Message media Primitive
Chat message row — media + author/time meta + bubble. Outbound rows reverse with data-from=out.
Layer: L1 surface · Recipe: unset — see docs/agent/pick-a-surface.md. Curriculum: AGENTS.md; pick matrix: docs/agent/pick-a-surface.md; blast radius: CONSUMER_MAP.md.
Copy this
<div class="hm-stack" style="gap:0.75rem;max-width:28rem">
<div class="message" data-message data-from="in">
<span class="message__media" aria-hidden="true">MR</span>
<div class="message__body">
<div class="message__meta"><span class="message__author">Maya Reyes</span><time class="message__time" datetime="2026-07-12T10:02">10:02</time></div>
<div class="bubble" data-bubble data-from="in">
<p>Can we reschedule the walkthrough to Thursday?</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="message" data-message data-from="out">
<span class="message__media" aria-hidden="true">You</span>
<div class="message__body">
<div class="message__meta"><span class="message__author">You</span><time class="message__time" datetime="2026-07-12T10:04">10:04</time></div>
<div class="bubble" data-bubble data-from="out">
<p>Thursday 14:00 works — I'll send a calendar hold.</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>Server exchange
This Hyperpart has no server exchange — it is presentation or client chrome only. htmx does not issue a request on this part's behalf. If you put an affordance (hx-*) on a control that uses this markup, that action's exchange belongs to the action, not this part. See Swap contract for host-owned envelopes.
Swap contract
Agent-visible HTMX topology (ADR-0054 / decision 0012). exchange envelope = what the response may re-emit relative to the persistent slot (body_only | outer | none | host_owned | document). dual-lock validates part markup only — not this envelope. Stem: stems/morph-safe-hypermedia.md; decision: docs/decisions/0012-swap-identity-contract.md.
No host HTMX exchange on this part — presentation or client chrome only. exchange envelope: n/a.
If a host wraps this markup in hx-*, that host owns the swap contract (sole identity + envelope). Prefer innerMorph / outerMorph for stable slots; replacement for flash; body-only responses under inner swaps.
Envelope response examples
This part has no owned exchange (envelope n/a). If a host adds hx-*, that host’s envelope applies — typically body_only:
<!-- Host wraps this presentation part with hx-* (host owns envelope) -->
<!-- Prefer: hx-swap="innerMorph" hx-target="#panel-body" -->
<!-- Server returns body_only interior for #panel-body -->
<div class="dz-stack">content…</div>
Do not re-own the slot:
<!-- WRONG: server returns the presentation root with a new id every poll -->
<div id="message-root" data-dz-region>…</div>
How to use it
No extended guidance authored yet — start from Copy this and the dependency chips (Primitive = markup only; controller = load listed JS; Endpoint = implement Server exchange).
Seams
- copy the partial under Copy this; keep root class and data-* modifiers so the CSS/JS bundle matches
- no Server exchange on this part — pure presentation or client chrome
- satisfy the DOM contract tables (CI stop-ship)
DOM contract
What the emitted HTML must satisfy — the table is the required surface; Python under contracts/ is the package-internal dual-lock CI runs (tests/test_contracts.py), not an app route. Standalone HTMX4: implement the API so responses match this markup. Dazzle: the agent emits SSR that already satisfies it. Do not invent attrs outside these tables. For request/response wiring see Server exchange.
contracts/message.py
Required in the DOM: root .message (part message). Emit only these attributes — inventing extras is fine only if controllers ignore them; omitting required ones fails CI (tests/test_contracts.py).
| Node | Attr | Constraint |
|---|---|---|
.message | — | — |
Module source
Import path is monorepo/package-local (from contracts._kit import …). Source-token form often uses data-*; gallery demos above are unprefixed. Do not copy this into app routes.
"""HYPERPART: message — chat message row (media + meta + bubble).
Dual-lock unit is the message root. Author/time, bubble body, and
``data-dz-from`` orientation are host-owned. Class ``.dz-message`` is the
stable substrate root (gallery CSS; Fragment ``Message`` +
``display: conversation`` emit the spine with nested ``Bubble``).
"""
from contracts._kit import DomContract, Node
DOM_CONTRACT = DomContract(
part="message",
root=".dz-message",
nodes=(Node(".dz-message", attrs={}),),
)
__all__ = ["DOM_CONTRACT"]
Notes
Source files
Canonical registration in the registry. No dedicated controller — CSS for this part lives in the layered bundle.
site/registry.py · contracts/message.py