GetStream/stream-chat-android 4.15.1

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stream-chat-android-client

⬆️ Improved

• Improved ChatClient::pinMessage and ChatClient::unpinMessage. Now the methods use partial message updates and the data in other Message fields is not lost.

✅ Added

• Added Channel::isMutedFor extension function which might be used to check if the Channel is muted for User
• Added ChatClient::partialUpdateMessage method to update specific Message fields retaining the other fields

stream-chat-android-offline

🐞 Fixed

• Fixed updating ChannelController::muted value

⬆️ Improved

• The following Message fields are now persisted to the database: pinned, pinnedAt, pinExpires, pinnedBy, channelInfo, replyMessageId.

stream-chat-android-ui-components

🐞 Fixed

• Added a fix for default view for empty state of ChannelListView.
• Fixed memory leaks for FileAttachmentsView.

✅ Added

• Added MessageListItem.ThreadPlaceholderItem and corresponding THREAD_PLACEHOLDER view type which can be used to implement an empty thread placeholder.
• Added authorLink to Attachment - the link to the website

❌ Removed

• Removed UrlSigner class

stream-chat-android-compose

⬆️ Improved

• Exposed DefaultMessageContainer as a public component so users can use it as a fallback
• Exposed an isMine property on MessageItems, for ease of use.
• Allowed for customization of MessageList (specifically Messages) component background, through a modifier.background() parameter.
• Allowed for better message customization before sending the message.

⚠️ Changed

• Moved permissions and queries from the compose sample app AndroidManifest.xml to the SDK AndroidManifest.xml so users don't have to add permissions themselves.
• Changed the exposed type of the MessageComposer's onSendMessage handler. This way people can customize messages before we send them to the API.

❌ Removed

• Removed currentUser parameter from DefaultMessageContainer and some other components that relied on ID comparison to know which message is ours/theirs.
• Removed default background color on Messages component, so that users can customize it by passing in a modifier.