fix: prevent new conversation action when no messages are present#729
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Pull request overview
This PR tightens the enable/disable logic for the “New Conversation” action across the chat UI, preventing users from starting a new conversation when there are no messages or when a loading/generation flow is in progress.
Changes:
- Disable the “New chat” button in
ChatPanelwhen loading or when the current message list is empty. - Disable the “Start new chat” link in
ChatHistorywhen generating or when the current message list is empty (including visual/pointer behavior updates).
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| content-gen/src/app/frontend/src/components/ChatPanel.tsx | Disables the new conversation button when isLoading or there are no messages. |
| content-gen/src/app/frontend/src/components/ChatHistory.tsx | Disables the new conversation link when generating or when there are no current messages (via onClick/style gating). |
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Purpose
This pull request updates the logic for enabling and disabling the "New Conversation" action in the chat UI to prevent users from starting a new conversation when there are no messages or when a generation/loading process is in progress. This improves the user experience by disabling the button and link in scenarios where starting a new conversation would not make sense.
Improvements to chat action availability:
ChatHistory.tsx, the "New Conversation" link is now disabled not only when a message is generating (isGenerating), but also when there are no current messages (currentMessages.length === 0). The visual styles and pointer events are updated accordingly.ChatPanel.tsx, the "New Conversation" button is disabled when either the chat is loading (isLoading) or there are no messages (messages.length === 0).Does this introduce a breaking change?
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