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Quick Overview
Messenger is a lightweight JavaScript library for creating customizable and flexible alert messages, prompts, and confirmation dialogs. It provides a simple API to create and manage various types of notifications and user interactions in web applications.
Pros
- Easy to use and integrate into existing projects
- Highly customizable with themes and custom CSS
- Lightweight and dependency-free
- Supports both desktop and mobile browsers
Cons
- Limited built-in themes and styles
- Lacks advanced features like stacking or queueing messages
- No built-in internationalization support
- Documentation could be more comprehensive
Code Examples
Creating a simple alert message:
Messenger().post("Hello, world!");
Displaying a success message with a custom theme:
Messenger().post({
message: "Your changes have been saved successfully.",
type: "success",
showCloseButton: true
});
Creating a confirmation dialog:
Messenger().run({
successMessage: "Action confirmed!",
errorMessage: "Action canceled",
progressMessage: "Waiting for confirmation...",
action: function(opts) {
return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
if (confirm("Are you sure you want to proceed?")) {
resolve();
} else {
reject();
}
});
}
});
Getting Started
- Include the Messenger CSS and JavaScript files in your HTML:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/messenger/1.5.0/css/messenger.min.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/messenger/1.5.0/css/messenger-theme-future.min.css">
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/messenger/1.5.0/js/messenger.min.js"></script>
- Initialize Messenger in your JavaScript:
Messenger.options = {
extraClasses: 'messenger-fixed messenger-on-bottom messenger-on-right',
theme: 'future'
};
- Start using Messenger to create messages:
Messenger().post("Your first Messenger notification!");
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Pros of React Native
- Larger community and ecosystem, with more resources and third-party libraries
- Cross-platform development for iOS and Android from a single codebase
- Backed by Facebook, ensuring long-term support and regular updates
Cons of React Native
- Steeper learning curve, especially for developers new to React
- Performance can be slower than native development for complex applications
- Requires additional setup and configuration for native modules
Code Comparison
React Native:
import React from 'react';
import { View, Text, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
const App = () => (
<View style={styles.container}>
<Text>Hello, React Native!</Text>
</View>
);
Messenger:
Messenger.options = {
extraClasses: 'messenger-fixed messenger-on-bottom messenger-on-right',
theme: 'flat'
};
Messenger().post("Thanks for checking out Messenger!");
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Demo and Usage
Docs
- Show messages in your app.
- Wrap AJAX requests with progress, success and error messages, and add retry to your failed requests.
- Add actions (undo, cancel, etc.) to your messages.
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