feat(llc): add support for markUnreadByTimestamp

packages/stream_chat/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## Upcoming
+
+✅ Added
+
+- Added support for `Channel.markUnreadByTimestamp` and `Client.markChannelUnreadByTimestamp`
+  methods to mark all messages after a given timestamp as unread.
+
 ## 9.21.0
 
 🐞 Fixed

packages/stream_chat/lib/src/client/channel.dart

@@ -1641,10 +1641,9 @@ class Channel {
     return _client.markChannelRead(id!, type, messageId: messageId);
   }
 
-  /// Mark message as unread.
+  /// Marks the channel as unread by a given [messageId].
   ///
-  /// You have to provide a [messageId] from which you want the channel
-  /// to be marked as unread.
+  /// All messages from the provided message onwards will be marked as unread.
   Future<EmptyResponse> markUnread(String messageId) async {
     _checkInitialized();
 
@@ -1658,6 +1657,22 @@ class Channel {
     return _client.markChannelUnread(id!, type, messageId);
   }
 
+  /// Marks the channel as unread by a given [timestamp].
+  ///
+  /// All messages after the provided timestamp will be marked as unread.
+  Future<EmptyResponse> markUnreadByTimestamp(DateTime timestamp) async {
+    _checkInitialized();
+
+    if (!canUseReadReceipts) {
+      throw const StreamChatError(
+        'Cannot mark as unread: Channel does not support read events. '
+        'Enable read_events in your channel type configuration.',
+      );
+    }
+
+    return _client.markChannelUnreadByTimestamp(id!, type, timestamp);
+  }
+
   /// Mark the thread with [threadId] in the channel as read.
   Future<EmptyResponse> markThreadRead(String threadId) async {
     _checkInitialized();

packages/stream_chat/lib/src/client/client.dart

@@ -1341,9 +1341,10 @@ class StreamChatClient {
         messageId: messageId,
       );
 
-  /// Mark [channelId] of type [channelType] all messages as read
-  /// Optionally provide a [messageId] if you want to mark a
-  /// particular message as read
+  /// Marks the [channelId] of type [channelType] as unread
+  /// by a given [messageId].
+  ///
+  /// All messages from the provided message onwards will be marked as unread.
   Future<EmptyResponse> markChannelUnread(
     String channelId,
     String channelType,
@@ -1355,6 +1356,21 @@ class StreamChatClient {
         messageId,
       );
 
+  /// Marks the [channelId] of type [channelType] as unread
+  /// by a given [timestamp].
+  ///
+  /// All messages after the provided timestamp will be marked as unread.
+  Future<EmptyResponse> markChannelUnreadByTimestamp(
+    String channelId,
+    String channelType,
+    DateTime timestamp,
+  ) =>
+      _chatApi.channel.markUnreadByTimestamp(
+        channelId,
+        channelType,
+        timestamp,
+      );
+
   /// Mark the thread with [threadId] in the channel with [channelId] of type
   /// [channelType] as read.
   Future<EmptyResponse> markThreadRead(

packages/stream_chat/lib/src/core/api/channel_api.dart

@@ -323,11 +323,13 @@ class ChannelApi {
     return EmptyResponse.fromJson(response.data);
   }
 
-  /// Marks all messages from the provided [messageId] onwards as unread
+  /// Marks the channel as unread by a given [messageId].
+  ///
+  /// All messages from the provided message onwards will be marked as unread.
   Future<EmptyResponse> markUnread(
     String channelId,
     String channelType,
-    String? messageId,
+    String messageId,
   ) async {
     final response = await _client.post(
       '${_getChannelUrl(channelId, channelType)}/unread',
@@ -336,6 +338,21 @@ class ChannelApi {
     return EmptyResponse.fromJson(response.data);
   }
 
+  /// Marks the channel as unread by a given [timestamp].
+  ///
+  /// All messages after the provided timestamp will be marked as unread.
+  Future<EmptyResponse> markUnreadByTimestamp(
+    String channelId,
+    String channelType,
+    DateTime timestamp,
+  ) async {
+    final response = await _client.post(
+      '${_getChannelUrl(channelId, channelType)}/unread',
+      data: {'message_timestamp': timestamp.toUtc().toIso8601String()},
+    );
+    return EmptyResponse.fromJson(response.data);
+  }
+
   /// Mark the provided [threadId] of the channel as read.
   Future<EmptyResponse> markThreadRead(
     String channelId,

packages/stream_chat/test/src/client/channel_test.dart

@@ -6772,6 +6772,64 @@ void main() {
       },
     );
 
+    test(
+      ".markUnreadByTimestamp should throw if we don't have the capability",
+      () async {
+        final channelState = _generateChannelState(
+          channelId,
+          channelType,
+          ownCapabilities: [], // no readEvents capability
+        );
+
+        final channel = Channel.fromState(client, channelState);
+        addTearDown(channel.dispose);
+
+        final timestamp = DateTime.parse('2024-01-01T00:00:00Z');
+
+        await expectLater(
+          channel.markUnreadByTimestamp(timestamp),
+          throwsA(isA<StreamChatError>()),
+        );
+      },
+    );
+
+    test(
+      '.markUnreadByTimestamp should succeed if we have the capability',
+      () async {
+        final channelState = _generateChannelState(
+          channelId,
+          channelType,
+          ownCapabilities: [ChannelCapability.readEvents],
+        );
+
+        final channel = Channel.fromState(client, channelState);
+        addTearDown(channel.dispose);
+
+        final timestamp = DateTime.parse('2024-01-01T00:00:00Z');
+
+        when(
+          () => client.markChannelUnreadByTimestamp(
+            channelId,
+            channelType,
+            timestamp,
+          ),
+        ).thenAnswer((_) async => EmptyResponse());
+
+        await expectLater(
+          channel.markUnreadByTimestamp(timestamp),
+          completes,
+        );
+
+        verify(
+          () => client.markChannelUnreadByTimestamp(
+            channelId,
+            channelType,
+            timestamp,
+          ),
+        ).called(1);
+      },
+    );
+
     test(
       ".markThreadRead should throw if we don't have the capability",
       () async {

packages/stream_chat/test/src/client/client_test.dart

@@ -2055,6 +2055,33 @@ void main() {
       verifyNoMoreInteractions(api.channel);
     });
 
+    test('`.markChannelUnreadByTimestamp`', () async {
+      const channelType = 'test-channel-type';
+      const channelId = 'test-channel-id';
+      final timestamp = DateTime.parse('2024-01-01T00:00:00Z');
+
+      when(() => api.channel.markUnreadByTimestamp(
+            channelId,
+            channelType,
+            timestamp,
+          )).thenAnswer((_) async => EmptyResponse());
+
+      final res = await client.markChannelUnreadByTimestamp(
+        channelId,
+        channelType,
+        timestamp,
+      );
+
+      expect(res, isNotNull);
+
+      verify(() => api.channel.markUnreadByTimestamp(
+            channelId,
+            channelType,
+            timestamp,
+          )).called(1);
+      verifyNoMoreInteractions(api.channel);
+    });
+
     test('`.createPoll`', () async {
       final poll = Poll(
         name: 'What is your favorite color?',

packages/stream_chat/test/src/core/api/channel_api_test.dart

@@ -605,6 +605,60 @@ void main() {
     verifyNoMoreInteractions(client);
   });
 
+  test('markUnread', () async {
+    const channelId = 'test-channel-id';
+    const channelType = 'test-channel-type';
+    const messageId = 'test-message-id';
+
+    final path = '${_getChannelUrl(channelId, channelType)}/unread';
+
+    when(() => client.post(
+              path,
+              data: {'message_id': messageId},
+            ))
+        .thenAnswer(
+            (_) async => successResponse(path, data: <String, dynamic>{}));
+
+    final res = await channelApi.markUnread(
+      channelId,
+      channelType,
+      messageId,
+    );
+
+    expect(res, isNotNull);
+
+    verify(() => client.post(path, data: any(named: 'data'))).called(1);
+    verifyNoMoreInteractions(client);
+  });
+
+  test('markUnreadByTimestamp', () async {
+    const channelId = 'test-channel-id';
+    const channelType = 'test-channel-type';
+    final timestamp = DateTime.parse('2024-01-01T00:00:00Z');
+
+    final path = '${_getChannelUrl(channelId, channelType)}/unread';
+
+    when(() => client.post(
+              path,
+              data: {
+                'message_timestamp': timestamp.toUtc().toIso8601String(),
+              },
+            ))
+        .thenAnswer(
+            (_) async => successResponse(path, data: <String, dynamic>{}));
+
+    final res = await channelApi.markUnreadByTimestamp(
+      channelId,
+      channelType,
+      timestamp,
+    );
+
+    expect(res, isNotNull);
+
+    verify(() => client.post(path, data: any(named: 'data'))).called(1);
+    verifyNoMoreInteractions(client);
+  });
+
   test('archiveChannel', () async {
     const channelId = 'test-channel-id';
     const channelType = 'test-channel-type';