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ChatMessageListView

Custom view type used to show the message list.

open class ChatMessageListView: UITableView, Customizable, ComponentsProvider

Inheritance​

Customizable, ComponentsProvider, UITableView

Properties​

isLastCellFullyVisible​

A Boolean that returns true if the bottom cell is fully visible. Which is also means that the collection view is fully scrolled to the boom.

open var isLastCellFullyVisible: Bool

Methods​

didMoveToSuperview()​

override open func didMoveToSuperview()

setUp()​

open func setUp()

setUpAppearance()​

open func setUpAppearance()

setUpLayout()​

open func setUpLayout()

updateContent()​

open func updateContent()

reuseIdentifier(contentViewClass:attachmentViewInjectorType:layoutOptions:)​

Calculates the cell reuse identifier for the given options.

open func reuseIdentifier(
        contentViewClass: ChatMessageContentView.Type,
        attachmentViewInjectorType: AttachmentViewInjector.Type?,
        layoutOptions: ChatMessageLayoutOptions
    ) -> String

Parameters​

  • contentViewClass: The type of message content view.
  • attachmentViewInjectorType: The type of attachment injector.
  • layoutOptions: The message content view layout options.

Returns​

The cell reuse identifier.

reuseIdentifier(for:)​

Returns the reuse identifier of the given cell.

open func reuseIdentifier(for cell: ChatMessageCell?) -> String?

Parameters​

  • cell: The cell to calculate reuse identifier for.

Returns​

The reuse identifier.

dequeueReusableCell(contentViewClass:attachmentViewInjectorType:layoutOptions:for:)​

Dequeues the message cell. Registers the cell for received combination of contentViewClass + layoutOptions if needed.

open func dequeueReusableCell(
        contentViewClass: ChatMessageContentView.Type,
        attachmentViewInjectorType: AttachmentViewInjector.Type?,
        layoutOptions: ChatMessageLayoutOptions,
        for indexPath: IndexPath
    ) -> ChatMessageCell

Parameters​

  • contentViewClass: The type of content view the cell will be displaying.
  • layoutOptions: The option set describing content view layout.
  • indexPath: The cell index path.

Returns​

The instance of ChatMessageCollectionViewCell set up with the provided contentViewClass and layoutOptions

scrollToMostRecentMessage(animated:)​

Scrolls to most recent message

open func scrollToMostRecentMessage(animated: Bool = true)

updateMessages(with:completion:)​

Updates the table view data with given changes.

open func updateMessages(
        with changes: [ListChange<ChatMessage>],
        completion: (() -> Void)? = nil
    )

reloadRows(at:with:)​

override open func reloadRows(at indexPaths: [IndexPath], with animation: UITableView.RowAnimation)

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