feat: Add action button to summarize the thread

[sushen123]

As a developer

I want to provide users with an easy way to generate a summary of a conversation.

I need to

Add an action button within a thread that, when clicked, opens a modal where users can choose specific summary options (e.g., "Today," "This Week," or "Custom Range") directly from the UI, instead of using a slash command, which can have a learning curve.

So That

Users can quickly generate summaries of a thread without manually typing slash commands

Acceptance Criteria

• Add a "Summarize" action button in thread.
• Clicking the button should open a modal with summary options (e.g., Today, This Week, Custom Range).
• Users can select an option, and app will generate and display the summary.
• If the thread lacks content for summarization, show an appropriate error message.

Additional Context

[sushen123]

hey @JeffreytheCoder , is this a valide issue to work on? I want to work on this issue

[dhairyashiil]

But @sushen123 the learning curve will be quite easy. Also, if some users don't understand it initially, we have two types of help commands: one that replies with frequently asked questions, and the other that can directly answer the user's query using AI.

[JeffreytheCoder]

@sushen123 Good idea! Let's implement some UI for the summarizer app

@dhairyashiil The slash commands are easy to use, but some users may not know the existence of slash commands and we can provide multiple access points thru UI, as many apps are doing the same

[dhairyashiil]

Okay, I haven't seen that type of UI yet. @JeffreytheCoder Can you please share the name of the app or maybe a link so that I can check them out, take inspiration from those UIs, and try to build something similar by myself in the future?

[sushen123]

Okay, I haven't seen that type of UI yet. @JeffreytheCoder Can you please share the name of the app or maybe a link so that I can check them out, take inspiration from those UIs, and try to build something similar by myself in the future?

Hey @dhairyashiil, you can check out https://developer.rocket.chat/docs/action-buttons. It includes details on how to create action buttons and modals.

[sushen123]

@sushen123 Good idea! Let's implement some UI for the summarizer app

@dhairyashiil The slash commands are easy to use, but some users may not know the existence of slash commands and we can provide multiple access points thru UI, as many apps are doing the same

ok i am working on it

[JeffreytheCoder]

Okay, I haven't seen that type of UI yet. @JeffreytheCoder Can you please share the name of the app or maybe a link so that I can check them out, take inspiration from those UIs, and try to build something similar by myself in the future?

Some examples: Github App [https://github.com/RocketChat/Apps.Github22] and Notion App [https://github.com/RocketChat/Apps.Notion]. The UI helps users better navigate thru app actions

[dhairyashiil]

Some examples: Github App [https://github.com/RocketChat/Apps.Github22] and Notion App [https://github.com/RocketChat/Apps.Notion]. The UI helps users better navigate thru app actions

Thank you Jeffrey, I will check them out, and try to implement it on my local as well 👍