ThreadMessage object

ThreadMessage represents a single message in a thread.

Properties

The ThreadMessageImpl class extends MessageImpl and implements the ThreadMessage protocol. It takes the following properties:

1extension ThreadMessageImpl: ThreadMessage {
2    public var chat: ChatImpl
3    public var timetoken: Timetoken
4    public var content: EventContent.TextMessageContent
5    public var channelId: String
6    public var userId: String
7    public var actions: [String: [String: [Action]]]? // deprecated
8    public var meta: [String: JSONCodable]?
9    public var mentionedUsers: MessageMentionedUsers? // deprecated
10    public var referencedChannels: MessageReferencedChannels? // deprecated
11    public var quotedMessage: QuotedMessage?
12    public var text: String
13    public var deleted: Bool
14    public var hasThread: Bool
15    public var type: String
16    public var files: [File]
17    public var reactions: [MessageReaction]
18    public var textLinks: [TextLink]? // deprecated
19    public var parentChannelId: String
20    public var error: Error?
21

22    ...
23}

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Parameter	Description
chat Type: ChatImpl	Reference to the main Chat protocol.
timetoken Type: Timetoken	Unique identifier for the message, possibly a timestamp or similar value that helps order messages in a conversation.
content Type: EventContent.TextMessageContent	Original text content of the message.
channelId Type: String	Unique identifier for the channel or group in which the message was sent.
userId Type: String	Unique ID of the user who sent the message.
actions Type: [String: [String: [Action]]]	Any actions associated with the message, such as reactions, replies, or other interactive elements.
meta Type: [String: JSONCodable]?	Extra information added to the message giving additional context. This object can be of any type and can consist of a list of key-value pairs. For example, {language: 'English', wordCount: 42}.
mentionedUsers Type: MessageMentionedUsers	List of mentioned users with IDs and names.
referencedChannels Type: MessageReferencedChannels	List of referenced channels with IDs and names.
quotedMessage Type: QuotedMessage	List of quoted messages with their timetokens, content, and authors' IDs.
text Type: String	Content of the message.
deleted Type: Bool	Whether the message is soft deleted.
hasThread Type: Bool	Whether any thread has been created for this message.
type Type: String	Message type (currently "text" for all thread messages).
files Type: [File]	List of attached files with their names, types, and sources.
reactions Type: [MessageReaction]	List of reactions attached to the message. Each MessageReaction contains value, isMine, userIds, and a computed count.
textLinks Type: [TextLink]	List of included text links and their position.
parentChannelId Type: String	Unique identifier of the main channel on which you create a subchannel (thread channel) and thread messages.
error Type: Error?	Error associated with the message, if any.

Methods

You can call the following methods on the ThreadMessage object.

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• pinToParentChannel()
• unpinFromParentChannel()
• All methods available under the Message object.

Event listeners

You can call the following event listener methods on the ThreadMessage object.

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• streamUpdatesOn()
• All event listeners available under the Message object.

Use case

ThreadMessage methods enable:

• Sending messages in threads
• Pinning thread messages to the parent channel