microsoft/BotFramework-WebChat v4.17.0

[4.17.0] - 2024-05-07

Repository: microsoft/BotFramework-WebChat

Tag: v4.17.0

Published: 2024-05-07T21:25:26Z

Prerelease: no

Release notes:

Subresource Integrity

> The CDN URL will be online in about a day after we completed publish to NPM.

Changelog

[4.17.0] - 2024-05-06

Known issues

• Web Chat is not loading with error Uncaught TypeError: Super constructor null of anonymous class is not a constructor
• A bug in webpack@>=5.84.1 is causing the issue. Please update to `webpack@>=5.90.0`

Breaking changes

• useSendMessage hook is updated to support sending attachments with a message. To reduce complexity, the useSendFiles hook is being deprecated. The hook will be removed on or after 2026-04-03
• styleOptions.uploadThumbnailHeight and styleOptions.uploadThumbnailWidth must be a number of pixels
• useSuggestedActions type is updated to align with its actual implementation, by @OEvgeny, in PR #5122
• Removed deprecated code: connect*, useRenderActivity, useRenderActivityStatus, useRenderAvatar, in PR #5148, by @compulim
• Added named exports in both CommonJS and ES Modules module format, in PR #5148, by @compulim
• Removed deprecated useFocusSendBox() hook, please use useFocus('sendBox') instead, in PR #5150, by @OEvgeny
• HTML-in-Markdown is now supported. To disable this feature, set styleOptions.markdownRenderHTML to false

Added

• Resolves #5083. Added sendAttachmentOn style option to send attachments and text in a single activity, by @ms-jb and @compulim, in PR #5123
• useSendMessage hook is updated to support sending attachments with a message
• useSendBoxAttachments hook is added to get/set attachments in the send box
• Resolves #5081. Added uploadAccept and uploadMultiple style options, by @ms-jb, in PR #5048
• Added sendBoxMiddleware and sendBoxToolbarMiddleware, by @compulim, in PR #5120
• (Experimental) Added botframework-webchat-fluent-theme package for applying Fluent UI theme to Web Chat, by @compulim and @OEvgeny
• Initial commit, in PR #5120
• Inherits Fluent CSS palette if available, in PR #5122
• New send box with Fluent look-and-feel, in PR #5122
• styleOptions.maxMessageLength to specify maximum length of the outgoing message
• Drag-and-drop file support, in PR #5122
• Added telephone keypad (DTMF keypad), in PR #5122
• Fixed botframework-webchat-fluent-theme/package.json to export *.d.[m]ts and default exports, in PR #5131
• Added support of styleOptions.hideUploadButton, in PR #5132
• Added styleOptions.hideTelephoneKeypadButton and default to true, in PR #5132
• Fit-and-finish on suggested actions and telephone keypad, in PR #5132
• Fixed to keep telephone keypad on-screen on click, in PR #5132
• Disabled send button and hid message length when telephone keypad is shown, in PR #5136
• Added dark theme support, in PR #5138
• Added an information message to the telephone keypad, in PR #5140
• Added animation to focus indicator and pixel-perfected, in PR #5143
• Integrated focus management for send box, in PR #5150, by @OEvgeny
• Added keyboard navigation support into suggested actions, in PR #5154, by @OEvgeny
• Fixes #5166. Fixed "attach file" button in iOS Safari should looks the same as on other platforms, in PR #5167, by @compulim
• (Experimental) Added `` component which can be used to localize strings, by @OEvgeny in PR #5140
• Added `` component to apply theme pack to Web Chat, by @compulim, in PR #5120
• Added useMakeThumbnail hook option to create a thumbnail from the file given, by @compulim, in PR #5123 and #5122
• Added moduleFormat and transpiler build info to `` tag, in PR #5148, by @compulim
• Added support of rendering HTML-in-Markdown, in PR #5161 and PR…