Getting Started with the IVS Chat Client Messaging JavaScript SDK

Before starting, you should be familiar with Getting Started with Amazon IVS Chat.

Add the Package

Use either:

$ npm install --save amazon-ivs-chat-messaging

or:

$ yarn add amazon-ivs-chat-messaging

React Native Support

The IVS Chat Client Messaging JavaScript SDK has a uuid dependency which uses the crypto.getRandomValues method. Since this method is not supported in React Native, you need to install the additional polyfill react-native-get-random-value and import it at the top of the index.js file:

import 'react-native-get-random-values';
import {AppRegistry} from 'react-native';
import App from './src/App';
import {name as appName} from './app.json';

AppRegistry.registerComponent(appName, () => App);

Set Up Your Backend

This integration requires endpoints on your server that talk to the Amazon IVS Chat API. Use the official AWS libraries for access to the Amazon IVS API from your server. These libraries are accessible within several languages from the public packages; e.g., node.js, java, and go.

Create a server endpoint that talks to the Amazon IVS Chat API CreateChatToken endpoint, to create a chat token for chat users.