
@@ -301,14 +302,18 @@ export function Chat({ messages, isGenerating, isLoadingHistory, status, session
{globalState === 'expand-all' ? <ChevronsDownUp size={14} className="text-violet-300" /> : <ChevronsUpDown size={14} className="text-violet-300" />}
</button>
)}
{(showScrollBtn || hasNewMessages) && (
{(showScrollBtn || newMessageCount > 0) && (
<button
onClick={() => { scrollToBottom('smooth'); setHasNewMessages(false); }}
aria-label={hasNewMessages ? t('chat.scrollToBottom') : t('chat.scrollDown')}
onClick={() => { scrollToBottom('smooth'); setNewMessageCount(0); }}
aria-label={newMessageCount > 0 ? t('chat.scrollToBottom') : t('chat.scrollDown')}
className="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-pc-border-strong bg-pc-elevated/90 backdrop-blur-lg px-3.5 py-2 text-xs text-pc-text shadow-lg hover:bg-pc-elevated/90 transition-all hover:shadow-cyan-500/10"
>
<ArrowDown size={14} className={hasNewMessages ? 'text-pc-accent-light animate-bounce' : 'text-pc-accent-light'} />
{hasNewMessages && <span className="hidden sm:inline">{t('chat.scrollToBottom')}</span>}
<ArrowDown size={14} className={newMessageCount > 0 ? 'text-pc-accent-light animate-bounce' : 'text-pc-accent-light'} />
{newMessageCount > 0 && (
<span className="inline-flex items-center justify-center min-w-[1.25rem] h-5 px-1 rounded-full bg-[var(--pc-accent)] text-white text-[10px] font-bold tabular-nums">
{newMessageCount > 99 ? '99+' : newMessageCount}
</span>
)}
</button>
)}
</div>