<div id="chat"></div>
<script>
let messagesData = [
    {
        id: 1,
        text: "This is the first message in a group from John.",
        authorId: "user1",
        authorName: "John Doe",
        authorImageUrl: "https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/content/web/Customers/RICSU.jpg",
        timestamp: new Date(2026, 0, 1, 9, 0)
    },
    {
        id: 2,
        text: "This is another message from John in the same group.",
        authorId: "user1",
        authorName: "John Doe",
        authorImageUrl: "https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/content/web/Customers/RICSU.jpg",
        timestamp: new Date(2026, 0, 1, 9, 1)
    },
    {
        id: 3,
        text: "This message is from Jane, starting a new message group.",
        authorId: "user2",
        authorName: "Jane Smith",
        authorImageUrl: "https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/content/web/Customers/LONEP.jpg",
        timestamp: new Date(2026, 0, 1, 9, 5)
    }
];

$("#chat").kendoChat({
    messageGroupTemplate: function(data) {
        return "<div class='custom-message-group'>" + 
               "<span class='custom-author'>" + data.author.name + "</span>" +
               "<div class='custom-message-content'>" + data.message.text + "</div>" +
               "</div>";
    },
    authorId: "user2",
    dataSource: messagesData
});
</script>