emanate-ai-chat-lib 0.1.7 → 0.1.8

package/bundles/emanate-ai-chat-lib.umd.js

@@ -2006,23 +2006,42 @@
             if (hasMessages) {
                 console.log('Starting new conversation (current has', this.messages.length, 'messages)');
             }
+            // Clear messages IMMEDIATELY for instant feedback
+            this.messages = [];
+            this.addWelcomeMessage();
             this.updateStatus('Starting new conversation...');
             this.conversationStateService.startNewConversationExplicit(this.userId, this.userName)
-                .pipe(operators.takeUntil(this.destroy$))
+                .pipe(operators.timeout(10000), // 10 second timeout
+            operators.retry(1), // Retry once on failure
+            operators.takeUntil(this.destroy$))
                 .subscribe({
                 next: function (conversationId) {
                     _this.conversationId = conversationId;
                     _this.conversationInitialized = true;
                     _this.conversationStarted.emit(conversationId); // Emit event
                     _this.updateStatus('Ready');
-                    // Clear existing messages and start fresh
-                    _this.messages = [];
-                    _this.addWelcomeMessage();
-                    console.log('Explicitly started new conversation:', conversationId);
+                    console.log('✓ New conversation started:', conversationId);
                 },
                 error: function (error) {
                     console.error('Failed to start new conversation:', error);
-                    _this.updateStatus('Failed to start new conversation');
+                    // Provide actionable error messages
+                    if (error.name === 'TimeoutError') {
+                        _this.updateStatus('Connection timeout - Please check your network');
+                        console.warn('⚠ New conversation API timed out after 10s');
+                    }
+                    else if (error.status === 0 || !navigator.onLine) {
+                        _this.updateStatus('No connection - Working offline');
+                        console.warn('⚠ Network unavailable');
+                    }
+                    else if (error.status >= 500) {
+                        _this.updateStatus('Server error - Please try again');
+                        console.error('⚠ Server error:', error.status);
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        _this.updateStatus('Unable to start conversation - Try again');
+                    }
+                    // Messages already cleared - keep welcome message showing
+                    // UI remains functional even if API fails
                 }
             });
         };