React js UI example. direct chat box

React js UI example and template, direct chat box! . Take a look at this UI example and see how it can enhance your project. Your can copy or download the code and use it in your project. Don't forget to browse our library of other free React Native templates for even more design and functionality inspiration. Happy coding!
Tags: chat,box,messages

1. First, we need fresh reactjs setup, and for that, we need to run below commands into out terminal, and also we should have latest node version installed on our system:

npx create-react-app my-awesome-project

cd my-awesome-project

npm start

2. Now we need to run below commands into our project terminal to get bootstrap and related modules into our reactjs application:

npm install [email protected] --save

npm start //For start project again

3. Finally for the main output, we need to add below code into our my-awesome-project/src/App.js file or if you have fresh setup then you can replace my-awesome-project/src/App.js file code with below code:

import React from 'react';
import './App.css';
import 'bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css';


function App() {
  
	return (
		<div>
			<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.3.0/css/font-awesome.min.css" rel="stylesheet"/>
<div class="container">
<div class="row bootstrap snippets bootdeys">
    <div class="col-md-3">
      
      <div class="box box-primary direct-chat direct-chat-primary">
        <div class="box-header with-border">
          <h3 class="box-title">Direct Chat</h3>
    
          <div class="box-tools pull-right">
            <span data-toggle="tooltip" title="" class="badge bg-light-blue" data-original-title="3 New Messages">3</span>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-box-tool" data-widget="collapse"><i class="fa fa-minus"></i>
            </button>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-box-tool" data-toggle="tooltip" title="Contacts" data-widget="chat-pane-toggle">
              <i class="fa fa-comments"></i></button>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-box-tool" data-widget="remove"><i class="fa fa-times"></i></button>
          </div>
        </div>
        
        <div class="box-body">
          
          <div class="direct-chat-messages">
            
            <div class="direct-chat-msg">
              <div class="direct-chat-info clearfix">
                <span class="direct-chat-name pull-left">Alexander Pierce</span>
                <span class="direct-chat-timestamp pull-right">23 Jan 2:00 pm</span>
              </div>
              
              <img class="direct-chat-img" src="https://bootdey.com/img/Content/user_1.jpg" alt="Message User Image"/>
              <div class="direct-chat-text">
                Is this template really for free? That's unbelievable!
              </div>
              
            </div>
            
    
            
            <div class="direct-chat-msg right">
              <div class="direct-chat-info clearfix">
                <span class="direct-chat-name pull-right">Sarah Bullock</span>
                <span class="direct-chat-timestamp pull-left">23 Jan 2:05 pm</span>
              </div>
              
              <img class="direct-chat-img" src="https://bootdey.com/img/Content/user_2.jpg" alt="Message User Image"/>
              <div class="direct-chat-text">
                You better believe it!
              </div>
              
            </div>
            
          </div>
          
    
          
          <div class="direct-chat-contacts">
            <ul class="contacts-list">
              <li>
                <a href="#/">
                  <img class="contacts-list-img" src="https://bootdey.com/img/Content/user_1.jpg"/>
    
                  <div class="contacts-list-info">
                        <span class="contacts-list-name">
                          Count Dracula
                          <small class="contacts-list-date pull-right">2/28/2015</small>
                        </span>
                    <span class="contacts-list-msg">How have you been? I was...</span>
                  </div>
                  
                </a>
              </li>
              
            </ul>
            
          </div>
          
        </div>
        
        <div class="box-footer">
          <form action="#" method="post">
            <div class="input-group">
              <input type="text" name="message" placeholder="Type Message ..." class="form-control"/>
                  <span class="input-group-btn">
                    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-flat">Send</button>
                  </span>
            </div>
          </form>
        </div>
        
      </div>
      
    </div>
    
    
    
    <div class="col-md-3">
      
      <div class="box box-success direct-chat direct-chat-success">
        <div class="box-header with-border">
          <h3 class="box-title">Direct Chat</h3>
    
          <div class="box-tools pull-right">
            <span data-toggle="tooltip" title="3 New Messages" class="badge bg-green">3</span>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-box-tool" data-widget="collapse"><i class="fa fa-minus"></i>
            </button>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-box-tool" data-toggle="tooltip" title="Contacts" data-widget="chat-pane-toggle">
              <i class="fa fa-comments"></i></button>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-box-tool" data-widget="remove"><i class="fa fa-times"></i></button>
          </div>
        </div>
        
        <div class="box-body">
          
          <div class="direct-chat-messages">
            
            <div class="direct-chat-msg">
              <div class="direct-chat-info clearfix">
                <span class="direct-chat-name pull-left">Alexander Pierce</span>
                <span class="direct-chat-timestamp pull-right">23 Jan 2:00 pm</span>
              </div>
              
              <img class="direct-chat-img" src="https://bootdey.com/img/Content/user_1.jpg" alt="Message User Image"/>
              <div class="direct-chat-text">
                Is this template really for free? That's unbelievable!
              </div>
              
            </div>
            
    
            
            <div class="direct-chat-msg right">
              <div class="direct-chat-info clearfix">
                <span class="direct-chat-name pull-right">Sarah Bullock</span>
                <span class="direct-chat-timestamp pull-left">23 Jan 2:05 pm</span>
              </div>
              
              <img class="direct-chat-img" src="https://bootdey.com/img/Content/user_2.jpg" alt="Message User Image"/>
              <div class="direct-chat-text">
                You better believe it!
              </div>
              
            </div>
            
          </div>
          
    
          
          <div class="direct-chat-contacts">
            <ul class="contacts-list">
              <li>
                <a href="#/">
                  <img class="contacts-list-img" src="https://bootdey.com/img/Content/user_1.jpg"/>
    
                  <div class="contacts-list-info">
                        <span class="contacts-list-name">
                          Count Dracula
                          <small class="contacts-list-date pull-right">2/28/2015</small>
                        </span>
                    <span class="contacts-list-msg">How have you been? I was...</span>
                  </div>
                  
                </a>
              </li>
              
            </ul>
            
          </div>
          
        </div>
        
        <div class="box-footer">
          <form action="#" method="post">
            <div class="input-group">
              <input type="text" name="message" placeholder="Type Message ..." class="form-control"/>
                  <span class="input-group-btn">
                    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-success btn-flat">Send</button>
                  </span>
            </div>
          </form>
        </div>
        
      </div>
      
    </div>
    

  <div class="col-md-3">
    
    <div class="box box-warning direct-chat direct-chat-warning">
      <div class="box-header with-border">
        <h3 class="box-title">Direct Chat</h3>

        <div class="box-tools pull-right">
          <span data-toggle="tooltip" title="3 New Messages" class="badge bg-yellow">3</span>
          <button type="button" class="btn btn-box-tool" data-widget="collapse"><i class="fa fa-minus"></i>
          </button>
          <button type="button" class="btn btn-box-tool" data-toggle="tooltip" title="Contacts" data-widget="chat-pane-toggle">
            <i class="fa fa-comments"></i></button>
          <button type="button" class="btn btn-box-tool" data-widget="remove"><i class="fa fa-times"></i></button>
        </div>
      </div>
      
      <div class="box-body">
        
        <div class="direct-chat-messages">
          
          <div class="direct-chat-msg">
            <div class="direct-chat-info clearfix">
              <span class="direct-chat-name pull-left">Alexander Pierce</span>
              <span class="direct-chat-timestamp pull-right">23 Jan 2:00 pm</span>
            </div>
            
            <img class="direct-chat-img" src="https://bootdey.com/img/Content/user_1.jpg" alt="Message User Image"/>
            <div class="direct-chat-text">
              Is this template really for free? That's unbelievable!
            </div>
            
          </div>
          

          
          <div class="direct-chat-msg right">
            <div class="direct-chat-info clearfix">
              <span class="direct-chat-name pull-right">Sarah Bullock</span>
              <span class="direct-chat-timestamp pull-left">23 Jan 2:05 pm</span>
            </div>
            
            <img class="direct-chat-img" src="https://bootdey.com/img/Content/user_2.jpg" alt="Message User Image"/>
            <div class="direct-chat-text">
              You better believe it!
            </div>
            
          </div>
          
        </div>
        

        
        <div class="direct-chat-contacts">
          <ul class="contacts-list">
            <li>
              <a href="#/">
                <img class="contacts-list-img" src="https://bootdey.com/img/Content/user_1.jpg"/>

                <div class="contacts-list-info">
                      <span class="contacts-list-name">
                        Count Dracula
                        <small class="contacts-list-date pull-right">2/28/2015</small>
                      </span>
                  <span class="contacts-list-msg">How have you been? I was...</span>
                </div>
                
              </a>
            </li>
            
          </ul>
          
        </div>
        
      </div>
      
      <div class="box-footer">
        <form action="#" method="post">
          <div class="input-group">
            <input type="text" name="message" placeholder="Type Message ..." class="form-control"/>
                <span class="input-group-btn">
                  <button type="submit" class="btn btn-warning btn-flat">Send</button>
                </span>
          </div>
        </form>
      </div>
      
    </div>
    
  </div>
  
  
  
  <div class="col-md-3">
  
  <div class="box box-danger direct-chat direct-chat-danger">
    <div class="box-header with-border">
      <h3 class="box-title">Direct Chat</h3>

      <div class="box-tools pull-right">
        <span data-toggle="tooltip" title="3 New Messages" class="badge bg-red">3</span>
        <button type="button" class="btn btn-box-tool" data-widget="collapse"><i class="fa fa-minus"></i>
        </button>
        <button type="button" class="btn btn-box-tool" data-toggle="tooltip" title="Contacts" data-widget="chat-pane-toggle">
          <i class="fa fa-comments"></i></button>
        <button type="button" class="btn btn-box-tool" data-widget="remove"><i class="fa fa-times"></i></button>
      </div>
    </div>
    
    <div class="box-body">
      
      <div class="direct-chat-messages">
        
        <div class="direct-chat-msg">
          <div class="direct-chat-info clearfix">
            <span class="direct-chat-name pull-left">Alexander Pierce</span>
            <span class="direct-chat-timestamp pull-right">23 Jan 2:00 pm</span>
          </div>
          
          <img class="direct-chat-img" src="https://bootdey.com/img/Content/user_1.jpg" alt="Message User Image"/>
          <div class="direct-chat-text">
            Is this template really for free? That's unbelievable!
          </div>
          
        </div>
        

        
        <div class="direct-chat-msg right">
          <div class="direct-chat-info clearfix">
            <span class="direct-chat-name pull-right">Sarah Bullock</span>
            <span class="direct-chat-timestamp pull-left">23 Jan 2:05 pm</span>
          </div>
          
          <img class="direct-chat-img" src="https://bootdey.com/img/Content/user_2.jpg" alt="Message User Image"/>
          <div class="direct-chat-text">
            You better believe it!
          </div>
          
        </div>
        
      </div>
      

      
      <div class="direct-chat-contacts">
        <ul class="contacts-list">
          <li>
            <a href="#/">
              <img class="contacts-list-img" src="https://bootdey.com/img/Content/user_1.jpg"/>

              <div class="contacts-list-info">
                    <span class="contacts-list-name">
                      Count Dracula
                      <small class="contacts-list-date pull-right">2/28/2015</small>
                    </span>
                <span class="contacts-list-msg">How have you been? I was...</span>
              </div>
              
            </a>
          </li>
          
        </ul>
        
      </div>
      
    </div>
    
    <div class="box-footer">
      <form action="#" method="post">
        <div class="input-group">
          <input type="text" name="message" placeholder="Type Message ..." class="form-control"/>
              <span class="input-group-btn">
                <button type="submit" class="btn btn-danger btn-flat">Send</button>
              </span>
        </div>
      </form>
    </div>
    
  </div>
  
</div>
</div>
</div>
		</div>
	);
}
export default App;

4. Now we need to add below code into our my-awesome-project/src/App.css file :

body{
    margin-top:20px;
    background:#eee;
}
.box {
    position: relative;
    border-radius: 3px;
    background: #ffffff;
    border-top: 3px solid #d2d6de;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    width: 100%;
    box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}
.box.box-primary {
    border-top-color: #3c8dbc;
}
.box.box-info {
    border-top-color: #00c0ef;
}
.box.box-danger {
    border-top-color: #dd4b39;
}
.box.box-warning {
    border-top-color: #f39c12;
}
.box.box-success {
    border-top-color: #00a65a;
}
.box.box-default {
    border-top-color: #d2d6de;
}
.box.collapsed-box .box-body, .box.collapsed-box .box-footer {
    display: none;
}
.box .nav-stacked>li {
    border-bottom: 1px solid #f4f4f4;
    margin: 0;
}
.box .nav-stacked>li:last-of-type {
    border-bottom: none;
}
.box.height-control .box-body {
    max-height: 300px;
    overflow: auto;
}
.box .border-right {
    border-right: 1px solid #f4f4f4;
}
.box .border-left {
    border-left: 1px solid #f4f4f4;
}
.box.box-solid {
    border-top: 0;
}
.box.box-solid>.box-header .btn.btn-default {
    background: transparent;
}
.box.box-solid>.box-header .btn:hover, .box.box-solid>.box-header a:hover {
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}
.box.box-solid.box-default {
    border: 1px solid #d2d6de;
}
.box.box-solid.box-default>.box-header {
    color: #444;
    background: #d2d6de;
    background-color: #d2d6de;
}
.box.box-solid.box-default>.box-header a, .box.box-solid.box-default>.box-header .btn {
    color: #444;
}
.box.box-solid.box-primary {
    border: 1px solid #3c8dbc;
}
.box.box-solid.box-primary>.box-header {
    color: #fff;
    background: #3c8dbc;
    background-color: #3c8dbc;
}
.box.box-solid.box-primary>.box-header a, .box.box-solid.box-primary>.box-header .btn {
    color: #fff;
}
.box.box-solid.box-info {
    border: 1px solid #00c0ef;
}
.box.box-solid.box-info>.box-header {
    color: #fff;
    background: #00c0ef;
    background-color: #00c0ef;
}
.box.box-solid.box-info>.box-header a, .box.box-solid.box-info>.box-header .btn {
    color: #fff;
}
.box.box-solid.box-danger {
    border: 1px solid #dd4b39;
}
.box.box-solid.box-danger>.box-header {
    color: #fff;
    background: #dd4b39;
    background-color: #dd4b39;
}
.box.box-solid.box-danger>.box-header a, .box.box-solid.box-danger>.box-header .btn {
    color: #fff;
}
.box.box-solid.box-warning {
    border: 1px solid #f39c12;
}
.box.box-solid.box-warning>.box-header {
    color: #fff;
    background: #f39c12;
    background-color: #f39c12;
}
.box.box-solid.box-warning>.box-header a, .box.box-solid.box-warning>.box-header .btn {
    color: #fff;
}
.box.box-solid.box-success {
    border: 1px solid #00a65a;
}
.box.box-solid.box-success>.box-header {
    color: #fff;
    background: #00a65a;
    background-color: #00a65a;
}
.box.box-solid.box-success>.box-header a, .box.box-solid.box-success>.box-header .btn {
    color: #fff;
}
.box.box-solid>.box-header>.box-tools .btn {
    border: 0;
    box-shadow: none;
}
.box.box-solid[class*='bg']>.box-header {
    color: #fff;
}
.box .box-group>.box {
    margin-bottom: 5px;
}
.box .knob-label {
    text-align: center;
    color: #333;
    font-weight: 100;
    font-size: 12px;
    margin-bottom: 0.3em;
}
.box>.overlay, .overlay-wrapper>.overlay, .box>.loading-img, .overlay-wrapper>.loading-img {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%}
.box .overlay, .overlay-wrapper .overlay {
    z-index: 50;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
    border-radius: 3px;
}
.box .overlay>.fa, .overlay-wrapper .overlay>.fa {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    margin-left: -15px;
    margin-top: -15px;
    color: #000;
    font-size: 30px;
}
.box .overlay.dark, .overlay-wrapper .overlay.dark {
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}
.box-header:before, .box-body:before, .box-footer:before, .box-header:after, .box-body:after, .box-footer:after {
    content: " ";
    display: table;
}
.box-header:after, .box-body:after, .box-footer:after {
    clear: both;
}
.box-header {
    color: #444;
    display: block;
    padding: 10px;
    position: relative;
}
.box-header.with-border {
    border-bottom: 1px solid #f4f4f4;
}
.collapsed-box .box-header.with-border {
    border-bottom: none;
}
.box-header>.fa, .box-header>.glyphicon, .box-header>.ion, .box-header .box-title {
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 18px;
    margin: 0;
    line-height: 1;
}
.box-header>.fa, .box-header>.glyphicon, .box-header>.ion {
    margin-right: 5px;
}
.box-header>.box-tools {
    position: absolute;
    right: 10px;
    top: 5px;
}
.box-header>.box-tools [data-toggle="tooltip"] {
    position: relative;
}
.box-header>.box-tools.pull-right .dropdown-menu {
    right: 0;
    left: auto;
}
.btn-box-tool {
    padding: 5px;
    font-size: 12px;
    background: transparent;
    color: #97a0b3;
}
.open .btn-box-tool, .btn-box-tool:hover {
    color: #606c84;
}
.btn-box-tool.btn:active {
    box-shadow: none;
}
.box-body {
    border-top-left-radius: 0;
    border-top-right-radius: 0;
    border-bottom-right-radius: 3px;
    border-bottom-left-radius: 3px;
    padding: 10px;
}
.no-header .box-body {
    border-top-right-radius: 3px;
    border-top-left-radius: 3px;
}
.box-body>.table {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}
.box-body .fc {
    margin-top: 5px;
}
.box-body .full-width-chart {
    margin: -19px;
}
.box-body.no-padding .full-width-chart {
    margin: -9px;
}
.box-body .box-pane {
    border-top-left-radius: 0;
    border-top-right-radius: 0;
    border-bottom-right-radius: 0;
    border-bottom-left-radius: 3px;
}
.box-body .box-pane-right {
    border-top-left-radius: 0;
    border-top-right-radius: 0;
    border-bottom-right-radius: 3px;
    border-bottom-left-radius: 0;
}
.box-footer {
    border-top-left-radius: 0;
    border-top-right-radius: 0;
    border-bottom-right-radius: 3px;
    border-bottom-left-radius: 3px;
    border-top: 1px solid #f4f4f4;
    padding: 10px;
    background-color: #fff;
}
.direct-chat .box-body {
    border-bottom-right-radius: 0;
    border-bottom-left-radius: 0;
    position: relative;
    overflow-x: hidden;
    padding: 0;
}
.direct-chat.chat-pane-open .direct-chat-contacts {
    -webkit-transform: translate(0,  0);
    -ms-transform: translate(0,  0);
    -o-transform: translate(0,  0);
    transform: translate(0,  0);
}
.direct-chat-messages {
    -webkit-transform: translate(0,  0);
    -ms-transform: translate(0,  0);
    -o-transform: translate(0,  0);
    transform: translate(0,  0);
    padding: 10px;
    height: 250px;
    overflow: auto;
}
.direct-chat-msg, .direct-chat-text {
    display: block;
}
.direct-chat-msg {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.direct-chat-msg:before, .direct-chat-msg:after {
    content: " ";
    display: table;
}
.direct-chat-msg:after {
    clear: both;
}
.direct-chat-messages, .direct-chat-contacts {
    -webkit-transition: -webkit-transform .5s ease-in-out;
    -moz-transition: -moz-transform .5s ease-in-out;
    -o-transition: -o-transform .5s ease-in-out;
    transition: transform .5s ease-in-out;
}
.direct-chat-text {
    border-radius: 5px;
    position: relative;
    padding: 5px 10px;
    background: #d2d6de;
    border: 1px solid #d2d6de;
    margin: 5px 0 0 50px;
    color: #444;
}
.direct-chat-text:after, .direct-chat-text:before {
    position: absolute;
    right: 100%;
    top: 15px;
    border: solid transparent;
    border-right-color: #d2d6de;
    content: ' ';
    height: 0;
    width: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
}
.direct-chat-text:after {
    border-width: 5px;
    margin-top: -5px;
}
.direct-chat-text:before {
    border-width: 6px;
    margin-top: -6px;
}
.right .direct-chat-text {
    margin-right: 50px;
    margin-left: 0;
}
.right .direct-chat-text:after, .right .direct-chat-text:before {
    right: auto;
    left: 100%;
    border-right-color: transparent;
    border-left-color: #d2d6de;
}
.direct-chat-img {
    border-radius: 50%;
    float: left;
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
}
.right .direct-chat-img {
    float: right;
}
.direct-chat-info {
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 2px;
    font-size: 12px;
}
.direct-chat-name {
    font-weight: 600;
}
.direct-chat-timestamp {
    color: #999;
}
.direct-chat-contacts-open .direct-chat-contacts {
    -webkit-transform: translate(0,  0);
    -ms-transform: translate(0,  0);
    -o-transform: translate(0,  0);
    transform: translate(0,  0);
}
.direct-chat-contacts {
    -webkit-transform: translate(101%,  0);
    -ms-transform: translate(101%,  0);
    -o-transform: translate(101%,  0);
    transform: translate(101%,  0);
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    height: 250px;
    width: 100%;
    background: #222d32;
    color: #fff;
    overflow: auto;
}
.contacts-list>li {
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    padding: 10px;
    margin: 0;
}
.contacts-list>li:before, .contacts-list>li:after {
    content: " ";
    display: table;
}
.contacts-list>li:after {
    clear: both;
}
.contacts-list>li:last-of-type {
    border-bottom: none;
}
.contacts-list-img {
    border-radius: 50%;
    width: 40px;
    float: left;
}
.contacts-list-info {
    margin-left: 45px;
    color: #fff;
}
.contacts-list-name, .contacts-list-status {
    display: block;
}
.contacts-list-name {
    font-weight: 600;
}
.contacts-list-status {
    font-size: 12px;
}
.contacts-list-date {
    color: #aaa;
    font-weight: normal;
}
.contacts-list-msg {
    color: #999;
}
.direct-chat-danger .right>.direct-chat-text {
    background: #dd4b39;
    border-color: #dd4b39;
    color: #fff;
}
.direct-chat-danger .right>.direct-chat-text:after, .direct-chat-danger .right>.direct-chat-text:before {
    border-left-color: #dd4b39;
}
.direct-chat-primary .right>.direct-chat-text {
    background: #3c8dbc;
    border-color: #3c8dbc;
    color: #fff;
}
.direct-chat-primary .right>.direct-chat-text:after, .direct-chat-primary .right>.direct-chat-text:before {
    border-left-color: #3c8dbc;
}
.direct-chat-warning .right>.direct-chat-text {
    background: #f39c12;
    border-color: #f39c12;
    color: #fff;
}
.direct-chat-warning .right>.direct-chat-text:after, .direct-chat-warning .right>.direct-chat-text:before {
    border-left-color: #f39c12;
}
.direct-chat-info .right>.direct-chat-text {
    background: #00c0ef;
    border-color: #00c0ef;
    color: #fff;
}
.direct-chat-info .right>.direct-chat-text:after, .direct-chat-info .right>.direct-chat-text:before {
    border-left-color: #00c0ef;
}
.direct-chat-success .right>.direct-chat-text {
    background: #00a65a;
    border-color: #00a65a;
    color: #fff;
}
.direct-chat-success .right>.direct-chat-text:after, .direct-chat-success .right>.direct-chat-text:before {
    border-left-color: #00a65a;
}

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