Event object

Event represents a single piece of information emitted during chat operations: typing indicators, message receipts, mentions, or reports.

Unlike other Chat SDK entities, Event provides no methods - it only passes payloads emitted during chat operations.

Properties

ChatEvent has the following properties:

1public struct ChatEvent
2{
3    public string TimeToken;
4    public PubnubChatEventType Type;
5    public string ChannelId;
6    public string UserId;
7    public string Payload;
8}

Parameter	Description
TimeToken Type: string	Timetoken of the message that triggered an event.
Type Type: PubnubChatEventType	Type of action that emits an event: Typing, Report, Receipt, Mention, Invite, Custom, and Moderation.
ChannelId Type: string	Target channel where this event is delivered.
UserId Type: string	Unique ID of the user that triggered the event.
Payload Type: string	Data passed in an event that differ depending on the event type.

For details, refer to the chat events documentation.

Use case

Events enable:

• Collecting historical chat events
• Creating custom events
• Building moderation dashboards for flagged messages
• Triggering business logic with Functions