From 7114574ecfcbece59b7022f8e43bbf543b10929a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nicolas Drolet <nicolasd@targointernet.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:12:37 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] feat(chatbot): fully implement chatbot, fix UI issues, add to
 permissions under user list.

---
 src/i18n/en-ca/index.ts                       |   1 +
 src/i18n/fr-ca/index.ts                       |   3 +-
 .../components/main-layout-header-bar.vue     |  21 ++-
 src/layouts/main-layout.vue                   |   3 +
 .../chatbot/components/chat-button.vue        |  24 ----
 .../chatbot/components/chatbot-drawer.vue     |  75 ++++++++++
 .../chatbot/components/conversation-box.vue   | 136 ------------------
 .../chatbot/components/dialogue-content.vue   |  24 +++-
 .../chatbot/components/dialogue-phrase.vue    |  11 +-
 .../chatbot/composables/chatbot-api.ts        |   2 -
 .../chatbot/services/chatbot.service.ts       |   7 +-
 .../models/employee-profile.models.ts         |   2 +
 src/modules/help/components/help-module.vue   |   1 +
 src/modules/help/models/help-module.model.ts  |   4 +-
 src/router/index.ts                           |  14 +-
 src/stores/chatbot-store.ts                   |  16 +--
 16 files changed, 148 insertions(+), 196 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 src/modules/chatbot/components/chat-button.vue
 create mode 100644 src/modules/chatbot/components/chatbot-drawer.vue
 delete mode 100644 src/modules/chatbot/components/conversation-box.vue

diff --git a/src/i18n/en-ca/index.ts b/src/i18n/en-ca/index.ts
index 18226c9..df05cdc 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en-ca/index.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/en-ca/index.ts
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ export default {
             personal_profile: "profile",
             timesheets: "timesheets",
             timesheets_approval: "timesheet approval",
+            chatbot: "chatbot",
             user_access: "module access",
             by_role: "by role",
             by_module: "by module",
diff --git a/src/i18n/fr-ca/index.ts b/src/i18n/fr-ca/index.ts
index 620a368..1672ca9 100644
--- a/src/i18n/fr-ca/index.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/fr-ca/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ export default {
     chatbot: {
         chat_header: "Agent IA",
         chat_initial_message: "Bienvenue à votre assistant technique.\nVeuillez fournir le ID du Client pour avoir un diagnostique",
-        chat_placeholder: "Entré un Message",
+        chat_placeholder: "Entrez un Message",
         chat_thinking: "Réflexion en cours...",
         error: {
             NO_REPLY_RECEIVED: "Une erreur est survenu lors de la réception de la réponse du chatbot",
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ export default {
             personal_profile: "profil personnel",
             timesheets: "carte de temps",
             timesheets_approval: "validation cartes de temps",
+            chatbot: "chatbot",
             user_access: "module access",
             by_role: "par rôle",
             by_module: "par module",
diff --git a/src/layouts/components/main-layout-header-bar.vue b/src/layouts/components/main-layout-header-bar.vue
index 31d67da..01af21c 100644
--- a/src/layouts/components/main-layout-header-bar.vue
+++ b/src/layouts/components/main-layout-header-bar.vue
@@ -3,9 +3,14 @@
     setup
 >
     import { useUiStore } from 'src/stores/ui-store';
+    import { useAuthStore } from 'src/stores/auth-store';
+    import { useChatbotStore } from 'src/stores/chatbot-store';
+
     // import HeaderBarNotification from './main-layout-header-bar-notification.vue';
 
     const uiStore = useUiStore();
+    const chatbot_store = useChatbotStore();
+    const auth_store = useAuthStore();
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -19,7 +24,11 @@
                     @click="uiStore.toggleRightDrawer"
                     class="q-px-none"
                 >
-                    <q-icon name="menu" size="lg" class="q-mr-lg"/>
+                    <q-icon
+                        name="menu"
+                        size="lg"
+                        class="q-mr-lg"
+                    />
                     <q-img
                         src="src/assets/logo-targo-white.svg"
                         fit="contain"
@@ -28,8 +37,18 @@
                     />
                 </q-btn>
             </q-toolbar-title>
+
             <q-item class="q-pa-none">
                 <!-- <HeaderBarNotification /> -->
+                <q-btn
+                    v-if="auth_store.user?.user_module_access.includes('chatbot')"
+                    flat
+                    color="transparant"
+                    icon="las la-robot"
+                    size="lg"
+                    @click="chatbot_store.is_showing_chatbot = !chatbot_store.is_showing_chatbot"
+                    style="--q-icon-size: 28px; min-width: auto;"
+                />
             </q-item>
         </q-toolbar>
     </q-header>
diff --git a/src/layouts/main-layout.vue b/src/layouts/main-layout.vue
index 240b0d3..67c31b3 100644
--- a/src/layouts/main-layout.vue
+++ b/src/layouts/main-layout.vue
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     import HeaderBar from 'src/layouts/components/main-layout-header-bar.vue';
     import FooterBar from 'src/layouts/components/main-layout-footer-bar.vue';
     import LeftDrawer from 'src/layouts/components/main-layout-left-drawer.vue';
+    import ChatbotDrawer from 'src/modules/chatbot/components/chatbot-drawer.vue';
     
     import { onMounted, watch, ref } from 'vue';
     import { RouterView } from 'vue-router';
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@
 
         <LeftDrawer />
 
+        <ChatbotDrawer />
+
         <q-page-container>
             <router-view />
         </q-page-container>
diff --git a/src/modules/chatbot/components/chat-button.vue b/src/modules/chatbot/components/chat-button.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index 56994c6..0000000
--- a/src/modules/chatbot/components/chat-button.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-<script
-    setup
-    lang="ts"
->
-import { useChatbotStore } from 'src/stores/chatbot-store';
-
-    const chatbot_store = useChatbotStore();
-</script>
-
-<template>
-    <div
-        style="z-index: 3; margin-right: 20px"
-        class="display: flex"
-    >
-        <q-btn
-            flat
-            color="transparant"
-            size="20px"
-            icon="smart_toy"
-            @click="chatbot_store.is_showing_chatbot = !chatbot_store.is_showing_chatbot"
-            style="--q-icon-size: 28px; min-width: auto;"
-        />
-    </div>
-</template>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/chatbot/components/chatbot-drawer.vue b/src/modules/chatbot/components/chatbot-drawer.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1e307b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/chatbot/components/chatbot-drawer.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<script
+    setup
+    lang="ts"
+>
+    import DialogueContent from "./dialogue-content.vue";
+
+    import { onMounted, ref } from "vue";
+    import { useChatbotStore } from "src/stores/chatbot-store";
+    import { useChatbotApi } from "src/modules/chatbot/composables/chatbot-api";
+
+    const chatbot_api = useChatbotApi();
+    const chatbot_store = useChatbotStore();
+
+    const text = ref('');
+
+    const handleSend = async () => {
+        await chatbot_api.sendMessage(text.value.trim());
+        text.value = '';
+    };
+
+    onMounted(() => {
+        chatbot_store.showInstructionsOnce();
+    });
+</script>
+
+<template>
+    <q-drawer
+        v-model="chatbot_store.is_showing_chatbot"
+        overlay
+        side="right"
+        :width="500"
+        class="column justify-end no-wrap"
+    >
+        <div class="col q-px-md relative-position">
+            <DialogueContent class="absolute-full" />
+        </div>
+
+        <q-form
+            submit="handleSend"
+            class="col-auto row"
+        >
+            <q-input
+                v-model="text"
+                borderless
+                :label="$t('chatbot.chat_placeholder')"
+                :autogrow="false"
+                dark
+                label-color="white"
+                class="col q-px-md"
+                style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);"
+                @keyup.enter="handleSend"
+            />
+
+            <!-- <q-input
+                v-model="custId"
+                :label="'Customer Id'"
+                :autogrow="false"
+                class="col"
+                style="margin-left: 8px;"
+                @keyup.enter="handleCustomerId"
+            /> -->
+        </q-form>
+
+        <!-- <div
+            class="drag-handle"
+            @mousedown.prevent="startDrag"
+        ></div> -->
+    </q-drawer>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+:deep(.q-drawer) {
+    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/modules/chatbot/components/conversation-box.vue b/src/modules/chatbot/components/conversation-box.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index b0608da..0000000
--- a/src/modules/chatbot/components/conversation-box.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,136 +0,0 @@
-<script
-    setup
-    lang="ts"
->
-    import DialogueContent from "./dialogue-content.vue";
-
-    import { onMounted, ref } from "vue";
-    import { useChatbotStore } from "src/stores/chatbot-store";
-    import { useChatbotApi } from "src/modules/chatbot/composables/chatbot-api";
-
-    // Block to enable editing the width of the drawer
-    // const drawerWidth = ref(370);
-    // let dragging = false;
-    // const startDrag = (e: MouseEvent) => {
-    //     dragging = true
-    //     e.preventDefault()
-    // }
-
-    // const onDrag = (e: MouseEvent) => {
-    //     if (!dragging) return
-    //     // calculate new width
-    //     const newWidth = window.innerWidth - e.clientX
-    //     drawerWidth.value = Math.max(350, Math.min(1000, newWidth)) // min/max width
-    // }
-    // const stopDrag = () => {
-    //     dragging = false
-    // }
-    // window.addEventListener('mousemove', onDrag)
-    // window.addEventListener('mouseup', stopDrag)
-
-    const chatbot_api = useChatbotApi();
-    const chatbot_store = useChatbotStore();
-
-    const text = ref('');
-
-    const handleSend = async () => {
-        await chatbot_api.sendMessage(text.value.trim());
-        text.value = '';
-    };
-
-    // Capture and send page context to n8n
-    // const currentContext = computed(() =>
-    //     pageContexts.find(ctx => ctx.path === route.fullPath.replace('/', ''))
-    // )
-
-    // // Function that sends the page context to n8n
-    // watch([currentContext, userEmail, userRole], async ([ctx, email, role]) => {
-    //     if (!ctx || !email || !role) return;
-
-    //     const contextPayload: contextObject = {
-    //         name: ctx.name,
-    //         description: ctx.description,
-    //         features: ctx.features,
-    //         path: ctx.path
-    //     }
-
-    //     try {
-    //         await Promise.all([chatbotService.sendUserCredentials(email, role),
-    //         sendPageContext(contextPayload),
-    //         ]);
-    //         is_session_ready.value = true;
-    //     } catch (err) {
-    //         console.error("Error", err)
-    //     }
-    // },
-    //     { immediate: true }
-    // );
-
-    onMounted(() => {
-        chatbot_store.showInstructionsOnce();
-    })
-
-    // const custId = ref('')
-    // const handleCustomerId = async () => {
-    //   const cId = custId.value;
-    //   custId.value = '';
-    //   await chatbotService.retrieveCustomerDiagnostics(cId);
-    // }
-</script>
-
-<template>
-    <q-drawer
-        side="right"
-        v-model="chatbot_store.is_showing_chatbot"
-        class="column justify-end"
-    >
-        <div class="bg-primary text-uppercase">{{ $t('chatbot.chat_header') }}</div>
-        <div class="line-separator"></div>
-
-        <div class="chat-body">
-            <DialogueContent />
-        </div>
-
-        <div class="line-separator"></div>
-        <q-form
-            submit="handleSend"
-            class="chat-footer row"
-        >
-            <q-input
-                v-model="text"
-                :label="$t('chatbot.chat_placeholder')"
-                :autogrow="false"
-                class="col"
-                style="margin-left: 8px;"
-                @keyup.enter="handleSend"
-            />
-
-            <!-- <q-input
-                v-model="custId"
-                :label="'Customer Id'"
-                :autogrow="false"
-                class="col"
-                style="margin-left: 8px;"
-                @keyup.enter="handleCustomerId"
-            /> -->
-        </q-form>
-
-        <!-- <div
-            class="drag-handle"
-            @mousedown.prevent="startDrag"
-        ></div> -->
-    </q-drawer>
-</template>
-
-<!-- <style scoped>
-.drag-handle {
-    position: absolute;
-    top: 0;
-    left: 0;
-    width: 8px;
-    height: 100%;
-    cursor: ew-resize;
-    z-index: 1000;
-    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
-}
-</style> -->
diff --git a/src/modules/chatbot/components/dialogue-content.vue b/src/modules/chatbot/components/dialogue-content.vue
index 81cedca..e3a3685 100644
--- a/src/modules/chatbot/components/dialogue-content.vue
+++ b/src/modules/chatbot/components/dialogue-content.vue
@@ -3,18 +3,28 @@
     lang="ts"
 >
     import DialoguePhrase from './dialogue-phrase.vue';
-    import { useChatbotStore } from 'src/stores/chatbot-store';
 
-    
+    import { ref, watch } from 'vue';
+    import { useChatbotStore } from 'src/stores/chatbot-store';
+    import type { QScrollArea } from 'quasar';
+
+
     const chatbot_store = useChatbotStore();
-    
+    const scroll_area = ref<QScrollArea | null>(null);
+
+    watch(chatbot_store.messages, () => {
+        if (scroll_area.value) {
+            scroll_area.value.setScrollPercentage('vertical', 1.0, 500);
+        }
+    })
 </script>
 
 <template>
-    <q-infinite-scroll>
-        <template
+    <q-scroll-area ref="scroll_area">
+        <div
             v-for="(msg, index) in chatbot_store.messages"
             :key="index"
+            class="q-px-md"
         >
             <DialoguePhrase
                 v-if="!msg.isThinking"
@@ -32,6 +42,6 @@
                 />
                 <span class="q-ml-sm text-grey-7">{{ $t('chatbot.chat_thinking') }}</span>
             </div>
-        </template>
-    </q-infinite-scroll>
+        </div>
+    </q-scroll-area>
 </template>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/chatbot/components/dialogue-phrase.vue b/src/modules/chatbot/components/dialogue-phrase.vue
index 30dfb1b..5d89874 100644
--- a/src/modules/chatbot/components/dialogue-phrase.vue
+++ b/src/modules/chatbot/components/dialogue-phrase.vue
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     import { useAuthStore } from 'src/stores/auth-store';
     import type { Message } from 'src/modules/chatbot/models/dialogue-message.model';
 
+    const {t}
     const auth_store = useAuthStore();
 
     const { message } = defineProps<{
@@ -33,15 +34,17 @@
     // Compute parsed content
     const parsedText = computed((): string => {
         const cleaned = cleanMarkdown(message.text || '')
-        return md.render(cleaned)
+        return md.render(cleaned);
     })
 </script>
 
 <template>
     <q-chat-message
         :sent="message.sent"
-        :text="[parsedText]"
         :name="message.sent ? auth_store.user?.first_name : 'TargoBot'"
-        :bg-color="message.sent ? 'accent' : 'secondary'"
-    />
+        :bg-color="message.sent ? 'accent' : 'white'"
+        :text-color="message.sent ? 'white' : ''"
+    >
+        <div v-html="parsedText"></div>
+    </q-chat-message>
 </template>
diff --git a/src/modules/chatbot/composables/chatbot-api.ts b/src/modules/chatbot/composables/chatbot-api.ts
index f65ca59..69d50dc 100644
--- a/src/modules/chatbot/composables/chatbot-api.ts
+++ b/src/modules/chatbot/composables/chatbot-api.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 // composables/chat-api.ts
 import { useI18n } from "vue-i18n";
 import { useChatbotStore } from "src/stores/chatbot-store";
-import { RouteNames } from "src/router/router-constants";
-import { PageContexts } from "src/modules/chatbot/models/page-context.model";
 
 export const useChatbotApi = () => {
     const chatbot_store = useChatbotStore();
diff --git a/src/modules/chatbot/services/chatbot.service.ts b/src/modules/chatbot/services/chatbot.service.ts
index e71ae9b..b68f6b4 100644
--- a/src/modules/chatbot/services/chatbot.service.ts
+++ b/src/modules/chatbot/services/chatbot.service.ts
@@ -5,20 +5,19 @@ import { api } from "src/boot/axios";
 export const chatbotService = {
     // Function to send the message to the backend
     sendChatMessage: async (userInput: string): Promise<Message> => {
-        const response = await api.post("/chat", { userInput });
+        const response = await api.post("/chatbot", { userInput });
         return response.data as Message;
     },
 
     // Function to send context to backend
     sendPageContext: async (context: chatbotPageContext): Promise<string> => {
-        const response = await api.post("/chat/context", context);
+        const response = await api.post("/chatbot/context", context);
         return response.data;
     },
 
     // Function to send user credentials to the backend to communicate with n8n.
-    // Will have to modify later on to accomodate newer versions of User Auth/User Structure
     sendUserCredentials: async (email: string, role: string): Promise<boolean> => {
-        const response = await api.post("/chat/user", { email, role });
+        const response = await api.post("/chatbot/user", { email, role });
         return response.data;
     },
 
diff --git a/src/modules/employee-list/models/employee-profile.models.ts b/src/modules/employee-list/models/employee-profile.models.ts
index 72660fc..c6e3172 100644
--- a/src/modules/employee-list/models/employee-profile.models.ts
+++ b/src/modules/employee-list/models/employee-profile.models.ts
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ export const employee_access_options: QSelectOption<UserModuleAccess>[] = [
     { label: 'timesheets', value: 'timesheets' },
     { label: 'employee_management', value: 'employee_management' },
     { label: 'timesheets_approval', value: 'timesheets_approval' },
+    { label: 'chatbot', value: 'chatbot' },
 ]
 
 export const employee_access_presets: Record<ModuleAccessPreset, UserModuleAccess[]> = {
@@ -145,5 +146,6 @@ export const getEmployeeAccessOptionIcon = (module: UserModuleAccess): string =>
         case 'personal_profile': return 'las la-id-card';
         case 'timesheets': return 'punch_clock';
         case 'timesheets_approval': return 'event_available';
+        case 'chatbot': return 'las la-robot';
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/help/components/help-module.vue b/src/modules/help/components/help-module.vue
index f947c35..efcab3f 100644
--- a/src/modules/help/components/help-module.vue
+++ b/src/modules/help/components/help-module.vue
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
         employee_list: default_employee_list,
         employee_management: default_employee_management,
         timesheets_approval: default_validation_page,
+        chatbot: '',
     };
 
     import type { HelpModuleOptions } from 'src/modules/help/models/help-module.model';
diff --git a/src/modules/help/models/help-module.model.ts b/src/modules/help/models/help-module.model.ts
index 261fc5e..ccfb55c 100644
--- a/src/modules/help/models/help-module.model.ts
+++ b/src/modules/help/models/help-module.model.ts
@@ -134,9 +134,6 @@ export const timesheets_approval_options: HelpModuleOptions[] = [
     { label: 'help.tutorial.shared.calendar', path: calendar, description: calendar_nav_desc, icon: 'calendar_month' },
 ];
 
-
-
-
 export const help_module_details: Options = {
     dashboard: [],
     personal_profile: profile_options,
@@ -144,6 +141,7 @@ export const help_module_details: Options = {
     employee_list: employee_list_options,
     employee_management: employee_management_options,
     timesheets_approval: timesheets_approval_options,
+    chatbot: [],
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/router/index.ts b/src/router/index.ts
index fd06c96..8033b23 100644
--- a/src/router/index.ts
+++ b/src/router/index.ts
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@ export default defineRouter(function (/* { store, ssrContext } */) {
         const auth_store = useAuthStore();
         const result = await auth_store.getProfile() ?? { status: 400, message: 'unknown error occured' };
 
-        if (auth_store.user?.user_module_access.includes('chatbot')) {
-            const chatbot_store = useChatbotStore();
-            chatbot_store.updatePageContext(destination_page.name as RouteNames);
-        }
-
         if (destination_page.meta.requires_auth && !auth_store.user || (result.status >= 400 && destination_page.name !== RouteNames.LOGIN)) {
             console.error('no user account found');
             return { name: 'login' };
@@ -50,5 +45,14 @@ export default defineRouter(function (/* { store, ssrContext } */) {
         } 
     })
 
+    Router.afterEach( async (destination_page) => {
+        const auth_store = useAuthStore();
+
+        if (auth_store.user?.user_module_access.includes('chatbot')) {
+            const chatbot_store = useChatbotStore();
+            await chatbot_store.updatePageContext(destination_page.name as RouteNames);
+        }
+    })
+
     return Router;
 });
diff --git a/src/stores/chatbot-store.ts b/src/stores/chatbot-store.ts
index 46b8d37..3b66c21 100644
--- a/src/stores/chatbot-store.ts
+++ b/src/stores/chatbot-store.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 import { ref } from "vue";
-import { useI18n } from "vue-i18n";
 import { defineStore } from "pinia";
 import { chatbotService } from "src/modules/chatbot/services/chatbot.service";
 import type { Message } from "src/modules/chatbot/models/dialogue-message.model";
-import { RouteNames } from "src/router/router-constants";
+import type { RouteNames } from "src/router/router-constants";
 import { PageContexts } from "src/modules/chatbot/models/page-context.model";
 
 export const useChatbotStore = defineStore("chatbot", () => {
-    const { t } = useI18n();
     const messages = ref<Message[]>([]);
     const has_shown_instructions = ref(false);
     const is_showing_chatbot = ref(false);
@@ -21,14 +19,14 @@ export const useChatbotStore = defineStore("chatbot", () => {
                 last_chatbot_message.text = chatbot_response.text;
                 last_chatbot_message.isThinking = false;
             } else {
-                last_chatbot_message.text = t('chatbot.error.NO_REPLY_RECEIVED');
+                last_chatbot_message.text = 'chatbot.error.NO_REPLY_RECEIVED';
                 last_chatbot_message.isThinking = false;
             }
         }
         catch (error) {
-            last_chatbot_message.text = t('chatbot.error.SEND_MESSAGE_FAILED');
-            last_chatbot_message.isThinking = false
-
+            last_chatbot_message.text = 'chatbot.error.SEND_MESSAGE_FAILED';
+            last_chatbot_message.isThinking = false;
+            console.error('error sending message: ', error);
         }
     };
 
@@ -42,7 +40,7 @@ export const useChatbotStore = defineStore("chatbot", () => {
     const showInstructionsOnce = () => {
         if (!has_shown_instructions.value) {
             messages.value.push({
-                text: t("chatbot.chat_initial_message"),
+                text: "chatbot.chat_initial_message",
                 sent: false,
                 isThinking: false,
             });
@@ -58,4 +56,4 @@ export const useChatbotStore = defineStore("chatbot", () => {
         updatePageContext,
         showInstructionsOnce,
     };
-});
+});
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