streamlit_custom_input

Streamlit custom chat input box, it returns the value entered by the user on enter or by clicking on the button. To add a new line the user can press shift+enter. The parameters are as follow:

Args:

initialValue (string, optional): 
    The initial value that will be displayed in the input box

key (string, optional): 
    Uniquely identifies the input instance. Defaults to "ChatInput".

inputStyle (dict, optional): 
    Allows the customization of the input box style with CSS. 
    The values that can be changed and their default values are 
    {
        paddingLeft: "10px", 
        paddingRight: "10px",
        whiteSpace: "pre-line", 
        resize: "none", 
        marginLeft: "0", 
        marginRight: "10px",
        paddingBottom: "3px", 
        width: "75%", 
        borderRadius: "1rem", 
        maxBlockSize: "75px", 
        borderColor: "#f4efff", 
        backgroundColor: "#fcf9ff"
    }.
    
buttonStyle (dict, optional): 
    Allows the customization of the input button style with CSS. 
    The values that can be changed and their default values are 
    {    
        width: "55px", 
        borderRadius: "3rem", 
        paddingRight: "5px", 
        paddingTop: "3px", 
        paddingLeft: "9px", 
        display: "flex", 
        justifyContent: "center", 
        backgroundColor: "#edf1ff", 
        color: "#5b5b5c",
        height: "33px"
    }.

Returns: string

Installation instructions

python -m pip install --index-url https://test.pypi.org/simple/ --no-deps streamlit_custom_input

Usage instructions

Example of how to use without customization

import streamlit as st

from streamlit_custom_input import ChatInput

value = ChatInput(initialValue="", key="input")

Example of how to use with customization

import streamlit as st

from streamlit_custom_input import ChatInput

value = ChatInput(initialValue="", key="input", inputStyle={"backgroundColor":"black"}, buttonStyle={"height":"50px"})

For more example please check the app.py