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Privacy list API allows enabling or disabling communication with other users in a chat. You can create, modify, delete privacy lists or define a default list.
The user can have multiple privacy lists, but only one can be active.
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Before you begin

  1. 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.
  2. Configure QuickBlox SDK for your app. Check out Setup page for more details.
  3. Create a user session to be able to use QuickBlox functionality. See Authentication page to learn how to do it.
  4. Connect to the Chat server. See Connection page to learn how to do it.

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Create privacy list

A privacy list must have at least one element in order to be created. If no elements are specified, then the list with a given name will be deleted.
  • Swift
  • Objective-C
let userID: UInt = 34
let privateChatPrivacyItem = QBPrivacyItem.init(privacyType: .userID, userID: userID, allow: false)
privateChatPrivacyItem.mutualBlock = true
let groupChatPrivacyItem = QBPrivacyItem.init(privacyType: .groupUserID, userID: userID, allow: false)
let privacyList = QBPrivacyList.init(name: "PrivacyList", items: [privateChatPrivacyItem, groupChatPrivacyItem])
//Setting privacy list
QBChat.instance.setPrivacyList(privacyList)
If the privacy list is set successfully, the QBChat instance will call chatDidSetPrivacyList(withName:) delegate method.
  • Swift
  • Objective-C
//MARK: QBChatDelegate
func chatDidSetPrivacyList(withName name: String) {

}
In case of error the QBChat instance will call the chatDidNotSetPrivacyList(withName:error:) delegate method.
  • Swift
  • Objective-C
//MARK: QBChatDelegate
func chatDidNotSetPrivacyList(withName name: String, error: Error) {

}
In order to be used the privacy list should be not only set but also activated (set as default).

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Activate privacy list

In order to activate rules from a privacy list, you should set it as default.
  • Swift
  • Objective-C
QBChat.instance.setDefaultPrivacyListWithName("PrivacyList")
If the privacy list is activated, theQBChat instance will call the chatDidSetDefaultPrivacyList(withName:) method of deledate.
  • Swift
  • Objective-C
//MARK: QBQBChatDelegate
func chatDidSetDefaultPrivacyList(withName name: String) {

}
Otherwise, the QBChat instance will call chatDidNotSetDefaultPrivacyList(withName:error:) delegate method.
  • Swift
  • Objective-C
//MARK: QBChatDelegate
func chatDidNotSetDefaultPrivacyList(withName name: String, error: Error) {

}

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Update privacy list

There are some rules you should follow to update a privacy list:
  • Include all of the desired items (not a “delta”).
  • If you want to update or set a new privacy list instead of the current one, you should decline the current default list first.
  • Swift
  • Objective-C
//Deactivating privacy list before update
QBChat.instance.setDefaultPrivacyListWithName(nil)
//Some updates here
//....
//Activating privacy list
QBChat.instance.setDefaultPrivacyListWithName("PrivacyList")

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Retrieve privacy lists

To get a list of all your privacy lists names, use the following request.
  • Swift
  • Objective-C
QBChat.instance.retrievePrivacyListNames()
If the privacy list names are retrieved successfully, the QBChat instance will call chatDidReceivePrivacyListNames() delegate method.
  • Swift
  • Objective-C
//MARK: QBChatDelegate
func chatDidReceivePrivacyListNames(_ listNames: [String]) {

}
Otherwise, the QBChat instance will call chatDidNotReceivePrivacyListNamesDue(toError:) delegate method.
  • Swift
  • Objective-C
//MARK: QBChatDelegate
func chatDidNotReceivePrivacyListNamesDue(toError error: Error) {

}

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Retrieve privacy list by name

To get the privacy list by name, you should use the following method.
  • Swift
  • Objective-C
QBChat.instance.retrievePrivacyList(withName: "PrivacyList")
If the privacy list is retrieved successfully, the QBChat instance will call chatDidReceive(_ privacyList:) its delegate method.
  • Swift
  • Objective-C
//MARK: QBChatDelegate
func chatDidReceive(_ privacyList: QBPrivacyList) {

}
Otherwise, the QBChat instance will call chatDidNotReceivePrivacyList(withName:error) delegate method.
  • Swift
  • Objective-C
//MARK: QBChatDelegate
func chatDidNotReceivePrivacyList(withName name: String, error: Error) {

}

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Remove privacy list

To delete a list, you can call the method below or you can edit a list and set items to nil.
  • Swift
  • Objective-C
QBChat.instance.removePrivacyList(withName: "PrivacyList")
If the privacy list is removed successfully, the QBChat instance will call chatDidRemovedPrivacyList(withName:) delegate method.
  • Swift
  • Objective-C
//MARK: QBChatDelegate
func chatDidRemovedPrivacyList(withName name: String) {

}
Before deleting the privacy list, you should decline it.

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Blocked user attempts to communicate with user

A user can be blocked in 1-1 dialog and group dialog. In this case, the blocked user receives an error when trying to send a message in a 1-1 dialog and receives nothing when trying to send a message in group dialog.
  • Swift
  • Objective-C
chatDialog.onBlockedMessage = { (error) in

}