ChatHistory

ChatHistory

A VRising plugin that enhances chat functionality by allowing players to navigate and manage their chat history.

Features

• Message History Navigation: Browse through previously sent messages using arrow keys
• Auto-completion: Complete messages from your chat history with a single keypress
• Custom KeyBinds: Configure navigation keys to your preference
• History Persistence: Save the history entries locally

Installation

• Install BepInEx
• Extract ChatHistory.dll into (VRising client folder)/BepInEx/plugins

Usage

While the chat open and focused:

• Press Up Arrow to navigate up through your message history
• Press Down Arrow to navigate down through your message history
• Press Right Arrow to complete the currently suggested message

Breaking Changes

Update from 1.0.0 to 1.1.0:

• The chat history format has changed from base64 encoding to URL-escaped strings.
• To convert your old history file:
• On Windows: Download and drag your old history file onto convert.bat.
• On Unix/Linux: Download and drag your old history file onto convert.bash.
• The new history file location is:

/BepInEx/config/ChatHistory/chat.history

Configuration

After running the plugin once, a configuration file will be created at: /BepInEx/config/ChatHistory.cfg

[0.⚙️ Settings]

## The maximum number of messages to keep in the chat history. If the number of messages exceeds this value, the oldest messages will be removed. If set to <= 0, the history will not be limited (use with caution).
# Setting type: Int32
# Default value: 50
MaximumHistorySize = 50

## If true, the chat history will be saved and loaded on restart. If false, the chat history will be lost on restart.
# Setting type: Boolean
# Default value: true
PersistOnRestart = true

## Down Arrow Key to scroll down the chat history.
# Setting type: KeyCode
# Default value: DownArrow
DownHistoryKey = DownArrow

## Up Arrow Key to scroll up the chat history.
# Setting type: KeyCode
# Default value: UpArrow
UpHistoryKey = UpArrow

## The key to complete the current chat message.
# Setting type: KeyCode
# Default value: RightArrow
CompleteHistoryKey = RightArrow

KeyCodes

KeyCodes — KeyCodes — KeyCodes — KeyCodes — KeyCodes — KeyCodes — KeyCodes

None — D — Insert — JoystickButton0 — Joystick2Button7 — Joystick4Button15 — Joystick7Button0

Backspace — E — Home — JoystickButton1 — Joystick2Button8 — Joystick4Button16 — Joystick7Button1

Tab — F — End — JoystickButton2 — Joystick2Button9 — Joystick4Button17 — Joystick7Button2

Clear — G — PageUp — JoystickButton3 — Joystick2Button10 — Joystick4Button18 — Joystick7Button3

Return — H — PageDown — JoystickButton4 — Joystick2Button11 — Joystick4Button19 — Joystick7Button4

Pause — I — F1 — JoystickButton5 — Joystick2Button12 — Joystick5Button0 — Joystick7Button5

Escape — J — F2 — JoystickButton6 — Joystick2Button13 — Joystick5Button1 — Joystick7Button6

Space — K — F3 — JoystickButton7 — Joystick2Button14 — Joystick5Button2 — Joystick7Button7

Exclaim — L — F4 — JoystickButton8 — Joystick2Button15 — Joystick5Button3 — Joystick7Button8

DoubleQuote — M — F5 — JoystickButton9 — Joystick2Button16 — Joystick5Button4 — Joystick7Button9

Hash — N — F6 — JoystickButton10 — Joystick2Button17 — Joystick5Button5 — Joystick7Button10

Dollar — O — F7 — JoystickButton11 — Joystick2Button18 — Joystick5Button6 — Joystick7Button11

Percent — P — F8 — JoystickButton12 — Joystick2Button19 — Joystick5Button7 — Joystick7Button12

Ampersand — Q — F9 — JoystickButton13 — Joystick3Button0 — Joystick5Button8 — Joystick7Button13

Quote — R — F10 — JoystickButton14 — Joystick3Button1 — Joystick5Button9 — Joystick7Button14

LeftParen — S — F11 — JoystickButton15 — Joystick3Button2 — Joystick5Button10 — Joystick7Button15

RightParen — T — F12 — JoystickButton16 — Joystick3Button3 — Joystick5Button11 — Joystick7Button16

Asterisk — U — F13 — JoystickButton17 — Joystick3Button4 — Joystick5Button12 — Joystick7Button17

Plus — V — F14 — JoystickButton18 — Joystick3Button5 — Joystick5Button13 — Joystick7Button18

Comma — W — F15 — JoystickButton19 — Joystick3Button6 — Joystick5Button14 — Joystick7Button19

Minus — X — Numlock — Joystick1Button0 — Joystick3Button7 — Joystick5Button15 — Joystick8Button0

Period — Y — CapsLock — Joystick1Button1 — Joystick3Button8 — Joystick5Button16 — Joystick8Button1

Slash — Z — ScrollLock — Joystick1Button2 — Joystick3Button9 — Joystick5Button17 — Joystick8Button2

Alpha0 — LeftCurlyBracket — RightShift — Joystick1Button3 — Joystick3Button10 — Joystick5Button18 — Joystick8Button3

Alpha1 — Pipe — LeftShift — Joystick1Button4 — Joystick3Button11 — Joystick5Button19 — Joystick8Button4

| Alpha2 | RightCurlyBracket | RightControl | Joystic