Message Forward

[1AhmedYasser]

Please select which package this feature is related to

stream_chat_flutter

Which platforms would this feature impact?

iOS, Android, Web, Windows, MacOS, Linux

Is your feature request related to a problem?

No

Describe the solution that you'd like

I Want to able to forward a message or multiple messages to other users or channels in the app

Describe alternatives that you have considered

No response

Additional context

No response

Code of Conduct

• I agree to follow this project's Code of Conduct

[Michaelbenchetrit91]

Definitely a must-have feature! Would love to see this feature in the upcoming release.

[imtoori]

Hi!
Can you help me understand what do you want to do?
I think you can already "forward" messages just by sending them to another channel.
Have you tried that?

[Michaelbenchetrit91]

Hi imtoori,

I'm referring to the Forward feature similar to WhatsApp: https://faq.whatsapp.com/android/chats/how-to-forward-messages/?lang=en

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[imtoori]

Hi @Michaelbenchetrit91
yes, you can do that by sending the message to another channel, have you tried that? I think it might work.
If you want to show that the message has been forwarded you can add a custom property to the message to highlight that and build the message accordingly

[Michaelbenchetrit91]

@imtoori Can you please point me to the relevant doc to send a message from one channel to another?

[imtoori]

@Michaelbenchetrit91 there's no documentation on that, it's just a normal send message call.
Let me try writing a little snippet for you

[1AhmedYasser]

I Know I can send a message to other channels , I was pointing to adding it to the current example as a ui and logic as an enhancement to the example

[xsahil03x]

Thanks @1AhmedYasser, transferring this issue to the sample app repo. 👍🏼

[Michaelbenchetrit91]

@Michaelbenchetrit91 there's no documentation on that, it's just a normal send message call. Let me try writing a little snippet for you

Hi imtoori would really appreciate to get the snippet, thank you!

[xsahil03x]

Hey @Michaelbenchetrit91,

@imtoori recently got covid positive, I'm here with the snippet for you.

void onForwardTap(Message message) {
 // Navigate to the channel selection screen.
 Navigator.of(context).pushNamed(
   'ForwardSelectionScreen',
   arguments: message,
 );
}

class ForwardSelectionScreen extends StatelessWidget {
 const ForwardSelectionScreen({
   Key? key,
   required this.messageToForward,
 }) : super(key: key);

 final Message messageToForward;

 void onChannelTap(Channel channel) async {
   // Add additional data to identify the message as forwarded.
   final message = messageToForward.copyWith(
     extraData: {
       ...messageToForward.extraData,
       'isMessageForwarded': true,
       // TODO: Add additional details about the forwarded message.
     },
   );

   // Initialize channel if not yet initialized.
   if (channel.state == null) await channel.watch();

   // Send message to the channel.
   channel.sendMessage(message);

   // Navigate to the chat screen.
   Navigator.of(context).pushNamed(
     'ChannelPage',
     arguments: channel,
   );
 }

 @override
 Widget build(BuildContext context) {
   return ListView(
           // ... channels,
       );
 }
}

Additionally, you can also modify the message item look in the MessageListView to show it as a forwarded message.

Thanks,
Sahil

[Michaelbenchetrit91]

Thank you very much @1AhmedYasser
@imtoori My sincere wishes for a swift recovery