add methods to send message

src/Model/chatModel.ts

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export class ChatModel {
     if (info != null) {
       this.info = info;
     } else {
-      this.info = generateChatInfo("0");
+      this.info = ChatModel.generateChatInfo("0");
     }
   };
 
@@ -162,7 +162,20 @@ export class ChatModel {
 
   // messaging
   sendMessage = (body: string): void => {
-    //TODO
+    const allChannels = [this.info.primaryChannel];
+    for (const secondaryChannel of this.info.secondaryChannels) {
+      allChannels.push(secondaryChannel);
+    }
+
+    const combinedChannel = allChannels.join("/");
+
+    const chatMessage: ChatMessage = ChatModel.createChatMessage(
+      combinedChannel,
+      this.settingsModel.username,
+      body
+    );
+    
+    this.connectionModel.sendMessageOrStore(chatMessage);
   };
 
   // memory
@@ -193,23 +206,22 @@ export class ChatModel {
     this.restoreInfo();
     this.restoreColor();
   }
-}
 
-// creation methods
-export function generateChatInfo(primaryChannel: string): ChatInfo {
+  // utility
+  static generateChatInfo = (primaryChannel: string): ChatInfo => {
     return {
       primaryChannel,
       secondaryChannels: [],
       encryptionKey: "",
       hasUnreadMessages: false,
     };
-}
+  };
 
-export function createChatMessage(
+  static createChatMessage = (
     channel: string,
     sender: string,
     body: string
-): ChatMessage {
+  ): ChatMessage => {
     return {
       dataVersion: "v2",
 
@@ -220,6 +232,7 @@ export function createChatMessage(
       body,
       dateSent: createTimestamp(),
     };
+  };
 }
 
 // types

src/ViewModel/chatViewModel.tsx

@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ export default class ChatViewModel {
     this.chatListViewModel.restoreChats();
   }
 
+  // messaging
+  sendMessage = (): void => {
+    this.chatModel.sendMessage(this.composingMessage.value);
+    this.composingMessage.value = "";
+  }
+
   // restore
   restorePageSelection = (): void => {
     const path: string[] = storageKeys.chatLastUsedPage(this.chatModel.id);