Add env variable to allow people to control what clicking on New Chat does

deployment/docker_compose/docker-compose.dev.yml

@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ services:
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
       args:
         - NEXT_PUBLIC_DISABLE_STREAMING=${NEXT_PUBLIC_DISABLE_STREAMING:-false}
+        - NEXT_PUBLIC_NEW_CHAT_DIRECTS_TO_SAME_PERSONA=${NEXT_PUBLIC_NEW_CHAT_DIRECTS_TO_SAME_PERSONA:-false}
     depends_on:
       - api_server
     restart: always

deployment/docker_compose/docker-compose.prod-no-letsencrypt.yml

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ services:
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
       args:
         - NEXT_PUBLIC_DISABLE_STREAMING=${NEXT_PUBLIC_DISABLE_STREAMING:-false}
+        - NEXT_PUBLIC_NEW_CHAT_DIRECTS_TO_SAME_PERSONA=${NEXT_PUBLIC_NEW_CHAT_DIRECTS_TO_SAME_PERSONA:-false}
     depends_on:
       - api_server
     restart: always

deployment/docker_compose/docker-compose.prod.yml

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ services:
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
       args:
         - NEXT_PUBLIC_DISABLE_STREAMING=${NEXT_PUBLIC_DISABLE_STREAMING:-false}
+        - NEXT_PUBLIC_NEW_CHAT_DIRECTS_TO_SAME_PERSONA=${NEXT_PUBLIC_NEW_CHAT_DIRECTS_TO_SAME_PERSONA:-false}
     depends_on:
       - api_server
     restart: always

web/Dockerfile

@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED 1
 ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_DISABLE_STREAMING
 ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_DISABLE_STREAMING=${NEXT_PUBLIC_DISABLE_STREAMING}
 
+ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_NEW_CHAT_DIRECTS_TO_SAME_PERSONA
+ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_NEW_CHAT_DIRECTS_TO_SAME_PERSONA=${NEXT_PUBLIC_NEW_CHAT_DIRECTS_TO_SAME_PERSONA}
+
 RUN npm run build
 
 # Step 3. Production image, copy all the files and run next
@@ -70,6 +73,9 @@ COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/static ./.next/static
 ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_DISABLE_STREAMING
 ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_DISABLE_STREAMING=${NEXT_PUBLIC_DISABLE_STREAMING}
 
+ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_NEW_CHAT_DIRECTS_TO_SAME_PERSONA
+ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_NEW_CHAT_DIRECTS_TO_SAME_PERSONA=${NEXT_PUBLIC_NEW_CHAT_DIRECTS_TO_SAME_PERSONA}
+
 # Note: Don't expose ports here, Compose will handle that for us if necessary. 
 # If you want to run this without compose, specify the ports to 
 # expose via cli

web/src/app/chat/Chat.tsx

@@ -505,7 +505,9 @@ export const Chat = ({
 
       {documentSidebarInitialWidth !== undefined ? (
         <>
-          <div className="w-full sm:relative h-screen pb-[140px]">
+          <div
+            className={`w-full sm:relative h-screen ${retrievalDisabled ? "pb-[111px]" : "pb-[140px]"}`}
+          >
             <div
               className={`w-full h-full ${HEADER_PADDING} flex flex-col overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden relative`}
               ref={scrollableDivRef}
@@ -697,7 +699,21 @@ export const Chat = ({
                   selectedPersona &&
                   messageHistory.length === 0 &&
                   !isFetchingChatMessages && (
-                    <div className="mx-auto px-4 w-searchbar-xs 2xl:w-searchbar-sm 3xl:w-searchbar grid gap-4 grid-cols-1 grid-rows-1 mt-4 md:grid-cols-2">
+                    <div
+                      className={`
+                      mx-auto 
+                      px-4 
+                      w-searchbar-xs 
+                      2xl:w-searchbar-sm 
+                      3xl:w-searchbar 
+                      grid 
+                      gap-4 
+                      grid-cols-1 
+                      grid-rows-1 
+                      mt-4 
+                      md:grid-cols-2 
+                      mb-6`}
+                    >
                       {livePersona.starter_messages.map((starterMessage, i) => (
                         <div key={i} className="w-full">
                           <StarterMessage

web/src/app/chat/ChatPage.tsx

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export function ChatLayout({
       <div className="flex relative bg-background text-default overflow-x-hidden">
         <ChatSidebar
           existingChats={chatSessions}
-          currentChatId={chatId}
+          currentChatSession={selectedChatSession}
           user={user}
         />
 

web/src/app/chat/sessionSidebar/ChatSidebar.tsx

@@ -14,21 +14,23 @@ import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 import { User } from "@/lib/types";
 import { logout } from "@/lib/user";
 import { BasicClickable, BasicSelectable } from "@/components/BasicClickable";
-import Image from "next/image";
 import { ChatSessionDisplay } from "./SessionDisplay";
 import { ChatSession } from "../interfaces";
 import { groupSessionsByDateRange } from "../lib";
-import { HEADER_PADDING } from "@/lib/constants";
+import {
+  HEADER_PADDING,
+  NEXT_PUBLIC_NEW_CHAT_DIRECTS_TO_SAME_PERSONA,
+} from "@/lib/constants";
 
 interface ChatSidebarProps {
   existingChats: ChatSession[];
-  currentChatId: number | null;
+  currentChatSession: ChatSession | null | undefined;
   user: User | null;
 }
 
 export const ChatSidebar = ({
   existingChats,
-  currentChatId,
+  currentChatSession,
   user,
 }: ChatSidebarProps) => {
   const router = useRouter();
@@ -65,6 +67,8 @@ export const ChatSidebar = ({
     };
   }, []);
 
+  const currentChatId = currentChatSession?.id;
+
   return (
     <div
       className={`
@@ -79,7 +83,15 @@ export const ChatSidebar = ({
         transition-transform`}
       id="chat-sidebar"
     >
-      <Link href="/chat" className="mx-3 mt-5">
+      <Link
+        href={
+          "/chat" +
+          (NEXT_PUBLIC_NEW_CHAT_DIRECTS_TO_SAME_PERSONA && currentChatSession
+            ? `?personaId=${currentChatSession.persona_id}`
+            : "")
+        }
+        className="mx-3 mt-5"
+      >
         <BasicClickable fullWidth>
           <div className="flex text-sm">
             <FiPlusSquare className="my-auto mr-2" /> New Chat

web/src/lib/constants.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ export const INTERNAL_URL = process.env.INTERNAL_URL || "http://127.0.0.1:8080";
 export const NEXT_PUBLIC_DISABLE_STREAMING =
   process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_DISABLE_STREAMING?.toLowerCase() === "true";
 
+export const NEXT_PUBLIC_NEW_CHAT_DIRECTS_TO_SAME_PERSONA =
+  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_NEW_CHAT_DIRECTS_TO_SAME_PERSONA?.toLowerCase() ===
+  "true";
+
 export const GMAIL_AUTH_IS_ADMIN_COOKIE_NAME = "gmail_auth_is_admin";
 
 export const GOOGLE_DRIVE_AUTH_IS_ADMIN_COOKIE_NAME =