Add window.postMessage support v2

backend/chainlit/__init__.py

@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@
     on_message,
     on_settings_update,
     on_stop,
+    on_window_message,
     password_auth_callback,
+    send_window_message,
     set_chat_profiles,
     set_starters,
 )
@@ -151,6 +153,8 @@ def acall(self):
     "CompletionGeneration",
     "GenerationMessage",
     "on_logout",
+    "on_window_message",
+    "send_window_message",
     "on_chat_start",
     "on_chat_end",
     "on_chat_resume",

backend/chainlit/callbacks.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 from chainlit.action import Action
 from chainlit.config import config
+from chainlit.context import context
 from chainlit.data.base import BaseDataLayer
 from chainlit.message import Message
 from chainlit.oauth_providers import get_configured_oauth_providers
@@ -125,6 +126,33 @@ async def with_parent_id(message: Message):
     return func
 
 
+@trace
+async def send_window_message(data: Any):
+    """
+    Send custom data to the host window via a window.postMessage event.
+
+    Args:
+        data (Any): The data to send with the event.
+    """
+    await context.emitter.send_window_message(data)
+
+
+@trace
+def on_window_message(func: Callable[[str], Any]) -> Callable:
+    """
+    Hook to react to javascript postMessage events coming from the UI.
+
+    Args:
+        func (Callable[[str], Any]): The function to be called when a window message is received.
+                                     Takes the message content as a string parameter.
+
+    Returns:
+        Callable[[str], Any]: The decorated on_window_message function.
+    """
+    config.code.on_window_message = wrap_user_function(func)
+    return func
+
+
 @trace
 def on_chat_start(func: Callable) -> Callable:
     """

backend/chainlit/config.py

@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ class CodeSettings:
     on_chat_end: Optional[Callable[[], Any]] = None
     on_chat_resume: Optional[Callable[["ThreadDict"], Any]] = None
     on_message: Optional[Callable[["Message"], Any]] = None
+    on_window_message: Optional[Callable[[str], Any]] = None
     on_audio_start: Optional[Callable[[], Any]] = None
     on_audio_chunk: Optional[Callable[["InputAudioChunk"], Any]] = None
     on_audio_end: Optional[Callable[[], Any]] = None

backend/chainlit/emitter.py

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 import uuid
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Literal, Optional, Union, cast
 
+from literalai.helper import utc_now
+from socketio.exceptions import TimeoutError
+
 from chainlit.chat_context import chat_context
 from chainlit.config import config
 from chainlit.data import get_data_layer
@@ -16,12 +19,10 @@
     FileDict,
     FileReference,
     MessagePayload,
+    OutputAudioChunk,
     ThreadDict,
-    OutputAudioChunk
 )
 from chainlit.user import PersistedUser
-from literalai.helper import utc_now
-from socketio.exceptions import TimeoutError
 
 
 class BaseChainlitEmitter:
@@ -52,15 +53,15 @@ async def resume_thread(self, thread_dict: ThreadDict):
     async def send_element(self, element_dict: ElementDict):
         """Stub method to send an element to the UI."""
         pass
-    
+
     async def update_audio_connection(self, state: Literal["on", "off"]):
         """Audio connection signaling."""
         pass
-    
+
     async def send_audio_chunk(self, chunk: OutputAudioChunk):
         """Stub method to send an audio chunk to the UI."""
         pass
-        
+
     async def send_audio_interrupt(self):
         """Stub method to interrupt the current audio response."""
         pass
@@ -133,6 +134,10 @@ async def send_action_response(
         """Send an action response to the UI."""
         pass
 
+    async def send_window_message(self, data: Any):
+        """Stub method to send custom data to the host window."""
+        pass
+
 
 class ChainlitEmitter(BaseChainlitEmitter):
     """
@@ -177,7 +182,7 @@ async def update_audio_connection(self, state: Literal["on", "off"]):
     async def send_audio_chunk(self, chunk: OutputAudioChunk):
         """Send an audio chunk to the UI."""
         await self.emit("audio_chunk", chunk)
-        
+
     async def send_audio_interrupt(self):
         """Method to interrupt the current audio response."""
         await self.emit("audio_interrupt", {})
@@ -392,3 +397,7 @@ def send_action_response(
         return self.emit(
             "action_response", {"id": id, "status": status, "response": response}
         )
+
+    def send_window_message(self, data: Any):
+        """Send custom data to the host window."""
+        return self.emit("window_message", data)

backend/chainlit/socket.py

@@ -17,11 +17,7 @@
 from chainlit.server import sio
 from chainlit.session import WebsocketSession
 from chainlit.telemetry import trace_event
-from chainlit.types import (
-    InputAudioChunk,
-    InputAudioChunkPayload,
-    MessagePayload,
-)
+from chainlit.types import InputAudioChunk, InputAudioChunkPayload, MessagePayload
 from chainlit.user_session import user_sessions
 
 
@@ -313,17 +309,34 @@ async def message(sid, payload: MessagePayload):
     session.current_task = task
 
 
+@sio.on("window_message")
+async def window_message(sid, data):
+    """Handle a message send by the host window."""
+    session = WebsocketSession.require(sid)
+    context = init_ws_context(session)
+
+    await context.emitter.task_start()
+
+    if config.code.on_window_message:
+        try:
+            await config.code.on_window_message(data)
+        except asyncio.CancelledError:
+            pass
+        finally:
+            await context.emitter.task_end()
+
+
 @sio.on("audio_start")
 async def audio_start(sid):
     """Handle audio init."""
     session = WebsocketSession.require(sid)
 
     context = init_ws_context(session)
     if config.code.on_audio_start:
-       connected = bool(await config.code.on_audio_start())
-       connection_state = "on" if connected else "off"
-       await context.emitter.update_audio_connection(connection_state)
-        
+        connected = bool(await config.code.on_audio_start())
+        connection_state = "on" if connected else "off"
+        await context.emitter.update_audio_connection(connection_state)
+
 
 @sio.on("audio_chunk")
 async def audio_chunk(sid, payload: InputAudioChunkPayload):
@@ -350,7 +363,7 @@ async def audio_end(sid):
 
         if config.code.on_audio_end:
             await config.code.on_audio_end()
-            
+
     except asyncio.CancelledError:
         pass
     except Exception as e:

cypress/e2e/window_message/main.py

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import chainlit as cl
+
+
+@cl.on_window_message
+async def window_message(message: str):
+    if message.startswith("Client: "):
+        await cl.send_window_message("Server: World")
+
+
+@cl.on_message
+async def message(message: str):
+    await cl.Message(content="ok").send()

cypress/e2e/window_message/public/iframe.html

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+<head>
+    <title>Chainlit iframe</title>
+</head>
+<body>
+    <h1>Chainlit iframe</h1>
+    <iframe src="http://127.0.0.1:8000/" id="the-frame" data-cy="the-frame" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>
+    <div id="message">No message received</div>
+    <script>
+        window.addEventListener('message', function(event) {
+            if (event.data.startsWith("Server: ")) {
+                document.getElementById('message').innerText = event.data;
+            }
+        });
+    </script>
+</body>
+</html>

cypress/e2e/window_message/spec.cy.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { runTestServer } from '../../support/testUtils';
+
+const getIframeWindow = () => {
+  return cy
+    .get('iframe[data-cy="the-frame"]')
+    .its('0.contentWindow')
+    .should('exist');
+};
+
+describe('Window Message', () => {
+  before(() => {
+    runTestServer();
+  });
+
+  it('should be able to send and receive window messages', () => {
+    cy.visit('/public/iframe.html');
+
+    cy.get('div#message').should('contain', 'No message received');
+
+    getIframeWindow().then((win) => {
+      cy.wait(1000).then(() => {
+        win.postMessage('Client: Hello', '*');
+      });
+    });
+
+    cy.get('div#message').should('contain', 'Server: World');
+  });
+});

frontend/src/AppWrapper.tsx

@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ import { useEffect } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import getRouterBasename from 'utils/router';
 
-import { useApi, useAuth, useConfig } from '@chainlit/react-client';
+import { useApi, useAuth, useChatInteract, useConfig } from '@chainlit/react-client';
 
 export default function AppWrapper() {
   const { isAuthenticated, isReady } = useAuth();
   const { language: languageInUse } = useConfig();
   const { i18n } = useTranslation();
+  const { windowMessage } = useChatInteract();
 
   function handleChangeLanguage(languageBundle: any): void {
     i18n.addResourceBundle(languageInUse, 'translation', languageBundle);
@@ -33,6 +34,14 @@ export default function AppWrapper() {
     handleChangeLanguage(translations.translation);
   }, [translations]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleWindowMessage = (event: MessageEvent) => {
+      windowMessage(event.data);
+    }
+    window.addEventListener('message', handleWindowMessage);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener('message', handleWindowMessage);
+  }, [windowMessage]);
+
   if (!isReady) {
     return null;
   }

libs/react-client/src/useChatInteract.ts

@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ const useChatInteract = () => {
     [session?.socket]
   );
 
+  const windowMessage = useCallback(
+    (data: any) => {
+      session?.socket.emit('window_message', data);
+    },
+    [session?.socket]
+  );
+
   const startAudioStream = useCallback(() => {
     session?.socket.emit('audio_start');
   }, [session?.socket]);
@@ -186,6 +193,7 @@ const useChatInteract = () => {
     replyMessage,
     sendMessage,
     editMessage,
+    windowMessage,
     startAudioStream,
     sendAudioChunk,
     endAudioStream,

libs/react-client/src/useChatSession.ts

@@ -359,6 +359,12 @@ const useChatSession = () => {
       socket.on('token_usage', (count: number) => {
         setTokenCount((old) => old + count);
       });
+
+      socket.on('window_message', (data: any) => {
+        if (window.parent) {
+          window.parent.postMessage(data, '*');
+        }
+      });
     },
     [setSession, sessionId, chatProfile]
   );