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+/*
+ * Vencord, a Discord client mod
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Vendicated and contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+import { ChatBarButton } from "@api/ChatButtons";
+import { definePluginSettings } from "@api/Settings";
+import { EquicordDevs } from "@utils/constants";
+import definePlugin, { OptionType, StartAt } from "@utils/types";
+import { useMemo, useState } from "@webpack/common";
+import { MouseEventHandler } from "react";
+
+let hidechatbuttonsopen: boolean | undefined;
+
+const settings = definePluginSettings({
+    Color: {
+        type: OptionType.BOOLEAN,
+        description: "Color it red on open", // something extra
+        default: false,
+    },
+    Open: {
+        type: OptionType.BOOLEAN,
+        description: "opened by default",
+        default: false,
+        onChange: (store: { open: boolean; }) => {
+            console.log("changing open", store.open);
+            hidechatbuttonsopen = store.open;
+        }
+    },
+});
+
+// id={"menu-button-" + (props.open ? "close" : "open")}
+function HideToggleButton(props: { open: boolean | undefined, onClick: MouseEventHandler<HTMLButtonElement>; }) {
+    console.log(props.open);
+    return (<ChatBarButton
+        onClick={props.onClick}
+        tooltip={props.open ? "Close" : "Open"}
+    >
+        <svg
+            fill={settings.store.Color && props.open ? "#c32a32" : "currentColor"}
+            fillRule="evenodd"
+            width="24"
+            height="24"
+            viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+            style={{ scale: "1.096", translate: "0 -1px" }}
+        >
+            {props.open ?
+                <><path d="M1.3 21.3a1 1 0 1 0 1.4 1.4l20-20a1 1 0 0 0-1.4-1.4l-20 20ZM3.16 16.05c.18.24.53.26.74.05l.72-.72c.18-.18.2-.45.05-.66a15.7 15.7 0 0 1-1.43-2.52.48.48 0 0 1 0-.4c.4-.9 1.18-2.37 2.37-3.72C7.13 6.38 9.2 5 12 5c.82 0 1.58.12 2.28.33.18.05.38 0 .52-.13l.8-.8c.25-.25.18-.67-.15-.79A9.79 9.79 0 0 0 12 3C4.89 3 1.73 10.11 1.11 11.7a.83.83 0 0 0 0 .6c.25.64.9 2.15 2.05 3.75Z"></path><path d="M8.18 10.81c-.13.43.36.65.67.34l2.3-2.3c.31-.31.09-.8-.34-.67a4 4 0 0 0-2.63 2.63ZM12.85 15.15c-.31.31-.09.8.34.67a4.01 4.01 0 0 0 2.63-2.63c.13-.43-.36-.65-.67-.34l-2.3 2.3Z"></path> <path d="M9.72 18.67a.52.52 0 0 0-.52.13l-.8.8c-.25.25-.18.67.15.79 1.03.38 2.18.61 3.45.61 7.11 0 10.27-7.11 10.89-8.7a.83.83 0 0 0 0-.6c-.25-.64-.9-2.15-2.05-3.75a.49.49 0 0 0-.74-.05l-.72.72a.51.51 0 0 0-.05.66 15.7 15.7 0 0 1 1.43 2.52c.06.13.06.27 0 .4-.4.9-1.18 2.37-2.37 3.72C16.87 17.62 14.8 19 12 19c-.82 0-1.58-.12-2.28-.33Z"></path></> :
+                <path d="M22.89 11.7c.07.2.07.4 0 .6C22.27 13.9 19.1 21 12 21c-7.11 0-10.27-7.11-10.89-8.7a.83.83 0 0 1 0-.6C1.73 10.1 4.9 3 12 3c7.11 0 10.27 7.11 10.89 8.7Zm-4.5-3.62A15.11 15.11 0 0 1 20.85 12c-.38.88-1.18 2.47-2.46 3.92C16.87 17.62 14.8 19 12 19c-2.8 0-4.87-1.38-6.39-3.08A15.11 15.11 0 0 1 3.15 12c.38-.88 1.18-2.47 2.46-3.92C7.13 6.38 9.2 5 12 5c2.8 0 4.87 1.38 6.39 3.08ZM15.56 11.77c.2-.1.44.02.44.23a4 4 0 1 1-4-4c.21 0 .33.25.23.44a2.5 2.5 0 0 0 3.32 3.32Z" />
+            }
+        </svg>
+    </ChatBarButton>);
+}
+interface ButtonReactNode {
+    props?: {
+        disabled?: boolean;
+    };
+}
+
+function buttonsInner(buttons: ButtonReactNode[]) {
+    if (buttons.every(x => x.props?.disabled === true)) {
+        return null;
+    }
+    const [open, setOpen] = useState(hidechatbuttonsopen);
+
+    useMemo(() => {
+        console.log("useMemo: changing open", open);
+        hidechatbuttonsopen = open;
+    }, [open]);
+
+    const buttonList = (
+        <div id="chat-bar-buttons-menu" style={{
+            display: "flex",
+            flexWrap: "nowrap",
+            overflowX: "auto"
+        }}>
+            {open ? buttons.map(b => <>{b}</>) : null}
+            <HideToggleButton onClick={() => setOpen(!open)} open={open}></HideToggleButton>
+        </div>
+    );
+    buttons = [buttonList];
+    return buttons;
+}
+
+
+export default definePlugin({
+    name: "hideChatButtons",
+    description: "able to hide the chat buttons",
+    settings: settings,
+    authors: [EquicordDevs.iamme],
+    patches: [
+        {
+            find: '"sticker")',
+            replacement: {
+                match: /(.buttons,children:)(\i)\}/,
+                replace: "$1$self.buttonsInner($2)}"
+            }
+        }
+    ],
+    startAt: StartAt.Init,
+    buttonsInner: buttonsInner,
+    start: async () => { hidechatbuttonsopen = settings.store.Open; }
+});