Send a Message
Using CometChat, you can send three types of messages:
- Text Message is the most common and standard message type.
- Media Message for sending photos, videos and files.
- Custom Message, for sending completely custom data using JSON structures.
- Interactive Messages, for sending end-user interactive messages of type form, card and custom Interactive
You can also send metadata along with a text, media or custom message. Think, for example, if you'd want to share the user's location with every message, you can use the metadata field
Text Message
In other words, as a sender, how do I send a text message?
To send a text message to a single user or group, you need to use the sendMessage()
method and pass a TextMessage
object to it.
Add Metadata
To send custom data along with a text message, you can use the setMetadata
method and pass a JSON Object
to it.
- Add Metadata
- Typescript
let metadata = {
latitude: "50.6192171633316",
longitude: "-72.68182268750002",
};
textMessage.setMetadata(metadata);
let metadata: Object = {
latitude: "50.6192171633316",
longitude: "-72.68182268750002",
};
textMessage.setMetadata(metadata);
Add Tags
To add a tag to a message you can use the setTags()
method of the TextMessage Class. The setTags()
method accepts a list of tags.
- Add Tags
- Typescript
let tags = ["starredMessage"];
textMessage.setTags(tags);
let tags: Array<String> = ["starredMessage"];
textMessage.setTags(tags);
Once the text message object is ready, you need to use the sendMessage()
method to send the text message to the recipient.
- User
- Group
- TypeScript(User)
- TypeScript(Group)
let receiverID = "UID";
let messageText = "Hello world!";
let receiverType = CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.USER;
let textMessage = new CometChat.TextMessage(
receiverID,
messageText,
receiverType
);
CometChat.sendMessage(textMessage).then(
(message) => {
console.log("Message sent successfully:", message);
},
(error) => {
console.log("Message sending failed with error:", error);
}
);
let receiverID = "GUID";
let messageText = "Hello world!";
let receiverType = CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.GROUP;
let textMessage = new CometChat.TextMessage(
receiverID,
messageText,
receiverType
);
CometChat.sendMessage(textMessage).then(
(message) => {
console.log("Message sent successfully:", message);
},
(error) => {
console.log("Message sending failed with error:", error);
}
);
let receiverID: string = "UID",
messageText: string = "Hello world!",
receiverType: string = CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.USER,
textMessage: CometChat.TextMessage = new CometChat.TextMessage(
receiverID,
messageText,
receiverType
);
CometChat.sendMessage(textMessage).then(
(message: CometChat.TextMessage) => {
console.log("Message sent successfully:", message);
},
(error: CometChat.CometChatException) => {
console.log("Message sending failed with error:", error);
}
);
let receiverID: string = "GUID",
messageText: string = "Hello world!",
receiverType: string = CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.GROUP,
textMessage: CometChat.TextMessage = new CometChat.TextMessage(
receiverID,
messageText,
receiverType
);
CometChat.sendMessage(textMessage).then(
(message: CometChat.TextMessage) => {
console.log("Message sent successfully:", message);
},
(error: CometChat.CometChatException) => {
console.log("Message sending failed with error:", error);
}
);
The TextMessage
class constructor takes the following parameters:
Parameter | Description | |
---|---|---|
receiverID | UID of the user or GUID of the group receiving the message | Required |
messageText | The text message | Required |
receiverType | The type of the receiver - CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.USER or CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.GROUP | Required |
When a text message is sent successfully, the response will include a TextMessage
object which includes all information related to the sent message.
Media Message
In other words, as a sender, how do I send a media message like photos, videos & files?
To send a media message to any user or group, you need to use the sendMediaMessage()
method and pass a MediaMessage
object to it.
Add Metadata
To send custom data along with a media message, you can use the setMetadata
method and pass a JSON Object
to it.
- Metadata
- Typescript
let metadata = {
latitude: "50.6192171633316",
longitude: "-72.68182268750002",
};
mediaMessage.setMetadata(metadata);
let metadata: Object = {
latitude: "50.6192171633316",
longitude: "-72.68182268750002",
};
mediaMessage.setMetadata(metadata);
Add Caption(Text along with Media Message)
To send a caption with a media message, you can use the setCaption
method and pass text to it.
- Caption
- Typescript
let caption = "Random Caption";
mediaMessage.setCaption(caption);
let caption: string = "Random Caption";
mediaMessage.setCaption(caption);
Add Tags
To add a tag to a message you can use the setTags()
method of the MediaMessage Class. The setTags()
method accepts a list of tags.
- Tags
- Typescript
let tags = ["starredMessage"];
mediaMessage.setTags(tags);
let tags: Array<String> = ["starredMessage"];
mediaMessage.setTags(tags);
There are 2 ways you can send Media Messages using the CometChat SDK:
- By providing the File: You can directly share the file object while creating an object of the MediaMessage class. When the media message is sent using the
sendMediaMessage()
method, this file is then uploaded to CometChat servers and the URL of the file is sent in the success response of thesendMediaMessage()
function.
Getting file Object:
- HTML
<html>
<body>
<input type="file" name="img_file" id="img_file" />
<script>
var UID = "UID";
var file = document.getElementById("img_file").files[0];
var fileType = MESSAGE_TYPE.IMAGE;
var userType = CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.USER;
var mediaMessage = new MediaMessage(UID, file, fileType, userType);
</script>
</body>
</html>
- User
- Group
- TypeScript(User)
- TypeScript(Group)
let receiverID = "UID";
let messageType = CometChat.MESSAGE_TYPE.FILE;
let receiverType = CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.USER;
let mediaMessage = new CometChat.MediaMessage(
receiverID,
"INPUT FILE OBJECT",
messageType,
receiverType
);
CometChat.sendMediaMessage(mediaMessage).then(
(message) => {
console.log("Media message sent successfully", message);
},
(error) => {
console.log("Media message sending failed with error", error);
}
);
let receiverID = "GUID";
let messageType = CometChat.MESSAGE_TYPE.FILE;
let receiverType = CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.GROUP;
let mediaMessage = new CometChat.MediaMessage(
receiverID,
`INPUT FILE OBJECT`,
messageType,
receiverType
);
CometChat.sendMediaMessage(mediaMessage).then(
(message) => {
console.log("Media message sent successfully", message);
},
(error) => {
console.log("Media message sending failed with error", error);
}
);
let receiverID: string = "UID",
messageType: string = CometChat.MESSAGE_TYPE.FILE,
receiverType: string = CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.USER,
mediaMessage: CometChat.MediaMessage = new CometChat.MediaMessage(
receiverID,
"INPUT FILE OBJECT",
messageType,
receiverType
);
CometChat.sendMediaMessage(mediaMessage).then(
(message: CometChat.MediaMessage) => {
console.log("Media message sent successfully", message);
},
(error: CometChat.CometChatException) => {
console.log("Media message sending failed with error", error);
}
);
let receiverID: string = "GUID",
messageType: string = CometChat.MESSAGE_TYPE.FILE,
receiverType: string = CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.GROUP,
mediaMessage: CometChat.MediaMessage = new CometChat.MediaMessage(
receiverID,
"INPUT FILE OBJECT",
messageType,
receiverType
);
CometChat.sendMediaMessage(mediaMessage).then(
(message: CometChat.MediaMessage) => {
console.log("Media message sent successfully", message);
},
(error: CometChat.CometChatException) => {
console.log("Media message sending failed with error", error);
}
);
The MediaMessage
class constructor takes the following parameters:
Parameter | Description | |
---|---|---|
receiverId | The UID or GUID of the recipient. | Required |
file | The file object to be sent | Required |
messageType | The type of the message that needs to be sent which in this case can be: 1.CometChat.MESSAGE_TYPE.IMAGE 2. CometChat.MESSAGE_TYPE.VIDEO 3. CometChat.MESSAGE_TYPE.AUDIO 4. CometChat.MESSAGE_TYPE.FILE | Required |
receiverType | The type of the receiver to whom the message is to be sent. 1. CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.USER``2. CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.GROUP | Required |
- By providing the URL of the File: The second way to send media messages using the CometChat SDK is to provide the SDK with the URL of any file that is hosted on your servers or any cloud storage. To achieve this you will have to make use of the Attachment class. For more information, you can refer to the below code snippet:
- User
- Group
- TypeScript(User)
- TypeScript(Group)
let receiverID = "cometchat-uid-2";
let messageType = CometChat.MESSAGE_TYPE.IMAGE;
let receiverType = CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.USER;
let mediaMessage = new CometChat.MediaMessage(
receiverID,
"",
messageType,
receiverType
);
let file = {
name: "mario",
extension: "png",
mimeType: "image/png",
url: "https://pngimg.com/uploads/mario/mario_PNG125.png",
};
let attachment = new CometChat.Attachment(file);
mediaMessage.setAttachment(attachment);
CometChat.sendMediaMessage(mediaMessage).then(
(mediaMessage) => {
console.log("message", mediaMessage);
},
(error) => {
console.log("error in sending message", error);
}
);
let receiverID = "cometchat-guid-1";
let messageType = CometChat.MESSAGE_TYPE.IMAGE;
let receiverType = CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.GROUP;
let mediaMessage = new CometChat.MediaMessage(
receiverID,
"",
messageType,
receiverType
);
let file = {
name: "mario",
extension: "png",
mimeType: "image/png",
url: "https://pngimg.com/uploads/mario/mario_PNG125.png",
};
let attachment = new CometChat.Attachment(file);
mediaMessage.setAttachment(attachment);
CometChat.sendMediaMessage(mediaMessage).then(
(mediaMessage) => {
console.log("message", mediaMessage);
},
(error) => {
console.log("error in sending message", error);
}
);
let receiverID: string = "cometchat-uid-2",
messageType: string = CometChat.MESSAGE_TYPE.IMAGE,
receiverType: string = CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.USER,
mediaMessage: CometChat.MediaMessage = new CometChat.MediaMessage(
receiverID,
"",
messageType,
receiverType
);
let file: Object = {
name: "mario",
extension: "png",
mimeType: "image/png",
url: "https://pngimg.com/uploads/mario/mario_PNG125.png",
};
let attachment: CometChat.Attachment = new CometChat.Attachment(file);
mediaMessage.setAttachment(attachment);
CometChat.sendMediaMessage(mediaMessage).then(
(mediaMessage: CometChat.MediaMessage) => {
console.log("message", mediaMessage);
},
(error: CometChat.CometChatException) => {
console.log("error in sending message", error);
}
);
let receiverID: string = "cometchat-guid-1",
messageType: string = CometChat.MESSAGE_TYPE.IMAGE,
receiverType: string = CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.GROUP,
mediaMessage: CometChat.MediaMessage = new CometChat.MediaMessage(
receiverID,
"",
messageType,
receiverType
);
let file: Object = {
name: "mario",
extension: "png",
mimeType: "image/png",
url: "https://pngimg.com/uploads/mario/mario_PNG125.png",
};
let attachment: CometChat.Attachment = new CometChat.Attachment(file);
mediaMessage.setAttachment(attachment);
CometChat.sendMediaMessage(mediaMessage).then(
(mediaMessage: CometChat.MediaMessage) => {
console.log("message", mediaMessage);
},
(error: CometChat.CometChatException) => {
console.log("error in sending message", error);
}
);
When a media message is sent successfully, the response will include a MediaMessage
object which includes all information related to the sent message.
Multiple Attachments in a Media Message
Starting version 3.0.9 & above the SDK supports sending multiple attachments in a single media message. As in the case of a single attachment in a media message, there are two ways you can send Media Messages using the CometChat SDK:
- By providing an array of files: You can now share an array of files while creating an object of the MediaMessage class. When the media message is sent using the
sendMediaMessage()
method, the files are uploaded to the CometChat servers & the URL of the files is sent in the success response of thesendMediaMessage()
method.
Getting files:
- html
<html>
<body>
<input type="file" name="img_file" id="img_file" />
<script>
var UID = "UID";
var files = document.getElementById("img_file").files;
var fileType = MESSAGE_TYPE.IMAGE;
var userType = CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.USER;
var mediaMessage = new MediaMessage(UID, files, fileType, userType);
</script>
</body>
</html>
- User
- Typescript(User)
- Group
- TypeScript(Group)
let receiverID = "UID";
let messageType = CometChat.MESSAGE_TYPE.FILE;
let receiverType = CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.USER;
let mediaMessage = new CometChat.MediaMessage(
receiverID,
files,
messageType,
receiverType
);
CometChat.sendMediaMessage(mediaMessage).then(
(message) => {
console.log("Media message sent successfully", message);
},
(error) => {
console.log("Media message sending failed with error", error);
}
);
let receiverID: string = "UID",
messageType: string = CometChat.MESSAGE_TYPE.FILE,
receiverType: string = CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.USER,
mediaMessage: CometChat.MediaMessage = new CometChat.MediaMessage(
receiverID,
files,
messageType,
receiverType
);
CometChat.sendMediaMessage(mediaMessage).then(
(message: CometChat.MediaMessage) => {
console.log("Media message sent successfully", message);
},
(error: CometChat.CometChatException) => {
console.log("Media message sending failed with error", error);
}
);
let receiverID = "GUID";
let messageType = CometChat.MESSAGE_TYPE.FILE;
let receiverType = CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.GROUP;
let mediaMessage = new CometChat.MediaMessage(
receiverID,
files,
messageType,
receiverType
);
CometChat.sendMediaMessage(mediaMessage).then(
(message) => {
console.log("Media message sent successfully", message);
},
(error) => {
console.log("Media message sending failed with error", error);
}
);
let receiverID: string = "GUID",
messageType: string = CometChat.MESSAGE_TYPE.FILE,
receiverType: string = CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.GROUP,
mediaMessage: CometChat.MediaMessage = new CometChat.MediaMessage(
receiverID,
files,
messageType,
receiverType
);
CometChat.sendMediaMessage(mediaMessage).then(
(message: CometChat.MediaMessage) => {
console.log("Media message sent successfully", message);
},
(error: CometChat.CometChatException) => {
console.log("Media message sending failed with error", error);
}
);
The MediaMessage
class constructor takes the following parameters:
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
receiverId | The UID or GUID of the recipient. |
files | An array of files. |
messageType | The type of the message that needs to be sent which in this case can be: 1. CometChat.MESSAGE_TYPE.IMAGE 2. CometChat.MESSAGE_TYPE.VIDEO 3. CometChat.MESSAGE_TYPE.AUDIO 4. CometChat.MESSAGE_TYPE.FILE |
receiverType | The type of the receiver to whom the message is to be sent.1. CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.USER``2. CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.GROUP |
- By providing the URL of the multiple files: The second way to send multiple attachments in a single media message using the CometChat SDK is to provide the SDK with the URL of multiple files that are hosted on your servers or any cloud storage. To achieve this you will have to make use of the Attachment class. For more information, you can refer to the below code snippet:
- User
- TypeScript(User)
- Group
- TypeScript(Group)
let receiverID = "cometchat-uid-2";
let messageType = CometChat.MESSAGE_TYPE.IMAGE;
let receiverType = CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.USER;
let mediaMessage = new CometChat.MediaMessage(
receiverID,
"",
messageType,
receiverType
);
let attachment1 = {
name: "mario",
extension: "png",
mimeType: "image/png",
url: "https://pngimg.com/uploads/mario/mario_PNG125.png",
};
let attachment2 = {
name: "jaguar",
extension: "png",
mimeType: "image/png",
url: "https://pngimg.com/uploads/jaguar/jaguar_PNG20759.png",
};
let attachments = [];
attachments.push(new CometChat.Attachment(attachment1));
attachments.push(new CometChat.Attachment(attachment2));
mediaMessage.setAttachments(attachments);
CometChat.sendMediaMessage(mediaMessage).then(
(mediaMessage) => {
console.log("message", mediaMessage);
},
(error) => {
console.log("error in sending message", error);
}
);
let receiverID: string = "cometchat-uid-2",
messageType: string = CometChat.MESSAGE_TYPE.IMAGE,
receiverType: string = CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.USER,
mediaMessage: CometChat.MediaMessage = new CometChat.MediaMessage(
receiverID,
"",
messageType,
receiverType
);
let attachment1: Object = {
name: "mario",
extension: "png",
mimeType: "image/png",
url: "https://pngimg.com/uploads/mario/mario_PNG125.png",
};
let attachment2: Object = {
name: "jaguar",
extension: "png",
mimeType: "image/png",
url: "https://pngimg.com/uploads/jaguar/jaguar_PNG20759.png",
};
let attachments: Array<CometChat.Attachment> = [];
attachments.push(new CometChat.Attachment(attachment1));
attachments.push(new CometChat.Attachment(attachment2));
mediaMessage.setAttachments(attachments);
CometChat.sendMediaMessage(mediaMessage).then(
(mediaMessage: CometChat.MediaMessage) => {
console.log("message", mediaMessage);
},
(error: CometChat.CometChatException) => {
console.log("error in sending message", error);
}
);
let receiverID = "cometchat-guid-1";
let messageType = CometChat.MESSAGE_TYPE.IMAGE;
let receiverType = CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.GROUP;
let mediaMessage = new CometChat.MediaMessage(
receiverID,
"",
messageType,
receiverType
);
let attachment1 = {
name: "mario",
extension: "png",
mimeType: "image/png",
url: "https://pngimg.com/uploads/mario/mario_PNG125.png",
};
let attachment2 = {
name: "jaguar",
extension: "png",
mimeType: "image/png",
url: "https://pngimg.com/uploads/jaguar/jaguar_PNG20759.png",
};
let attachments = [];
attachments.push(new CometChat.Attachment(attachment1));
attachments.push(new CometChat.Attachment(attachment2));
mediaMessage.setAttachments(attachments);
CometChat.sendMediaMessage(mediaMessage).then(
(mediaMessage) => {
console.log("message", mediaMessage);
},
(error) => {
console.log("error in sending message", error);
}
);
let receiverID: string = "cometchat-guid-1",
messageType: string = CometChat.MESSAGE_TYPE.IMAGE,
receiverType: string = CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.GROUP,
mediaMessage: CometChat.MediaMessage = new CometChat.MediaMessage(
receiverID,
"",
messageType,
receiverType
);
let attachment1: Object = {
name: "mario",
extension: "png",
mimeType: "image/png",
url: "https://pngimg.com/uploads/mario/mario_PNG125.png",
};
let attachment1: Object = {
name: "jaguar",
extension: "png",
mimeType: "image/png",
url: "https://pngimg.com/uploads/jaguar/jaguar_PNG20759.png",
};
let attachments: Array<CometChat.Attachment> = [];
attachments.push(new CometChat.Attachment(attachment1));
attachments.push(new CometChat.Attachment(attachment2));
mediaMessage.setAttachments(attachments);
CometChat.sendMediaMessage(mediaMessage).then(
(mediaMessage: CometChat.MediaMessage) => {
console.log("message", mediaMessage);
},
(error: CometChat.CometChatException) => {
console.log("error in sending message", error);
}
);
When a media message is sent successfully, the response will include a MediaMessage
object which includes all information related to the sent message.
You can use the setMetadata()
, setCaption()
& setTags()
methods to add metadata, caption and tags respectively in exactly the same way as it is done while sending a single file or attachment in a Media Message.
Custom Message
In other words, as a sender, how do I send a custom message like location coordinates?
CometChat allows you to send custom messages which are neither text nor media messages.
In order to send a custom message, you need to use the sendCustomMessage()
method.
The sendCustomMessage()
method takes an object of the CustomMessage
which can be obtained using the below constructor.
- Javascript
- Typescript
let customMessage = new CometChat.CustomMessage(
receiverID,
receiverType,
customType,
customData
);
let customMessage: CometChat.CustomMessage = new CometChat.CustomMessage(
receiverID,
receiverType,
customType,
customData
);
The above constructor, helps you create a custom message with the message type set to whatever is passed to the constructor and the category set to custom
.
The parameters involved are:
receiverId
- The unique ID of the user or group to which the message is to be sent.receiverType
- Type of the receiver i.e user or groupcustomType
- custom message type that you need to setcustomData
- The data to be passed as the message in the form of a JSON Object.
You can also use the subType field of the CustomMessage
class to set a specific type for the custom message. This can be achieved using the setSubtype()
method.
Add Tags
To add a tag to a message you can use the setTags()
method of the CustomMessage Class. The setTags()
method accepts a list of tags.
- Tags
- Typescript
let tags = ["starredMessage"];
customMessage.setTags(tags);
let tags: Array<String> = ["starredMessage"];
customMessage.setTags(tags);
Once the object of CustomMessage
class is ready you can send the custom message using the sendCustomMessage()
method.
- User
- Group
- TypeScript(User)
- TypeScript(Group)
let receiverID = "UID";
let customData = {
latitude: "50.6192171633316",
longitude: "-72.68182268750002",
};
let customType = "location";
let receiverType = CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.USER;
let customMessage = new CometChat.CustomMessage(
receiverID,
receiverType,
customType,
customData
);
CometChat.sendCustomMessage(customMessage).then(
(message) => {
console.log("custom message sent successfully", message);
},
(error) => {
console.log("custom message sending failed with error", error);
}
);
let receiverID = "GUID";
let customData = {
latitude: "50.6192171633316",
longitude: "-72.68182268750002",
};
let customType = "location";
let receiverType = CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.GROUP;
let customMessage = new CometChat.CustomMessage(
receiverID,
receiverType,
customType,
customData
);
CometChat.sendCustomMessage(customMessage).then(
(message) => {
console.log("custom message sent successfully", message);
},
(error) => {
console.log("custom message sending failed with error", error);
}
);
let receiverID: string = "UID",
customData: Object = {
latitude: "50.6192171633316",
longitude: "-72.68182268750002",
},
customType: string = "location",
receiverType: string = CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.USER,
customMessage: CometChat.CustomMessage = new CometChat.CustomMessage(
receiverID,
receiverType,
customType,
customData
);
CometChat.sendCustomMessage(customMessage).then(
(message: CometChat.CustomMessage) => {
console.log("custom message sent successfully", message);
},
(error: CometChat.CometChatException) => {
console.log("custom message sending failed with error", error);
}
);
let receiverID: string = "GUID",
customData: Object = {
latitude: "50.6192171633316",
longitude: "-72.68182268750002",
},
customType: string = "location",
receiverType: string = CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.GROUP,
customMessage: CometChat.CustomMessage = new CometChat.CustomMessage(
receiverID,
receiverType,
customType,
customData
);
CometChat.sendCustomMessage(customMessage).then(
(message: CometChat.CustomMessage) => {
console.log("custom message sent successfully", message);
},
(error: CometChat.CometChatException) => {
console.log("custom message sending failed with error", error);
}
);
The above sample explains how custom messages can be used to share the location with a user. The same can be achieved for groups.
On success, you will receive an object of the CustomMessage
class.
Update Conversation
How can I decide whether the custom message should update the last message of a conversation?
By default, a custom message will update the last message of a conversation. If you wish to not update the last message of the conversation when a custom message is sent, please use shouldUpdateConversation(value: boolean) method of the Custom Message.
- User
- Group
- TypeScript(User)
- TypeScript(Group)
let receiverID = "UID";
let customData = {
latitude: "50.6192171633316",
longitude: "-72.68182268750002",
};
let customType = "location";
let receiverType = CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.USER;
let customMessage = new CometChat.CustomMessage(
receiverID,
receiverType,
customType,
customData
);
customMessage.shouldUpdateConversation(false);
CometChat.sendCustomMessage(customMessage).then(
(message) => {
console.log("custom message sent successfully", message);
},
(error) => {
console.log("custom message sending failed with error", error);
}
);
let receiverID = "GUID";
let customData = {
latitude: "50.6192171633316",
longitude: "-72.68182268750002",
};
let customType = "location";
let receiverType = CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.GROUP;
let customMessage = new CometChat.CustomMessage(
receiverID,
receiverType,
customType,
customData
);
customMessage.shouldUpdateConversation(false);
CometChat.sendCustomMessage(customMessage).then(
(message) => {
console.log("custom message sent successfully", message);
},
(error) => {
console.log("custom message sending failed with error", error);
}
);
let receiverID: string = "UID",
customData: Object = {
latitude: "50.6192171633316",
longitude: "-72.68182268750002",
},
customType: string = "location",
receiverType: string = CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.USER,
customMessage: CometChat.CustomMessage = new CometChat.CustomMessage(
receiverID,
receiverType,
customType,
customData
);
customMessage.shouldUpdateConversation(false);
CometChat.sendCustomMessage(customMessage).then(
(message: CometChat.CustomMessage) => {
console.log("custom message sent successfully", message);
},
(error: CometChat.CometChatException) => {
console.log("custom message sending failed with error", error);
}
);
let receiverID: string = "GUID",
customData: Object = {
latitude: "50.6192171633316",
longitude: "-72.68182268750002",
},
customType: string = "location",
receiverType: string = CometChat.RECEIVER_TYPE.GROUP,
customMessage: CometChat.CustomMessage = new CometChat.CustomMessage(
receiverID,
receiverType,
customType,
customData
);
customMessage.shouldUpdateConversation(false);
CometChat.sendCustomMessage(customMessage).then(
(message: CometChat.CustomMessage) => {
console.log("custom message sent successfully", message);
},
(error: CometChat.CometChatException) => {
console.log("custom message sending failed with error", error);
}
);
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