AI chat interface
A chat UI that posts the conversation to a backend endpoint you configure. No provider keys in the browser.
A complete chat front end: message list with user/assistant bubbles, Enter-to-send textarea, pending and error states, cancel with AbortController, and persisted history. It talks to a single configurable endpoint (VITE_CHAT_API_URL or a field in the header) using a documented JSON contract, and renders an explicit 'No backend configured' state until you point it at a server that holds the provider key. Pair it with the Express REST API template for the backend.
- react
- ai
- chat
- assistant
- tailwind
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Files12 files
import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
/** Persist state in localStorage. Safe when storage is unavailable (private mode). */
export function useLocalStorage<T>(key: string, initial: T): [T, (next: T | ((prev: T) => T)) => void] {
const [value, setValue] = useState<T>(() => {
try {
const raw = window.localStorage.getItem(key);
return raw ? (JSON.parse(raw) as T) : initial;
} catch {
return initial;
}
});
useEffect(() => {
try {
window.localStorage.setItem(key, JSON.stringify(value));
} catch {
// ignore quota / privacy errors
}
}, [key, value]);
return [value, setValue];
}
Dependencies
Documented from the template's package.json. The runtime has a prebuilt dependency set for Vite + React + TypeScript, so installs are fast.
| Package | Version |
|---|---|
| react | ^19.1.0 |
| react-dom | ^19.1.0 |
| vite | ^6.3.0 |
| @vitejs/plugin-react | ^4.4.0 |
| tailwindcss | ^4.1.0 |
| @tailwindcss/vite | ^4.1.0 |
| typescript | ^5.8.0 |
How it runs
- Framework
- Vite + React + TypeScript
- Dev command
- npm run dev
- Build command
- npm run build
- Output directory
- dist
- Port
- 5173
- Opens at
- /
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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