Call Duration

Introduction

In this guide, we’ll show you how to build a call duration component using our React Native Video SDK. This component shows the elapsed time since a call started.

Here’s what we’ll be building:

Preview of the Call Duration component

Implementation

Here’s how to implement a call duration display component:

import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
import { View, Text, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
import { useCallStateHooks } from '@stream-io/video-react-bindings';
import { CallDuration } from './icons/CallDuration';

const formatTime = (seconds: number) => {
  const date = new Date(0);
  date.setSeconds(seconds);
  const format = date.toISOString();
  const hours = format.substring(11, 13);
  const minutes = format.substring(14, 16);
  const seconds_str = format.substring(17, 19);
  return `${hours !== '00' ? hours + ':' : ''}${minutes}:${seconds_str}`;
};

const CallDurationBadge = () => {
  const [elapsed, setElapsed] = useState<string>('00:00');
  const { useCallSession } = useCallStateHooks();
  const session = useCallSession();
  const startedAt = session?.started_at;
  const startedAtDate = useMemo(() => {
    if (!startedAt) {
      return Date.now();
    }
    const date = new Date(startedAt).getTime();
    return isNaN(date) ? Date.now() : date;
  }, [startedAt]);

  useEffect(() => {
    const initialElapsedSeconds = Math.max(
      0,
      (Date.now() - startedAtDate) / 1000
    );

    setElapsed(formatTime(initialElapsedSeconds));

    const interval = setInterval(() => {
      const elapsedSeconds = (Date.now() - startedAtDate) / 1000;
      setElapsed(formatTime(elapsedSeconds));
    }, 1000);

    return () => clearInterval(interval);
  }, [startedAtDate]);

  return (
    <View style={styles.container}>
      <CallDuration
        color={theme.colors.iconAlertSuccess}
        size={theme.variants.iconSizes.md}
      />
      <Text style={styles.text}>{elapsed}</Text>
    </View>
  );
};

Features

The CallDurationBadge component provides:

  • Real-time display of call duration in HH:MM:SS format
  • Automatic start when the call begins
  • Clean and minimal UI with an icon and timer display

Customization

You can customize the appearance of the CallDurationBadge by:

  1. Modifying the styles object
  2. Adjusting the icon size or using a custom icon
  3. Changing the time format display

For simplicity, the StyleSheet is not included in this guide.

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