From 1627e07964a84723aaa8ddf646ebe1e24f1d42a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Enrique Hernandez <hernandeze2@xavier.edu>
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 11:50:03 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] stream path animation v4

update input items styling

add ipc event handler for message

add send-message ipc handler

add audio to send-message ipc

remove extra JSON stringify statement for audio message

add render bug fix for add contacts
---
 src/background.ts                             |  68 +++-----
 .../UI/UIDetails/messageRenderer.vue          |  15 +-
 src/components/UI/UIDetails/messages.ts       |  22 +--
 src/components/UI/index.vue                   |   5 +
 .../input/inputDetails/audioInput.vue         |  93 ++++++-----
 .../input/inputDetails/textInput.vue          |  16 +-
 src/components/input/inputItem.vue            |  44 +++---
 .../input/audio/audioDetails/useAnimations.ts |  28 ++++
 src/core/UI/input/audio/useStreamRecord.ts    |  27 ++++
 src/core/UI/input/audio/useStreamRender.ts    |  81 ----------
 .../UI/input/audio/useStreamVisualizer.ts     | 148 ++++++++++++++++++
 .../input/text/textDetails/useAnimations.ts   |   1 +
 src/core/UI/input/text/useTextRender.ts       |  46 +++---
 src/core/UI/input/useInputController.ts       |  82 +++++-----
 .../message/messageDetails/useComputed.ts     |   1 +
 .../useMessageView.ts}                        |  23 ++-
 .../viewDetails}/useAnimations.ts             |   2 +-
 .../viewDetails}/useOffsetCalculator.ts       |   0
 src/preload.ts                                |  14 +-
 src/types/animejs/index.ts                    |   4 +
 src/utils/keyDownHandler/useKeyDownHandler.ts |  13 +-
 src/utils/mediaStream/useMediaStream.ts       |   2 +
 testServer.js                                 |  10 +-
 23 files changed, 450 insertions(+), 295 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 src/core/UI/input/audio/audioDetails/useAnimations.ts
 delete mode 100644 src/core/UI/input/audio/useStreamRender.ts
 create mode 100644 src/core/UI/input/audio/useStreamVisualizer.ts
 rename src/core/messenger/{renderView/useRenderView.ts => messageView/useMessageView.ts} (73%)
 rename src/core/messenger/{renderView/renderDetails => messageView/viewDetails}/useAnimations.ts (98%)
 rename src/core/messenger/{renderView/renderDetails => messageView/viewDetails}/useOffsetCalculator.ts (100%)

diff --git a/src/background.ts b/src/background.ts
index 6b1284a..2892aa3 100644
--- a/src/background.ts
+++ b/src/background.ts
@@ -8,22 +8,15 @@ import * as path from "path";
 import { SpeechRecorder } from "speech-recorder";
 
 // TODO: connect To Crimata-BE
-// import WebSocket from "ws";
+import WebSocket from "ws";
 
-// const ws = new WebSocket("ws://localhost:8080");
-// ws.on("open", function open() {
-//   ws.send("hello fro client");
-// });
-// ws.on("message", (message: any) => {
-//   console.log("received message", message);
-// });
-//
 
 // const recorder = new SpeechRecorder({ sampleRate: 16000, framesPerBuffer: 320 });
 
 // Keep a global reference of the window object, if you don't, the window will
 // be closed automatically when the JavaScript object is garbage collected.
 let win: BrowserWindow | null;
+let ws: any;
 
 // Scheme must be registered before the app is ready
 protocol.registerSchemesAsPrivileged([
@@ -56,44 +49,35 @@ function createWindow() {
     win.loadURL("app://./index.html");
   }
 
-
   win.webContents.on('did-finish-load', () => {
-    // ipcMain.on('audio-stream', (Event: any, Payload: any) => {
-    //   if (Payload.stream) {
-    //     console.log('begin streaming');
-    //     recorder.start({
-    //       onAudio: (audio: object, speech: boolean) => {
-    //         console.log(audio)
-    //       }
-    //     });
-    //   } else {
-    //     recorder.stop();
-    //     console.log('stop streaming')
-    //   }
-    // })
-
-    // if (win) {
-    //   recorder.start({
-    //     onAudio: (audio: object, speech: boolean) => {
-    //       if (win) {
-    //         win.setTitle("Listening...");
-    //         // win.webContents.send('render-audio', {
-    //         //   audio: audio,
-    //         //   speech: speech
-    //         // })
-    //         if (speech) {
-    //           win.setTitle("Recording...");
-    //           // TODO: send audio to crimata BE
-    //           // ws.send(audio);
-    //         }
-    //       }
-    //     }
-    //   });
-    // }
+
+    ws = new WebSocket("ws://localhost:8080");
+    ws.on("open", function open() {
+      ws.send("hernandeze2@xavier.edu");
+    });
+    ws.on("message", (message: any) => {
+      const parsed = JSON.parse(message);
+      console.log('new message', message)
+      if (win) {
+        win.webContents.send('render-message', {
+          message: parsed
+        })
+      }
+    });
+
+    ipcMain.on('send-message', (Event: any, payload: any) => {
+      const stringMessage = JSON.stringify(payload.message)
+      ws.send(stringMessage);
+    })
+
+    ipcMain.on('update-menu-bar', (Event: any, payload: any) => {
+    // win.setTitle("Listening...");
+    })
   })
 
   win.on("closed", () => {
     win = null;
+    ws = null;
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/UI/UIDetails/messageRenderer.vue b/src/components/UI/UIDetails/messageRenderer.vue
index 02a14e8..6084c17 100644
--- a/src/components/UI/UIDetails/messageRenderer.vue
+++ b/src/components/UI/UIDetails/messageRenderer.vue
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
         class="messageList"
         transform="translate(0, 25)"
         preserverAspectRatio="none"
-
       >
         <transition
           appear
@@ -28,13 +27,9 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import useRenderView from '@/core/messenger/renderView/useRenderView';
+import useMessageView from "@/core/messenger/messageView/useMessageView";
 import useScrollView from "@/core/UI/scrollView/useScrollView";
-import {
-  defineComponent,
-  reactive,
-  inject,
-} from "vue";
+import { defineComponent, reactive, inject } from "vue";
 import MessageItem from "./messageItem.vue";
 import { Message } from "@/types/message/index";
 import { Mitt } from "@/types/mitt/index";
@@ -54,9 +49,9 @@ export default defineComponent({
       });
     }
 
-    const { beforeEnter, enter, afterEnter } = useRenderView();
-    const { scrollView } = useScrollView({ 
-      targetId: "messageRenderer"
+    const { beforeEnter, enter, afterEnter } = useMessageView();
+    const { scrollView } = useScrollView({
+      targetId: "messageRenderer",
     });
 
     return {
diff --git a/src/components/UI/UIDetails/messages.ts b/src/components/UI/UIDetails/messages.ts
index f470bb6..6284c82 100644
--- a/src/components/UI/UIDetails/messages.ts
+++ b/src/components/UI/UIDetails/messages.ts
@@ -2,35 +2,35 @@ import { Message } from "@/types/message/index";
 
 const Messages: Message[] = [
     {
-        content: "Sounds good, see you Thursday.",
-        context: "Message from Josie Wright",
-        subContext: "Subject: Chick File",
+        content: "Welcome",
+        context: "ai",
+        subContext: "",
         modifier: "ai",
         id: "2",
         time: ""
     },
     {
         content:
-            "I can be there at 5 pm tomorrow to greet you at a Chick file with my almond and chive salad.",
-        context: "You to Josie Wright",
-        subContext: "josie@gmail.com",
+            "add friend",
+        context: "launch",
+        subContext: "",
         modifier: "sf",
         id: "1",
         time: ""
     },
     {
-        content: "Sweet, thanks!",
-        context: "Message from Tommy McConville",
+        content: "Did you mean to addcontact?",
+        context: "addcontact",
         subContext: "",
         modifier: "ai",
         id: "5",
         time: ""
     },
     {
-        content: "Hey do you know Enrique Hernandez?",
-        context: "Message from Crimata AI",
+        content: "yes",
+        context: "fulfill",
         subContext: "",
-        modifier: "ai",
+        modifier: "sf",
         id: "6",
         time: ""
     },
diff --git a/src/components/UI/index.vue b/src/components/UI/index.vue
index 4ad8647..8351c94 100644
--- a/src/components/UI/index.vue
+++ b/src/components/UI/index.vue
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ export default defineComponent({
       }
     }
 
+    window.ipcRenderer.on("render-message", (event, payload) => {
+      console.log(payload.message)
+      emitter.emit("renderMessage", payload.message);
+    })
+
     return {
       emittMessage,
     };
diff --git a/src/components/input/inputDetails/audioInput.vue b/src/components/input/inputDetails/audioInput.vue
index d82cb28..3c8b72b 100644
--- a/src/components/input/inputDetails/audioInput.vue
+++ b/src/components/input/inputDetails/audioInput.vue
@@ -1,53 +1,68 @@
 <template>
-<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" :width="bubbleWidth" height="34" :x="center" y="450" >
-  <g id="Group_126" data-name="Group 126" transform="translate(0 0)">
-    <rect id="Rectangle_478" data-name="Rectangle 478" :width="bubbleWidth" height="34" rx="10" transform="translate(0 0)" fill="#b9b9b9"/>
-    <g id="Group_125" data-name="Group 125">
-
-      <path v-for="(path, index) in paths" 
-        :key="index"
-        :id="path.id" 
-        :data-name="path.name" 
-        :d="path.d" 
-        :transform="path.transform" 
-        fill="none" 
-        stroke="#000" 
-        stroke-linecap="round" 
-        stroke-width="1.5"
+  <svg 
+    xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" 
+    :width="bubbleWidth" 
+    height="34" 
+    :x="center" 
+    y="440" 
+    rx="10"
+    class="audioInput"
+  >
+    <g 
+      id="Group_126" 
+      data-name="Group 126" 
+      transform="translate(0 0)" 
+      rx="10"
+    >
+      <rect
+        id="Rectangle_478"
+        data-name="Rectangle 478"
+        :width="bubbleWidth"
+        height="34"
+        rx="10"
+        transform="translate(0 0)"
+        fill="#b9b9b9"
       />
-
-<!--       <path id="Path_328" data-name="Path 328" d="M0,25v-10" transform="translate(10 0)" fill="none" stroke="#000" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-width="1.5"/>
-      <path id="Path_328" data-name="Path 328" d="M0,25v-15" transform="translate(15 0)" fill="none" stroke="#000" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-width="1.5"/>
-      <path id="Path_328" data-name="Path 328" d="M0,25v-20" transform="translate(20 0)" fill="none" stroke="#000" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-width="1.5"/>
-
-      <path id="Path_328" data-name="Path 328" d="M0,25v-15" transform="translate(25 0)" fill="none" stroke="#000" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-width="1.5"/>
-      <path id="Path_328" data-name="Path 328" d="M0,25v-10" transform="translate(30 0)" fill="none" stroke="#000" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-width="1.5"/>
-
-      <path id="Path_328" data-name="Path 328" d="M0,25v-5" transform="translate(120 0)" fill="none" stroke="#000" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-width="1.5"/>
- -->    </g>
-  </g>
-</svg>
-
+      <svg>
+      <g rx="20" id="Group_125" data-name="Group 125" v-for="(path, index) in paths">
+        <path
+          :key="index"
+          id="path"
+          :data-name="path.identifier"
+          :d="path.d"
+          :transform="`translate(${path.offset} 0)`"
+          fill="none"
+          :stroke="path.color"
+          stroke-linecap="round"
+          stroke-width="1.5"
+        />
+      </g>
+      </svg>
+    </g>
+  </svg>
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import { defineComponent, computed, ref } from 'vue'
-export default defineComponent ({
-  name: 'AudioInput',
+import { defineComponent, computed, inject } from "vue";
+export default defineComponent({
+  name: "AudioInput",
   props: {
     bubbleWidth: Number,
-    paths: Array
+    paths: Array,
   },
-  setup(props){
+  setup(props) {
+
+    const emitter: any = inject("mitt");
+    function audioSend() {
 
-    // need audioPath type/interface
+    }
 
     const center = computed(() => {
       if (props.bubbleWidth) {
         return 175 - props.bubbleWidth / 2;
       }
-    })
-    return { center }
-  }
-})
-</script>
\ No newline at end of file
+    });
+    return { center };
+  },
+});
+</script>
diff --git a/src/components/input/inputDetails/textInput.vue b/src/components/input/inputDetails/textInput.vue
index 06419e9..c4e1f16 100644
--- a/src/components/input/inputDetails/textInput.vue
+++ b/src/components/input/inputDetails/textInput.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 <template>
-  <foreignObject class="inputContainer" :x="textXoffset" y="450" width="55%" height="50%">
+  <foreignObject 
+    class="inputContainer" 
+    :x="textXoffset" 
+    y="450" 
+    width="55%" 
+    height="50%"
+  >
     <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
       <div class="inputBubble" contenteditable v-show="input.length > 0">
         <p>{{ input }}</p>
@@ -28,15 +34,15 @@ div[contenteditable] {
   display: table;
   justify-items: center;
   border: 0;
-  border-radius: 20px;
-  color: #fff;
-  background-color: #585858;
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  color: #000;
+  background-color: #b9b9b9;
   font-size: 14;
   text-align: left;
   p {
     max-width: 150px;
     overflow-wrap: break-word;
-    padding: 10px 15px 10px 15px;
+    padding: 7px 10px 5px 10px;
     margin: 0;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/input/inputItem.vue b/src/components/input/inputItem.vue
index 4e4cf01..2f41513 100644
--- a/src/components/input/inputItem.vue
+++ b/src/components/input/inputItem.vue
@@ -1,40 +1,32 @@
 <template>
-  <audio-input 
-    v-if="renderAudio" 
-    :bubbleWidth="reactiveWidth" 
-    :paths="paths"
-  />
-  <text-input 
-    v-else 
-    :input="input" 
-    :textXoffset="textInputXoffset"  
-  />
+  <audio-input v-if="visualizeStream" :bubbleWidth="audioBubbleWidth" :paths="paths" />
+  <text-input v-else :input="input" :textXoffset="textInputXoffset" />
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
-import TextInput from './inputDetails/textInput.vue';
-import AudioInput from './inputDetails/audioInput.vue';
+import { defineComponent } from "vue";
+import TextInput from "./inputDetails/textInput.vue";
+import AudioInput from "./inputDetails/audioInput.vue";
 import useInputController from "@/core/UI/input/useInputController";
 export default defineComponent({
   name: "InputItem",
-  components: {TextInput, AudioInput},
+  components: { TextInput, AudioInput },
   setup() {
-
-    const { 
+    const {
       input,
-      renderAudio, 
-      reactiveWidth, 
+      visualizeStream,
       textInputXoffset,
-      paths } = useInputController();
+      audioBubbleWidth,
+      paths,
+    } = useInputController();
 
     return {
       input,
       textInputXoffset,
-      renderAudio,
-      reactiveWidth,
-      paths
-    }
-  }
-})
-</script>
\ No newline at end of file
+      visualizeStream,
+      audioBubbleWidth,
+      paths,
+    };
+  },
+});
+</script>
diff --git a/src/core/UI/input/audio/audioDetails/useAnimations.ts b/src/core/UI/input/audio/audioDetails/useAnimations.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7488a00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/UI/input/audio/audioDetails/useAnimations.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import AnimeFunc from "@/types/animejs/index";
+import {inject} from "vue";
+import {Ref} from "@/types/vueRef/index";
+
+export default function useAudioAnimations() {
+  // imports animejs safely
+  let anime: AnimeFunc;
+  const animeInject: AnimeFunc | undefined = inject("animejs");
+  if (animeInject) anime = animeInject;
+
+  function animateSend(el: Element, trigger: Ref<boolean>) {  
+    console.log(el);
+    anime({
+      targets: el,
+      opacity: 0,
+      translateY: -100,
+      duration: 0,
+      complete: function() {
+        trigger.value = false;
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  return {
+    animateSend
+  }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/core/UI/input/audio/useStreamRecord.ts b/src/core/UI/input/audio/useStreamRecord.ts
index bef12f5..7cdd393 100644
--- a/src/core/UI/input/audio/useStreamRecord.ts
+++ b/src/core/UI/input/audio/useStreamRecord.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+import {inject} from 'vue';
 export default function useStreamRecord(): {
     initRecorder: (stream: MediaStream) => MediaRecorder;
 } {
     let streamRecorder: MediaRecorder;
     const chunks: Blob[] = [];
+    const emitter: any = inject("mitt");
 
     const initRecorder = (stream: MediaStream) => {
         streamRecorder = new MediaRecorder(stream);
@@ -10,6 +12,31 @@ export default function useStreamRecord(): {
         streamRecorder.onstop = (e: any) => {
             // send audio to BE
             const audioBlob = new Blob(chunks, { 'type': 'audio/ogg; codecs=opus' });
+            // emitter.emit("newSelfMessage", audioBlob);
+            const blobToBase64 = (blob: any) => {
+               return new Promise((resolve) => {
+                const reader = new FileReader();
+                reader.readAsDataURL(blob);
+                reader.onloadend = function () {
+                  resolve(reader.result);
+                };
+            });
+           };
+
+            (async () => {
+                const b64 = await blobToBase64(audioBlob);
+                const jsonString = JSON.stringify({blob: b64});
+                const message = {
+                    text: '',
+                    audio: b64
+                }
+                window.postMessage({
+                  myTypeField: 'send-message',
+                  message: message
+                }, '*')
+            })();
+ 
+
         }
         return streamRecorder
     }
diff --git a/src/core/UI/input/audio/useStreamRender.ts b/src/core/UI/input/audio/useStreamRender.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c2450a..0000000
--- a/src/core/UI/input/audio/useStreamRender.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-import {Ref} from '@/types/vueRef/index';
-export default function useStreamRender(render: Ref<boolean>) {
-
-    // window.AudioContext = window.AudioContext;
-    const audioContext = new AudioContext();
-    const analyzer = audioContext.createAnalyser();
-    analyzer.fftSize = 2048;
-    const xInitial = 24;
-    const xFinal = 640;
-    const dataArray = new Uint8Array(analyzer.frequencyBinCount);
-
-    interface AmplitudePath {
-        id: string;
-        name: string;
-        d: string;
-        transform: string;
-    }
-
-    const createAudioPath = (a: number, offset: number) => {
-        const identifier = `path_${offset}`
-        const path: AmplitudePath = {
-           id: identifier,
-           name: identifier,
-           d: `M0,25v${-a}`,
-           transform: `translate(${offset} 0)`
-        }
-         return path;
-    }
-
-
-    function visualize(w: Ref<number>, p: Ref<number>, paths: Ref<any>) {
-
-        const amplitude = () => {
-            const dataView = dataArray.slice(xInitial, xFinal);
-            const sum = dataView.reduce((a, b) => a + b);
-            const average = sum / dataView.length;
-            const scaled = average * 0.45; 
-            return scaled;
-        }
-
-        function draw() {
-            if (!render.value) {
-               return;
-            }
-            requestAnimationFrame(draw);
-            analyzer.getByteFrequencyData(dataArray);
-
-            // max-width
-            if (w.value === 300) {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            // increase width as time passes
-
-            // get amplitude
-            const a = amplitude();
-
-            if (a > 1) {
-
-                w.value++;
-                p.value += 5;
-                console.log(a)
-                const path = createAudioPath(a, p.value);
-                paths.value.push(path)
-            }
-
-            // create path item
-        }
-        draw();
-    }
-
-    function renderStream(s: MediaStream, w: Ref<number>, pathOffset: Ref<number>, paths: Ref<any>) {
-        const source = audioContext.createMediaStreamSource(s);
-        source.connect(analyzer);
-        visualize(w, pathOffset, paths);
-    }
-
-    return {
-        renderStream
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/core/UI/input/audio/useStreamVisualizer.ts b/src/core/UI/input/audio/useStreamVisualizer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cd8d4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/UI/input/audio/useStreamVisualizer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+import { Ref } from '@/types/vueRef/index';
+import AnimeFunc from "@/types/animejs/index";
+import { inject, ref } from "vue";
+
+interface AudioPath {
+    identifier: string;
+    d: string;
+    offset: number;
+    color: string;
+    draw: boolean;
+}
+export default function useStreamVisualizer(draw: Ref<boolean>) {
+    const audioContext = new AudioContext();
+    console.log('audi sample rate', audioContext.sampleRate)
+    const analyzer = audioContext.createAnalyser();
+    analyzer.fftSize = 128;
+    const bufferLength = analyzer.frequencyBinCount;
+    const dataArray = new Uint8Array(bufferLength);
+
+    // imports animejs safely
+    let anime: AnimeFunc;
+    const animeInject: AnimeFunc | undefined = inject("animejs");
+    if (animeInject) anime = animeInject;
+
+    /*
+     * Draws MediaStream audioTrack as 'AudioPath' objects
+     */
+    function drawStreamAs(paths: Ref<any>, bubbleWidth: Ref<number>): void {
+        const xInitial = ref(10);
+        const maxAmplitude = 15;
+        const maxBubbleWidth = 300;
+
+        function shiftPathStream(pathList: NodeList): void {
+            for (let i = 0; i < pathList.length; i++) {
+                const stick = pathList[i] as HTMLElement;
+                const computedQuery = window.getComputedStyle(stick);
+                const matrix = new WebKitCSSMatrix(computedQuery.webkitTransform);
+                anime({
+                    targets: stick,
+                    translateX: [matrix.m41, matrix.m41 - 6],
+                })
+            }
+        }
+        function filterPathList(pathList: NodeList) {
+            for (let i = 0; i < pathList.length; i++) {
+                const stick = pathList[i] as HTMLElement;
+                const computedQuery = window.getComputedStyle(stick);
+                const matrix = new WebKitCSSMatrix(computedQuery.webkitTransform);
+                if (matrix.m41 < 10) {
+                    anime({
+                        targets: stick,
+                        opacity: 0,
+                        duration: 0
+                    })
+                } 
+            }
+
+        }
+
+        function drawNewPath(): void {
+
+            const calculateAmplitude = (): number => (
+                Math.min(Math.max(
+                    (dataArray.reduce((a, b) => a + b) / bufferLength) * 0.45,
+                    0), maxAmplitude)
+            )
+
+            const createAudioPath = (a: number, o: number): AudioPath => ({
+                identifier: `path_${o}`,
+                d: `M0,25v${-a}`,
+                offset: o,
+                color: '#000',
+                draw: true
+            })
+
+            const amplitude = calculateAmplitude();
+            const p: AudioPath = createAudioPath(amplitude, xInitial.value);
+            paths.value.push(p);
+        }
+
+            paths.value = [];
+        function drawPathStream(): void {
+
+            let streamPath;
+            if (!draw.value) {
+                window.clearTimeout(streamPath)
+                return;
+            }
+            setTimeout(() => {
+                requestAnimationFrame(drawPathStream);
+                analyzer.getByteFrequencyData(dataArray);
+            }, 1000 / 10)
+
+            /*
+             * To Draw pathStream
+             */
+            if (bubbleWidth.value === 300) {
+              xInitial.value = bubbleWidth.value - 10;
+            } else if (bubbleWidth.value > 20) {
+              xInitial.value = bubbleWidth.value;
+            } else {
+                xInitial.value +=3;
+            }
+            streamPath = setTimeout(async () => {
+                const pathList = document.querySelectorAll('path');
+                filterPathList(pathList);
+                drawNewPath();
+                if (bubbleWidth.value === maxBubbleWidth) {
+                    shiftPathStream(pathList);
+                } 
+             }, 200)
+        }
+        drawPathStream();
+    }
+
+    function increaseBubbleWidth(bubbleRef: Ref<number>) {
+        const increase = () => {
+
+            let animation;
+            if (!draw.value) {
+                if (animation) {
+                    cancelAnimationFrame(animation)
+                }
+                return;
+            }
+            animation = requestAnimationFrame(increase);
+         if (bubbleRef.value < 300) {
+             bubbleRef.value++;
+         }
+        }
+        increase();
+    }
+
+    function expandBubble(bubbleWidth: Ref<number>) {
+        increaseBubbleWidth(bubbleWidth);
+    }
+
+    function visualizeStreamAsPaths(s: MediaStream, paths: Ref<any>, bubbleWidth: Ref<number>): void {
+        const source = audioContext.createMediaStreamSource(s);
+        source.connect(analyzer);
+        drawStreamAs(paths, bubbleWidth);
+    }
+
+    return {
+        visualizeStreamAsPaths,
+        expandBubble
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/core/UI/input/text/textDetails/useAnimations.ts b/src/core/UI/input/text/textDetails/useAnimations.ts
index 45a1a82..3e3fc51 100644
--- a/src/core/UI/input/text/textDetails/useAnimations.ts
+++ b/src/core/UI/input/text/textDetails/useAnimations.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export default function useTextInputAnims() {
         anime({
           targets: el,
           translateY: -10,
+          duration: 0
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/core/UI/input/text/useTextRender.ts b/src/core/UI/input/text/useTextRender.ts
index e84f243..9cc8571 100644
--- a/src/core/UI/input/text/useTextRender.ts
+++ b/src/core/UI/input/text/useTextRender.ts
@@ -1,33 +1,35 @@
-import {ref, computed, inject} from 'vue';
+import { ref, computed, inject } from 'vue';
 import useTextInputAnims from "./textDetails/useAnimations";
 import { Ref } from "@/types/vueRef/index";
 /*
  * text rendering logic used by inputController
 */
 export default function useTextRender(input: Ref<string>) {
+  const inputHeight = ref(42);
+  const inputWidth = ref(0);
 
   const emitter: any = inject("mitt");
-  const {animateSend, verticalShiftInput, inputAppear} = useTextInputAnims();
+  const { animateSend, verticalShiftInput, inputAppear } = useTextInputAnims();
 
-  const inputHeight = ref(42);
-  const inputWidth = ref(0);
-  const renderTextInput = async() => {
-      const inputDivs = await document.getElementsByClassName("inputBubble");
-      const height = inputDivs[0].getBoundingClientRect().height;
-      inputWidth.value = inputDivs[0].getBoundingClientRect().width;
-      const foreignObjectDiv = document.getElementsByClassName(
-        "inputContainer"
-      );
-      if (height !== inputHeight.value) {
-        inputHeight.value = height;
-      }
-      const foreignEl = foreignObjectDiv[0] as HTMLElement;
-      if (inputHeight.value === 0) {
-        inputAppear(foreignEl)
-      } else if (inputHeight.value > 36) {
-        const yTrans = -inputHeight.value + 30;
-        verticalShiftInput(foreignEl, yTrans);
-      }
+  async function renderTextInput() {
+    // first, get input dimensions
+    const inputDivs = await document.getElementsByClassName("inputBubble");
+    const height = inputDivs[0].getBoundingClientRect().height;
+    inputWidth.value = inputDivs[0].getBoundingClientRect().width;
+    // then, query for foreignObject div
+    const foreignObjectDiv = document.getElementsByClassName(
+      "inputContainer"
+    );
+    const foreignEl = foreignObjectDiv[0] as HTMLElement;
+    if (height !== inputHeight.value) {
+      inputHeight.value = height;
+    }
+    if (inputHeight.value === 0) {
+      inputAppear(foreignEl)
+    } else if (inputHeight.value > 36) {
+      const yTrans = -inputHeight.value + 30;
+      verticalShiftInput(foreignEl, yTrans);
+    }
   }
 
   emitter.on("newSelfMessage", async (payload: any) => {
@@ -44,4 +46,4 @@ export default function useTextRender(input: Ref<string>) {
     textInputXoffset,
     renderTextInput
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/core/UI/input/useInputController.ts b/src/core/UI/input/useInputController.ts
index 3c510b1..0bad6cf 100644
--- a/src/core/UI/input/useInputController.ts
+++ b/src/core/UI/input/useInputController.ts
@@ -1,73 +1,77 @@
-import {ref, watch, onUnmounted, onMounted } from "vue";
+import { ref, watch, onUnmounted, onMounted } from "vue";
 import useKeyDownHandler from "@/utils/keyDownHandler/useKeyDownHandler";
 import useMediaStream from "@/utils/mediaStream/useMediaStream";
 import useStreamRecord from "./audio/useStreamRecord";
-import useStreamRender from './audio/useStreamRender';
+import useStreamVisualizer from './audio/useStreamVisualizer';
 import useTextRender from './text/useTextRender';
+import useAudioAnimations from './audio/audioDetails/useAnimations';
 
 /* 
 * Input controller logic
-* Will render text input by default as user types or
-* if user holds space bar down, audio media-stream 
-* will be rendered & recorded
+* Will visualize text input by default as user types or
+* if user holds space bar down, input audio stream
+* will be visualized & recorded
 */
+// NOTE: input params should probably be input and MediaStream
 export default function useInputController() {
-  // program ref varaiables
-  const renderAudio = ref(false);
-  const reactiveWidth = ref(10);
-  const pathOffset = ref(10);
+  const visualizeStream = ref(false);
   const paths = ref([]);
-  // audioStream variables
+  const audioBubbleWidth = ref(10);
   let stream: MediaStream;
   let recorder: MediaRecorder;
-  
-  // use input ref & keydown handler function
+
   const { keyDownHandler, input } = useKeyDownHandler();
-  // use text Offset computed prop and & textRender function
   const { textInputXoffset, renderTextInput } = useTextRender(input);
-  // use stream render and record logic
-  const { renderStream } =  useStreamRender(renderAudio);
+  const { visualizeStreamAsPaths, expandBubble } = useStreamVisualizer(visualizeStream);
   const { initRecorder } = useStreamRecord()
+  const { animateSend } = useAudioAnimations();
 
-  // get stream & initialize recorder object on mount
-  onMounted(async () => {
-    stream = await useMediaStream();
-    recorder = initRecorder(stream);
-  })
+  function audioSend() {
+      const domQuery = document.getElementsByClassName("audioInput");
+      const inputEl = domQuery[0];
+      animateSend(inputEl, visualizeStream);
+  }
 
-  // callback function called on key up event
+  // stops stream recording on space key up
   function keyupHandler(e: any) {
-    // stop stream recording on space key up
-    if (e.key === " " && renderAudio.value) {
+    if (e.key === " " && visualizeStream.value) {
       console.log("stop recording");
       recorder.stop();
-      // reset controller ref variables
-      renderAudio.value = false;
-      input.value = "";
-      reactiveWidth.value = 10;
-      pathOffset.value = 10;
+      visualizeStream.value = false;
+      paths.value = []
+      audioBubbleWidth.value = 10;
+      input.value = ''
     }
   }
 
-  // step 1: add window event keyboard listeners
+  // add window event keyboard listeners
   window.addEventListener("keydown", keyDownHandler);
   window.addEventListener('keyup', keyupHandler);
 
-  // step 2: determine whether to render text or audio based one the keyboard input
+  // get stream & initialize recorder object on mount
+  onMounted(async () => {
+    stream = await useMediaStream();
+    console.log(stream)
+    recorder = initRecorder(stream);
+  })
+
+
+  // determine whether to render text or audio based one the keyboard input
   watch(input, (input, prevInput) => {
     if (prevInput !== "" || prevInput.length > 0) {
-      if (!renderAudio.value) {
+      if (!visualizeStream.value) {
         renderTextInput();
       }
       return;
     }
-    if (input === " " && renderAudio.value === false) {
-      console.log("record");
-      renderAudio.value = true;
+    if (input === " " && visualizeStream.value === false) {
+      console.log("record MediaStream");
+      visualizeStream.value = true;
       recorder.start();
-      renderStream(stream, reactiveWidth, pathOffset, paths);
+      expandBubble(audioBubbleWidth);
+      visualizeStreamAsPaths(stream, paths, audioBubbleWidth);
       return;
-    }           
+    }
     renderTextInput();
   });
 
@@ -79,10 +83,10 @@ export default function useInputController() {
 
   return {
     input,
-    renderAudio,
-    reactiveWidth,
+    visualizeStream,
     textInputXoffset,
+    audioBubbleWidth,
     paths
   }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/core/messenger/message/messageDetails/useComputed.ts b/src/core/messenger/message/messageDetails/useComputed.ts
index dc4cfaf..b5eed34 100644
--- a/src/core/messenger/message/messageDetails/useComputed.ts
+++ b/src/core/messenger/message/messageDetails/useComputed.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export default function useMessageItemComp(m: string, id: string) {
         if (messageRenderer) {
             const rect = messageRenderer.getBoundingClientRect();
             let Y = 600;
+            console.log('renderer height',rect.height)
             if (rect.height > 500) {
                 Y = rect.height + messageMarginTop;
             }
diff --git a/src/core/messenger/renderView/useRenderView.ts b/src/core/messenger/messageView/useMessageView.ts
similarity index 73%
rename from src/core/messenger/renderView/useRenderView.ts
rename to src/core/messenger/messageView/useMessageView.ts
index 5fee90f..c7685bf 100644
--- a/src/core/messenger/renderView/useRenderView.ts
+++ b/src/core/messenger/messageView/useMessageView.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
-import useRendererAnims from "./renderDetails/useAnimations";
-import useOffsetCalculator from './renderDetails/useOffsetCalculator';
+import useMessageViewAnims from "./viewDetails/useAnimations";
+import useOffsetCalculator from './viewDetails/useOffsetCalculator';
 import { VueTransitionCallback } from '@/types/vue3/vueTransitionCallback/index';
 
 
 /**
- * renderView component logic
- * handles rendering of exisiting user messages
+ * messageView component logic
+ * handles visualization of exisiting user messages
  * as well as incoming messages
  */
-export default function useRenderView(): {
+export default function useMessageView(): {
     beforeEnter: VueTransitionCallback;
     enter: VueTransitionCallback;
     afterEnter: VueTransitionCallback;
 } {
     // uses offsetCalculator logic and renderer animations
     const { calculateMessageOffsets } = useOffsetCalculator();
-    const { shiftAnimate, stackAnimate } = useRendererAnims();
+    const { shiftAnimate, stackAnimate } = useMessageViewAnims();
 
     const messagePadding = 15;
     let messageList: NodeList;
@@ -54,11 +54,18 @@ export default function useRenderView(): {
         // get message positioning & shift state before animating
         if (message) {
             messageOffset = calculateMessageOffsets(message);
-            shift = messageOffset.y > 445 ? true : false;
+            console.log(messageOffset.y)
+            shift = messageOffset.y > 400 ? true : false;
         }
         if (el) {
             if (shift) {
-                shiftOffset -= el.getBBox().height + messagePadding;
+
+                console.log(messageOffset.y)
+                if (messageOffset.y < 445) {
+                    shiftOffset -= 15;
+                } else {
+                    shiftOffset -= el.getBBox().height + messagePadding;
+                }
             }
             animateMessage(el);
         }
diff --git a/src/core/messenger/renderView/renderDetails/useAnimations.ts b/src/core/messenger/messageView/viewDetails/useAnimations.ts
similarity index 98%
rename from src/core/messenger/renderView/renderDetails/useAnimations.ts
rename to src/core/messenger/messageView/viewDetails/useAnimations.ts
index d57e44e..bb767ad 100644
--- a/src/core/messenger/renderView/renderDetails/useAnimations.ts
+++ b/src/core/messenger/messageView/viewDetails/useAnimations.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { MessageAnimeFunc } from '@/types/message/index';
 /**
  * anime js animations used by message renderer
  */
-export default function useRendererAnims(): {
+export default function useMessageViewAnims(): {
     shiftAnimate: MessageAnimeFunc;
     stackAnimate: MessageAnimeFunc;
 } {
diff --git a/src/core/messenger/renderView/renderDetails/useOffsetCalculator.ts b/src/core/messenger/messageView/viewDetails/useOffsetCalculator.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/messenger/renderView/renderDetails/useOffsetCalculator.ts
rename to src/core/messenger/messageView/viewDetails/useOffsetCalculator.ts
diff --git a/src/preload.ts b/src/preload.ts
index 82f6314..9dea119 100644
--- a/src/preload.ts
+++ b/src/preload.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 // It has the same sandbox as a Chrome extension.
 import { ipcRenderer } from "electron";
 
-interface Window {
-  ipcRenderer: typeof ipcRenderer;
+declare global {
+  interface Window {
+    ipcRenderer: typeof ipcRenderer;
+  }
 }
 window.ipcRenderer = ipcRenderer;
 
@@ -12,8 +14,12 @@ process.once("loaded", () => {
     // do something with custom event
     const message = event.data;
 
-    if (message.myTypeField === "audio-stream") {
-      ipcRenderer.send("audio-stream", message);
+    if (message.myTypeField === "send-message") {
+      ipcRenderer.send("send-message", message);
+    }
+
+    if (message.myTypeField === "update-menu-bar") {
+      ipcRenderer.send("update-menu-bar", message);
     }
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/types/animejs/index.ts b/src/types/animejs/index.ts
index 87e0382..9a2c0e7 100644
--- a/src/types/animejs/index.ts
+++ b/src/types/animejs/index.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
+
 interface AnimeFuncParams {
     targets: Element | HTMLElement | SVGGElement | SVGElement;
     translateY?: number;
+    translateX?: number | any[] | undefined;
     transform?: string;
     easing?: string;
     duration?: number;
     offset?: number;
     begin?: () => void;
     complete?: () => void;
+    stroke?: string;
+    opacity?: number;
 }
 
 export default interface AnimeFunc {
diff --git a/src/utils/keyDownHandler/useKeyDownHandler.ts b/src/utils/keyDownHandler/useKeyDownHandler.ts
index 61d5455..964956d 100644
--- a/src/utils/keyDownHandler/useKeyDownHandler.ts
+++ b/src/utils/keyDownHandler/useKeyDownHandler.ts
@@ -19,15 +19,16 @@ export default function useKeyDownHandler() {
       return;
     }
     const message = {
-      content: input.value,
-      signature: "EnriqueH",
-      outgoing: true,
-      modifier: "sf",
-      imgURL: "/test/path",
-      id: null
+      text: input.value,
+      audio: 0
     };
     // fire event with message payload
     emitter.emit("newSelfMessage", message);
+
+    window.postMessage({
+      myTypeField: 'send-message',
+      message: message
+    }, '*')
   }
 
   function keyDownHandler(e: KeyDownEvent) {
diff --git a/src/utils/mediaStream/useMediaStream.ts b/src/utils/mediaStream/useMediaStream.ts
index 42fc1ee..0319778 100644
--- a/src/utils/mediaStream/useMediaStream.ts
+++ b/src/utils/mediaStream/useMediaStream.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 export default async function useMediaStream() {
    const stream = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ audio: true });
+   // var audioTrack = stream.getAudioTracks()[0]; 
+   // console.log(audioTrack.getSettings()) 
    return stream;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testServer.js b/testServer.js
index acf809e..1d6d422 100644
--- a/testServer.js
+++ b/testServer.js
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 const WebSocket = require("ws");
 
+const testMessage = {
+  content: 'Hello from test server!' ,
+  context: 'test message',
+  subContext: '',
+  modifiers: 'ai',
+  id: "0",
+  time: 'test'
+}
 const wss = new WebSocket.Server({
   port: 8080
   // perMessageDeflate: {
@@ -30,5 +38,5 @@ wss.on("connection", function connection(ws, req) {
 
   const ip = req.socket.remoteAddress;
   console.log("received connection from", ip);
-  ws.send("hello from server!");
+  ws.send(JSON.stringify(testMessage));
 });
-- 
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