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Ticketping Chat Widget

A modern, customizable customer support chat widget with real-time messaging capabilities. Built for seamless integration into any website.

npm version License: MIT

This widget is meant to be used with Ticketping - Customer support meets Slack

Features

  • Real-time messaging with WebSocket support
  • Fully customizable themes and colors
  • Mobile responsive design
  • Conversation history and persistence
  • File attachments support
  • Secure authentication with JWT
  • Lightweight (< 50KB gzipped)
URL
Documentation docs.ticketping.com
Demo Ticketping
Email [email protected]
Issues GitHub Issues
NPM NPM Package

Installation

npm install @ticketping/chat-widget

Or via CDN:

<script src="https://unpkg.com/@ticketping/chat-widget@latest/dist/widget.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://unpkg.com/@ticketping/chat-widget@latest/dist/widget.css">

Quick Start

Basic Usage

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://unpkg.com/@ticketping/chat-widget@latest/dist/widget.css">
</head>
<body>
    <script src="https://unpkg.com/@ticketping/chat-widget@latest/dist/widget.min.js"></script>
    <script>
        window.TicketpingChat.init({
            appId: 'your-app-id',
            teamSlug: 'your-team-slug',
            teamLogoIcon: 'cdn-link-to-your-logo-square',
        });
    </script>
</body>
</html>

ES Modules

import TicketpingChat from '@ticketping/chat-widget';
import '@ticketping/chat-widget/style';

const chat = new TicketpingChat({
    appId: 'your-app-id',
    teamSlug: 'your-team-slug',
    teamLogoIcon: 'cdn-link-to-your-logo-square',
});

React Integration

// Install the package and React
npm install @ticketping/chat-widget react
import React, { useRef } from 'react';
import TicketpingChat from '@ticketping/chat-widget/react';

function App() {
  const chatRef = useRef();

  return (
    <div>
      <h1>My App</h1>
      
      <TicketpingChat
        ref={chatRef}
        appId="your-app-id"
        teamSlug="your-team-slug"
        teamLogoIcon="cdn-link-to-your-logo-square"
      />
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Custoizing theme and troubleshooting

Read more on react docs.

React Component Props

Prop Type Default Description
appId string '' Your Ticketping app ID
teamSlug string '' Your team slug
teamLogoIcon string '' URL to your team logo
apiBase string 'https://api.ticketping.com' API base URL
wsBase string 'wss://api.ticketping.com' WebSocket base URL
userJWT string '' User authentication token
debug boolean false Enable debug mode
analytics boolean true Enable analytics
theme object null Custom theme configuration
open boolean false Control widget open state

Svelte Integration

Svelte 5 (Recommended)

// Install the package and Svelte
npm install @ticketping/chat-widget
<script>
  import TicketpingChat from '@ticketping/chat-widget/svelte';
  import('@ticketping/chat-widget/style')
</script>

<TicketpingChat
  appId="your-app-id"
  teamSlug="your-team-slug"
  teamLogoIcon="cdn-link-to-your-logo-square"
/>

Svelte 4

// Install the package and Svelte 4
npm install @ticketping/chat-widget svelte@^4.0.0
<script>
  import TicketpingChat from '@ticketping/chat-widget/svelte4';
  import('@ticketping/chat-widget/style')
</script>

<TicketpingChat
  appId="your-app-id"
  teamSlug="your-team-slug"
  teamLogoIcon="cdn-link-to-your-logo-square"
/>

Svelte Component Props

Prop Type Default Description
appId string '' Your Ticketping app ID
teamSlug string '' Your team slug
teamLogoIcon string '' URL to your team logo
apiBase string 'https://api.ticketping.com' API base URL
wsBase string 'wss://api.ticketping.com' WebSocket base URL
userJWT string '' User authentication token
debug boolean false Enable debug mode
analytics boolean true Enable analytics
theme object null Custom theme configuration
open boolean false Control widget open state
userData object null User identification data

Configuration

Basic Configuration

window.TicketpingChat.init({
    // Required
    appId: 'your-app-id',
    teamSlug: 'your-team-slug',
    teamLogoIcon: 'cdn-link-to-your-logo-square',
    
    // Optional - API endpoints
    apiBase: 'https://api.ticketping.com',
    wsBase: 'wss://ws.ticketping.com',
    
    // Optional - Authentication
    userJWT: 'your-user-jwt-token',
    
    // Optional - Behavior
    autoOpen: false,
    position: 'bottom-right' // or 'bottom-left'
});

Custom Theme

window.TicketpingChat.init({
    appId: 'your-app-id',
    teamSlug: 'your-team-slug',
    teamLogoIcon: 'cdn-link-to-your-logo-square',
    theme: {
        // Primary colors
        primaryColor: '#3b82f6',           // Main brand/accent color
        primaryButtonText: '#ffffff',      // Text color on primary buttons
        primaryHover: '#2563eb',           // Hover state for primary color
        iconColor: '#ffffff',              // Icon color (e.g., in chat bubble)
        
        // Text colors
        textPrimary: '#374151',            // Main text color
        textSecondary: '#747d8f',          // Secondary text color
        textMuted: '#c3c5ca',              // Muted/disabled text color
        
        // Background colors
        background: '#ffffff',             // Main background color
        backgroundSecondary: '#f9fafb',    // Secondary background areas
        backgroundTertiary: '#e5e7eb',     // Tertiary background areas
        
        // Border colors
        border: '#e9e9e9',                 // Default border color
        borderLight: '#f3f3f3',            // Light border color
        
        // Status colors
        notificationBg: '#ff4757',         // Notification badge background
        successColor: '#4caf50',           // Success state color
        offlineColor: '#9e9e9e',           // Offline status color
        
        // Error colors
        errorBg: '#ffebee',                // Error background color
        errorText: '#c62828',              // Error text color
        errorBorder: '#f44336',            // Error border color
        
        // Shadow colors (for advanced customization)
        shadowLight: 'rgba(15, 15, 15, 0.06)',    // Light shadow
        shadowMedium: 'rgba(15, 15, 15, 0.16)',   // Medium shadow
        shadowDark: 'rgba(9, 14, 21, 0.06)',      // Dark shadow
    }
});

The widget supports extensive theming through CSS custom properties:

:root {
    /* Primary colors */
    --tp-primary-color: #3b82f6;
    --tp-primary-button-text: #ffffff;
    --tp-primary-hover: #2563eb;
    --tp-icon-color: #ffffff;

    /* Text colors */
    --tp-text-primary: #374151;
    --tp-text-secondary: #747d8f;
    --tp-text-muted: #c3c5ca;
    
    /* Background colors */
    --tp-background: #ffffff;
    --tp-background-secondary: #f9fafb;
    --tp-background-tertiary: #e5e7eb;
    
    /* Border colors */
    --tp-border: #e9e9e9;
    --tp-border-light: #f3f3f3;
    
    /* Status colors */
    --tp-notification-bg: #ff4757;
    --tp-success-color: #4caf50;
    --tp-offline-color: #9e9e9e;
    
    /* Error colors */
    --tp-error-bg: #ffebee;
    --tp-error-text: #c62828;
    --tp-error-border: #f44336;
    
    /* Shadow colors */
    --tp-shadow-light: rgba(15, 15, 15, 0.06);
    --tp-shadow-medium: rgba(15, 15, 15, 0.16);
    --tp-shadow-dark: rgba(9, 14, 21, 0.06);
}

Event Callbacks

window.TicketpingChat.init({
    appId: 'your-app-id',
    teamSlug: 'your-team-slug',
    teamLogoIcon: 'cdn-link-to-your-logo-square',
    
    // Event callbacks
    onReady: () => console.log('Widget ready'),
    onOpen: () => console.log('Widget opened'),
    onClose: () => console.log('Widget closed'),
    onMessageSent: (message) => console.log('Message sent:', message),
    onMessageReceived: (message) => console.log('Message received:', message),
    onConversationStarted: (id) => console.log('Conversation started:', id),
    onError: (error) => console.error('Widget error:', error)
});

API Methods

After initialization, you can control the widget programmatically:

const chat = window.TicketpingChat;

// Open/close the widget
chat.open();
chat.close();

// Identify the current user
chat.identify({
    id: 'user-123',
    email: '[email protected]',
    name: 'John Doe',
    userJWT: 'your-user-jwt'
});

// Start a new conversation
chat.startConversation();

// Clean up
chat.destroy();

Theming

Browser Support

  • Chrome/Edge 80+
  • Firefox 75+
  • Safari 13+
  • Mobile browsers (iOS Safari, Chrome Mobile)

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start development server
npm run dev

# Build for production
npm run build

# Run tests
npm test

# Lint code
npm run lint

Examples

Check out the /examples directory for integration examples with:

  • Vanilla JavaScript
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Svelte

License

MIT Β© Ticketping

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