Messages

Get Contacts

GET /parent/message/get-contacts

Returns the list of teachers/staff the parent can message.

{
  "data": {
    "contacts": [
      {
        "id": "uuid",
        "name": "Mr. R. Kumar",
        "role": "TEACHER",
        "designation": "Class Teacher",
        "photoUrl": "https://cdn.syncad.in/teachers/uuid.jpg"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Get Chat Messages

GET /parent/message/get-messages?contactId={uuid}

Returns message history with a specific contact.

{
  "data": {
    "messages": [
      {
        "id": "uuid",
        "senderId": "uuid",
        "body": "Please ensure John attends school tomorrow.",
        "sentAt": "2024-04-01T14:30:00Z",
        "readAt": "2024-04-01T15:00:00Z"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Send Direct Message

POST /parent/message/send-message
{
  "data": {
    "recipientId": "teacher-uuid",
    "body": "Thank you for the update."
  }
}

UI — Chat Screen

class ChatScreen extends StatefulWidget {
  final String contactId;
  final String recipientName;

  @override
  State<ChatScreen> createState() => _ChatScreenState();
}

class _ChatScreenState extends State<ChatScreen> {
  final _controller = TextEditingController();
  List<Message> _messages = [];

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(title: Text(widget.recipientName)),
      body: Column(
        children: [
          Expanded(
            child: ListView.builder(
              reverse: true,
              itemCount: _messages.length,
              itemBuilder: (_, i) {
                final msg = _messages[_messages.length - 1 - i];
                final isMe = msg.senderId == currentUserId;
                return Align(
                  alignment: isMe ? Alignment.centerRight : Alignment.centerLeft,
                  child: Container(
                    margin: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 4, horizontal: 8),
                    padding: const EdgeInsets.all(12),
                    decoration: BoxDecoration(
                      color: isMe ? Colors.blue : Colors.grey.shade200,
                      borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
                    ),
                    child: Column(
                      crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
                      children: [
                        Text(msg.body, style: TextStyle(color: isMe ? Colors.white : Colors.black)),
                        const SizedBox(height: 4),
                        Text(
                          _formatTime(msg.sentAt),
                          style: TextStyle(fontSize: 10, color: isMe ? Colors.white70 : Colors.grey),
                        ),
                      ],
                    ),
                  ),
                );
              },
            ),
          ),
          Row(
            children: [
              Expanded(child: TextField(controller: _controller, decoration: const InputDecoration(hintText: 'Type a message...'))),
              IconButton(icon: const Icon(Icons.send), onPressed: _send),
            ],
          ),
        ],
      ),
    );
  }
}