messages can now be sent by pressing enter

chat_panel.gd

@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ extends VBoxContainer
 @export_range(0.1, 1.0, 0.05) var auto_scroll_duration: float = 0.2
 @export var message_container: VBoxContainer
 @export var scroll_container: ScrollContainer
+@export var message_input: LineEdit
+@export var send_message_button: Button
+
+signal message_sent(message: String)
 
 func put_chat_message(sender: String, message: String) -> void:
 	var scene: ChatMessage = _chat_message_scene.instantiate()
@@ -22,5 +26,22 @@ func put_chat_message(sender: String, message: String) -> void:
 func _scroll_to_bottom() -> void:
 	create_tween().set_trans(Tween.TRANS_QUAD).set_ease(Tween.EASE_OUT).tween_property(scroll_container, "scroll_vertical", scroll_container.get_v_scroll_bar().max_value - scroll_container.get_v_scroll_bar().size.y, auto_scroll_duration)
 
+func _send_chat_message() -> void:
+	if message_input.text.is_empty():
+		return
+	
+	message_sent.emit(message_input.text.strip_edges())
+	message_input.text = ""
+
 func _on_web_client_user_message_received(sender: String, message: String) -> void:
 	put_chat_message(sender, message)
+
+func _on_message_input_text_changed(new_text: String) -> void:
+	send_message_button.disabled = new_text.is_empty()
+
+func _on_message_input_gui_input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
+	if event.is_action_pressed("send_chat_message"):
+		_send_chat_message()
+
+func _on_send_message_button_pressed() -> void:
+	_send_chat_message()

components/client_interface.gd

@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@ func _on_disconnect_lobby_button_pressed() -> void:
 	leave_lobby_button.disabled = true
 	client.leave_lobby()
 
-func _on_send_message_button_pressed() -> void:
-	var msg: String = chat_message_input.text.strip_edges()
-	if not msg.is_empty():
-		client.send_chat_message(msg)
-	chat_message_input.text = ""
-
 func _on_web_client_tcp_connected_to_server() -> void:
 	_write_line("You are connected to the server")
 

components/web_client_tcp.gd

@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ func leave_lobby() -> void:
 	connection_status_changed.emit.call_deferred(ConnectionStatus.LOBBYLESS)
 
 func send_chat_message(message: String) -> void:
-	_send_message(TCPMessages.send_chat_message(_lobby_id, _client_id, message))
+	#_send_message(TCPMessages.send_chat_message(_lobby_id, _client_id, message))
+	pass
 
 func start_game() -> void:
 	_send_message(JSON.stringify({
@@ -305,3 +306,6 @@ func submit_play_winner(winning_client_id: String) -> void:
 
 func _send_message(message: String) -> void:
 	_socket.send_text(message)
+
+func _on_chat_panel_message_sent(message: String) -> void:
+	_send_message(TCPMessages.send_chat_message(_lobby_id, _client_id, message))

game.tscn

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ text = "Disconnect"
 [node name="ConnectedPlayersLabel" type="Label" parent="Interface/ClientInterface/MarginContainer/VBoxContainer"]
 layout_mode = 2
 
-[node name="ChatPanel" type="VBoxContainer" parent="Interface" node_paths=PackedStringArray("message_container", "scroll_container")]
+[node name="ChatPanel" type="VBoxContainer" parent="Interface" node_paths=PackedStringArray("message_container", "scroll_container", "message_input", "send_message_button")]
 layout_mode = 1
 anchors_preset = -1
 anchor_top = 0.478704
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ script = ExtResource("4_iotsf")
 auto_scroll_duration = 0.4
 message_container = NodePath("ScrollContainer/MessageContainer")
 scroll_container = NodePath("ScrollContainer")
+message_input = NodePath("InputContainer/MessageInput")
+send_message_button = NodePath("InputContainer/SendMessageButton")
 metadata/_edit_use_anchors_ = true
 
 [node name="ScrollContainer" type="ScrollContainer" parent="Interface/ChatPanel"]
@@ -502,7 +504,10 @@ playing_card_scene = ExtResource("6_eow3j")
 [connection signal="pressed" from="Interface/ClientInterface/MarginContainer/VBoxContainer/ServerInputs/JoinLobbyButton" to="Interface/ClientInterface" method="_on_join_lobby_button_pressed"]
 [connection signal="pressed" from="Interface/ClientInterface/MarginContainer/VBoxContainer/ServerInputs/JoinLobbyButton" to="HBoxContainer/GameUI" method="_on_join_lobby_button_pressed"]
 [connection signal="pressed" from="Interface/ClientInterface/MarginContainer/VBoxContainer/ServerInputs/LeaveLobbyButton" to="Interface/ClientInterface" method="_on_disconnect_lobby_button_pressed"]
-[connection signal="pressed" from="Interface/ChatPanel/InputContainer/SendMessageButton" to="Interface/ClientInterface" method="_on_send_message_button_pressed"]
+[connection signal="message_sent" from="Interface/ChatPanel" to="WebClient" method="_on_chat_panel_message_sent"]
+[connection signal="gui_input" from="Interface/ChatPanel/InputContainer/MessageInput" to="Interface/ChatPanel" method="_on_message_input_gui_input"]
+[connection signal="text_changed" from="Interface/ChatPanel/InputContainer/MessageInput" to="Interface/ChatPanel" method="_on_message_input_text_changed"]
+[connection signal="pressed" from="Interface/ChatPanel/InputContainer/SendMessageButton" to="Interface/ChatPanel" method="_on_send_message_button_pressed"]
 [connection signal="pressed" from="HBoxContainer/GameUI/StartGameButton" to="HBoxContainer/GameUI" method="_on_start_game_button_pressed"]
 [connection signal="pressed" from="HBoxContainer/GameUI/PlayCardButton" to="EnvironmentManager/PlayerHand0" method="_on_play_card_button_pressed"]
 [connection signal="text_changed" from="HBoxContainer/GameUI/BetContainer/BetInput" to="HBoxContainer/GameUI/BetContainer/BetInput" method="_on_text_changed"]

project.godot

@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ left_mouse_button={
 "events": [Object(InputEventMouseButton,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"button_mask":1,"position":Vector2(217, 46),"global_position":Vector2(233, 130),"factor":1.0,"button_index":1,"canceled":false,"pressed":true,"double_click":false,"script":null)
 ]
 }
+send_chat_message={
+"deadzone": 0.2,
+"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":4194309,"key_label":0,"unicode":0,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
+, Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":4194310,"key_label":0,"unicode":0,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
+]
+}
 
 [layer_names]