Systems and methods for providing controls in a messaging interface

An electronic device configured to operate as a client to a collaboration platform, the computer processing system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a display,
• a communications interface;
• and
• one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing sequences of instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• display, on the display, a chat interface;
• receive, via the communication interface, a conditional control descriptor of an integration of an application installed on the client device from the collaboration platform, the conditional control descriptor defining a conditional control, one or more conditions, and an action to be performed on activation of the conditional control, wherein the one or more conditions are based on content or context of received messages in the chat interface;
• determine whether the one or more conditions are met;
• in response to determining that the one or more conditions are met, display the conditional control in the chat interface;
• in response to receiving an activation of the conditional control, performing a function of the application directly from the chat interface.

Non-transient computer readable storage comprising instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• display, on a display, a chat interface;
• receive, from a collaboration platform via a communication interface, a conditional control descriptor of an integration of an application installed on the client device, the conditional control descriptor defining a conditional control, one or more conditions, and an action to be performed on activation of the conditional control, wherein the one or more conditions are based on content or context of received messages in the chat interface;
• determine whether the one or more conditions are met;
• in response to determining that the one or more conditions are met, display the conditional control in the chat interface;
• in response to receiving an activation of the conditional control, performing a function of the application directly from the chat interface.