Contact List
Learn how to create, update, manage, and add users to your contact list.
The Contact List API is rather straightforward. A user A sends a request to become "friends" with a user B. The user B accepts the friend request. And now the user A and B appear in each other roster.
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Before you begin
- Register a QuickBlox account. This is a matter of a few minutes and you will be able to use this account to build your apps.
- Configure QuickBlox SDK for your app. Check out our Setup page for more details.
- Create a user session to be able to use QuickBlox functionality. See our Authentication page to learn how to do it.
- Connect to the Chat server. See our Connection page to learn how to do it.
Access contact list
The following function gives you access to all contact list items.
// array of accepted contacts
let contacts = QBChat.instance.contactList?.contacts
// array of pending requests
let pendingRequests = QBChat.instance.contactList?.pendingApproval
// array of accepted contacts
NSArray *contacts = QBChat.instance.contactList.contacts;
// array of pending requests
NSArray *pendingApproval = QBChat.instance.contactList.pendingApproval;
Add user to your contact list
To add a user to the contact list, use the following snippet.
let userID: UInt = 34
QBChat.instance.addUser(toContactListRequest: userID) { (error) in
}
NSUInteger userID = 34;
[QBChat.instance addUserToContactListRequest:userID completion:^(NSError * _Nullable error) {
}];
Maximum number of contacts is 300.
The QBChat instance will call its delegate’s chatDidReceiveContactAddRequest(fromUser:) method and the user will receive the request to be added to the contact list.
//MARK: QBChatDelegate
func chatDidReceiveContactAddRequest(fromUser userID: UInt) {
}
//MARK: QBChatDelegate
- (void)chatDidReceiveContactAddRequestFromUser:(NSUInteger)userID {
}
Confirm the contact request
To confirm the request, use confirmAddContactRequest() method.
QBChat.instance.confirmAddContactRequest(userID) { (error) in
}
[QBChat.instance confirmAddContactRequest:userID completion:^(NSError * _Nullable error) {
}];
The QBChat instance will call chatDidReceiveAcceptContactRequest(fromUser:) delegate method and this user will be informed that you have accepted the contact request.
//MARK: QBChatDelegate
func chatDidReceiveAcceptContactRequest(fromUser userID: UInt) {
}
//MARK: QBChatDelegate
- (void)chatDidReceiveAcceptContactRequestFromUser:(NSUInteger)userID {
}
Reject the contact request
To reject the request, use the rejectAddContactRequest() method.
QBChat.instance.rejectAddContactRequest(userID) { (error) in
}
[QBChat.instance rejectAddContactRequest:userID completion:^(NSError * _Nullable error) {
}];
The QBChat instance will call its chatDidReceiveRejectContactRequest(fromUser:) delegate method and this user will be informed that you have declined the contact request.
//MARK: QBChatDelegate
func chatDidReceiveRejectContactRequest(fromUser userID: UInt) {
}
//MARK: QBChatDelegate
- (void)chatDidReceiveRejectContactRequestFromUser:(NSUInteger)userID {
}
Remove user from the contact list
To remove a previously added user from the contact list, use the following method.
QBChat.instance.removeUser(fromContactList: 34) { (error) in
}
[QBChat.instance removeUserFromContactList:34 completion:^(NSError * _Nullable error) {
}];
Contact list updates
You can also track contact list updates in a real time by using delegates.
//MARK: QBChatDelegate
func chatContactListDidChange(_ contactList: ContactList) {
}
//MARK: QBChatDelegate
- (void)chatContactListDidChange:(QBContactList *)contactList {
}
Updated over 3 years ago