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Replyke Chat lets you embed full-featured messaging directly into your application. It supports direct (1:1) conversations, group conversations, and per-space chat channels. All conversations are real-time, backed by Socket.io, with read receipts, typing indicators, reaction support, and threaded replies.

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In This Section

Setup

Add ChatProvider to your component tree to initialize the socket connection

Conversations

Create direct and group conversations, list conversations, manage members

Messages

Send, edit, delete, and react to messages with optimistic UI updates

Real-time

Socket events, typing indicators, unread counts, and read receipts

Threads

Threaded replies to messages for focused side-conversations

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Architecture

Chat is built around a two-level provider hierarchy: 
ChatProvider          — one per app; owns the socket connection
  └── Your UI         — conversation list, conversation views, etc.
ChatProvider establishes the Socket.io connection and maintains global state (unread counts, message store). Individual components then use the hooks directly — there is no second-level context required for basic usage. For space chat, use useFetchSpaceConversation to retrieve the conversation associated with a space, then interact with it using the same hooks used for any other conversation.

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Conversation Types

TypeDescription
direct1:1 conversation between two users
groupMulti-user conversation created explicitly
spaceConversation automatically tied to a Space

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Next Steps

Start with Chat Setup to add ChatProvider to your app.