(Search Chat) Write logic for searching chat messages

[sumairasaeed]

We need to implement Search on Chat messages as done on Android

[sumairasaeed]

Renaming this task so we will write logic for searching chat messages here.
I have opened separate tasks for UI work of chat search #536 #535.

[sumairasaeed]

Spent most of time on this. This is in progress. Coded logic to search chat but was stuck in filtering data of group chat and 1-1 chat from using single search bar component. Need to look more into this.

[jekram]

What is the next step here?

[sumairasaeed]

I have found a logic to cater this conflict. Also implemented the solution. Have created a single NSMutableArray and appended search results for both single or group chat. NSMutableArray will take care of different formats.
Now, I am able to get search chat results from both Single chats and group chats. Also results are now shown on UI. Thus, UI task #536 is also tested and working fine.
Here is KiboChat Search UI:

Next step in this is that when user clicks on this chat message, it should be taken to whole conversation showing this message. This is what happens on whatsapp. It opens up whole conversation and conversation is scrolled up to that point where that searched chat message was.

[sumairasaeed]

Now we are able to move to exact chat message position when we click on chat message that was searched. Also chat message is highlighted to point out. Remaining part is to do same for Groups chat.
Here is screenshot:

[jekram]

Thanks for the update

[sumairasaeed]

This task has been completed now finally.