agora_chat_sdk 1.2.0-1.0.rc

Integrate the Chat SDK to enjoy the global IM services with high reliability, ultra-low latency, and high concurrency.

This page provides release notes for the Agora Chat Flutter SDK.

v1.2.0-1.0.rc(September 27, 2023)

New features

• Adds the function of sending a combined message:
  • MessageType.COMBINE: The combined message type.
  • CombineMessageBody: The combined message body class.
  • ChatManager#fetchCombineMessageDetail：Gets the list of original messages included in a combined message from the server.
• Adds the function of modifying a text message that is sent:
  • ChatManager#modifyMessage: Modifies a text message that is sent.
  • ChatEventHandler#onMessageContentChanged: Occurs when a sent message is modified. The message recipient receives this callback.
  • ChatTextMessageBody#lastModifyTime: Indicates when the content of a sent message is modified last time.
  • ChatTextMessageBody#lastModifyOperatorId: Indicates the user ID of user that modifies a sent message last time.
  • ChatTextMessageBody#modifyCount: Indicates the number of times a sent message is modified.
• Adds the function of pinning a conversation:
  • ChatManager#pinConversation: Pins or unpins a conversation.
  • ChatManager#fetchPinnedConversations: Gets the list of pinned conversations from the server.
  • ChatConversation#isPinned: Specifies whether the conversation is pinned.
  • ChatConversation#pinnedTime: Specifies when the conversation is pinned.
• Adds the fetchConversation method to get the conversation list from the server. Marks the ChatManager#getConversationsFromServer method deprecated.
• Adds FetchMessageOptions as the parameter configuration class for pulling historical messages from the server.
• Adds the ChatManager#fetchHistoryMessagesByOption method to get historical messages of a conversation from the server according to FetchMessageOptions, the parameter configuration class for pulling historical messages.
• Adds the direction parameter to ChatManager#fetchHistoryMessages to allow you to retrieve historical messages from the server according to the message search direction.
• Adds the ChatConversation#deleteMessagesWithTs method to delete messages sent or received in a certain period from the local database.
• Adds the ChatMessage#deliverOnlineOnly field to specify whether the message is delivered only when the recipient(s) is/are online.
• Adds the function of managing custom attributes of group members:
  • ChatGroupManager#setMemberAttributes: Sets custom attributes of a group member.
  • ChatGroupManager#fetchMemberAttributes and GroupManager#fetchMembersAttributes: Gets custom attributes of group members.
  • ChatGroupEventHandler#onAttributesChangedOfGroupMember: Occurs when a custom attribute is changed for a group member.
• Adds the reason parameter to ChatRoomEventHandler#onRemovedFromChatRoom so that the member removed from the chat room knows the removal reason.
• Adds the ChatConnectionEventHandler#onAppActiveNumberReachLimit callback that occurs when the number of daily active users (DAU) or monthly active users (MAU) for the app has reached the upper limit.
• Adds the IMultiDeviceDelegate#OnRoamDeleteMultiDevicesEvent callback that occurs when historical messages in a conversation are deleted from the server on one device. This event is received by other devices.
• Adds the support for user tokens in the following methods:
  • ChatClient#fetchLoggedInDevices: Gets the list of online login devices of a user.
  • ChatClient#kickDevice: Kicks a user out of the app on a device.
  • ChatClient#kickAllDevices: Kicks a user out of the app on all devices.
• Adds the ChatMultiDeviceEventHandler#onRemoteMessagesRemoved callback that occurs when historical messages in a conversation are deleted from the server on one device. This event is received by other devices.
• Adds the Reaction operation class ReactionOperate:
  • Add: Adds a Reaction.
  • Remove：Removes a Reaction.
• Adds the ChatRoomEventHandler#onSpecificationChanged callback that occurs when details of a chat room are changed.

Improvements

• Optimized the ChatManager#searchMsgFromDB method to include custom messages in the message retrieval result.
• Adapted to the Android 14 system.

Issues fixed

• ConnectionEventHandler#onConnected and ConnectionEventHandler#onDisconnected cannot be received on the iOS system.
• Message extension attributes of the string type in the Android system turn into the Int type.
• Upon a hot reload on Android, the callback is triggered repeatedly.
• When you retrieve custom chat room attributes, passing null to the key of an attribute causes the app to crash.
• Chat room events cannot be received by a user that logs in to the Agora Chat server again after logout on the Android platform.

v1.1.1(June 16, 2023)

Issues fixed

• Fix: Callback methods executing multiple times due to multiple initialization of android.

v1.1.0+1(April 4, 2023)

Issues fixed

• Fixed Android sending video message url error.

v1.1.0(February 28, 2023)

New features

• Upgrades the native platforms iOS and Android that the Flutter platform depends on to v1.1.0.
• Adds the function of managing custom chat room attributes to implement functions like seat control and synchronization in voice chatrooms.
• Adds the ChatManager#fetchConversationListFromServer method to allow users to get the conversation list from the server with pagination.
• Adds the ChatMessage#chatroomMessagePriority attribute to implement the chat room message priority function to ensure that high-priority messages are dealt with first.

Improvements

Changed the message sending result callback from ChatMessage#setMessageStatusCallBack to ChatManager#addMessageEvent.

Issues fixed

ChatManager#deleteMessagesBeforeTimestamp execution failures.

v1.0.9(December 19, 2022)

Issues fixed

• Some alerts on Android 12.
• The inconsistency of messages in the memory and the database due to a call to the updateMessage method in rare scenarios.
• The ChatGroupEventHandler#onDestroyedFromGroup callback that occurs when a group is destroyed does not work on the Android platform.
• The ChatGroupEventHandler#onAutoAcceptInvitationFromGroup callback that occurs when a user's group invitation is accepted automatically does not work on the Android platform.
• Crashes in rare scenarios.

v1.0.8(November 22, 2022)

Improvements

Removed some redundant logs of the SDK.

Issues fixed

• Failures in getting a large number of messages from the server in few scenarios.
• The issue of incorrect data statistics.
• Crashes caused by log printing in rare scenarios.

v1.0.7(September 7, 2022)

New features

• Adds the customEventHandler attribute in ChatClient to allow you to set custom listeners to receive the data sent from the Android or iOS device to the Flutter.
• Adds event listener classes for event listening.
• Adds the PushTemplate method in `PushManager to support custom push templates.
• Adds the isDisabled attribute in Group to to indicate whether a group is disabled. This attribute needs to be set by developers at the server side. This attribute is returned when you call the fetchGroupInfoFromServer method to get group details.
• Adds the the displayName attribute in PushConfigs to allow you to check the nickname displayed in your push notifications.

Improvements

• Marked AddXXXManagerListener methods (like addChatManagerListener and addContactManagerListener) as deprecated.

• Modified API references.

v1.0.6(July 21, 2022)

Issues fixed

• The callbacks for messaging thread were not triggered on iOS.
• The callbacks for reaction were not triggered in iOS.
• Occasional crashes occurred on Android when retrieving conversations from the server.

v1.0.5(June 17, 2022)

This is the first release for the Agora Chat Flutter SDK, which enables you to add real-time chatting functionalities to an Android or iOS app. Major features include the following:

• Sending and receiving messages in one-to-one chats, chat groups, and chat rooms.
• Retrieving and managing conversations and messages.
• Managing chat groups and chat rooms.
• Managing contact and block lists.

For the complete feature list, see Product Overview.

Agora Chat is charged on a MAU (Monthly Active Users) basis. For details, see Pricing for Agora Chat and Pricing Plan Details.

Refer to the following documentations to enable Agora Chat and use the Chat SDK to implement real-time chatting functionalities in your app:

• Enable and Configure Agora Chat
• Get Started with Agora Chat
• Messages
• Chat Group
• Chat Room
• API Reference