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+
+
+class ChatInputElement extends HTMLElement {
+    constructor() {
+        super();
+        this.attachShadow({ mode: 'open' });
+        this.component = document.createElement('div');
+        this.shadowRoot.appendChild(this.component);
+    }
+    connectedCallback() {
+        const link = document.createElement("link")
+        link.rel = 'stylesheet'
+        link.href = '/base.css'
+        this.component.appendChild(link)
+        this.container = document.createElement('div')
+        this.container.classList.add("chat-input")
+        this.container.innerHTML = `
+            <textarea placeholder="Type a message..." rows="2"></textarea>
+            <button>Send</button>
+        `;
+        this.container.querySelector('textarea').addEventListener('input', (e) => {
+            this.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent("input", {detail:e.target.value,bubbles:true}))
+            const message = e.target.value;
+            const button = this.container.querySelector('button');
+            button.disabled = !message;
+        })
+        this.container.querySelector('textarea').addEventListener('change',(e)=>{
+            this.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent("change", {detail:e.target.value,bubbles:true}))
+            console.error(e.target.value)
+        })
+        this.container.querySelector('textarea').addEventListener('keyup', (e) => {
+            if(e.key == 'Enter' && !e.shiftKey){
+                this.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent("submit", {detail:e.target.value,bubbles:true}))
+                e.target.value = ''
+            }
+        })
+        this.component.appendChild(this.container)
+    }
+}
+customElements.define('chat-input', ChatInputElement);
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