Detail implementation of Communication Tools
Published: 2024-06-13 15:10:24

Sure! Below is an implementation for communication tools including a messaging system, email notifications, and announcements/notices using Next.js, NestJS, and GraphQL.

### Backend (NestJS)

#### 1. Entities

**Message Entity:**
```typescript
// message.entity.ts
import { Entity, Column, PrimaryGeneratedColumn, ManyToOne, CreateDateColumn } from 'typeorm';
import { User } from './user.entity';

@Entity()
export class Message {
  @PrimaryGeneratedColumn()
  id: number;

  @ManyToOne(() => User, (user) => user.sentMessages)
  sender: User;

  @ManyToOne(() => User, (user) => user.receivedMessages)
  receiver: User;

  @Column()
  content: string;

  @CreateDateColumn()
  timestamp: Date;
}
```

**Announcement Entity:**
```typescript
// announcement.entity.ts
import { Entity, Column, PrimaryGeneratedColumn, CreateDateColumn } from 'typeorm';

@Entity()
export class Announcement {
  @PrimaryGeneratedColumn()
  id: number;

  @Column()
  title: string;

  @Column()
  content: string;

  @CreateDateColumn()
  createdAt: Date;
}
```

#### 2. Services

**Message Service:**
```typescript
// message.service.ts
import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
import { InjectRepository } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
import { Repository } from 'typeorm';
import { Message } from './message.entity';

@Injectable()
export class MessageService {
  constructor(
    @InjectRepository(Message)
    private messageRepository: Repository<Message>,
  ) {}

  async findAll(): Promise<Message[]> {
    return this.messageRepository.find({ relations: ['sender', 'receiver'] });
  }

  async create(senderId: number, receiverId: number, content: string): Promise<Message> {
    const newMessage = this.messageRepository.create({
      sender: { id: senderId },
      receiver: { id: receiverId },
      content,
    });
    return this.messageRepository.save(newMessage);
  }
}
```

**Announcement Service:**
```typescript
// announcement.service.ts
import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
import { InjectRepository } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
import { Repository } from 'typeorm';
import { Announcement } from './announcement.entity';

@Injectable()
export class AnnouncementService {
  constructor(
    @InjectRepository(Announcement)
    private announcementRepository: Repository<Announcement>,
  ) {}

  async findAll(): Promise<Announcement[]> {
    return this.announcementRepository.find();
  }

  async create(title: string, content: string): Promise<Announcement> {
    const newAnnouncement = this.announcementRepository.create({ title, content });
    return this.announcementRepository.save(newAnnouncement);
  }
}
```

#### 3. Resolvers

**Message Resolver:**
```typescript
// message.resolver.ts
import { Resolver, Query, Mutation, Args } from '@nestjs/graphql';
import { MessageService } from './message.service';
import { Message } from './message.entity';

@Resolver(() => Message)
export class MessageResolver {
  constructor(private messageService: MessageService) {}

  @Query(() => [Message])
  async messages() {
    return this.messageService.findAll();
  }

  @Mutation(() => Message)
  async sendMessage(
    @Args('senderId') senderId: number,
    @Args('receiverId') receiverId: number,
    @Args('content') content: string,
  ) {
    return this.messageService.create(senderId, receiverId, content);
  }
}
```

**Announcement Resolver:**
```typescript
// announcement.resolver.ts
import { Resolver, Query, Mutation, Args } from '@nestjs/graphql';
import { AnnouncementService } from './announcement.service';
import { Announcement } from './announcement.entity';

@Resolver(() => Announcement)
export class AnnouncementResolver {
  constructor(private announcementService: AnnouncementService) {}

  @Query(() => [Announcement])
  async announcements() {
    return this.announcementService.findAll();
  }

  @Mutation(() => Announcement)
  async createAnnouncement(
    @Args('title') title: string,
    @Args('content') content: string,
  ) {
    return this.announcementService.create(title, content);
  }
}
```

### Frontend (Next.js)

#### 1. Apollo Client Setup
```javascript
// apollo-client.js
import { ApolloClient, InMemoryCache } from '@apollo/client';

const client = new ApolloClient({
  uri: 'http://localhost:3000/graphql',
  cache: new InMemoryCache(),
});

export default client;
```

#### 2. Messaging System Page
```javascript
// pages/messages.js
import { useState } from 'react';
import { useQuery, useMutation, gql } from '@apollo/client';

const GET_MESSAGES = gql`
  query GetMessages {
    messages {
      id
      content
      timestamp
      sender {
        username
      }
      receiver {
        username
      }
    }
  }
`;

const SEND_MESSAGE = gql`
  mutation SendMessage($senderId: Int!, $receiverId: Int!, $content: String!) {
    sendMessage(senderId: $senderId, receiverId: $receiverId, content: $content) {
      id
      content
      timestamp
    }
  }
`;

export default function Messages() {
  const { loading, error, data } = useQuery(GET_MESSAGES);
  const [sendMessage] = useMutation(SEND_MESSAGE);
  const [senderId, setSenderId] = useState('');
  const [receiverId, setReceiverId] = useState('');
  const [content, setContent] = useState('');

  const handleSubmit = async (e) => {
    e.preventDefault();
    await sendMessage({ variables: { senderId: parseInt(senderId), receiverId: parseInt(receiverId), content } });
    setSenderId('');
    setReceiverId('');
    setContent('');
  };

  if (loading) return <p>Loading...</p>;
  if (error) return <p>Error: {error.message}</p>;

  return (
    <div>
      <h1>Messages</h1>
      <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
        <input
          type="number"
          placeholder="Sender ID"
          value={senderId}
          onChange={(e) => setSenderId(e.target.value)}
        />
        <input
          type="number"
          placeholder="Receiver ID"
          value={receiverId}
          onChange={(e) => setReceiverId(e.target.value)}
        />
        <textarea
          placeholder="Message Content"
          value={content}
          onChange={(e) => setContent(e.target.value)}
        ></textarea>
        <button type="submit">Send Message</button>
      </form>
      <ul>
        {data.messages.map((msg) => (
          <li key={msg.id}>
            <strong>{msg.sender.username}</strong> to <strong>{msg.receiver.username}</strong>: {msg.content} <em>at {msg.timestamp}</em>
          </li>
        ))}
      </ul>
    </div>
  );
}
```

#### 3. Announcements Page
```javascript
// pages/announcements.js
import { useState } from 'react';
import { useQuery, useMutation, gql } from '@apollo/client';

const GET_ANNOUNCEMENTS = gql`
  query GetAnnouncements {
    announcements {
      id
      title
      content
      createdAt
    }
  }
`;

const CREATE_ANNOUNCEMENT = gql`
  mutation CreateAnnouncement($title: String!, $content: String!) {
    createAnnouncement(title: $title, content: $content) {
      id
      title
      content
      createdAt
    }
  }
`;

export default function Announcements() {
  const { loading, error, data } = useQuery(GET_ANNOUNCEMENTS);
  const [createAnnouncement] = useMutation(CREATE_ANNOUNCEMENT);
  const [title, setTitle] = useState('');
  const [content, setContent] = useState('');

  const handleSubmit = async (e) => {
    e.preventDefault();
    await createAnnouncement({ variables: { title, content } });
    setTitle('');
    setContent('');
  };

  if (loading) return <p>Loading...</p>;
  if (error) return <p>Error: {error.message}</p>;

  return (
    <div>
      <h1>Announcements</h1>
      <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
        <input
          type="text"
          placeholder="Title"
          value={title}
          onChange={(e) => setTitle(e.target.value)}
        />
        <textarea
          placeholder="Content"
          value={content}
          onChange={(e) => setContent(e.target.value)}
        ></textarea>
        <button type="submit">Create Announcement</button>
      </form>
      <ul>
        {data.announcements.map((ann) => (
          <li key={ann.id}>
            <strong>{ann.title}</strong> - {ann.content} <em>at {ann.createdAt}</em>
          </li>
        ))}
      </ul>
    </div>
  );
}
```

### GraphQL Schema
Define your GraphQL schema to match the resolver functions:

```graphql
type User {
  id: ID!
  username: String!
}

type Message {
  id: ID!
  content: String!
  timestamp: String!
  sender: User!
  receiver: User!
}

type Announcement {
  id: ID!
  title: String!
  content: String!
  createdAt: String!
}

type Query {
  messages: [Message!]!
  announcements: [Announcement!]!
}

type Mutation {


  sendMessage(senderId: Int!, receiverId: Int!, content: String!): Message!
  createAnnouncement(title: String!, content: String!): Announcement!
}
```

### Email Notifications (Optional)
To send email notifications, you can integrate an email service provider like SendGrid or Nodemailer in your NestJS application.

**Email Service:**
```typescript
// email.service.ts
import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
import * as nodemailer from 'nodemailer';

@Injectable()
export class EmailService {
  private transporter;

  constructor() {
    this.transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
      service: 'gmail',
      auth: {
        user: 'your-email@gmail.com',
        pass: 'your-email-password',
      },
    });
  }

  async sendEmail(to: string, subject: string, text: string) {
    const mailOptions = {
      from: 'your-email@gmail.com',
      to,
      subject,
      text,
    };

    await this.transporter.sendMail(mailOptions);
  }
}
```

You can then inject this `EmailService` in your `MessageService` and `AnnouncementService` to send email notifications upon message or announcement creation.

This setup covers the backend and frontend code for developing a messaging system, email notifications, and announcements/notices. You can expand on this by adding more features, such as real-time notifications, message threading, and more.

To implement real-time notifications in the messaging and announcements system, we can use WebSockets. Here, I'll guide you through setting up real-time notifications using NestJS with WebSockets on the backend and integrating it with the Next.js frontend.

### Backend (NestJS)

#### 1. Install WebSocket Dependencies

First, install the WebSocket package for NestJS:

```bash
npm install @nestjs/websockets @nestjs/platform-socket.io
```

#### 2. Create WebSocket Gateway

Create a WebSocket gateway to handle real-time communication.

**message.gateway.ts**
```typescript
import {
  WebSocketGateway,
  WebSocketServer,
  SubscribeMessage,
  MessageBody,
  ConnectedSocket,
  OnGatewayConnection,
  OnGatewayDisconnect,
} from '@nestjs/websockets';
import { Server, Socket } from 'socket.io';
import { MessageService } from './message.service';
import { Message } from './message.entity';

@WebSocketGateway()
export class MessageGateway implements OnGatewayConnection, OnGatewayDisconnect {
  @WebSocketServer() server: Server;

  constructor(private readonly messageService: MessageService) {}

  async handleConnection(socket: Socket) {
    console.log(`Client connected: ${socket.id}`);
  }

  async handleDisconnect(socket: Socket) {
    console.log(`Client disconnected: ${socket.id}`);
  }

  @SubscribeMessage('sendMessage')
  async handleSendMessage(@MessageBody() data: { senderId: number, receiverId: number, content: string }) {
    const message = await this.messageService.create(data.senderId, data.receiverId, data.content);
    this.server.emit('receiveMessage', message);
    return message;
  }
}
```

**announcement.gateway.ts**
```typescript
import {
  WebSocketGateway,
  WebSocketServer,
  SubscribeMessage,
  MessageBody,
  ConnectedSocket,
  OnGatewayConnection,
  OnGatewayDisconnect,
} from '@nestjs/websockets';
import { Server, Socket } from 'socket.io';
import { AnnouncementService } from './announcement.service';
import { Announcement } from './announcement.entity';

@WebSocketGateway()
export class AnnouncementGateway implements OnGatewayConnection, OnGatewayDisconnect {
  @WebSocketServer() server: Server;

  constructor(private readonly announcementService: AnnouncementService) {}

  async handleConnection(socket: Socket) {
    console.log(`Client connected: ${socket.id}`);
  }

  async handleDisconnect(socket: Socket) {
    console.log(`Client disconnected: ${socket.id}`);
  }

  @SubscribeMessage('createAnnouncement')
  async handleCreateAnnouncement(@MessageBody() data: { title: string, content: string }) {
    const announcement = await this.announcementService.create(data.title, data.content);
    this.server.emit('newAnnouncement', announcement);
    return announcement;
  }
}
```

#### 3. Update Module

Update your module to include the gateways:

**app.module.ts**
```typescript
import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
import { TypeOrmModule } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
import { Message } from './message.entity';
import { MessageService } from './message.service';
import { MessageGateway } from './message.gateway';
import { Announcement } from './announcement.entity';
import { AnnouncementService } from './announcement.service';
import { AnnouncementGateway } from './announcement.gateway';

@Module({
  imports: [TypeOrmModule.forFeature([Message, Announcement])],
  providers: [MessageService, MessageGateway, AnnouncementService, AnnouncementGateway],
})
export class AppModule {}
```

### Frontend (Next.js)

#### 1. Install Socket.io Client

Install the socket.io client for Next.js:

```bash
npm install socket.io-client
```

#### 2. Set Up WebSocket Connection

Set up the WebSocket connection and handle real-time events.

**lib/socket.js**
```javascript
import { io } from 'socket.io-client';

const socket = io('http://localhost:3000');

export default socket;
```

#### 3. Update Messaging System Page

Update the messaging system page to use WebSocket for real-time notifications.

**pages/messages.js**
```javascript
import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
import { useQuery, gql } from '@apollo/client';
import socket from '../lib/socket';

const GET_MESSAGES = gql`
  query GetMessages {
    messages {
      id
      content
      timestamp
      sender {
        username
      }
      receiver {
        username
      }
    }
  }
`;

export default function Messages() {
  const { loading, error, data, refetch } = useQuery(GET_MESSAGES);
  const [messages, setMessages] = useState([]);
  const [senderId, setSenderId] = useState('');
  const [receiverId, setReceiverId] = useState('');
  const [content, setContent] = useState('');

  useEffect(() => {
    if (data) {
      setMessages(data.messages);
    }
  }, [data]);

  useEffect(() => {
    socket.on('receiveMessage', (message) => {
      setMessages((prevMessages) => [...prevMessages, message]);
    });

    return () => {
      socket.off('receiveMessage');
    };
  }, []);

  const handleSubmit = (e) => {
    e.preventDefault();
    socket.emit('sendMessage', { senderId: parseInt(senderId), receiverId: parseInt(receiverId), content });
    setSenderId('');
    setReceiverId('');
    setContent('');
  };

  if (loading) return <p>Loading...</p>;
  if (error) return <p>Error: {error.message}</p>;

  return (
    <div>
      <h1>Messages</h1>
      <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
        <input
          type="number"
          placeholder="Sender ID"
          value={senderId}
          onChange={(e) => setSenderId(e.target.value)}
        />
        <input
          type="number"
          placeholder="Receiver ID"
          value={receiverId}
          onChange={(e) => setReceiverId(e.target.value)}
        />
        <textarea
          placeholder="Message Content"
          value={content}
          onChange={(e) => setContent(e.target.value)}
        ></textarea>
        <button type="submit">Send Message</button>
      </form>
      <ul>
        {messages.map((msg) => (
          <li key={msg.id}>
            <strong>{msg.sender.username}</strong> to <strong>{msg.receiver.username}</strong>: {msg.content} <em>at {msg.timestamp}</em>
          </li>
        ))}
      </ul>
    </div>
  );
}
```

#### 4. Update Announcements Page

Update the announcements page to use WebSocket for real-time notifications.

**pages/announcements.js**
```javascript
import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
import { useQuery, gql } from '@apollo/client';
import socket from '../lib/socket';

const GET_ANNOUNCEMENTS = gql`
  query GetAnnouncements {
    announcements {
      id
      title
      content
      createdAt
    }
  }
`;

export default function Announcements() {
  const { loading, error, data, refetch } = useQuery(GET_ANNOUNCEMENTS);
  const [announcements, setAnnouncements] = useState([]);
  const [title, setTitle] = useState('');
  const [content, setContent] = useState('');

  useEffect(() => {
    if (data) {
      setAnnouncements(data.announcements);
    }
  }, [data]);

  useEffect(() => {
    socket.on('newAnnouncement', (announcement) => {
      setAnnouncements((prevAnnouncements) => [...prevAnnouncements, announcement]);
    });

    return () => {
      socket.off('newAnnouncement');
    };
  }, []);

  const handleSubmit = (e) => {
    e.preventDefault();
    socket.emit('createAnnouncement', { title, content });
    setTitle('');
    setContent('');
  };

  if (loading) return <p>Loading...</p>;
  if (error) return <p>Error: {error.message}</p>;

  return (
    <div>
      <h1>Announcements</h1>
      <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
        <input
          type="text"
          placeholder="Title"
          value={title}
          onChange={(e) => setTitle(e.target.value)}
        />
        <textarea
          placeholder="Content"
          value={content}
          onChange={(e) => setContent(e.target.value)}
        ></textarea>
        <button type="submit">Create Announcement</button>
      </form>
      <ul>
        {announcements.map((ann) => (
          <li key={ann.id}>
            <strong>{ann.title}</strong> - {ann.content} <em>at {ann.createdAt}</em>
          </li>
        ))}
      </ul>
    </div>
  );
}
```

### Running the Application

1. Start the NestJS server with WebSocket support.
2. Start the Next.js application.
3. Test sending messages and creating announcements to see real-time updates.

This setup provides real-time notifications for messaging and announcements using WebSockets, enhancing the user experience with immediate updates. You can expand this further by adding more features and optimizations as needed.

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