JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Midhun Darvin

HTML

<script src="https://cdn.firebase.com/js/client/2.2.1/firebase.js"></script>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
    <div id='messagesDiv'></div>
    <input type='text' id='nameInput' placeholder='Name'>
    <input type='text' id='messageInput' placeholder='Message'>

JavaScript

var myDataRef = new Firebase('https://r094uz7ur99.firebaseio-demo.com/');
      
	$('#messageInput').keypress(function (e) {
        if (e.keyCode == 13) {
          var name = $('#nameInput').val();
          var text = $('#messageInput').val();
          myDataRef.push({name: name, text: text});
          $('#messageInput').val('');
        }
      });
      myDataRef.on('child_added', function(snapshot) {
        var message = snapshot.val();
		displayChatMessage(message.name, message.text);
      });
      function displayChatMessage(name, text) {
        $('<div/>').text(text).prepend($('<em/>').text(name+': ')).appendTo($('#messagesDiv'));
        $('#messagesDiv')[0].scrollTop = $('#messagesDiv')[0].scrollHeight;
      };