Messagekit: SenderType protocol. Rename id.

[NikKovIos]

Hello, i'm using the 3.0.0-beta version and there the Sender become SenderType protocol with value id.
In my app i need 3 entities to fit this protocol and they already have the id var with Int extension. In that case i either to
1) Create own Sender entity that fits SenderType and transform my 3 to it first.
2) Rename my entity's id and implement the protocol's id , then is not convenience.
3) Ignore the deprecated message for Sender class from MessageKit.

My suggestion to rename SenderType's id to chatID or something like that.

[nathantannar4]

What is your current id extension?

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[NikKovIos]

Current is Int. Btw, I use realm to store it.

[nathantannar4]

Alright, but if it's an extension I presume it's not critical to your data model and the type could be changed? I believe most ids are strings in the form of a UUID which is why it's the way it is.

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[NikKovIos]

The id can be a string, even bool, but it's better to leave the framework flexible. I can change it to String, but app i already tailored to id as Int value (equitation). For example, guys, who create backend could be very... special and send int value.

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[NikKovIos]

So, what about implementing?

[nathantannar4]

Yea, I'll change it to senderId but it will remain a string

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[NikKovIos]

@nathantannar4 great, thx!

[nathantannar4]

Done

[asn111]

Hi , i need to know how do we set this senderType to my currentSender. I am stuck in here,
```extension ChatViewController : SenderType {
var senderId: String {
return loginUserProfile.userId
}
var displayName: String {
return loginUserProfile.fullName
}
}

extension ChatViewController : MessagesDataSource {
func currentSender() -> SenderType {
return SenderType.self as! SenderType
}
}

[nathantannar4]

SenderType is a protocol. Confirm your user to it and then you can just return loginUserProfile

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[asn111]

SenderType is a protocol. Confirm your user to it and then you can just return loginUserProfile

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hi, I did not get what you meant by confirm your user, am I doing it wrongly?

[nathantannar4]

Sorry autocorrect, conform to the SenderType protocol. This means your loginUserProfile class should have a senderId and displayName get property

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[asn111]

Okay got it, but I am having another problem now :(
when I send chat message, my bubbles are switching there sides like if I am the sender as per my logic i will be on right , but my chat bubbles keep switching as i start messaging, this wasn't happening when I was using sender struct.
have a look in image. thanks for your support

[nathantannar4]

Review your logic in func messageStyle(for message: MessageType, at indexPath: IndexPath, in messagesCollectionView: MessagesCollectionView) -> MessageStyle

[asn111]

I have created this object which conforming MessageType

```
extension ChatMessageObject : MessageType {
var sender: SenderType {
// here I did this before, publisher is the id where I am comparing in messageStyle.
// now what I have to put in here.
return Sender(id: publisher, displayName: "")

}
var messageId: String {
    return ""
}

var sentDate: Date {
    return Date()
}

var kind: MessageKind {
    return .text(message)
}

}```

//I did something like this but it did not worked.

```extension ChatMessageObject : SenderType {
var senderId: String {
return publisher
}

var displayName: String {
    return ""
}

}```

[asn111]

Okay I got it, I have to change my logic, thanks a lot for your time :)