added message time at server end

client/src/components/ChatFooter/ChatFooter.jsx

@@ -10,27 +10,26 @@ function ChatFooter({
   const socket = useContext(SocketContext);
   const messageRef = useRef();
 
-  
 
-  useEffect(()=>{
-    if(messageRef.current){
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (messageRef.current) {
       messageRef.current.focus();
     }
   }) // risky this running all the time
 
   const sendMessage = (message) => {
 
-    if(message.trim()==="") return;
+    if (message.trim() === "") return;
+
 
-    const curr_time = Math.floor(new Date().getTime() / 1000); 
-    const message_bundle= {
+    const message_bundle = {
       message,
-      send_at:curr_time,
-      send_to:currentChatId,
+      send_to: currentChatId,
     }
 
-    if(socket){
-      socket.emit("send_message",message_bundle);
+    if (socket) {
+      socket.emit("send_message", message_bundle);
     }
 
     messageRef.current.value = "";

server/index.ts

@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ io.on("connection", async (socket) => {
     // an event was received from the client
 
     const msg_id = generateId(15);
+    const send_at = Math.floor(new Date().getTime() / 1000);
 
     const stmt = db.prepare("insert into messages(id,message,send_to,send_from,send_at) values(?,?,?,?,?)");
 
@@ -346,7 +347,7 @@ io.on("connection", async (socket) => {
       data.message,
       data.send_to,
       socket.data.user.id,
-      data.send_at,
+      send_at,
     );
 
     console.log("saved message:", data.message);
@@ -354,13 +355,14 @@ io.on("connection", async (socket) => {
     const sockets = await io.fetchSockets();
     const message_bundle = {
       ...data,
-      "id":msg_id,
+      "id": msg_id,
       "send_to": data.send_to,
       "send_from": socket.data.user.id,
+      "send_at": send_at,
       "is_seen": 0,
     };
 
-    socket.emit("receive_message",message_bundle);
+    socket.emit("receive_message", message_bundle);
     sockets.forEach((client) => {
       if (client.data.user.id == data.send_to) {
         // console.log("heyy");
@@ -370,11 +372,11 @@ io.on("connection", async (socket) => {
 
   });
 
-  socket.on("get_contact",async contact_id=>{
+  socket.on("get_contact", async contact_id => {
     const contact = await db.prepare("select * from users where id = ?").get(contact_id);
-    
 
-    socket.emit("contact",{
+
+    socket.emit("contact", {
       ...contact,
       last_message: await getLastMessage({ user_id: socket.data.user.id, contact_id: contact_id }),
     });