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+import React from 'react'
+import fetchMock from 'fetch-mock'
+import { ContextRoot } from '../js/shared/context/root-context'
+import ChatPane from '../js/features/chat/components/chat-pane'
+import {
+  stubChatStore,
+  stubUIConfig,
+  stubMathJax
+} from '../../test/frontend/features/chat/components/stubs'
+
+const ONE_MINUTE = 60 * 1000
+
+window.project_id = '1234'
+
+const user = {
+  id: 'fake_user',
+  first_name: 'mortimer',
+  email: 'fake@example.com'
+}
+
+const user2 = {
+  id: 'another_fake_user',
+  first_name: 'leopold',
+  email: 'another_fake@example.com'
+}
+
+function generateMessages(count) {
+  const messages = []
+  let timestamp = new Date().getTime() // newest message goes first
+  for (let i = 0; i <= count; i++) {
+    const author = Math.random() > 0.5 ? user : user2
+    // modify the timestamp so the previous message has 70% chances to be within 5 minutes from
+    // the current one, for grouping purposes
+    timestamp -= (4.3 + Math.random()) * ONE_MINUTE
+
+    messages.push({
+      content: `message #${i}`,
+      user: author,
+      timestamp
+    })
+  }
+  return messages
+}
+
+stubUIConfig()
+stubMathJax()
+stubChatStore({ user })
+
+export const Conversation = args => <ChatPane {...args} />
+Conversation.parameters = {
+  setupMocks: () => {
+    fetchMock.restore()
+    fetchMock.get(/messages/, generateMessages(35))
+    fetchMock.post(/messages/, {})
+  }
+}
+
+export const NoMessages = args => <ChatPane {...args} />
+NoMessages.parameters = {
+  setupMocks: () => {
+    fetchMock.restore()
+    fetchMock.get(/messages/, [])
+  }
+}
+
+export const Loading = args => <ChatPane {...args} />
+Loading.parameters = {
+  setupMocks: () => {
+    fetchMock.restore()
+    fetchMock.get(/messages/, generateMessages(6), {
+      delay: 1000 * 10
+    })
+  }
+}
+
+export default {
+  title: 'Chat',
+  component: ChatPane,
+  argTypes: {
+    resetUnreadMessages: { action: 'resetUnreadMessages' }
+  },
+  args: {
+    resetUnreadMessages: () => {}
+  },
+  decorators: [
+    (Story, { parameters: { setupMocks } }) => {
+      if (setupMocks) setupMocks()
+      return <Story />
+    },
+    Story => (
+      <>
+        <style>{'html, body, .chat { height: 100%; width: 100%; }'}</style>
+        <ContextRoot>
+          <Story />
+        </ContextRoot>
+      </>
+    )
+  ]
+}