Method sendMessage

examples/ts-group-chat/chat-server/capnweb-rpc.ts:225–310

(messageText: string)

  // Send a chat message
  async sendMessage(messageText: string) {
    console.log(
      `\n📨 [${this.currentUsername}] sendMessage called: "${messageText}"`,
    )

    if (!this.currentUsername) {
      throw new Error('You must join the chat first')
    }

    if (!messageText.trim()) {
      throw new Error('Message cannot be empty')
    }

    // Check for Claude trigger pattern - matches @Claude anywhere in message or Claude at start
    const trimmedMessage = messageText.trim()
    const isClaudeMention =
      /@Claude/i.test(messageText) || // @Claude anywhere in message
      /^Claude/i.test(trimmedMessage) || // Claude at start
      /^@Claude/i.test(trimmedMessage) // @Claude at start
    console.log(
      `📨 [${this.currentUsername}] Checking for Claude mention in: "${messageText.substring(0, 50)}..."`,
    )
    console.log(
      `📨 [${this.currentUsername}] isClaudeMention: ${
        isClaudeMention ? 'YES' : 'NO'
      }`,
    )

    if (isClaudeMention) {
      console.log(
        `📨 [${this.currentUsername}] Claude mention detected, sending user message first`,
      )

      // First, send the user's message to chat
      const message = await globalChat.sendMessage(
        this.currentUsername,
        messageText.trim(),
      )
      console.log(
        `📨 [${this.currentUsername}] User message sent, ID: ${message.id}`,
      )

      // Build conversation history for Claude
      const conversationHistory: Array<ModelMessage> = globalChat
        .getMessages()
        .map((msg) => ({
          role: 'user' as const,
          content: `${msg.username}: ${msg.message}`,
        }))
      console.log(
        `📨 [${this.currentUsername}] Built history with ${conversationHistory.length} messages`,
      )

      // Enqueue Claude request
      const claudeService = await getClaudeService()
      claudeService.enqueue({
        id: Math.random().toString(36).substr(2, 9),
        username: this.currentUsername,