Several updates.

src/snek/model/channel.py

@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ class ChannelModel(BaseModel):
     last_message_on = ModelField(name="last_message_on", required=False, kind=str)
     history_start = ModelField(name="history_start", required=False, kind=str)
     
+    @property
+    def is_dm(self):
+        return 'dm' in self['tag'].lower()
+
     async def get_last_message(self) -> ChannelMessageModel:
         history_start_filter = ""
         if self["history_start"]:

src/snek/static/njet.js

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-
-
 class RestClient {
   constructor({ baseURL = '', headers = {} } = {}) {
     this.baseURL = baseURL;
@@ -210,27 +208,52 @@ class Njet extends HTMLElement {
         customElements.define(name, component);
     }
 
-    constructor() {
+    constructor(config) {
         super();
+        // Store the config for use in render and other methods
+        this.config = config || {};
+        
         if (!Njet._root) {
             Njet._root = this
             Njet._rest = new RestClient({ baseURL: '/' || null })
         }
         this.root._elements.push(this)
         this.classList.add('njet');
+        
+        // Initialize properties from config before rendering
+        this.initProps(this.config);
+        
+        // Call render after properties are initialized
         this.render.call(this);
-        //this.initProps(config);
+        
-        //if (typeof this.config.construct === 'function')
+        // Call construct if defined
-        //    this.config.construct.call(this)
+        if (typeof this.config.construct === 'function') {
+            this.config.construct.call(this)
+        }
     }
 
     initProps(config) {
         const props = Object.keys(config)
         props.forEach(prop => {
-            if (config[prop] !== undefined) {
+            // Skip special properties that are handled separately
+            if (['construct', 'items', 'classes'].includes(prop)) {
+                return;
+            }
+            
+            // Check if there's a setter for this property
+            const descriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(Object.getPrototypeOf(this), prop);
+            if (descriptor && descriptor.set) {
+                // Use the setter
                 this[prop] = config[prop];
+            } else if (prop in this) {
+                // Property exists, set it directly
+                this[prop] = config[prop];
+            } else {
+                // Set as attribute for unknown properties
+                this.setAttribute(prop, config[prop]);
             }
         });
+        
         if (config.classes) {
             this.classList.add(...config.classes);
         }
@@ -342,7 +365,7 @@ class NjetDialog extends Component {
         const buttonContainer = document.createElement('div');
         buttonContainer.style.marginTop = '20px';
         buttonContainer.style.display = 'flex';
-        buttonContainer.style.justifyContent = 'flenjet-end';
+        buttonContainer.style.justifyContent = 'flex-end';
         buttonContainer.style.gap = '10px';
         if (secondaryButton) {
             const secondary = new NjetButton(secondaryButton);
@@ -372,8 +395,9 @@ class NjetWindow extends Component {
             header.textContent = title;
             this.appendChild(header);
         }
+        if (this.config.items) {
             this.config.items.forEach(item => this.appendChild(item));
-      
+        }
     }
 
     show(){
@@ -408,7 +432,8 @@ class NjetGrid extends Component {
     }
 }
 Njet.registerComponent('njet-grid', NjetGrid);
-/*
+
+/* Example usage:
 const button = new NjetButton({
     classes: ['my-button'],
     text: 'Shared',
@@ -545,11 +570,12 @@ njet.showWindow = function(args) {
     return w
 }
 njet.publish = function(event, data) {
-    if (this.root._subscriptions[event]) {
+    if (this.root && this.root._subscriptions && this.root._subscriptions[event]) {
         this.root._subscriptions[event].forEach(callback => callback(data))
     }
 }
 njet.subscribe = function(event, callback) {
+    if (!this.root) return;
     if (!this.root._subscriptions[event]) {
         this.root._subscriptions[event] = []
     }

src/snek/templates/sandbox.html

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function showTerm(options){
 
 
 class StarField {
-  constructor({ count = 200, container = document.body } = {}) {
+  constructor({ count = 100, container = document.body } = {}) {
     this.container = container;
     this.starCount = count;
     this.stars = [];
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ const count = Array.from(messages).filter(el => el.textContent.trim() === text).
 
 
 
-const starField = new StarField({starCount: 200});
+const starField = new StarField({starCount: 100});
 app.starField = starField;
 
 class DemoSequence {

src/snek/view/web.py

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class WebView(BaseView):
             user_uid=self.session.get("uid"), channel_uid=channel["uid"]
         )
         if not channel_member:
-            if not channel["is_private"]:
+            if not channel["is_private"] and not channel.is_dm:
                 channel_member = await self.app.services.channel_member.create(
                     channel_uid=channel["uid"],
                     user_uid=self.session.get("uid"),