Hi everyone, grateful Bubble exists. I’m building a messaging function, but the last gap I am struggling with overcoming, is getting Message Text Content between two users to display in a repeating group. For two days I tried every workaround I can think of (hundreds of failed attempts); now I hope the community can help.
My methodology comes from the Code-Free Startup videos, and blending the Tinder messaging system with deconstructed features from other apps. Happy to provide a temporary login if in-depth context is needed.
The problem arises during attempts to “Send” a Message (from MultiLine Input) to the Messages database. The goal is to display a running history of messages between two users.
- Message gets added to Current User’s Conversations >> Messages. (this works, shows up in Data)
- Repeating Group with Data Source: Current User’s Conversation’s Messages is supposed to display that input to Messages, as well as the running history of messages between two users. (this doesn’t work)
- The only workaround that has any effectiveness is another Repeating Group with Data Source: Search for Messages (Created By: Current User), which only shows one user, and I can’t figure out how to display messages between both.
I’ve attached videos and pictures of my setup and workflows.
Design/ Workflow as described:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX94T03fQKg (apologies for background fan noise)
Design/Workflow full context:
I think there’s a display data problem where Text Content and Profile picture, or anything connected to Conversation’s Messages doesn’t show. My suspicion is that there’s a data format invalidity, because all the other data shows normally outside of the Repeating Group. Nothing in the Repeating Group, not even a standalone icon, displays. I started using Current User’s Conversation as a workaround after Parent Group’s Conversation (which is what Bubble and CFS suggest) looked broken. Not much different. I’ve tried so many different ways that I thought would work, but this is the closest I’ve gotten.
Happy to provide more information, or Bubble account temporary login if that helps. Thank you!!
It looks like there should be a couple things changed with the data source for the Conversation/Messages repeating groups. Can you share a link to the app? (Can PM me if you prefer) Happy to create a step-by-step of what I changed to explain how to set this up!
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