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.
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 Setup page for more details.
- Create a user session to be able to use QuickBlox functionality. See Authentication page to learn how to do it.
- Connect to the Chat server. See Connection page to learn how to do it.
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.
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)
QBChat instance will call chatDidSetPrivacyList(withName:) delegate method.
//MARK: QBChatDelegate
func chatDidSetPrivacyList(withName name: String) {
}
QBChat instance will call the chatDidNotSetPrivacyList(withName:error:) delegate method.
//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).
Activate privacy list
In order to activate rules from a privacy list, you should set it as default.
QBChat.instance.setDefaultPrivacyListWithName("PrivacyList")
QBChat instance will call the chatDidSetDefaultPrivacyList(withName:) method of deledate.
//MARK: QBQBChatDelegate
func chatDidSetDefaultPrivacyList(withName name: String) {
}
QBChat instance will call chatDidNotSetDefaultPrivacyList(withName:error:) delegate method.
//MARK: QBChatDelegate
func chatDidNotSetDefaultPrivacyList(withName name: String, error: Error) {
}
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.
//Deactivating privacy list before update
QBChat.instance.setDefaultPrivacyListWithName(nil)
//Some updates here
//....
//Activating privacy list
QBChat.instance.setDefaultPrivacyListWithName("PrivacyList")
Retrieve privacy lists
To get a list of all your privacy lists names, use the following request.
QBChat.instance.retrievePrivacyListNames()
QBChat instance will call chatDidReceivePrivacyListNames() delegate method.
//MARK: QBChatDelegate
func chatDidReceivePrivacyListNames(_ listNames: [String]) {
}
QBChat instance will call chatDidNotReceivePrivacyListNamesDue(toError:) delegate method.
//MARK: QBChatDelegate
func chatDidNotReceivePrivacyListNamesDue(toError error: Error) {
}
Retrieve privacy list by name
To get the privacy list by name, you should use the following method.
QBChat.instance.retrievePrivacyList(withName: "PrivacyList")
QBChat instance will call chatDidReceive(_ privacyList:) its delegate method.
//MARK: QBChatDelegate
func chatDidReceive(_ privacyList: QBPrivacyList) {
}
QBChat instance will call chatDidNotReceivePrivacyList(withName:error) delegate method.
//MARK: QBChatDelegate
func chatDidNotReceivePrivacyList(withName name: String, error: Error) {
}
Remove privacy list
To delete a list, you can call the method below or you can edit a list and set items to nil.
QBChat.instance.removePrivacyList(withName: "PrivacyList")
QBChat instance will call chatDidRemovedPrivacyList(withName:) delegate method.
//MARK: QBChatDelegate
func chatDidRemovedPrivacyList(withName name: String) {
}
Before deleting the privacy list, you should decline it.
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.
chatDialog.onBlockedMessage = { (error) in
}
