Get unread messages

Retrieve unread messages from a community subchannel.

info

The getUnreadMessages() method is not available in the current client SDK version.

To retrieve recent messages for a subchannel, use BaseChannel.createMessagesQuery and compare against the last read timestamp to identify unread messages.

Get remote messages (workaround)

TypeScript

import { CommunitySubChannel, BaseChannel } from '@nexconn/chat';

const channel = new CommunitySubChannel('<communityId>', '<subChannelId>');

// Retrieve recent messages from the server
const query = BaseChannel.createMessagesQuery({
  channelIdentifier: channel.identifier,
  startTime: Date.now(),
  pageSize: 20,
  isAscending: false,
});
const { code, data: messages } = await query.loadNextPage();
if (code === 0) {
  console.log('Recent messages:', messages);
}

Get unread count

To get the number of unread messages without fetching their content:

TypeScript

await channel.reload();
console.log('Unread count:', channel.unreadCount);

Clear unread count

After the user reads messages, clear the unread count:

TypeScript

const { code } = await channel.clearUnreadCount();
if (code === 0) {
  console.log('Unread count cleared');
}