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StreamChat Swift SDK supports:

• iOS 11 and up

• MacOS 10.15 and up

StreamChat SDK consists of two frameworks: StreamChat and StreamChatUI

• StreamChat - the low-level library that connects & communicates with StreamChat backend.

• StreamChatUI — building on top of StreamChat, it's the full SDK library with all UI components. Styling and deep customizations are all supported out of the box.

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To integrate StreamChat into your Xcode project using CocoaPods, add this entry in your Podfile:

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pod 'StreamChatUI', '~> 3.0-beta.4'

Then run pod install.

If you want to use only StreamChat, you can add this entry in your Podfile:

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pod 'StreamChat', '~> 3.0'

In any file you'd like to use Stream Chat in, don't forget to import the necessary library:

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import StreamChatUI 
// or 
import StreamChat

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To integrate Stream Chat into your Xcode project using Carthage, specify it in your Cartfile:

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github "getstream/stream-chat-swift" ~> 3.0.0-beta.4

Then run: carthage update --platform iOS --new-resolver. It will build the frameworks: StreamChat.framework and StreamChatUI.framework into <Path to your Project>/Carthage/Build/iOS/ from where you can add them to your project and link them with your app target.

Follow with these steps:

• Open your Xcode project

• Select the project in the Navigator

• Select your app target

• Open General panel

• Open <Path to your Project>/Carthage/Build/iOS/ in Finder and find StreamChat.framework, drag and drop it into Frameworks, Libraries, and Embedded Content area in Xcode. Do the same for StreamChatUI.framework if you need UI components.

• After adding libraries, select "Do Not Embed" option in "Embed" section. (Right next to the library name after adding it)

• Open Build Phases panel in Xcode

• Click the + button and select New Run Script Phase

• Set the content to: /usr/local/bin/carthage copy-frameworks

• Add to Input Files:

  • $(SRCROOT)/Carthage/Build/iOS/StreamChat.framework

  • $(SRCROOT)/Carthage/Build/iOS/Starscream.framework

  • if you need UI components:

    • $(SRCROOT)/Carthage/Build/iOS/StreamChatUI.framework

    • $(SRCROOT)/Carthage/Build/iOS/Nuke.framework

    • $(SRCROOT)/Carthage/Build/iOS/SwiftyGif.framework

• Add to Output Files:

  • $(BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR)/$(FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH)/StreamChat.framework

  • $(BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR)/$(FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH)/Starscream.framework

  • if you need UI components:

    • $(BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR)/$(FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH)/StreamChat.framework

    • $(BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR)/$(FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH)/Nuke.framework

    • $(BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR)/$(FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH)/SwiftyGif.framework

Now you can build your app and use StreamChat.

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You can directly add dependency in Xcode 11+ using repo url, or in your Package.swift file, add to dependencies:

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.package(url:'https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-swift.git', from: '3.0'),