sendbird-uikit-ios

• Supported for updating the playback rate of voicePlayer
  • Added updatePlaybackRate(_:) function on SBUVoicePlayer class
  • Changed the voicePlayer access level to public
    • SBUGroupChannelModule.List class
    • SBUMessageThreadModule.List class
    • SBUVoiceMessageInputView class
• Enhanced documentation regarding the default view type for placeholder view properties.

• Fixed template generator bug causing improper variable-value binding

• Fixed a bug where the label is always None in Chat notification channel
• Fixed a bug where the template renderer for notifications is not finished

• Replaced the SuggestedReplies and Form interfaces with the ChatSDK model-based
  • Added Interfaces
    • Added groupChannelModule(_:form:messageCell:) in SBUGroupChannelModuleListDelegate
    • Added formFieldView(_:SBUFormFieldView,didUpdate:SendbirdChatSDK.FormField) in SBUFormFieldViewDelegate
    • Added formField property in SBUFormFieldView
    • Added configure(form:field:delegate:) in SBUFormFieldView
    • Added SBUFormFieldInputType interface
    • Added formView(_:SBUFormView, didSubmit: SendbirdChatSDK.Form) in SBUFormViewDelegate
    • Added groupChannelModule(_:didSubmit:messageCell:) in SBUGroupChannelModuleListDelegate
    • Added formFieldView(_:formField:) in SBUFormFieldViewDelegate
    • Added formField property in SBUFormFieldView
    • Added configure(form:field:delegate:) in SBUFormFieldView
    • Added groupChannelModule(_:didSubmit:messageCell:) in SBUGroupChannelViewController
    • Added submitForm(message:form:) in SBUGroupChannelViewModel
    • Replaced form property type in SBUFormView
    • Replaced createFormFieldViews(with:) interface type in SBUFormView
    • Replaced formFieldView(_:didUpdate:) in SBUFormView
    • Replaced form property type in SBUFormViewParams
  • Removed SBUForm Interfaces
    • Removed asForms in BaseMessage class
    • Removed SBUForm interface
    • Removed SBUForm.Answer interface
    • Removed SBUForm.Field interface
    • Removed SBUForm.Field.Updated interface
    • Remvoed forms property in SBUExtendedMessagePayload
    • Removed formAnswers property in SBUUserMessageCellParams
    • Removed updateFormView(with:,answers:) function in SBUUserMessageCell
    • Removed formView(_:SBUFormView, didSubmit: SBUForm.Answer) in SBUFormViewDelegate
    • Removed formView(_:SBUFormView, didUpdate: SBUForm.Answer) in SBUFormViewDelegate
    • Removed formFieldView(_:SBUFormFieldView,didUpdate: SBUForm.Field.Updated) in SBUFormFieldViewDelegate
    • Removed init(messageId: Int64, form: SBUForm) in SBUFormViewParams
    • Removed answer property in SBUFormView
    • Removed createFormFieldViews(with: SBUForm?) function in SBUFormView
    • Removed formFieldView(_:SBUFormFieldView,didUpdate:SBUForm.Field.Updated) in SBUFormView
    • Removed configure(form:field:value:delegate:) in SBUFormFieldView
    • Removed groupChannelModule(_:didSubmit:messageCell:) in SBUGroupChannelModuleListDelegate
    • Removed groupChannelModule(_:didUpdate:messageCell:) in SBUGroupChannelModuleListDelegate
    • Removed groupChannelModule(_:didSubmit:messageCell:) in SBUGroupChannelViewController
    • Removed groupChannelModule(_:didUpdate:messageCell:) in SBUGroupChannelViewController
    • Removed groupChannelModule(_:answersFor:) -> [SBUForm.Answer]? in SBUGroupChannelViewController
    • Removed SBUFormFieldView.StatusType interface
    • Removed submitForm(message:answer:) in SBUGroupChannelViewModel
    • Removed updateForm(message:answer:) in SBUGroupChannelViewModel
    • Removed groupChannelModule(_:answersFor:) in SBUGroupChannelModuleListDataSource
  • Deprecated asSuggestedReplies in BaseMessage, use BaseMessage.suggestedReplies
• Fixed voice message preview string in the channel list not working issue
• Deprecated getFileTypeString(by:) function of SBUUtils class: renamed to getFileTypePreviewString(by:)
• Added disable chat input based on last message response
• Added SBULoadingDatasource for customizing touch events in the loading view

• Fixed a bug where duplicated deleted messages in the response of the message changeglogs cause a crash

• Limited the maximum corner radius of the category filter to half of the height

• Added isFeedbackEnabled config property for SBUConfig.GroupChannel

• Added SBUToastView

• Added Feedback feature

  • Added SBUFeedbackAnswer for handling internal data
  • Added groupChannelModule(_ listComponent:didUpdate:messageCell:) in SBUGroupChannelModuleListDelegate
  • Added SBUFeedbackViewDelegate
  • Added SBUFeedbackView and SBUSimpleFeedbackView
  • Added SBUFeedbackViewParams
  • Added shouldHideFeedback in SBUBaseMessageCellParams
  • Added updateFeedbackView(with:) method in SBUBaseMessageCell
  • Added shouldHideFeedback and feedbackView properties in SBUBaseMessageCell
  • Added feedbackView(_ view:didAnswer:) delegate method in SBUBaseMessageCell
  • Added groupChannelModule(_ listComponent:didUpdate:messageCell:) in SBUBaseChannelViewController
  • Added feedback handling methods in SBUGroupChannelViewModel
    • Added submitFeedback(message:answer:completionHandler:)
    • Added updateFeedback(message:answer:completionHandler:)
    • Added deleteFeedback(message:completionHandler:)

• Updated theme values in SBUMessageCellTheme

  • Added feedbackRadius
  • Added feedbackIconColor
  • Added feedbackIconSelectColor
  • Added feedbackIconDeselectColor
  • Added feedbackBorderColor
  • Added feedbackBorderSelectColor
  • Added feedbackBorderDeselectColor
  • Added feedbackBackgroundNormalColor
  • Added feedbackBackgroundSelectColor
  • Added feedbackBackgroundDeselectColor

• Updated theme values in SBUComponentTheme
  - Added toastContainerColor
  - Added toastTitleColor
  - Added feedbackToastUpdateDoneColor

• Updated StringSet values in SBUMessageCellTheme

  • Added Feedback_Comment_Title
  • Added Feedback_Comment_Placeholder
  • Added Feedback_Edit_Comment
  • Added Feedback_Remove
  • Added Feedback_Update_Done

• Updated icons in SBUIconSet

  • Added iconGood
  • Added iconBad

• Initialization improving
  • Added initialize(applicationId:initParamsBuilder:startHandler:migrationHandler:completionHandler:) function of SendbirdUIclass
  • For more information on the improved initialization, see this link
• Fixed link image loading bug
• Remove time view from SBUTypingIndicatorMessageCell class
• Improving the image loading process
• Add errorHandler(error:message:) optional function in SBUExtendedMessagePayloadCustomViewFactory protocol
• Supported remote notifications on iOS 16 or later simulators

• Added functionality to log impressions for notifications
• Fixed file downloads not working issue

• Added SBUScrollPostionConfiguration configuration class

  • Added scrollPostionConfiguration peroperty in SBUGlobals

• Added SBUScrollOptions model

• Added SBUScrollOptions.Result model

• Added SBUScrollPosition enum

• Added and modified methods in SBUBaseChannelModule.List class

  • Modified position parameter in scrollToMessage(id:enablesScrollAnimation:enablesMessageAnimation:position:)
  • Added scrollToMessage(message:enablesScrollAnimation:enablesMessageAnimation:position)

• Added and modified methods in SBUBaseChannelViewController class

  • Modified position parameter in scrollToMessage(id:enablesScrollAnimation:enablesMessageAnimation:position:)
  • Added scrollToMessage(message:enablesScrollAnimation:enablesMessageAnimation:position)

• Fixed message menu sheet not showing when emojiList is empty

Typing Indicator Bubble

• We are now supporting a new type of a typing indicator, the Typing Indicator Bubble.

• Enabling Typing Indicator Bubble shows an animated typing bubble when another member(s) in a Group Channel is/are typing.

• You can use this feature by enabling SendbirdUI.config.groupChannel.channel.isTypingIndicatorEnabled to true, then setting SendbirdUI.config.groupChannel.channel.typingIndicatorTypes to [.bubble].

• New enum

  • public enum SBUTypingIndicatorType

• New classes / structs

  • public class SBUTypingIndicatorMessageManager
  • public struct SBUTypingIndicatorInfo
  • public class SBUTypingIndicatorMessage
  • public class SBUTypingIndicatorMessageCellParams
  • open class SBUTypingIndicatorMessageCell
  • public class SBUTypingIndicatorBubbleView

• New properties

  • public var typingIndicatorTypes: Set<SBUTypingIndicatorType> in SBUConfig.GroupChannel.Channel
  • public var typingMessageManager in SBUBaseChannelViewModel
  • public private(set) var typingIndicatorMessageCell in SBUGroupChannelModule.List
  • public static var Message_Typers_Count in SBUStringSet
  • public lazy var profilesStackView in SBUContentBaseMessageCell
  • public lazy var numberLabel in SBUMessageProfileView

• New methods

  • open func register(typingIndicatorMessageCell: SBUBaseMessageCell, nib: UINib? = nil) in SBUGroupChannelModule.List
  • public func configureMessageProfileViews(message:) in SBUContentBaseMessageCell
  • open func configureTyperProfileViews(typingInfo:) in SBUContentBaseMessageCell
  • open func configureUserProfileView(message:) in SBUContentBaseMessageCell
  • public func configureTyperProfileImageView() in SBUMessageProfileView
  • public func configureNumberLabel(_:)

• New theme properties

  • public var typingMessageProfileBorderColor: UIColor in SBUTheme
  • public var typingMessageDotColor: UIColor in SBUTheme
  • public var typingMessageDotTransformColor: UIColor in SBUTheme

• Fixed navigationBar looking weird after entering message search function
  • Added needRollbackNavigationBarSetting property in SBUBaseViewController
• Applied UIKit configuration to LimitedPhotoLibraryPicker

• Improved stability

• Support Suggested Replies feature for user message
  • Added SBUSuggestedReplyView class
  • Added SBUVerticalSuggestedReplyView class
  • Added SBUSuggestedReplyViewDelegate delegate
  • Added SBUSuggestedReplyViewParams struct
  • Added SBUSuggestedReplyOptionView class
  • Added SBUSimpleSuggestedReplyOptionView class
  • Added SBUSuggestedReplyOptionViewDelegate delegate
• Support Form Type Message feature for user message
  • Added SBUForm struct
  • Added SBUForm.Field struct
  • Added SBUForm.Field.InputTypeValue enum
  • Added SBUForm.Answer struct
  • Added SBUFormViewParams struct
  • Added SBUFormView class
  • Added SBUSimpleFormView class
  • Added SBUFormViewDelegate protocol
  • Added SBUFormFieldView class
  • Added SBUFormFieldView.StatusType enum
  • Added SBUSimpleFormFieldView class
  • Added SBUFormFieldViewDelegate protocol
  • Added useOnlyFromView property in SBUBaseMessageCellParams
• Support ExtendedMessagePayload CustomView feature for user message
  • Added SBUExtendedMessagePayloadCustomViewFactory protocol
  • Added SBUExtendedMessagePayloadCustomViewFactoryInternal protocol
• Support common for new features
  • Added properties and methods in SBUUserMessageCell
    • shouldHideSuggestedReplies property
    • suggestedReplyView property
    • shouldHideFormTypeMessage property
    • formViews property
    • extendedMessagePayloadCustomViewFactory property
    • updateSuggestedReplyView(with:) method
    • createSuggestedReplyView() method
    • updateFormView(with:answers:) method
    • createFormView() method
    • suggestedReplyView(_:didSelectOption:) delegate method
    • func formView(_:didSubmit:) delegate method
    • func formView(_:didUpdate:) delegate method
  • Added properties in SBUUserMessageCellParams
    • shouldHideSuggestedReplies property
    • shouldHideFormTypeMessage property
    • formAnswers property
  • Added handlers in SBUBaseMessageCell
    • suggestedReplySelectHandler handler
    • submitFormAnswerHandler handler
    • updateFormAnswerHandler handler
  • Added mainContainerVStackView proeprty in SBUContentBaseMessageCell
  • Added SBUConfig.GroupChannel configs
    • isFormTypeMessageEnabled property
    • isSuggestedRepliesEnabled property
  • Added extension methods and properties in BaseMessage.
    • asSuggestedReplies property
    • asForms property
    • asCustomView property
    • decodeCustomViewData<ViewData: Decodable>() method
  • Added methods in SBUGroupChannelModuleListDelegate
    • groupChannelModule(_:didSelect:) method
    • groupChannelModule(_:didSubmit:messageCell:) method
    • groupChannelModule(_:didUpdate:messageCell:) method
    • groupChannelModule(_:answersFor:) method
  • Added delegate methods in SBUGroupChannelViewController
    • groupChannelModule(_:didSelect:) method
    • groupChannelModule(_:didSubmit:messageCell:) method
    • groupChannelModule(_:didUpdate:messageCell:) method
    • groupChannelModule(_:answersFor:) method
  • Added methods in SBUGroupChannelViewModel
    • submitForm(message:answer:) method
    • updateForm(message:answer:) method
• Support actions on userList item of SBUReactionsViewController.
  • Added showUserProfile(user:) method in SBUBaseChannelViewController class
  • Added setUserProfileTapGesture(_:) method in SBUReactionsViewController class
  • Added SBUReactionsViewControllerDelegate delegate
  • Added delegate methods in SBUGroupChannelViewController and SBUMessageThreadViewController classes
    • reactionsViewController(_:didTapUserProfile:)
    • reactionsViewController(_:tableView:didSelect:forRowAt:)

Multiple Files Message

• We are now supporting Multiple Files Message feature!
• You can select multiple images and videos in the message inputs, and send multiple images in a single message.
• You can learn more about the feature in our Multiple Files Message docs page.
• Added classes, structs, and enum
  • SBUCollectionViewCell class
  • SBUMultipleFilesMessageCellParams class
  • SBUMultipleFilesMessageCell class
  • SBUMultipleFilesMessageCollectionView class
  • SBUMultipleFilesMessageCollectionViewCell class
  • GroupChannel.Preview struct in SBUStringSet class
  • FileUpload.Error struct in SBUStringSet class
  • SBUFileType enum
• Added methods
  • getFileTypeString(by:) in SBUUtils class
  • openFile(_:) in SBUBaseChannelViewController class
  • multipleFilesMessageFileSizeErrorHandler(_:) in SBUGroupChannelViewController class
  • sendMultipleFilesMessageCompletionHandler in SBUGroupChannelViewController class
  • sendMultipleFilesMessage(fileInfoList:) in SBUGroupChannelViewModel class
  • updateMultipleFilesMessageCell(requestId:index:) in SBUGroupChannelViewModel class
  • pickMultipleImageFiles(itemProviders:) in SBUGroupChannelModule.Input class (>= iOS14.0)
  • register(multipleFilesMessageCell:nib:) in SBUGroupChannelModule.List class
  • onSelectFile(sender:) in SBUParentMessageInfoView class
  • register(multipleFilesMessageCell:nib:) in SBUMessageThreadMoudle.List` class
  • messageThreadModule(_:didSelectFileAt:multipleFilesMessageCell:forRowAt) in SBUMessageThreadMoudle.List` class
  • save(fileData:viewController:) in SBUDownloadManager` class
  • save(fileMessage:parent:) in SBUDownloadManager` class
• Added properties
  • filesCount in MultipleFilesMessage class extension
  • multipleFilesMessageFileCountLimit in SBUAvailable class
  • uploadSizeLimitBytes in SBUAvailable class
  • uploadSizeLimitMB in SBUAvailable class
  • isMultipleFilesMessageEnabled in SBUConfig.GroupChannel.Channel class
  • multipleFilesMessageParamsSendBuilder in SBUGlobalCustomParams class
  • showPhotoLibraryPicker in SBUGroupChannelViewController class
  • multipleFilesMessageCell in SBUGroupChannelModule.List class
  • isMultipleFilesMessage in SBUQuoteMessageInputViewParams class
  • fileCollectionView in SBUParentMessageInfoView class
  • fileSelectHandler in SBUParentMessageInfoView class
  • onSelectFile(sender:) in SBUParentMessageInfoView class
  • multipleFilesMessageCell in SBUMessageThreadMoudle.List class
• Added delegate methods
  • groupChannelModule(_:didPickMultipleFiles:parentMessage:) in SBUGroupChannelModuleInputDelegate
  • groupChannelModule(_:didSelectFileAt:multipleFilesMessageCell:forRowAt:) in SBUGroupChannelModuleListDelegate

Common

• Fixed autolayout warnings that occur during runtime and cleaned up the entire autolayout-related logic
  • Added sbu_activate(baseView:constraints:) function on NSLayoutConstraint class extension
  • Added Constants struct on SBUParentMessageInfoView class
  • Added updateMessageTextWidth(with:) function on SBUParentMessageInfoView class
• Fixed layout issue with message time labels appearing oversized horizontally
• Fixed incorrect date separator padding size
• Modified condition to check user's isActive property when filtering mentionable users

• Fixed an issue where deleting a message didn't work
• Fixed a problem with truncated reaction counts
• Improved stability

• Fixed an issue where deleting a message didn't work
• Fixed a problem with truncated reaction counts
• Improved stability

v3.7.0-beta.1 (Sep 25, 2023)

• Added a inputVStackView that wraps the messageInputView at SBUBaseChannelModule.Input

• Improved image cache stability
• Improved unavailable message display condition check logic
• Improved reactions related logic stability
• Modified menu item action and menu sheet dismiss timing

• Added scrollToMessage(id:enablesScrollAnimation:enablesMessageAnimation:) to SBUBaseChannelModule.List and SBUBaseChannelViewController
• Supports category filtering in a feed channel. Categories by which messages can be filtered can be created and edited in the dashboard

v3.8.0 (Sep 1, 2023)

• Improved timing of markAsRead calls
• Fixed an issue where pending messages were not processed when changing channels in the same view controller
• Fixed text view height not resetting on state change
• Fixed an issue when using customized userList where the first list would continue to be added after the last was loaded
• Added chatbot start interface startChatWithAIBot(id:distinct:errorHandler:) in SendbirdUI

  // Before using it, need to call app initialize and connect.
  SendbirdUI.startChatWithAIBot(botId: "BOT_ID_GOES_HERE", isDistinct: true) { error in
     // This code block will be invoked when there's an error
  }
  

• Improved stability

v3.8.0-beta.1 (Aug 24, 2023)

• Removed beta information on CFBundleShortVersionString