excalidraw/src/clients.ts

import colors from "./colors";

export const getClientColors = (clientId: string) => {
  // Naive way of getting an integer out of the clientId
  const sum = clientId.split("").reduce((a, str) => a + str.charCodeAt(0), 0);

  // Skip transparent background.
  const backgrounds = colors.elementBackground.slice(1);
  const strokes = colors.elementStroke.slice(1);
  return {
    background: backgrounds[sum % backgrounds.length],
    stroke: strokes[sum % strokes.length],
  };
};

export const getClientInitials = (username?: string | null) => {
  if (!username) {
    return "?";
  }
  const names = username.trim().split(" ");

  if (names.length < 2) {
    return names[0].substring(0, 2).toUpperCase();
  }

  const firstName = names[0];
  const lastName = names[names.length - 1];

  return (firstName[0] + lastName[0]).toUpperCase();
};