Group chat

Prerequisites#

In order to send messages using the chat sdk , at first you need to establish the connection to the server. sdk provides methods for initializing the connection configuration as well as methods for making connection.

Note: Even if you don't have internet connection, you are still allowed to send messages which will be kept in offline database.Once the user connected to the internet, the messages will be sent automatically when user opens the app.

Preparing Group chat jid#

SDK provieds the below utility method to preparing group JID. FlyUtils.getGroupJid(groupId : String)

Note: The below characters is not allowed in uniqueId: U+0022 (") U+0026 (&) U+0027 (') U+002F (/) U+003A (:) U+003C (<) U+003E (>) U+0040 (@).

Argument	Type	Description
groupId	String	unique groupId for preparing group JID

Swift
Objective-C

try FlyUtils.getGroupJid(groupId : String)

caution

If group chat feature unavailable for your plan then below methods will throw 403 exception.

Create a Group#

To create a group, call the below method.

Swift
Objective-C

try GroupManager.shared.createGroup(groupName: "ABCXYZ", participantJidList: [jids], groupImageFileUrl: "", completionHandler: { [self] isSuccess, flyError, flyData in
    if isSuccess {
        // Update the UI
    } else{
        // failure case of the group creation
    }
})

Argument	Type	Description
groupName	`String`	Name of the group (cannot be null or empty)
participantJidList	`[String]`	Array of jids of the member (size cannot be less than 2 excluding group creator)
groupImageFileUrl	`String`	local file url of the image (can be empty)
completionHandler	`FlyCompletionHandler`	implemented as closure expression

Note: Even if you don't have internet connection, you are still allowed to send messages which will be kept in offline database.Once the user connected to the internet, the messages will be sent automatically when user opens the app.

Get Group Profile#

To get a group profile from server or local, call below method.

Swift
Objective-C

try GroupManager.shared.getGroupProfile(groupJid: groupId, fetchFromServer: fromServer, completionHandler: { isSuccess, flyError, flyData in
    if isSuccess {
        let data =  (flyData.getData() as? ProfileDetails)
        // Update the UI
    } else{
        // failure case of get group profile
    }
})

Argument	Type	Description
groupJid	`String`	groupJid of a group
fetchFromServer	`Bool`	if fetchFromServer is true, prfoile details will be fetched from server or else (false) from local
completionHandler	`FlyCompletionHandler`	callback to get success or failure response. implemented as closure expression

Get Participants#

To get group members from the server, call below method

Swift
Objective-C

GroupManager.shared.getParticipants(groupJID: groupId)

Argument	Type	Description
groupJID	`String`	groupJid of a group

info

if getParticipants(groupJID: groupId) is success, didFetchGroupMembers(groupJid: String) method will be called, which is defined in GroupEventsDelegate.

Add Participants to a group#

To add participants to a group, call below method

Swift
Objective-C

try GroupManager.shared.addParticipantToGroup(groupId: groupId, newUserJidList: selectedItemArray) { isSuccess, flyError, flyData in
    if isSuccess {
       // Update the UI
    } else{
       // failure cases
    }

Argument	Type	Description
groupId	`String`	jid of a group
newUserJidList	`[String]`	array of jid list to be added in group (jid list should not contain jid, which is already exiting in same group)
completionHandler	`FlyCompletionHandler`	callback to get success or failure response. implemented as closure expression

info

if addParticipantToGroup is success, func didAddNewMemeberToGroup(groupJid : String, newMemberJid : String, addedByMemberJid : String) method will be called, which is defined in GroupEventsDelegate.

Remove a Participant from a group#

To remove a participant from a group, call below method

Swift
Objective-C

try GroupManager.shared.removeParticipantFromGroup(groupId: groupId, removeGroupMemberJid: userJid) { isSuccess, flyError, flyData in
    if isSuccess {
        // Update UI
    } else{
        // failure cases
    }
}

Argument	Type	Description
groupId	`String`	jid of a group
removeGroupMemberJid	`String`	jid of participant to be removed from group, who is member of this group)
completionHandler	`FlyCompletionHandler`	callback to get success or failure response. implemented as closure expression

info

if removeParticipantFromGroup is success, func didRemoveMemberFromGroup(groupJid : String, removedMemberJid : String, removedByMemberJid : String) method will be called, which is defined in GroupEventsDelegate.

Get Groups#

To get groups from local or server, call below method

Swift
Objective-C

GroupManager.shared.getGroups(fetchFromServer: true) { isSuccess, flyError, flyData in
    var data  = flyData
    if isSuccess {
        // Update UI
    } else{
        // failure cases
    }
}

Argument	Type	Description
fetchFromServer	`Bool`	if fetchFromServer is true, groups will be feteched from server or else from local
completionHandler	`FlyCompletionHandler`	callback to get success or failure response. implemented as closure expression

info

func didFetchGroups(groups : [ProfileDetails], message : String) method will be called, which is defined in GroupEventsDelegate.

Add or Update Group Image#

Too add or update group image, call below method

Swift
Objective-C

try GroupManager.shared.updateGroupProfileImage(groupJid: groupId, groupProfileImageUrl: selectPath, completionHandler: { isSuccess, flyError, flyData in
    if isSuccess {
       // Update UI
    } else{
       // failure case
    }
})

Argument	Type	Description
groupJid	`String`	jid of the group
groupProfileImageUrl	`String`	local file url (image path) of the image
completionHandler	`FlyCompletionHandler`	implemented as closure expression

info

func didUpdateGroupProfile(groupJid: String) method will be called, which is defined in GroupEventsDelegate.

Remove Group Image#

To remove group image, call below method

Swift
Objective-C

try GroupManager.shared.removeGroupProfileImage(groupJid: groupId, completionHandler: { isSuccess, flyError, flyData in
    if isSuccess {
        // Updat UI in success case
    } else{
        // failure case
    }
})

Argument	Type	Description
groupJid	`String`	jid of the group
completionHandler	`FlyCompletionHandler`	implemented as closure expression

info

func didUpdateGroupProfile(groupJid: String) method will be called, which is defined in GroupEventsDelegate.

Update a Group Name#

To update a group name, call below method

Swift
Objective-C

try GroupManager.shared.updateGroupName(groupJid: groupId, groupName: "Changing Group Name wXyZ 123", completionHandler: { isSuccess, flyError, flyData in
    if isSuccess {
        // Update UI
    } else{
        // failure case
    }
})

Argument	Type	Description
groupJid	`String`	jid of the group
groupName	`String`	group name (should not be null or empty)
completionHandler	`FlyCompletionHandler`	implemented as closure expression

info

func didUpdateGroupProfile(groupJid: String) method will be called, which is defined in GroupEventsDelegate.

Make a participant as Admin#

To make a participant as admin, call below method. Admin only can make a participant as admin.

Swift
Objective-C

try GroupManager.shared.makeAdmin(groupJid: groupId, userJid: userJid, completionHandler: { isSuccess, flyError, flyData in
    if isSuccess {
        // update UI
    } else{
        // failure case
    }
})

Argument	Type	Description
groupJid	`String`	jid of the group
userJid	`String`	jid of the participant, to make as admin
completionHandler	`FlyCompletionHandler`	implemented as closure expression

info

func didMakeMemberAsAdmin(groupJid: String, newAdminMemberJid : String, madeByMemberJid : String) and func didGroupInfoUpdatedWithId(groupJid: String) method will be called, these are defined in GroupEventsDelegate.

Exit from a Group#

To exit from a group, call below method

Swift
Objective-C

try GroupManager.shared.leaveFromGroup(groupJid: groupId, userJid: userJid, completionHandler: { isSuccess, flyError, flyData in
    if isSuccess {
        // update UI
    } else{
        // failure case
    }
})

Argument	Type	Description
groupJid	`String`	jid of the group
userJid	`String`	jid of the participant, to exit from the group
completionHandler	`FlyCompletionHandler`	implemented as closure expression

info

func didLeftFromGroup(groupJid: String, leftUserJid: String) method will be called, these are defined in GroupEventsDelegate.

Delete a Group#

To delete a group, call below method Before delete a group, participant should be left the group

Swift
Objective-C

try GroupManager.shared.deleteGroup(groupJid: groupId, completionHandler: { isSuccess, flyError, flyData in
    if isSuccess {
        // update UI
    } else{
        // failure case
    }
})

Argument	Type	Description
groupJid	`String`	jid of the group to be deleted
completionHandler	`FlyCompletionHandler`	implemented as closure expression

info

didDeleteGroupLocally(groupJid: String) method will be called, which is defined in GroupEventsDelegate.

Get Group Count#

To get group count from local DB, call below method

Swift
Objective-C

let groupCount: Int = GroupManager.shared.getGroupCount()

Return Type	Description
`Int`	returns the count of group from local DB

Check admin user#

To check a member is admin, call below method

Swift
Objective-C

let (isAdmin, message) = GroupManager.shared.isAdmin(participantJid : jid, groupJid : groupId)

Argument	Type	Description
groupJid	`String`	jid of the group
participantJid	`String`	participantJid to check admin user

Returns	Type	Description
(isAdmin : Bool,message :String)	`Tuple` `(Bool,String)`	isAdmin is true, if participantJid is admin. message : response message

Participant Existance in a Group#

To check a participant existance in a group, call below method

Swift
Objective-C

let (isExist, message) = GroupManager.shared.isParticiapntExistingIn(groupJid: groupId, participantJid: jid)

Argument	Type	Description
groupJid	`String`	jid of the group
participantJid	`String`	participantJid to check existance in the group

Returns	Type	Description
(doesExist : Bool, message : String)	`Tuple` `(Bool,String)`	doesExist is true, if participantJid is existing in the group. message : response message

Get Group Members from Local#

To get group member from local DB, call below method.

Swift
Objective-C

let groupMembers: [GroupParticipantDetail] = GroupManager.shared.getGroupMemebersFromLocal(groupJid : groupId)

Argument	Type	Description
groupJid	`String`	jid of the group

Returns	Type	Description
(participantDetailArray : [GroupParticipantDetail] , message : String)	`Tuple` `([GroupParticipantDetail] ,String)`	[GroupParticipantDetail] array of participant detail. message : response message