Using SwiftUI Views: How To Customize Stream Chat Channel List
Blog post from Stream
Stream's SwiftUI SDK provides developers with a modern framework for building customizable iOS chat messaging apps, focusing on the channel list screen. The tutorial guides users in enhancing the channel list by swapping default UI components with custom SwiftUI views, allowing the integration of familiar elements from popular messaging apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. It demonstrates how to modify components such as the navigation bar, top bar, tab bar, and footers by using the SDK's view factory protocol, which supports view injection and component swapping. The tutorial emphasizes creating bespoke layouts, including a WhatsApp-style header, Facebook Messenger-like user online section, and a disappearing button similar to LinkedIn's chat, all within a blank SwiftUI project integrated with the Stream SDK. While the tutorial does not cover SDK setup, it provides resources like a GitHub repository for sample code and a video tutorial on the Stream Developers YouTube Channel for further customization learning.