feat: new prop to toggle preconnect link tag

Author: davidhu2000

README.md

@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ You can pass the following props to the `LiveChatLoaderProvider` provider:
 - `idlePeriod`: How long to wait in ms before loading the provider. Default is
   `2000`. Set to `0` to never load. This value is used in a `setTimeout` in
   browsers that don't support `requestIdleCallback`.
+- `preconnect`: Determines whether a `link` tag with `rel=preconnect` is created. Default is `true`.
 - `beforeInit`: A function to be called after the script has loaded, but before the chat provider has been initialized (optional)
 - `onReady`: A function to be called once the script has been loaded, the chat provider has been initialized and is ready for use (optional)
 
@@ -377,6 +378,7 @@ You can customise the Front placeholder icon by passing the following props to t
 - `containerClass`: Class to be added to the placeholder element, defaults to `live-chat-loader-placeholder`
 
 See the [official Front documentation](https://help.front.com/) for more details.
+
 </details>
 
 <details>

src/components/LiveChatLoaderProvider.tsx

@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ interface LiveChatLoaderProps {
   provider: Provider
   children: React.ReactNode
   idlePeriod?: number
+  /**
+   * determines whether to create a link tag that preconnect to the chat provider's domain
+   *
+   * @default true
+   */
+  preconnect?: boolean
   providerKey: string
   appID?: string
   baseUrl?: string
@@ -20,6 +26,7 @@ export const LiveChatLoaderProvider = ({
   provider,
   children,
   idlePeriod = 5000,
+  preconnect = true,
   baseUrl,
   ...props
 }: LiveChatLoaderProps): JSX.Element | null => {
@@ -45,11 +52,13 @@ export const LiveChatLoaderProvider = ({
 
   return (
     <LiveChatLoaderContext.Provider value={value}>
-      <link
-        href={baseUrl || chatProvider.domain}
-        rel="preconnect"
-        crossOrigin=""
-      />
+      {preconnect && (
+        <link
+          href={baseUrl || chatProvider.domain}
+          rel="preconnect"
+          crossOrigin=""
+        />
+      )}
       {children}
     </LiveChatLoaderContext.Provider>
   )