# Function: selectTypingContacts()

> **selectTypingContacts**(`vars`, `now`): `string`[]

Defined in: [selectors.ts:29](https://github.com/laruss/react-text-game/blob/37ebb1fd49045bfbb1d2a2fa96b8f14a2f8c2644/packages/messenger/src/selectors.ts#L29)

Contacts whose typing indicator has not expired at the given game time.

## Parameters

### vars

[`ChatVars`](../type-aliases/ChatVars.md)

### now

`number`

## Returns

`string`[]