Initial stable release of v_chat_bubbles.

Features #

Bubble Styles

• Telegram - Gradient bubbles with distinctive curved tails
• WhatsApp - Classic green/white bubbles with triangular tails
• Messenger - Blue gradient outgoing, gray incoming bubbles
• iMessage - Minimal design with subtle tails
• Custom - Fully customizable styling

Bubble Widgets

• VTextBubble - Text messages with link preview support
• VImageBubble - Single image messages
• VVideoBubble - Video messages with thumbnail and duration
• VVoiceBubble - Voice messages with waveform visualization
• VFileBubble - File attachments with type icons
• VLocationBubble - Location sharing with map preview
• VContactBubble - Contact card sharing
• VPollBubble - Interactive polls (single/multiple choice)
• VCallBubble - Voice/video call history
• VGalleryBubble - Multi-image gallery grid
• VStickerBubble - Sticker messages
• VQuotedContentBubble - Quoted/shared content
• VSystemBubble - System messages
• VDateChip - Date separator chips
• VDeletedBubble - Deleted message placeholder
• VCustomBubble<T> - Extensible custom bubble types

Text Formatting

• Inline formatting: *bold*, _italic_, ~strikethrough~, `code`
• Block formatting: code blocks, blockquotes, bullet lists, numbered lists
• Pattern detection: URLs, emails, phone numbers, mentions, hashtags
• Custom patterns with regex support

Configuration System

• VBubbleConfig - Master configuration object
• VPatternConfig - Text pattern settings
• VGestureConfig - Touch gesture settings
• VAvatarConfig - Avatar display settings
• VSizingConfig - Bubble dimension settings
• VSpacingConfig - Spacing and padding settings
• VMediaConfig - Media display settings
• VTextExpansionConfig - Expandable text settings
• VAnimationConfig - Animation timing settings
• VAccessibilityConfig - Accessibility settings
• VTranslationConfig - Localization strings

Theming

• Pre-built themes for all styles (light/dark variants)
• VBubbleTheme.custom() for easy custom theming
• Full color, typography, and gradient customization
• Style-specific reaction emoji sets

Callbacks

• Core: tap, long press, swipe reply, select, avatar tap, reply tap
• Grouped: reactions, pattern tap, media tap, menu item tap
• Type-specific: poll vote, location tap, contact tap, call tap, expand toggle, download

Custom Bubbles

• VCustomBubbleData base class for custom data models
• CustomBubbleBuilder typedef for builder functions
• customBubbleBuilders map for registering builders
• Built-in examples: VProductBubble, VReceiptBubble

Selection Mode

• Multi-select support with isSelectionMode and selectedIds
• VDefaultMenuItems.select for triggering selection from context menu
• Visual selection indicators on bubbles

Performance

• Span caching for parsed text
• Pattern list caching
• Block widget caching
• Text direction caching
• Optimized shouldRepaint in all painters
• IntrinsicWidth for proper bubble sizing

Accessibility

• Semantic labels for screen readers
• Configurable minimum tap target sizes
• High contrast mode support
• RTL text direction detection

Localization

• Built-in English and Arabic translations
• VTranslationConfig.forLocale() factory
• All user-facing strings configurable

Dependencies #

• v_platform - Cross-platform file handling
• v_chat_voice_player - Voice message playback
• video_player - Video playback support
• intl - Date/time formatting