var form = document.getElementById("form"); var input = document.getElementById("input"); const messages = document.getElementById("messages"); form.addEventListener("submit", function(e) { e.preventDefault(); let value = input.value; if (value) { if (value[0] == "/") { let command = value.split(" "); if (command.length == 2 && command[0] == "/user") { socket.emit("set user", command[1]); } else { socket.emit("handle error", "Command not found"); } } else { socket.emit("chat message", value); } input.value = ""; } }); socket.on("chat message", (msg) => { var item = document.createElement("li"); item.textContent = msg; messages.appendChild(item); window.scrollTo(0, document.body.scrollHeight); }); socket.on("handle error", (msg) => { alert(msg); }); socket.on("set user", (username) => { const userBox = document.getElementById("userBox"); userBox.innerHTML = username; alert("Username changed"); });