<div id="chat"></div>
<script>
let messagesData = [
    {
        id: 1,
        text: "This message has a specific UID that can be used to retrieve it later.",
        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: "You can use getMessageByUid to find messages by their unique identifier.",
        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)
    }
];

let chat = $("#chat").kendoChat({
    authorId: "user1",
    dataSource: messagesData
}).data("kendoChat");

// Example: Try to get a message by its UID (after the component is initialized)
setTimeout(function() {
    // In a real scenario, you would have the actual UID
    console.log("Attempting to get message by UID...");
    let message = chat.getMessageByUid("message-uid-123");
    if (message) {
        console.log("Found message:", message.text);
    } else {
        console.log("Message with UID 'message-uid-123' not found");
    }
}, 1000);
</script>