Getting Started with Stream Chat
summary
Stream Chat SDK shows a working path to add modern chat in minutes: JWT tokens + client config initialize a chat client, UI components (channel list, channel VC, composer) plug in with minimal code, and demos exist for UIKit, Combine and SwiftUI. Features include reactions, threads, Giphy, uploads, offline and dark mode; repo uses SPM, CI with snapshot/unit tests at 87% test coverage, is open source, no backend required, and handles millions of users while targeting minimum iOS 11.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction and background
- 1:06The challenge of building chat
- 2:57Introducing Stream Chat
- 5:29SDK principles and features
- 7:25Quickstart and integration
- 10:14Exploring the repository
- 13:34Demo app walkthrough
- 16:53Analyzing the demo code
- 21:01UI Kit and SwiftUI samples
- 25:57Low-level implementation details
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