# Chat Message

Chat message bubble with role label, streaming indicator, and collapsible content



<ComponentPreview base="ink" name="chat-message-demo" />

Installation [#installation]

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    ```bash
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Usage [#usage]

```tsx
import { ChatMessage } from "@/components/ui/chat-message";
```

```tsx
<ChatMessage sender="assistant" name="Claude" timestamp={new Date()}>
  Here is the refactored version of your function.
</ChatMessage>
```

API Reference [#api-reference]

ChatMessage [#chatmessage]

| Prop        | Type                                           | Default    |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| `sender`    | `"user" \| "assistant" \| "system" \| "error"` | `required` |
| `name`      | `string`                                       | -          |
| `timestamp` | `Date`                                         | -          |
| `streaming` | `boolean`                                      | `false`    |
| `collapsed` | `boolean`                                      | -          |
| `children`  | `ReactNode`                                    | -          |