NgxFacebookMessenger | Angular

Angular component for Facebook Messenger Plugin

Ngx Facebook Messenger offers a lightweight alternative, optimizing user experiences by significantly reducing the initial load size, ensuring smoother page performance, and enhancing overall website efficiency

On May 9 , 2024 Facebook remove Facebook Messenger Plugin chat without replacement

See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/discovery/facebook-chat-plugin/

As an alternative to the change made by Facebook, consider making a change to the library's API to support Link Me for use with Facebook Messenger.

See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/discovery/m-me-links?locale=en_US

DEMO

See a live demo

Basic Usage

Init your plugin with previous register your page domain in the white list of Facebook

Set your idMe in ngxFacebookMessengerOptions how the next example

<ngx-facebook-messenger [ngxFacebookMessengerOptions]="{ idMe: 'YOUR_ID_ME_LINK'}"> </ngx-facebook-messenger>

Dependencies

Latest version available for each version of Angular

ngx-facebook-messenger	Angular
1.0.0 - 1.2.0	16.xx 17.xx
1.3.0 - 2.0.0	17.xx 18.xx

Usage

Install

npm install ngx-facebook-messenger

Import into Module

import { NgxFacebookMessengerModule } from 'ngx-facebook-messenger';

@NgModule({
  imports: [
    ...,
    NgxFacebookMessengerModule
  ],
  declarations: [...],
  providers: [],
  bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }

Customization CSS

For customized position of plugin and background

In case the View Button is ICON

Example of position left in the plugin with botton 36px , and custom background color

#ngx-facebook-messenger {
  background: #8278ff;
}

In case the View Button is ICON TEXT or TEXT

Example of position left in the plugin with bottom 36px , and custom background

#ngx-facebook-messenger {
  .wrapper {
    bottom: 36px;
    right: 0;
    left: 0;
  }

  .wrapper-icon-text {
    left: 12px;
    background: #8278ff;
  }
}

Note : This SCSS code is valid when applied in style base of all proyect , when applied directly in component use !important

API

Inputs

In NgxFacebookMessengerOptions

export interface NgxFacebookMessengerOptions {
  /**
   * See{@link https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/discovery/m-me-links?locale=es_ES}
   * You need id to use link me to redirect to Messager Chat of Facebook Page
   */
  idMe: string;
  /**
   * Flag to indicate open link when provide propertie idMe
   * @default true
   */
  openLink?: boolean;
  /**
   *  ref parameter that, when a person clicks on the link,
   *  provides your business with more context about the conversation such as a link on your website versus a link in a store.
   *  See {@link https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/discovery/m-me-links?locale=en_US}
   */
  ref?: string;
  /**
   * text parameter to include a customized message as well.
   * See {@link https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/discovery/m-me-links?locale=en_US}
   *  @default "Hello"
   */
  text?: string;
  /**
   * Button Options for customization similar to a Facebook Plugin Official
   */
  buttonOptions?: {
    /**
     * Text button when style is VIEW_BUTTON.ICON_TEXT or VIEW_BUTTON.TEXT
     * @default Chat
     */
    text?: string;
    /**
     * Enum Options of possible view.
     * @default VIEW_BUTTON.ICON
     */
    view?: VIEW_BUTTON;
    /**
     * Enum Options of possible style.
     * @default STYLE_BUTTON.ROUNDED_LOGO
     */
    style?: STYLE_BUTTON;
    /**
     * Size options if is desktop or mobile
     */
    size?: {
      /**
       * Enum Options of possible desktop size.
       * @default SIZE_BUTTON_DESKTOP.STANDARD
       */
      desktop?: SIZE_BUTTON_DESKTOP;
      /**
       * Enum Options of possible mobile size.
       * @default SIZE_BUTTON_MOBILE.COMPACT
       */
      mobile?: SIZE_BUTTON_MOBILE;
    };
  };
}

• Enum values

export enum VIEW_BUTTON {
  ICON = 'ICON',
  ICON_TEXT = 'ICON_TEXT',
  TEXT = 'TEXT',
}

export enum STYLE_BUTTON {
  ROUNDED_LOGO = 'ROUNDED_LOGO',
  ROUNDED = 'ROUNDED',
  SQUARED = 'SQUARED',
}

export enum SIZE_BUTTON_MOBILE {
  STANDARD = 'STANDARD_MOBILE',
  COMPACT = 'COMPACT_MOBILE',
}

export enum SIZE_BUTTON_DESKTOP {
  STANDARD = 'STANDARD_DESKTOP',
  COMPACT = 'COMPACT_DESKTOP',
}

Outputs

Output	Description
clicked	Emitted when clicked in Facebook Messenger Icon

Methods

This method should be after init the plugin or throw a error , except hideNgxFacebookMessenger

Method	Description
hidePluginChat()	Call this function to hide the plugin Chat.
showPluginChat()	Call this function to show the plugin Chat.
Note :
The documentation of Link Me Facebook Messenger

• https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/discovery/m-me-links?locale=en_US

Versioning

We use SemVer for versioning. For the versions available, see the tags on this repository.

Contribution

• Having an issue? or looking for support? Open an issue and we will get you the help you need.
• Got a new feature or a bug fix? Fork the repository, make your changes, and submit a pull request.

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