lukejacksonn/react-slack-clone

Custom emoji picker component

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#15 opened on Mar 27, 2018

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Description

Slack and similar tools have an emoji component:

On Mac, we're used to pressing Command + Control + Space, but Windows and Linux users don't have this.

Could we add one?

Contributor guide

Tech stack
javascriptreact
Domain
frontend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Reactcomponent creation
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
65
Research direction
Implement an emoji picker component that can be toggled from the message input area. Look at existing libraries like emoji mart for rendering and search functionality. The component should display emojis in a grid with categories and a search bar. Integrate it into the MessageInput component (likely in src/components/MessageInput.js). Ensure it closes on outside click. Consider using a data file of emojis (e.g., emoji.json) or a package. The design should follow the existing Slack like theme.