Improved message handling methods by making them virtual, i.e., optional.

app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/ChatComponent.razor.cs

@@ -840,8 +840,8 @@ public partial class ChatComponent : MSGComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
     #region Overrides of MSGComponentBase
 
     public override string ComponentName => nameof(ChatComponent);
-    
+
-    public override async Task ProcessIncomingMessage<T>(ComponentBase? sendingComponent, Event triggeredEvent, T? data) where T : default
+    protected override async Task ProcessIncomingMessage<T>(ComponentBase? sendingComponent, Event triggeredEvent, T? data) where T : default
     {
         switch (triggeredEvent)
         {
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ public partial class ChatComponent : MSGComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
         }
     }
 
-    public override Task<TResult?> ProcessMessageWithResult<TPayload, TResult>(ComponentBase? sendingComponent, Event triggeredEvent, TPayload? data) where TResult : default where TPayload : default
+    protected override Task<TResult?> ProcessIncomingMessageWithResult<TPayload, TResult>(ComponentBase? sendingComponent, Event triggeredEvent, TPayload? data) where TResult : default where TPayload : default
     {
         switch (triggeredEvent)
         {

app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/InnerScrolling.razor.cs

@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ public partial class InnerScrolling : MSGComponentBase
     #region Overrides of MSGComponentBase
 
     public override string ComponentName => nameof(InnerScrolling);
-    
+
-    public override Task ProcessIncomingMessage<T>(ComponentBase? sendingComponent, Event triggeredEvent, T? data) where T : default
+    protected override Task ProcessIncomingMessage<T>(ComponentBase? sendingComponent, Event triggeredEvent, T? data) where T : default
     {
         switch (triggeredEvent)
         {
@@ -59,11 +59,6 @@ public partial class InnerScrolling : MSGComponentBase
         return Task.CompletedTask;
     }
 
-    public override Task<TResult?> ProcessMessageWithResult<TPayload, TResult>(ComponentBase? sendingComponent, Event triggeredEvent, TPayload? data) where TResult : default where TPayload : default
-    {
-        return Task.FromResult(default(TResult));
-    }
-
     #endregion
 
     private string MinWidthStyle => string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(this.MinWidth) ? string.Empty : $"min-width: {this.MinWidth}; ";

app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/MSGComponentBase.cs

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public abstract class MSGComponentBase : ComponentBase, IDisposable, IMessageBus
 
     public abstract string ComponentName { get; }
 
-    public Task ProcessMessage<T>(ComponentBase? sendingComponent, Event triggeredEvent, T? data)
+    public async Task ProcessMessage<T>(ComponentBase? sendingComponent, Event triggeredEvent, T? data)
     {
         switch (triggeredEvent)
         {
@@ -35,18 +35,27 @@ public abstract class MSGComponentBase : ComponentBase, IDisposable, IMessageBus
                 break;
             
             default:
-                return this.ProcessIncomingMessage(sendingComponent, triggeredEvent, data);
+                await this.ProcessIncomingMessage(sendingComponent, triggeredEvent, data);
+                break;
         }
-        
-        return Task.CompletedTask;
     }
-    
+
-    public abstract Task ProcessIncomingMessage<T>(ComponentBase? sendingComponent, Event triggeredEvent, T? data);
+    {
-    
+        return await this.ProcessIncomingMessageWithResult<TPayload, TResult>(sendingComponent, triggeredEvent, data);
-    public abstract Task<TResult?> ProcessMessageWithResult<TPayload, TResult>(ComponentBase? sendingComponent, Event triggeredEvent, TPayload? data);
+    }
 
     #endregion
 
+    protected virtual Task ProcessIncomingMessage<T>(ComponentBase? sendingComponent, Event triggeredEvent, T? data)
+    {
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    protected virtual Task<TResult?> ProcessIncomingMessageWithResult<TPayload, TResult>(ComponentBase? sendingComponent, Event triggeredEvent, TPayload? data)
+    {
+        return Task.FromResult<TResult?>(default);
+    }
+
     #region Implementation of IDisposable
 
     public void Dispose()

app/MindWork AI Studio/Pages/Writer.razor.cs

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public partial class Writer : MSGComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
     private string userInput = string.Empty;
     private string userDirection = string.Empty;
     private string suggestion = string.Empty;
-
+    
     #region Overrides of ComponentBase
 
     protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync()
@@ -43,16 +43,6 @@ public partial class Writer : MSGComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
 
     public override string ComponentName => nameof(Writer);
     
-    public override Task ProcessIncomingMessage<T>(ComponentBase? sendingComponent, Event triggeredEvent, T? data) where T : default
-    {
-        return Task.CompletedTask;
-    }
-
-    public override Task<TResult?> ProcessMessageWithResult<TPayload, TResult>(ComponentBase? sendingComponent, Event triggeredEvent, TPayload? data) where TResult : default where TPayload : default
-    {
-        return Task.FromResult(default(TResult));
-    }
-
     #endregion
     
     private bool IsProviderSelected => this.providerSettings.UsedLLMProvider != LLMProviders.NONE;