Custom Integration

Learn how to build custom integrations with ChatMaven. This guide covers advanced integration scenarios, custom implementations, and best practices for extending ChatMaven's functionality.

Overview

Integration Types

1. Custom Platforms

   • Proprietary systems
   • Legacy applications
   • Custom frameworks
   • Internal tools

2. Data Sources

   • Custom databases
   • Internal APIs
   • Third-party services
   • Data streams

3. User Interfaces

   • Custom widgets
   • Embedded views
   • Native applications
   • Voice interfaces

Building Custom Integrations

Architecture

1. Components

   // Example integration structure
   class CustomIntegration {
     constructor(config) {
       this.api = new ChatMavenAPI(config);
       this.events = new EventHandler();
       this.store = new DataStore();
     }
   }

2. Event System

   // Custom event handling
   class EventHandler {
     subscribe(event, callback) {
       this.events[event] = callback;
     }
     
     emit(event, data) {
       if (this.events[event]) {
         this.events[event](data);
       }
     }
   }

3. Data Management

   // Custom data store
   class DataStore {
     async sync() {
       const data = await this.api.fetch();
       this.store.update(data);
     }
     
     async push(changes) {
       await this.api.update(changes);
       this.store.commit(changes);
     }
   }

Implementation Guide

Setup

1. Initialize SDK

   const chatmaven = new ChatMaven({
     apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
     customConfig: {
       endpoint: 'https://your-api.com',
       version: 'v2',
       timeout: 5000
     }
   });

2. Configure Handlers

   chatmaven.on('custom:event', async (data) => {
     // Handle custom event
     await processCustomEvent(data);
   });
   
   chatmaven.interceptors.add((request) => {
     // Modify requests
     request.headers['Custom-Header'] = 'value';
     return request;
   });

Custom Features

Data Synchronization

class DataSync {
  constructor(config) {
    this.interval = config.interval || 5000;
    this.lastSync = null;
  }
  
  async start() {
    while (true) {
      await this.sync();
      await sleep(this.interval);
    }
  }
  
  async sync() {
    const changes = await this.getChanges();
    await this.pushChanges(changes);
    this.lastSync = Date.now();
  }
}

Custom UI Components

class CustomWidget extends ChatMavenWidget {
  constructor(props) {
    super(props);
    this.customState = {};
  }
  
  render() {
    return `
      <div class="custom-widget">
        ${this.renderCustomElements()}
        ${super.render()}
      </div>
    `;
  }
  
  renderCustomElements() {
    // Add custom UI elements
  }
}

Advanced Features

Custom Authentication

class CustomAuth {
  async authenticate() {
    const token = await this.getCustomToken();
    return {
      type: 'custom',
      token: token,
      expires: Date.now() + 3600000
    };
  }
  
  async refresh() {
    // Implement token refresh
  }
}

Data Transformation

class DataTransformer {
  transform(data) {
    return {
      id: data.custom_id,
      content: this.processContent(data.body),
      metadata: this.extractMetadata(data),
      timestamp: new Date(data.created_at)
    };
  }
  
  processContent(content) {
    // Custom content processing
  }
  
  extractMetadata(data) {
    // Custom metadata extraction
  }
}

Best Practices

Error Handling

class ErrorHandler {
  handle(error) {
    if (error.type === 'custom') {
      // Handle custom errors
      this.handleCustomError(error);
    } else {
      // Forward to default handler
      super.handle(error);
    }
  }
  
  handleCustomError(error) {
    // Custom error handling logic
  }
}

Performance Optimization

1. Caching

   class CustomCache {
     async get(key) {
       // Check custom cache
       return this.cache.get(key);
     }
     
     async set(key, value, ttl) {
       // Set with custom TTL
       await this.cache.set(key, value, ttl);
     }
   }

2. Rate Limiting

   class RateLimiter {
     async checkLimit(key) {
       const current = await this.getCount(key);
       if (current > this.limit) {
         throw new Error('Rate limit exceeded');
       }
       await this.increment(key);
     }
   }

Testing

Unit Tests

describe('CustomIntegration', () => {
  it('should handle custom events', async () => {
    const integration = new CustomIntegration();
    const result = await integration.handleEvent({
      type: 'custom',
      data: {}
    });
    expect(result).toBeDefined();
  });
});

Integration Tests

describe('E2E Tests', () => {
  it('should complete full workflow', async () => {
    const client = new CustomClient();
    await client.connect();
    await client.sendCustomData();
    const response = await client.waitForResponse();
    expect(response.status).toBe('success');
  });
});

Deployment

Configuration

const config = {
  environment: process.env.NODE_ENV,
  customEndpoint: process.env.CUSTOM_ENDPOINT,
  apiKey: process.env.API_KEY,
  options: {
    timeout: 5000,
    retries: 3,
    customFlags: {
      feature1: true,
      feature2: false
    }
  }
};

Monitoring

class CustomMonitor {
  track(event) {
    // Track custom metrics
    this.metrics.increment(`custom.${event.type}`);
    this.logger.log('custom_event', event);
  }
  
  alert(condition) {
    // Custom alerting logic
    if (this.shouldAlert(condition)) {
      this.notifications.send('alert', condition);
    }
  }
}

Next Steps

• Review API Reference
• Explore Webhooks
• Check Integration Examples

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FAQ and troubleshooting

When is a custom integration appropriate?

Use a custom path when the standard widget, iframe, or REST flows do not fit your stack—for example a native mobile shell, strict CSP, or a backend that must own all user-visible tokens.

What if the embed or SDK loads but messages do not send?

Check browser or app console for blocked requests, CORS, or mixed content. Confirm the snippet points to the correct agent or workspace ID and that the deployment environment allows the ChatMaven domains.

Can ChatMaven review my integration design?

Contact support with architecture notes (no secrets). They can point you to the closest documented pattern—widget, iframe, API, or webhooks.