[NEW] Backport updated Top Menu Bar

[Dnouv]

We need to backport this PR to RC4Conferences RocketChat/RC4Community#193, which updates the UI and logic of the Top Menu Bar.

Thank you!

[Aashray446]

Hey, I am willing to work on this issue, Currently, I going through both repo, and trying to understand the logics and changes that need to be done. Can you assign the issue to me?

[Dnouv]

Hey @Aashray446
Thanks for your interest. Before assigning this issue, please discuss your approach here, what changes we need to make in RC4Conferences, and if you find any conflicting components, what approach will you take to resolve it?

Once we have discussed the approach, it will make things easier for you to work on, and the community can also help if they understand better what you are trying to do.

Thank you!

[Aashray446]

OK, thanks for the reply, I am on the way to coming up with something. I will explain my approach soon.

Thank you

[Aashray446]

I went to the component codes of both menubar, there won't be any conflicts, those menus are completely isolated and there are only three components that required changes. Only the profile picture of the person is a little concerning, I need to figure a way out to consume the profile images.

My approach is simple, making a new component that will have the exact same component as in the Rocketchat community, and then replacing the new menubar with the old in Eventadmin

[Aashray446]

@Dnouv I have a good idea about how to approach it. It's just I don't know how detailed I need to describe the way of implementing it. Hope I got it right, I am open to your suggestions.

[Dnouv]

Sure, go ahead to start backporting it; just take care of this part of code

Thank you!

[Aashray446]

Ok sure, I will take care of that :-)
Thank you

[Aashray446]

@Dnouv I have sent a pull request, I am open to your suggestions :-)

[Aashray446]

@Dnouv sir, I have a small doubt. As you mentioned, the "Click to Chat " button should be hidden when the user is not logged in. The dummy login button is setting the sessionStorage for the dummy user

But in the menubar, it's checking the Cookies to check whether the User is logged in or not

Is that the reason, this button is not able to appear even after the login?

[Dnouv]

Correct, please don't show the kebab (three-dot menu) icon. We don't have any use for it right now.

As for how to check if a user is logged in or not, there is a cookie hashmail, which is added whenever a new user is signed in and removed when they log out; you can use this.
Thank you!

PS. Please feel free to address me as only Dnouv I will be more than happy if you do so.

[Aashray446]

@Dnouv thanks for the information. I have included the changes you mentioned and created a PR.

Thank you! :-)

[Aashray446]

@Dnouv You can close this issue 😃