CHANGELOG.md

StreamChatSwiftUI iOS SDK CHANGELOG

The format is based on Keep a Changelog.

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🐞 Fixed

• Fixed the text input cursor when a message is being edited
• Fixed channel list view model always not using passed channel type for deletion

✅ Added

• Added a factory method for customizing the composer text input view

4.31.0

April 25, 2023

🐞 Fixed

• Reaction overlay display in a modal chat view
• Warning about UITextView switching to TextKit 1 compatibility mode
• Unread new messages separator wrong value when date overlay used

4.30.0

March 30, 2023

✅ Added

• Added more parameters to the sendMessage method in the MessageComposerViewModel
• Exposed components from the ChatChannelInfoView

4.29.0

March 17, 2023

🔄 Changed

• Exposed SearchResultsView as a public component
• isSearching property in the ChatChannelListViewModel is now public
• LazyImage uses image CDN request
• Fallback avatar in MessageAvatarView

🐞 Fixed

• Channel actions popup wrong appearance using a custom NavigationView
• Channel list automatic channel selection disabled for compact iPad screen size
• Mentions of users available in a new line
• Cursor jumps around in the composer when @ mentioning

4.28.0

February 28, 2023

🔄 Changed

• Updated StreamChat dependency

4.27.0

February 17, 2023

✅ Added

• Possibility to customize message reactions top padding (for grid-based reaction containers)
• Custom sorting of reactions
• Added a configurable separator view for new messages
• Possibility to customize the cornerRadius of the ComposerInputView
• Possibility to turn off tab bar handling in the message list

🐞 Fixed

• Message List layout for iPad in Slide Over mode

4.26.0

January 16, 2023

✅ Added

• Config to change the scrolling anchor (top/bottom) on messages
• Pass extra data in attachments
• Custom message grouping by overriding groupMessages in ChatChannelViewModel

🔄 Changed

• AddedAsset's extraData property is now of type [String: RawJSON]
• New icon for pendingSend local message state

4.25.0

December 16, 2022

✅ Added

• Support for channel own capabilities in the UI
• Added possibility to override the message id creation with MessageIdBuilder

🐞 Fixed

• Renaming of a channel in ChannelInfo not persisting extra data
• Channel list item swipe gesture collision with native gesture
• Attributes from MessageActionInfo are now public
• Crash on older devices when adding multiple images quickly
• Message text appearing in multiple file attachments from the same message

4.24.0

November 16, 2022

✅ Added

• Support for specifying whether ChatChannelListView is embedded in a NavigationView with embedInNavigationView

🔄 Changed

• Public init for DefaultChannelListHeaderModifier
• Updated Nuke dependency

🐞 Fixed

• Scroll to bottom when return key is pressed in the composer input view
• Typing indicator not shown when empty message list

4.23.0

October 27, 2022

✅ Added

• Support for custom message receipt states
• Scrolling of instant commands
• Config to turn off tab bar visibility handling

🔄 Changed

• Updated Nuke dependency to 11.3.0 for SPM
• Removed NukeUI dependency for SPM (now part of Nuke)

4.22.0

September 27, 2022

✅ Added

• Configuration for stack based navigation for iPads
• Customization of the reactions background
• Possibility to add custom snapshot generation logic
• Configuration for composer input field max height

🐞 Fixed

• iOS 16 keyboard insets issue on pushed screen
• Improved animation for date indicators in message list

4.21.0

September 02, 2022

✅ Added

• Configuring avatars visibility in groups
• Method to swap the MessageRepliesView
• Public init for ChatChannelListItem

🔄 Changed

• Message list creation requires shouldShowTypingIndicator as a parameter

🐞 Fixed

• Channel header sometimes blinks when many messages are sent
• Data race when channels are updated from message list
• Safe unwrapping of current graphics context when showing reactions

4.20.0

August 04, 2022

✅ Added

• Exposed a way to customise text message before sending and reading

🐞 Fixed

• Fixed a bug with channel list refreshing after deeplinking
• Navigation bar iPad resizing issue
• Fixed a bug with thread with custom attachments dismissed
• Fixed Xcode 14 beta build issues

🔄 Changed

• Docs restructuring
• Exposed some view components as public

4.19.0

July 21, 2022

✅ Added

• Customizing padding for message bubble modifier
• Customizing padding for message text view
• Possibility to control tab bar visibility
• Configuration of message size via spacing

🐞 Fixed

• Fixed a bug with canceled backswipe
• Fixed a bug with channel pop on name editing

🔄 Changed

• Docs restructuring
• Exposed some view components as public

4.18.0

July 05, 2022

✅ Added

• Automated testing infrastructure
• Config for disabling reaction animations
• Error indicator when max attachment size exceeded
• Factory method to swap the jumbo emoji view

🔄 Changed

• Made few view components public

4.17.0

June 22, 2022

✅ Added

• Possibility to add a custom view above the oldest message in a group
• Swipe gesture to dismiss image gallery

🐞 Fixed

• Memory cache trimming on chat dismiss
• Crash when sending an invalid command

4.16.0

June 10, 2022

✅ Added

• Possibility to view channel info on channel options
• Date separators in the message list
• ChatUserNamer to customize user name on typing indicator
• minimumSwipeGestureDistance to control swipe sensitivity
• Pop-out animation to reactions overlay
• maxTimeIntervalBetweenMessagesInGroup to control message grouping logic

🐞 Fixed

• Bug about link attachments not opening when the URL was missing the scheme
• Picking images synced with iCloud in the composer
• User mentions not being passed when sending a message
• Incorrect initial height when editing a message
• Composer is hidden when reactions shown

4.15.0

May 17, 2022

✅ Added

• Chat info screen
• Possibility to customize empty messages state
• Possibility to customize author and date view in a message
• View model injection in the Message Composer View

🐞 Fixed

• Bug with swiping video attachments
• Bug with reactions offset for large number of reactions
• Text input cursor jump
• Text message rendering issue with custom font
• Tap enabled on fourth image in attachments if there's a number overlay

4.14.0

April 26, 2022

✅ Added

• Animations for reactions overlay
• Possibility to customize message transitions
• Config for changing reaction colors
• Config for becoming first responder in chat channel
• Config for double tap message overlay
• Config for custom width / count of trailing items in swiped channel
• Config for updating composer frames

🐞 Fixed

• Issue with resizing composer with large text
• Updating channel list before coming back to the screen
• Disable the send button when there's only whitespace

4.13.0

March 30, 2022

✅ Added

• Implement message resend functionality
• Custom modifiers support for the message view and the composer
• Custom modifiers support for the channel list and the message list
• Changing text color per message sender

🐞 Fixed

• Improved TabView appeareance animation
• Channel list performance improvements
• Jumbo emoji reply not shown correctly
• Send message animation improvements

🔄 Changed

• Method for creating custom quoted message view

4.12.0

March 17, 2022

✅ Added

• Redacted loading view
• Max file size checks
• Inject custom footer view in Channel List
• Config for disabling message overlay

🐞 Fixed

• Prevent jumps when new messages are received
• Orientation changes layout

🔄 Changed

• Method for creating custom avatar

4.11.0

March 02, 2022

✅ Added

• Support for custom backgrounds (image, gradient)
• Animation when sending message
• Possibility to inject view model from the outside

🐞 Fixed

• Performance improvements
• Autocomplete keyboard bug
• Swipe gesture resizing message view

🔄 Changed

• Method for creating custom avatar

4.10.0

February 16, 2022

✅ Added

• Slow mode
• Copying of a message
• Push notifications
• Message list config options

🐞 Fixed

• Keyboard not shown while bounce in progress
• Image picker tap target
• Gallery images (screenshots) resize when swiping

4.9.0

February 02, 2022

✅ Added

• Pinning of a message
• Display users who reacted to a message
• Message Search
• Customization of channel list separators

🐞 Fixed

• Bug with image attachments selection and display
• Reactions issues on iPad

🔄 Changed

• Creation method of channel destination

4.8.0

January 18, 2022

✅ Added

• Read indicators
• Typing indicators
• Muting users
• Channel config

🔄 Changed

• Leading composer view creation

4.7.0

January 04, 2022

✅ Added

• Image gallery
• Editing messages
• Mentions
• Composer commands
• Configuration of channel item swipe area

🔄 Changed

• Creation of channel items

4.6.3

December 21, 2021

✅ Added

• Inline replies to messages
• Message threads
• Bug fix for multi-step keyboards

🔄 Changed

4.6.1

December 07, 2021

✅ Added

• Infrastructure improvements (GitHub actions, release scripts)
• Unit tests

🐞 Fixed

• Localization improvements

4.6.0

December 01, 2021

✅ Added

This is the first version of the SwiftUI SDK for Stream Chat. It includes the following features:

• channel list
• message list
• message composer
• message reactions
• customization of components
• sample app