💬 feat: move Temporary Chat to the Header (#6646)

* 🚀 feat: Add Temporary Chat feature with badge toggle functionality

* style: update header button

* fix: Integrate resetChatBadges functionality into useNewConvo hook following rules of react

* fix: Adjust margin logic in ChatForm for better layout handling on existing conversations

* fix: Refine margin logic in ChatForm to improve layout during message submission

* fix: Update TemporaryChat component to not render  when message is submitting

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Co-authored-by: Danny Avila <danny@librechat.ai>

client/src/components/Chat/Header.tsx

@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import { useGetStartupConfig } from '~/data-provider';
 import ExportAndShareMenu from './ExportAndShareMenu';
 import { useMediaQuery, useHasAccess } from '~/hooks';
 import BookmarkMenu from './Menus/BookmarkMenu';
+import { TemporaryChat } from './TemporaryChat';
 import AddMultiConvo from './AddMultiConvo';
+
 const defaultInterface = getConfigDefaults().interface;
 
 export default function Header() {
@@ -42,13 +44,21 @@ export default function Header() {
           {hasAccessToBookmarks === true && <BookmarkMenu />}
           {hasAccessToMultiConvo === true && <AddMultiConvo />}
           {isSmallScreen && (
-            <ExportAndShareMenu
+            <>
-              isSharedButtonEnabled={startupConfig?.sharedLinksEnabled ?? false}
+              <ExportAndShareMenu
-            />
+                isSharedButtonEnabled={startupConfig?.sharedLinksEnabled ?? false}
+              />
+              <TemporaryChat />
+            </>
           )}
         </div>
         {!isSmallScreen && (
-          <ExportAndShareMenu isSharedButtonEnabled={startupConfig?.sharedLinksEnabled ?? false} />
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+            <ExportAndShareMenu
+              isSharedButtonEnabled={startupConfig?.sharedLinksEnabled ?? false}
+            />
+            <TemporaryChat />
+          </div>
         )}
       </div>
       {/* Empty div for spacing */}

client/src/components/Chat/Input/BadgeRow.tsx

@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import React, {
 } from 'react';
 import { useRecoilValue, useRecoilCallback } from 'recoil';
 import type { LucideIcon } from 'lucide-react';
+import type { BadgeItem } from '~/common';
 import { useChatBadges } from '~/hooks';
 import { Badge } from '~/components/ui';
-import { BadgeItem } from '~/common';
 import store from '~/store';
 
 interface BadgeRowProps {

client/src/components/Chat/Input/ChatForm.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { memo, useRef, useMemo, useEffect, useState, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { useWatch } from 'react-hook-form';
 import { useRecoilState, useRecoilValue } from 'recoil';
-import { isAssistantsEndpoint } from 'librechat-data-provider';
+import { Constants, isAssistantsEndpoint } from 'librechat-data-provider';
 import {
   useChatContext,
   useChatFormContext,
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ const ChatForm = memo(({ index = 0 }: { index?: number }) => {
   const automaticPlayback = useRecoilValue(store.automaticPlayback);
   const maximizeChatSpace = useRecoilValue(store.maximizeChatSpace);
   const centerFormOnLanding = useRecoilValue(store.centerFormOnLanding);
+  const isTemporary = useRecoilValue(store.isTemporary);
 
   const [badges, setBadges] = useRecoilState(store.chatBadges);
   const [isEditingBadges, setIsEditingBadges] = useRecoilState(store.isEditingBadges);
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ const ChatForm = memo(({ index = 0 }: { index?: number }) => {
   const baseClasses = useMemo(
     () =>
       cn(
-        'md:py-3.5 m-0 w-full resize-none py-[13px] bg-surface-chat placeholder-black/50 dark:placeholder-white/50 [&:has(textarea:focus)]:shadow-[0_2px_6px_rgba(0,0,0,.05)]',
+        'md:py-3.5 m-0 w-full resize-none py-[13px] placeholder-black/50 bg-transparent dark:placeholder-white/50 [&:has(textarea:focus)]:shadow-[0_2px_6px_rgba(0,0,0,.05)]',
         isCollapsed ? 'max-h-[52px]' : 'max-h-[45vh] md:max-h-[55vh]',
         isMoreThanThreeRows ? 'pl-5' : 'px-5',
       ),
@@ -191,9 +192,13 @@ const ChatForm = memo(({ index = 0 }: { index?: number }) => {
     <form
       onSubmit={methods.handleSubmit(submitMessage)}
       className={cn(
-        'mx-auto flex flex-row gap-3 transition-all duration-200 sm:px-2',
+        'mx-auto flex flex-row gap-3 sm:px-2',
         maximizeChatSpace ? 'w-full max-w-full' : 'md:max-w-3xl xl:max-w-4xl',
-        centerFormOnLanding ? 'sm:mb-28' : 'sm:mb-10',
+        centerFormOnLanding &&
+          (!conversation?.conversationId || conversation?.conversationId === Constants.NEW_CONVO) &&
+          !isSubmitting
+          ? 'transition-all duration-200 sm:mb-28'
+          : 'sm:mb-10',
       )}
     >
       <div className="relative flex h-full flex-1 items-stretch md:flex-col">
@@ -219,8 +224,11 @@ const ChatForm = memo(({ index = 0 }: { index?: number }) => {
           <div
             onClick={handleContainerClick}
             className={cn(
-              'relative flex w-full flex-grow flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-t-3xl border border-border-medium bg-surface-chat pb-4 text-text-primary transition-all duration-200 sm:rounded-3xl sm:pb-0',
+              'relative flex w-full flex-grow flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-t-3xl border pb-4 text-text-primary transition-all duration-200 sm:rounded-3xl sm:pb-0',
               isTextAreaFocused ? 'shadow-lg' : 'shadow-md',
+              isTemporary
+                ? 'border-violet-800/60 bg-violet-950/10'
+                : 'border-border-light bg-surface-chat',
             )}
           >
             <TextareaHeader addedConvo={addedConvo} setAddedConvo={setAddedConvo} />

client/src/components/Chat/TemporaryChat.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { motion } from 'framer-motion';
+import { MessageCircleDashed } from 'lucide-react';
+import { useRecoilState, useRecoilCallback } from 'recoil';
+import { TooltipAnchor } from '~/components/ui';
+import { useChatContext } from '~/Providers';
+import { useLocalize } from '~/hooks';
+import { cn } from '~/utils';
+import store from '~/store';
+
+export function TemporaryChat() {
+  const localize = useLocalize();
+  const [isTemporary, setIsTemporary] = useRecoilState(store.isTemporary);
+  const { conversation, isSubmitting } = useChatContext();
+
+  const temporaryBadge = {
+    id: 'temporary',
+    icon: MessageCircleDashed,
+    label: 'com_ui_temporary' as const,
+    atom: store.isTemporary,
+    isAvailable: true,
+  };
+
+  const handleBadgeToggle = useRecoilCallback(
+    () => () => {
+      setIsTemporary(!isTemporary);
+    },
+    [isTemporary],
+  );
+
+  if (
+    (Array.isArray(conversation?.messages) && conversation.messages.length >= 1) ||
+    isSubmitting
+  ) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="relative flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
+      <div className="badge-icon h-full">
+        <TooltipAnchor
+          description={localize(temporaryBadge.label)}
+          render={
+            <motion.button
+              onClick={handleBadgeToggle}
+              className={cn(
+                'inline-flex size-10 flex-shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-lg border border-border-light text-text-primary transition-all ease-in-out hover:bg-surface-tertiary',
+                isTemporary
+                  ? 'bg-surface-active shadow-md'
+                  : 'bg-transparent shadow-sm hover:bg-surface-hover hover:shadow-md',
+                'active:scale-95 active:shadow-inner',
+              )}
+              transition={{ type: 'tween', duration: 0.1, ease: 'easeOut' }}
+            >
+              {temporaryBadge.icon && (
+                <temporaryBadge.icon
+                  className={cn(
+                    'relative h-5 w-5 md:h-4 md:w-4',
+                    !temporaryBadge.label && 'mx-auto',
+                  )}
+                />
+              )}
+            </motion.button>
+          }
+        />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

client/src/hooks/useChatBadges.ts

@@ -5,21 +5,22 @@ import type { BadgeItem } from '~/common';
 import { useLocalize } from '~/hooks';
 import store from '~/store';
 
-const badgeConfig = [
+interface ChatBadgeConfig {
-  {
+  id: string;
-    id: '1',
+  icon: typeof Box;
-    icon: MessageCircleDashed,
+  label: string;
-    label: 'com_ui_temporary',
+  atom?: any;
-    atom: store.isTemporary,
+}
-  },
+
+const badgeConfig: ReadonlyArray<ChatBadgeConfig> = [
   // {
-  //   id: '2',
+  //   id: '1',
   //   icon: Box,
   //   label: 'com_ui_artifacts',
   //   atom: store.codeArtifacts,
   // },
   // TODO: add more badges here (missing store atoms)
-] as const;
+];
 
 export default function useChatBadges(): BadgeItem[] {
   const localize = useLocalize();

client/src/hooks/useNewConvo.ts

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ const useNewConvo = (index = 0) => {
   const assistantsListMap = useAssistantListMap();
   const { pauseGlobalAudio } = usePauseGlobalAudio(index);
   const saveDrafts = useRecoilValue<boolean>(store.saveDrafts);
+  const resetBadges = useResetChatBadges();
 
   const { mutateAsync } = useDeleteFilesMutation({
     onSuccess: () => {
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ const useNewConvo = (index = 0) => {
     } = {}) {
       pauseGlobalAudio();
       if (!saveBadgesState) {
-        useResetChatBadges();
+        resetBadges();
       }
 
       const templateConvoId = _template.conversationId ?? '';
@@ -278,6 +279,7 @@ const useNewConvo = (index = 0) => {
       files,
       setFiles,
       mutateAsync,
+      resetBadges,
     ],
   );
 

client/src/locales/en/translation.json

@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@
   "com_ui_storage": "Storage",
   "com_ui_submit": "Submit",
   "com_ui_teach_or_explain": "Learning",
-  "com_ui_temporary": "Temporary",
+  "com_ui_temporary": "Temporary Chat",
   "com_ui_terms_and_conditions": "Terms and Conditions",
   "com_ui_terms_of_service": "Terms of service",
   "com_ui_thinking": "Thinking...",