Configuration reference

There are two configuration objects. Both are JSON-Schema-validated.

Object	Set via	Schema	Source of truth
ChativaSettings	window.chativaSettings (before mount)	schemas/chativa-settings.schema.json	application/ChativaSettings.ts
ThemeConfig	chatStore.getState().setTheme(...) (any time)	schemas/theme.schema.json	domain/value-objects/Theme.ts

ChativaSettings.theme is a deep partial of ThemeConfig — anything you pass is merged over DEFAULT_THEME.

Schema drift guard. The ThemeConfig ↔ schema contract is enforced by schema-drift.test.ts. Any field added to the TypeScript type without a matching schema update fails CI. See schemas/README.md and AGENTS.md → Schema sync.

ChativaSettings

interface ChativaSettings {
  connector?: string | IConnector;
  theme?: DeepPartial<ThemeConfig>;
  locale?: string;          // BCP-47, e.g. "tr"
  i18n?: Record<string, unknown>;
}

Set it before <chat-iva> is connected:

<script>
  window.chativaSettings = {
    connector: "directline",
    theme: { colors: { primary: "#1B1464" } },
    locale: "tr",
    i18n: { all: { header: { title: "Sanal Asistan" } } },
  };
</script>
<script type="module" src="..."></script>
<chat-iva></chat-iva>

applyGlobalSettings() runs once per page; later mutations to window.chativaSettings are ignored.

i18n shape — two formats

Per-language (recommended) — the all key applies to every language; other keys are locale codes:

i18n: {
  all: { header: { title: "Bot" } },
  tr:  { header: { title: "Botum" } },
}

Flat (backwards compatible) — applied to every registered language:

i18n: { header: { title: "Bot" } }

ThemeConfig

Full reference (all fields, defaults, enums, and constraints) lives in the schema: schemas/theme.schema.json. Highlights:

Field	Type	Default	Notes
colors.primary/secondary/background/text/border	string	brand defaults	Any CSS color.
position	bottom-right | bottom-left | top-right | top-left	bottom-right	Launcher corner.
positionMargin	"1" … "5"	"2"	Edge margin (~0.5rem per step).
size	small | medium | large	medium	Launcher button diameter (44/56/68 px).
layout.width/height/maxWidth/maxHeight	string	360px / 520px / 100% / 100%	Panel sizing.
layout.horizontalSpace / verticalSpace	"1" … "5"	"2"	Panel ↔ viewport / panel ↔ button gaps.
windowMode	popup | side-panel | fullscreen | inline	popup	Presentation style. See theming → Window modes.
allowFullscreen	boolean	true	Show fullscreen toggle in the header.
showMessageStatus	boolean	true	Tick indicators on user messages.
enableSearch	boolean	true	Header search button.
enableMultiConversation	boolean	false	Conversation list view. Requires connector hooks. See multi-conversation.
enableFileUpload	boolean	true	Attach button — also requires connector.sendFile.
hideButtonOnOpen	boolean	false	For slotted custom launchers.
avatar.{bot,user,header,showBot,showUser}	string | boolean	defaults	Avatars.
endOfConversationSurvey	object	enabled	See survey.

Setting at runtime

import { chatStore } from "@chativa/core";

chatStore.getState().setTheme({
  colors: { primary: "#0ea5e9" },
  windowMode: "side-panel",
  enableSearch: false,
});

setTheme() accepts DeepPartial<ThemeConfig> — only the keys you pass are overridden via mergeTheme().

Or use the fluent builder

import { ThemeBuilder } from "@chativa/core";

const theme = ThemeBuilder.create()
  .setPrimary("#0ea5e9")
  .setPosition("bottom-left")
  .setSize("large")
  .setLayout({ width: "400px", height: "600px" })
  .setShowMessageStatus(true)
  .build();

chatStore.getState().setTheme(theme);