cometchat_sdk 4.0.16

CometChat enables you to add voice, video & text chat for your website & app. This guide demonstrates how to add chat to an Flutter application using CometChat.

4.0.16

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where marking messages with mentions as read was not working.

4.0.15

New

• The following new methods have been introduced in the CometChatNotifications class:
  • updateTimezone: This method updates the timezone for receiving Enhanced Email and Enhanced SMS notifications correctly.
  • getTimezone: This method fetches the timezone set for a user.

Enhancements

• The following methods in the CometChatNotifications class have been deprecated:
  • fetchPushPreferences is now deprecated. Please use fetchPreferences as an alternative.
  • updatePushPreferences is now deprecated. Please use updatePreferences as an alternative.
  • resetPushPreferences is now deprecated. Please use resetPreferences as an alternative.
• The following class in the CometChatNotifications class has been deprecated:
  • PushPreferences is now deprecated. Please use NotificationPreferences as an alternative.

4.0.14

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the CometChat.clearActiveCall() method was incorrectly calling ping instead of clearActiveCall.
• Fixed action messages constructor to take only required values

Deprecations

• Deprecated the receaverUid parameter in the CometChat.startTyping() method. Please use the receiverUid property instead. The receaverUid parameter will be removed in a future release.
• Deprecated the receaverUid parameter in the CometChat.endTyping() method. Please use the receiverUid property instead. The receaverUid parameter will be removed in a future release.

4.0.13

New

• Added a new parameter includeBlockedUsers in ConversationsRequestBuilder to allow fetching conversations of users blocked by the logged-in user.
• Added a new parameter withBlockedInfo in ConversationsRequestBuilder to fetch blocked information in the conversation object, such as blockedByMe and hasBlockedMe.
• Added a new parameter for scopes in BannedMembersRequestBuilder.

Fixes

• Fixed an issue causing a critical crash on Android devices when invoking the CometChat.disconnect() method.

4.0.12

New

• Added a method named getConversationUpdateSettings which returns the settings saved in Dashboard.

4.0.11

Enhancements

• Updated all 3rd-party plugins versions.
• Resolved all static Dart Analyser suggestions
• Added namespaces in build.gradle to avoid conflicts.

4.0.10

Fixes

• Fixed the issue where the onInteractiveMessageReceived listener is not working in iOS.

4.0.9

New

• Added PrivacyInfo file that complies with the latest apple guidelines for SDKs.

4.0.8

New

• Added a new boolean property isBannedFromGroup to the Group model class to indicate whether the user is banned from the group or not.
• Introduced three new properties in CustomMessage class as follows:
  • sendNotification: True value will trigger a notification for the custom message.
  • conversationText: This string can be used to display the last message text in the conversation list.
• updateConversation: If set to true, the message will appear as the last message in the Conversation and will update and reorder the conversation list, placing the conversation at the top.

Fixes

• Fixed URL handling in CometChat.callExtension, ensuring consistent and reliable endpoint interactions

4.0.7

New

• Introduced Reaction and ReactionEvent classes to enhance the functionality of message reactions introduced in v4.0.3.
• Added ReactionsRequest class as a replacement for ReactionRequest class introduced in v4.0.3.
• Added ReactionsRequestBuilder class as a replacement for ReactionRequestBuilder class introduced in v4.0.3.
• Introduced Enhanced Push Notification Feature.
  • Added PushPreferences, GroupPreferences, MutePreferences, MutedConversation, UnmutedConversation&DaySchedule` classes
  • Added method registerPushToken method to register push token.
  • Added method unregisterPushToken method to unregister push token.
  • Added method muteConversations method to mute push notifications of conversations.
  • Added method unmuteConversations method to unmute push notifications of conversations.
  • Added method fetchPushPreferences, updatePushPreferences & resetPushPreferences to fetch, update & reset push preferences.

Enhancements

• The real-time listeners onMessageReactionAdded and onMessageReactionRemoved have been improved to return an object of ReactionEvent class, providing a more robust event model.
• ReactionsRequestBuilder has been enhanced to return a list of Reaction objects, offering a more intuitive and consistent API.

Removals

• Removed the MessageReaction class introduced in v4.0.3, transitioning its responsibilities to the new Reaction and ReactionEvent classes.
• Removed myMentionsOnly method from MessagesRequestBuilder introduced in v4.0.2.

4.0.7-beta1

• New: ReactionEvent Object will be emitted by onMessageReactionAdded & onMessageReactionRemoved events
• New: MessageReaction class renamed to Reaction
• New: getReactions() method replaced with reactions property in BaseMessage class
• New: getMentionedUsers() method replaced with mentionedUsers property in BaseMessage class
• New: hasMentionedMe() method replaced with hasMentionedMe property in BaseMessage class
• Bug: fixed unreadRepliesCount count incorrect type error in Action Object
• Bug: fixed issue of other user's reactions not being received through the lastMessage property of Conversation Object on iOS
• Bug: fixed issue of receiving onMessageReactionAdded & onMessageReactionRemoved events when it is the logged-in user calling CometChat.addReaction and CometChat.removeReaction on iOS

4.0.6

• Bug: fixed sending metadata property in Call
• Bug: fixed sending muid property in Call

4.0.5

• Bug: fixed sending media messages with captions and tags in iOS
• Bug: fixed sending media messages with Attachment URL in iOS

4.0.4

• New: Added support to react on Text, Media and Custom Messages
• New: Added a new field unreadMentionsCount field in Conversation Object
• New: Added a new field lastReadMessageId field in Conversation Object

4.0.3

• New: Added support to mention a user in a Text & Media Message
• New: Added support to send interactive messages like forms, card, etc.
• New: Added a method to mark a message as unread

4.0.2

• New: Added methods for AI Conversation Summary & AI Assist Bot

4.0.1

• Bug: Fixes and performance improvements

4.0.0

• New: Optimized websocket connection
• New: Ping() for websocket connection
• Bug: Fixes and performance improvements

4.0.0-beta1

• New: CometChat v4 support enabled