How to hide messages from blocked users - CometChat.ConversationsRequestBuilder()

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#1

We have a recent conversations feature in our app but would like to hide messages from blocked users.

Currently, whenever we use the below method it shows messages from blocked users.

this.conversationsRequest = new CometChat.ConversationsRequestBuilder()

How can we hide messages from blocked users?

#2

Hello @kl2000,

The conversation of users whom the logged-in user has blocked is not fetched while fetching the Conversation List. Can you please elaborate more on the issue you are facing?

Warm Regards,

CometChat Pro
Mayur Bhandari

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#3

Hi Mayur, for the MessagesRequestBuilder method you can set "hideMessagesFromBlockedUsers flag.

this.messagesRequest = new CometChat.MessagesRequestBuilder()
.setLimit(limit)
.setGUID(this.currentData.clickedVentID)
.hideMessagesFromBlockedUsers(true)
.build();

For the ConversationsRequestBuilder method this flag doesn’t seem to be available.

#4

I believe we have resolved our issue though.

We display the lastMessage of a conversation in a custom Recent Chats component.
In a recent group chat for a user it would display the lastMessage from blocked users.

We ended up writing our own filter to remove any lastMessage that was sent from blocked users.

#5

Hello @kl2000,

So, If I block a user using CometChat.blockUser() and if that user sends a message in a Group. Then while fetching the Conversations using the ConversationsRequestBuilder the last message would be a message sent from a user whom the logged-in user has blocked. If yes, then you would have to add a custom filter and hide the last message.

Can you please let us know what exactly are you doing to remove the last message if it was sent from a blocked user? We would like to know so that if a better solution is possible, we’ll be glad to let you know.

Currently, it is not possible to hide the last message if that user is blocked by the logged-in user. I have created a feature request and added your email to the list of subscribers. You will get an update via email if/when the product team decides to take this up for development.

You can check the feature request here.

Warm Regards,

CometChat Pro
Mayur Bhandari

#6

Hi Mayur, we have a user service that provides a “blockedusers” array with blocked user’s IDs for the currently logged-in user. Then when we request the conversations we just filter out any blocked user’s last message by comparing the newly requested conversations user “lastMessage.sender.uid” to the “blockedusers” array.

#7

BTW. Thank you for adding the feature request. :grinning:

#8

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