--		if RunService:IsStudio() then
--			return true
--		end

		local fromPlayer = fromSpeaker:GetPlayer()
		local toPlayer = toSpeaker:GetPlayer()
		if fromPlayer and toPlayer then
			local success, canChat = pcall(function()
				return Chat:CanUsersChatAsync(fromPlayer.UserId, toPlayer.UserId)
			end)
			return success and canChat
		end
		return false
	end

	local function DoWhisperCommand(fromSpeaker, message, channel)
		local otherSpeakerName = message
		local sendMessage = nil

		if (string.sub(message, 1, 1) == "\"") then
			local pos = string.find(message, "\"", 2)
			if (pos) then
				otherSpeakerName = string.sub(message, 2, pos - 1)
				sendMessage = string.sub(message, pos + 2)
			end
		else
			local first = string.match(message, "^[^%s]+")
			if (first) then
				otherSpeakerName = first
				sendMessage = string.sub(message, string.len(otherSpeakerName) + 2)
			end
		end

		local speaker = ChatService:GetSpeaker(fromSpeaker)
		local otherSpeaker = ChatService:GetSpeaker(otherSpeakerName)
		local channelObj = ChatService:GetChannel(GetWhisperChannelPrefix() .. otherSpeakerName)
		if channelObj and otherSpeaker then
			if not CanCommunicate(speaker, otherSpeaker) then
				speaker:SendSystemMessage(ChatLocalization:Get("GameChat_PrivateMessaging_CannotChat","You are not able to chat with this player."), channel, errorExtraData)
				return
			end

			if (channelObj.Name == GetWhisperChannelPrefix() .. speaker.Name) then
				speaker:SendSystemMessage(ChatLocalization:Get("GameChat_PrivateMessaging_CannotWhisperToSelf","You cannot whisper to yourself."), channel, errorExtraData)
			else
				if (not speaker:IsInChannel(channelObj.Name)) then
					speaker:JoinChannel(channelObj.Name)
				end

				if (sendMessage and (string.len(sendMessage) > 0) ) then
					speaker:SayMessage(sendMessage, channelObj.Name)
				end

				speaker:SetMainChannel(channelObj.Name)

			end

		else
			speaker:SendSystemMessage(
				string.gsub(
					ChatLocalization:Get(
						"GameChat_MuteSpeaker_SpeakerDoesNotExist", 
						string.format("Speaker '%s' does not exist.", tostring(otherSpeakerName))
					),
					"{RBX_NAME}",tostring(otherSpeakerName)
				),
				channel,
				errorExtraData
			)
		end
	end

	local function WhisperCommandsFunction(fromSpeaker, message, channel)
		local processedCommand = false

		if (string.sub(message, 1, 3):lower() == "/w ") then
			DoWhisperCommand(fromSpeaker, string.sub(message, 4), channel)
			processedCommand = true

		elseif (string.sub(message, 1, 9):lower() == "/whisper ") then
			DoWhisperCommand(fromSpeaker, string.sub(message, 10), channel)
			processedCommand = true

		end

		return processedCommand
	end

	local function PrivateMessageReplicationFunction(fromSpeaker, message, channelName)
		local sendingSpeaker = ChatService:GetSpeaker(fromSpeaker)
		local extraData = sendingSpeaker.ExtraData
		sendingSpeaker:SendMessage(message, channelName, fromSpeaker, extraData)

		local toSpeaker = ChatService:GetSpeaker(string.sub(channelName, 4))
		if (toSpeaker) then
			if (not toSpeaker:IsInChannel(GetWhisperChannelPrefix() .. fromSpeaker)) then
				toSpeaker:JoinChannel(GetWhisperChannelPrefix() .. fromSpeaker)
			end
			toSpeaker:SendMessage(message, GetWhisperChannelPrefix() .. fromSpeaker, fromSpeaker, extraData)
		end

		return true
	end

	local function PrivateMessageAddTypeFunction(speakerName, messageObj, channelName)
		if ChatConstants.MessageTypeWhisper then
			messageObj.MessageType = ChatConstants.MessageTypeWhisper
		end
	end

	ChatService:RegisterProcessCommandsFunction("whisper_commands", WhisperCommandsFunction, ChatConstants.StandardPriority)

	local function GetWhisperChanneNameColor()
		if ChatSettings.WhisperChannelNameColor then
			return ChatSettings.WhisperChannelNameColor
		end
		return Color3.fromRGB(102, 14, 102)
	end

	ChatService.SpeakerAdded:connect(function(speakerName)
		if (ChatService:GetChannel(GetWhisperChannelPrefix() .. speakerName)) then
			ChatService:RemoveChannel(GetWhisperChannelPrefix() .. speakerName)
		end

		local channel = ChatService:AddChannel(GetWhisperChannelPrefix() .. speakerName)
		channel.Joinable = false
		channel.Leavable = true
		channel.AutoJoin = false
		channel.Private = true

		channel.WelcomeMessage = string.gsub(
			ChatLocalization:Get(
				"GameChat_PrivateMessaging_NowChattingWith", 
				"You are now privately chatting with " .. speakerName .. "."
			),
			"{RBX_NAME}",tostring(speakerName)
		)
		channel.ChannelNameColor = GetWhisperChanneNameColor()

		channel:RegisterProcessCommandsFunction("replication_function", PrivateMessageReplicationFunction, ChatConstants.LowPriority)
		channel:RegisterFilterMessageFunction("message_type_function", PrivateMessageAddTypeFunction)
	end)

	ChatService.SpeakerRemoved:connect(function(speakerName)
		if (ChatService:GetChannel(GetWhisperChannelPrefix() .. speakerName)) then
			ChatService:RemoveChannel(GetWhisperChannelPrefix() .. speakerName)
		end
	end)
end

return Run
