createChannel method returns null when implementing group chat using applozic sdk, android.
List<String> channelMembersList = new ArrayList<String>();
channelMembersList.add(p.getMobile());
channelMembersList.add("9567600846");
channelMembersList.add("8089117582");
final ChannelInfo channelInfo = new ChannelInfo("GroupName",channelMembersList);
channelInfo.setType(Channel.GroupType.PRIVATE.getValue().intValue());
runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
channel = ChannelService.getInstance(WelcomeActivity.this).createChannel(channelInfo);
}
});
here, channel object is always null although the ChannelInfo object is created.Someone please do help...
We added an async task you can use this async task for creating a group/channel pass the details like group members, group name and some details are optional.
UPDATE:
AlChannelCreateAsyncTask.TaskListenerInterface channelCreateTaskListener = new AlChannelCreateAsyncTask.TaskListenerInterface() {
@Override
public void onSuccess(Channel channel, Context context) {
Log.i("Group","Group response :"+channel);
}
@Override
public void onFailure(ChannelFeedApiResponse channelFeedApiResponse, Context context) {
}
};
List<String> groupMembersUserIdList = new ArrayList<>();
groupMembersUserIdList.add("user1");
groupMembersUserIdList.add("user2");
groupMembersUserIdList.add("user3");//Note:while creating group exclude logged in userId from list
ChannelInfo channelInfo = new ChannelInfo("Group name",groupMembersUserIdList);
channelInfo.setType(Channel.GroupType.PUBLIC.getValue().intValue()); //group type
channelInfo.setImageUrl(""); //pass group image link URL
//channelInfo.setChannelMetadata(channelMetadata); //Optional option for setting group meta data
//channelInfo.setClientGroupId(clientGroupId); //Optional if you have your own groupId then you can pass here
AlChannelCreateAsyncTask channelCreateAsyncTask = new AlChannelCreateAsyncTask(context,channelInfo,channelCreateTaskListener);
channelCreateAsyncTask.execute();