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+import { useEffect } from "react";
+import Layout from "@/components/Layout";
+import { useAuth } from "@/contexts/AuthContext";
+import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
+import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle, CardDescription } from "@/components/ui/card";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
+import { MessageSquare, Users, Hash, Lock, Plus } from "lucide-react";
+
+const channels = [
+  {
+    name: "announcements",
+    description: "Company announcements and updates",
+    type: "public",
+    members: 45,
+  },
+  {
+    name: "engineering",
+    description: "Engineering team discussions",
+    type: "private",
+    members: 12,
+  },
+  {
+    name: "product",
+    description: "Product and feature discussions",
+    type: "public",
+    members: 28,
+  },
+  {
+    name: "design",
+    description: "Design and UX team",
+    type: "private",
+    members: 8,
+  },
+  {
+    name: "random",
+    description: "Off-topic and casual chat",
+    type: "public",
+    members: 42,
+  },
+];
+
+const directMessages = [
+  { name: "Sarah Johnson", role: "CEO", status: "online" },
+  { name: "Mike Chen", role: "CTO", status: "online" },
+  { name: "Emma Davis", role: "Product Lead", status: "away" },
+  { name: "Alex Kim", role: "Designer", status: "offline" },
+];
+
+export default function StaffChat() {
+  const { user, loading } = useAuth();
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!loading && !user) {
+      navigate("/staff/login");
+    }
+  }, [user, loading, navigate]);
+
+  if (loading) return <Layout><div className="container py-20">Loading...</div></Layout>;
+
+  return (
+    <Layout>
+      <div className="min-h-screen bg-gradient-to-br from-slate-900 via-slate-800 to-slate-900">
+        <div className="container mx-auto px-4 py-12">
+          <div className="mb-8">
+            <h1 className="text-4xl font-bold text-white mb-2">Team Chat</h1>
+            <p className="text-slate-400">Internal collaboration and team discussions</p>
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="grid md:grid-cols-3 gap-8">
+            {/* Sidebar */}
+            <div className="space-y-6">
+              {/* Channels */}
+              <div>
+                <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-4">
+                  <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-white flex items-center gap-2">
+                    <Hash className="h-5 w-5 text-slate-400" />
+                    Channels
+                  </h2>
+                  <Button
+                    variant="ghost"
+                    size="sm"
+                    className="text-slate-400 hover:text-white p-0"
+                  >
+                    <Plus className="h-4 w-4" />
+                  </Button>
+                </div>
+                <div className="space-y-2">
+                  {channels.map((channel) => (
+                    <Button
+                      key={channel.name}
+                      variant="ghost"
+                      className="w-full justify-start text-slate-300 hover:text-white hover:bg-slate-700/50"
+                    >
+                      <Hash className="h-4 w-4 mr-2" />
+                      {channel.name}
+                    </Button>
+                  ))}
+                </div>
+              </div>
+
+              {/* DMs */}
+              <div>
+                <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-4">
+                  <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-white flex items-center gap-2">
+                    <MessageSquare className="h-5 w-5 text-slate-400" />
+                    Direct Messages
+                  </h2>
+                  <Button
+                    variant="ghost"
+                    size="sm"
+                    className="text-slate-400 hover:text-white p-0"
+                  >
+                    <Plus className="h-4 w-4" />
+                  </Button>
+                </div>
+                <div className="space-y-2">
+                  {directMessages.map((dm) => (
+                    <Button
+                      key={dm.name}
+                      variant="ghost"
+                      className="w-full justify-start text-slate-300 hover:text-white hover:bg-slate-700/50"
+                    >
+                      <div className="flex items-center gap-2 w-full">
+                        <div className="w-2 h-2 rounded-full bg-slate-400" />
+                        <span className="truncate">{dm.name}</span>
+                      </div>
+                    </Button>
+                  ))}
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Main Chat Area */}
+            <div className="md:col-span-2 space-y-6">
+              {/* Channel Info */}
+              <Card className="border-slate-700/50 bg-slate-900/50 backdrop-blur">
+                <CardHeader>
+                  <div className="flex items-start justify-between">
+                    <div>
+                      <CardTitle className="flex items-center gap-2 text-white">
+                        <Hash className="h-5 w-5" />
+                        announcements
+                      </CardTitle>
+                      <CardDescription className="text-slate-400">
+                        Company announcements and updates
+                      </CardDescription>
+                    </div>
+                    <Badge className="bg-green-500/20 text-green-300 border-green-500/50">
+                      45 members
+                    </Badge>
+                  </div>
+                </CardHeader>
+              </Card>
+
+              {/* Messages Area */}
+              <Card className="border-slate-700/50 bg-slate-900/50 backdrop-blur h-96 flex flex-col">
+                <CardContent className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto p-6 space-y-4">
+                  <div className="flex gap-3">
+                    <div className="w-10 h-10 rounded-full bg-blue-500/20 flex-shrink-0" />
+                    <div>
+                      <p className="text-sm text-white font-medium">Sarah Johnson</p>
+                      <p className="text-slate-300 text-sm mt-1">
+                        Welcome to the internal team chat! This is where we collaborate and share updates.
+                      </p>
+                      <p className="text-xs text-slate-500 mt-2">10:30 AM</p>
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+
+                  <div className="flex gap-3">
+                    <div className="w-10 h-10 rounded-full bg-purple-500/20 flex-shrink-0" />
+                    <div>
+                      <p className="text-sm text-white font-medium">Mike Chen</p>
+                      <p className="text-slate-300 text-sm mt-1">
+                        Great! Looking forward to building amazing things together.
+                      </p>
+                      <p className="text-xs text-slate-500 mt-2">10:35 AM</p>
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                </CardContent>
+
+                <div className="border-t border-slate-700/50 p-4">
+                  <div className="flex gap-2">
+                    <input
+                      type="text"
+                      placeholder="Type a message..."
+                      className="flex-1 px-4 py-2 rounded bg-slate-800 border border-slate-700 text-white placeholder-slate-500 focus:outline-none focus:border-purple-500"
+                    />
+                    <Button className="bg-purple-600 hover:bg-purple-700">Send</Button>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              </Card>
+
+              {/* Info */}
+              <Card className="border-blue-500/30 bg-blue-500/10 backdrop-blur">
+                <CardHeader>
+                  <CardTitle className="text-blue-300 flex items-center gap-2">
+                    <Users className="h-5 w-5" />
+                    Team Chat Coming Soon
+                  </CardTitle>
+                </CardHeader>
+                <CardContent className="text-blue-200/80 space-y-2">
+                  <p>
+                    • Full-featured internal messaging platform
+                  </p>
+                  <p>
+                    • Channels for teams and projects
+                  </p>
+                  <p>
+                    • Direct messages and group chats
+                  </p>
+                  <p>
+                    • File sharing and integrations
+                  </p>
+                </CardContent>
+              </Card>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </Layout>
+  );
+}