Customization - Compose UI

[yvan-botella]

Hi, i've a question regarding customization

We are using getStream for few years, with the client only
and we always been late on new version, having breaking, missed feature update

So we decide to use the Compose UI to make thing easier and always be up to date
But we are struggling with customization, using the default implementation
The Compose UI seams nice to start from scratch, but not for customizing the default impl.

Every time we tried, we have to duplication the default impl
There is lot couldn't be imported because internal
for exemple MessagesScreen

• Message...
• ...Composer
• ...Content
• ...Footer
• ...Input
• ...Item
• ...List
• ...ThreadFooter

After searching some information
GIT does not mention customization on the Compose UI, doc DOC does

GIT -> https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-android

Compose UI Components: Reusable and modular Composables for displaying conversations, lists of channels, and more!
(Views/XML) UI Components: Reusable and customizable chat Views for displaying conversations, lists of channels, and more!

DOC -> https://getstream.io/chat/docs/sdk/android/

Compose UI components. Provides a set of reusable and customizable Jetpack Compose UI components.
Views/XML UI components. Provides a set of reusable and customizable UI components based on Android Views.

Is there mistake in the documentation ?
Planned on roadmap to easy customize ?

On the other hand seems like the XML offer more customization like:

• ChatUI .userAvatarRenderer

[VelikovPetar]

Hi @yvan-botella,

With some of the more recent releases of the Chat SDK (more specific - v6.11.0 and above), we released a new method that allows a more granular customisation for specific components - ChatComponentFactory. By overriding the appropriate method of the factory, you can customis only the specific components that you need, without the need to re-implement the high-level components.

The factory provides options to customise the different Avatars, such as: ChannelAvatar, UserAvatar, GroupAvatar and the most general one - Avatar.

Let me know if this will fit your requirements!

Best regards,
Petar