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After the TypeScript migration, the Alpine.js app failed to initialize with errors like "chatterApp is not defined". This was caused by missing function imports in chatterApp.js
.
Two functions were referenced in chatterApp.js
but not exported from the new modular structure:
coreEnsureMessagePersisted
- Legacy function that was replaced bypersistMessageAtIndex
coreSendMessage
- Legacy non-jobs message sending function
Before:
async ensureMessagePersisted(idx) { return coreEnsureMessagePersisted(this, idx); },
After:
async ensureMessagePersisted(idx) { return corePersistMessageAtIndex(this, idx); },
Before:
if (!this.useJobs) { await coreSendMessage(this); return; }
After:
if (!this.useJobs) {
// Legacy non-jobs send (inline implementation)
const text = (this.chatInput || '').trim();
if (!text) return;
this.errorMessage = '';
if (!this.hasServerKey && !this.userApiKey) { this.errorMessage = 'please add api key'; return; }
if (!this.currentChatId) {
try { await this.createNewChat(); } catch (_) { /* ignore */ }
}
const createdAt = Date.now();
const userIndex = this.messages.push({ role: 'user', content: text, createdAt, chatId: this.currentChatId, model: null }) - 1;
try {
if (this.currentChatId && this.db && !this.db.sessions) {
const newId = await this.db.messages.add({ chatId: this.currentChatId, createdAt, role: 'user', content: text, model: null });
this.messages[userIndex].id = newId;
}
} catch (_) {}
this.chatInput = '';
try { const ta = document.querySelector('textarea'); if (ta) { ta.style.height = 'auto'; ta.rows = 1; } } catch (_) {}
this.scrollToBottom && this.scrollToBottom();
this.streamAssistant && this.streamAssistant();
return;
}
✅ Fixed - The app should now load correctly and Alpine.js should initialize properly.
- Refresh the browser
- Check that Alpine errors are gone
- Verify the chat app loads and initializes
- Test basic functionality (create chat, send message)