DeadSimpleChat Flutter Widget

Add Highly Scaleable Chat to your Flutter Application in Minutes with DeadSimpleChat Flutter Chat SDK.

This widget uses a DeadSimpleChatController to handle the chat operations like sending messages, replying, banning users, and so on. The DeadSimpleChat widget also provides a wide range of event listeners that you can use to listen to the various events in your chat room.

Features

Real-time communication.
Multi-channel support.
Direct messaging.
Message history.
Message reactions.
User banning/unbanning.
Customizable UI.
Translation support.

Installation

To install the DeadSimpleChat, add the following to your pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  deadsimplechat_sdk_flutter: latest_version

Usage

To use the DeadSimple Chat widget in your application, first import it.

import 'package:deadsimplechat_sdk_flutter/deadsimplechat_sdk_flutter.dart';

Then, instantiate it with the required parameters:

DeadSimpleChat(
  roomId: 'roomId',
  publicKey: 'publicKey',
  controller: DeadSimpleChatController(),
  onMessageReceived: (message) => print('Message received: $message'),
);

Using the DeadSimpleChatController

The DeadSimpleChatController provides various methods that you can call to perform different actions in your chat room.

Here is a simple usage of the DeadSimpleChatController:

final chatController = DeadSimpleChatController();

// Call this method to send a message
chatController.sendMessage('Hello, World!');

// Call this method to get the online users
var onlineUsers = await chatController.getOnlineUsers();

// Call this method to get messages
var messages = await chatController.getMessages();

// Call this method to logout
chatController.logout();

Here are the available methods in the DeadSimpleChatController class:

Method Name	Description	Parameters
`connect()`	Connects to the chat.	None
`joinRoom(JoinOptions options)`	Joins a chat room with the specified join options.	`options` - object containing join options
`getOnlineUsers()`	Retrieves the list of online users in the chat.	None
`getMessages(int skip)`	Retrieves the messages in the chat, starting from the given `skip` index.	`skip` - index to start retrieving messages
`sendMessage(String message)`	Sends a chat message to the chat.	`message` - message to send
`replyMessage(String messageId, String message)`	Replies to a specific chat message with the provided message.	`messageId` - ID of the message `message` - reply message
`getActiveChannels()`	Retrieves the list of active channels in the chat.	None
`selectChannel(String channelId)`	Selects a specific channel to display in the chat.	`channelId` - ID of the channel
`getChannelMessages(String channelId, int skip)`	Retrieves the messages in a specific channel, starting from the given `skip` index.	`channelId` - ID of the channel `skip` - index to start retrieving messages
`sendChannelMessage(String message, String channelId)`	Sends a message to a specific channel with the provided message and channel ID.	`message` - message to send `channelId` - ID of the channel
`replyChannelMessage(String messageId, String channelId, String message)`	Replies to a specific channel message with the provided message, message ID, and channel ID.	`messageId` - ID of the message `channelId` - ID of the channel `message` - reply message
`getActiveConversations()`	Retrieves the list of active conversations in the chat.	None
`openConversation(String conversationId)`	Opens a specific conversation in the chat.	`conversationId` - ID of the conversation
`createConversation(String userId)`	Creates a new conversation with the specified user.	`userId` - ID of the user
`sendPrivateMessage(String message, String conversationId)`	Sends a private message to a conversation with a specific message and conversation ID.	`message` - message to send `conversationId` - ID of the conversation
`likeMessage(String messageId, String reaction, String action)`	Likes a specific chat message with the specified reaction and action.	`messageId` - ID of the message `reaction` - type of reaction `action` - type of action
`likeChannelMessage(String channelId, String messageId, String reaction, String action)`	Likes a specific channel message with the provided channel ID, message ID, reaction, and action.	`channelId` - ID of the channel `messageId` - ID of the message `reaction` - type of reaction `action` - type of action
`approveMessage(String messageId)`	Approves a specific chat message with the given message ID.	`messageId` - ID of the message
`deleteMessage(String messageId)`	Deletes a specific chat message with the given message ID.	`messageId` - ID of the message
`approveChannelMessage(String messageId, String channelId)`	Approves a specific channel message with the given message ID and channelID.	`messageId` - ID of the message `channelId` - ID of the channel
`deleteChannelMessage(String messageId, String channelId)`	Deletes a specific channel message with the given message ID and channel ID.	`messageId` - ID of the message `channelId` - ID of the channel
`banUser(String userId)`	Bans a specific user from the chat.	`userId` - ID of the user
`banIp(String ip)`	Bans a specific IP address from the chat.	`ip` - IP address to ban
`getBannedUsers()`	Retrieves the list of banned users in the chat.	None
`unBanUser(String userId)`	Unbans a specific user from the chat.	`userId` - ID of the user
`unBanIp(String ip)`	Unbans a specific IP address from the chat.	`ip` - IP address to unban
`loadCustomization(Object customization)`	Loads a customization object to customize the chat appearance.	`customization` - object containing customization details
`loadTranslation(Object translation)`	Loads a translation object to translate the chat.	`translation` - object containing translation details
`logout()`	Logs out the current user from the chat.	None

JoinOptions

The JoinOptions class is used to provide joining parameters when using DeadSimpleChatController.joinRoom() method. Here's an example:

final joinOptions = JoinOptions(
  uniqueUserIdentifier: "121",
);

chatController.joinRoom(joinOptions);

final joinOptions = JoinOptions(
  accessToken: "..accessToken",
);

chatController.joinRoom(joinOptions);

Event Listeners

The DeadSimpleChat widget provides a variety of event listeners that you can use to listen to events in your chat room. For example, to listen to when a message is received, you can do:

DeadSimpleChat(
  // other parameters
  onMessage: (message) => print('Message received: $message'),
);

onMessage(Object message): Invoked when a new chat message is received.
onChannelSelected(String channelId): Invoked when a channel is selected in the chat.
onRoomJoined(String roomId): Invoked when the chat room is joined successfully.
onMessageHistory(String messageId): Invoked when the message history is fetched successfully.
onMessageApproved(String messageId): Invoked when a chat message is approved.
onMessageDeleted(String messageId): Invoked when a chat message is deleted.
onUpdateUsers(String userId): Invoked when the list of online users is updated.
onInvalidRoomPassword(String roomId): Invoked when an invalid room password is provided.
onRoomLimitReached(String roomId): Invoked when the room limit is reached.
onNotAuthorized(String errorMessage): Invoked when the user is not authorized to perform an action.
onMessageLiked(String messageId): Invoked when a chat message is liked.
onConversationCreated(String userId): Invoked when a conversation is created.
onConversationMessage(String conversationId): Invoked when a conversation message is received.
onChannelCreated(String channelId): Invoked when a channel is created.
onChannelMessage(String channelId): Invoked when a channel message is received.
onChannelMessageDeleted(String messageId): Invoked when a channel message is deleted.
onChannelMessageApproved(String messageId): Invoked when a channel message is approved.
onChannelMessageLiked(String messageId): Invoked when a channel message is liked.
onConnectError(String errorMessage): Invoked when an error occurs while connecting to the chat server.
onConnectSuccess(String message): Invoked when the chat server connection is successful.
onJoinRoomError(String errorMessage): Invoked when an error occurs while joining the chat room.
onLoadCustomizationSuccess(String message): Invoked when the customization is loaded successfully.
onLoadCustomizationError(String errorMessage): Invoked when an error occurs while loading the customization.
onLoadTranslationSuccess(String message): Invoked when the translation is loaded successfully.
onLoadTranslationError(String errorMessage): Invoked when an error occurs while loading the translation.
onSendMessageError(String errorMessage): Invoked when an error occurs while sending a chat message.

Customizations and Translations

The DeadSimpleChat widget provides options for customizations and translations. Use DeadSimpleChatController.loadCustomization() and DeadSimpleChatController.loadTranslation() methods to load your custom configurations and translations respectively.

chatController.loadCustomization(myCustomization);
chatController.loadTranslation(myTranslation);

DeadSimpleChat Flutter Widget

Features​

Installation​

Usage​

Using the DeadSimpleChatController​

JoinOptions​

Event Listeners​

Customizations and Translations​