websockets-index-v7.js

        /**
         * routeEvent is a proxy function that routes
         * events into their correct Handler
         * based on the type field
         * */
        function routeEvent(event) {

            if (event.type === undefined) {
                alert("no 'type' field in event");
            }
            switch (event.type) {
                case "new_message":
                    // Format payload
                    const messageEvent = Object.assign(new NewMessageEvent, event.payload);
                    appendChatMessage(messageEvent);
                    break;
                default:
                    alert("unsupported message type");
                    break;
            }

        }
        /**
         * appendChatMessage takes in new messages and adds them to the chat
         * */
        function appendChatMessage(messageEvent) {
            var date = new Date(messageEvent.sent);
            // format message
            const formattedMsg = `${date.toLocaleString()}: ${messageEvent.message}`;
            // Append Message
            textarea = document.getElementById("chatmessages");
            textarea.innerHTML = textarea.innerHTML + "\n" + formattedMsg;
            textarea.scrollTop = textarea.scrollHeight;
        }