Text Plugin

AI Integration Quick Reference

Field	Value
Plugin ID	text
Package	@cometchat/chat-uikit-react
Message Types	text
Message Categories	message
Included by Default	Yes
Bubble Component	CometChatTextBubble
Conversation Preview	Message text (markdown stripped, mentions resolved)
Context Menu	React, Reply, Reply in Thread, Copy, Edit, Info, Delete, Report, Mark Unread, Message Privately

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Overview

The Text plugin handles messages of type text in category message. It renders formatted text with support for @mentions, clickable URLs, and markdown syntax (bold, italic, strikethrough, code, blockquotes, lists).

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Bubble Rendering

The text bubble displays the message text after running it through the formatter pipeline:

1. Markdown — **bold**, _italic_, ~~strike~~, `code`, > blockquote, lists
2. Mentions — <@uid:xxx> tokens → styled @DisplayName chips
3. URLs — bare URLs → clickable links with target="_blank"

Long messages are truncated with a “Read more” toggle (configurable via disableTruncation in the plugin context).

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Context Menu Options

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Conversation Preview

Returns the message text with markdown stripped and mentions resolved to display names. Example: @John: Check the **docs** → @John: Check the docs

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Text Formatters

The text plugin provides three built-in formatters via getTextFormatters(): Formatters run in priority order (lower = first). Each receives the output of the previous formatter. For custom formatters, see Text Formatters.

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CSS Selectors