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Changelog for PubNub Chat SDK 1.0.0

## 1.0.0 *April 1, 2026* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Added** | • BREAKING CHANGES: `Channel.join()` signature changed from `join(callback, params)` returning `JoinResult` to `join(params)` returning `Membership`. It no longer subscribes to messages or sets `lastReadMessageTimetoken`.<br/>• Added `Chat.destroy()` method for explicit cleanup of Chat SDK resources.<br/>• Added `onMessageReceived()`, `onTypingChanged()`, `onUpdated()`, `onDeleted()` callbacks on `Channel`. Deprecates `connect()` and `getTyping()`.<br/>• Added `onThreadMessageReceived()` and `onThreadChannelUpdated()` callbacks on `ThreadChannel` returning typed `ThreadMessage` and `ThreadChannel`.<br/>• Added `onUpdated()` and `onDeleted()` entity-first streaming callbacks on `Membership`, deprecating `streamUpdates()`.<br/>• Added `onUpdated()`, `onDeleted()`, `onMentioned()`, `onInvited()`, `onRestrictionChanged()` callbacks on `User`. Deprecates `streamUpdates()`.<br/>• Added `onUpdated()` on `Message` and `onThreadMessageUpdated()` on `ThreadMessage`. Deprecates `streamUpdates()`.<br/>• Added `onMessageReceived()` callback on `ChannelGroup` entity.<br/>• Added `Channel.emitCustomEvent()` and `Channel.onCustomEvent()` for custom event publishing and listening with optional message type filtering.<br/>• Added `Channel.getInvitees()` to return channel members with pending (invited) status.<br/>• Added `Channel.hasMember()` and `Channel.getMember()` convenience methods for checking and retrieving a user's membership on a channel.<br/>• Added `User.isMemberOf()` and `User.getMembership()` convenience methods for checking and retrieving the user's membership on a specific channel.<br/>• Added `Membership.delete()` for deleting a membership relationship.<br/>• `Membership.update()` now accepts optional `status` and `type` alongside `custom`.<br/>• Added `Message.createThread(text, SendTextParams)` returning `CreateThreadResult` with thread channel and updated parent message. Deprecates `createThreadWithResult()`.<br/>• `ThreadChannel` returns typed `ThreadMessage` from `getHistory()`, `getMessage()`, `getPinnedMessage()`. `ThreadMessage` returns typed results from `editText()`, `toggleReaction()`, `restore()`. | | **Modified** | • BREAKING CHANGES: `Chat.deleteUser()` and `Chat.deleteChannel()` no longer accept `DeleteParameters` with `soft` flag. They permanently delete and return `Promise&lt;true>`.<br/>• BREAKING CHANGES: `Channel.delete()` and `User.delete()` no longer support soft delete parameter. They permanently delete and return `Promise&lt;true>`.<br/>• BREAKING CHANGES: `Message.reactions` changed from `{ [key: string]: Action[] }` to `MessageReaction[]` with `value`, `isMine`, `userIds`, and `count` properties.<br/>• BREAKING CHANGES: `Message.removeThread()` no longer returns action result and channel data. It now resolves when the thread is removed.<br/>• BREAKING CHANGES: `Channel.sendText()` options changed from `SendTextOptionParams` to `SendTextParams`. Use `sendTextLegacy()` for the old rich-send behavior.<br/>• `createMessageDraft()` is now V2 by default. `createMessageDraftV1()` provides backward compat. `createMessageDraftV2()` is deprecated.<br/>• `GetCurrentUserMentionsResult` adds `mentions` array using `UserMention` type. Old `enhancedMentionsData` field is deprecated.<br/>• `Chat.emitEvent()` and `Chat.listenForEvents()` marked `@deprecated`. Use entity-level methods instead: `channel.emitCustomEvent()`, `user.onMentioned()`, etc. | ## 0.14.2 *January 16, 2026* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Added** | • Add the createThreadWithResult method that returns the ThreadChannel and an updated parent Message with hasThread property set to true.<br/>• Add limit and offset parameters to whoIsPresent method on Chat, Channel, and ChannelGroup. | | **Fixed** | • Fix slow performance when creating a direct conversation with retryConfiguration enabled. | ## 0.14.1 *October 8, 2025* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Fixed** | • [JS] Fixed function streamUpdates on Message entity. | ## 0.14.0 *July 31, 2025* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Added** | • AddConnectionStatusListener, reconnectSubscriptions, disconnectSubscriptions. | ## 0.13.0 *July 21, 2025* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Added** | • Add suport for channel groups. | ## 0.12.1 *June 4, 2025* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Fixed** | • Adds an internal function workaround to get messages from an auto moderation report, which doesn't contain a message timetoken. | ## 0.12.0 *May 9, 2025* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Added** | • Add possibility to invite users to public channels.<br/>• Add new Chat method returning unread message counts with pagination tokens. | ## 0.11.7 *March 12, 2025* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Fixed** | • Add missing `version` and `auth_method` fields in APNS payload. | ## 0.11.6 *February 24, 2025* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Fixed** | • Fixed bug rel. to setRestriction. When 'Enforce referential integrity for memberships' is enabled then when setting restriction(channelMembers) we need to make sure that both channel and user exist in AppContext. | ## 0.11.5 *February 6, 2025* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Fixed** | • Fixed method sendEvent for event types different from custom . | ## 0.11.4 *February 4, 2025* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Fixed** | • Added missing streamMessageReports method in JS. | ## 0.11.3 *January 30, 2025* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Fixed** | • When using the CustomPayloads configuration option in JS, allow the user to specify custom keys and preserve them when receiving messages. | ## 0.11.2 *January 30, 2025* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Fixed** | • Fixed input type in createConversation methods. | ## 0.11.1 *January 22, 2025* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Fixed** | • Add missing userId field in getUsersRestrictions result. | ## 0.11.0 *January 16, 2025* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Modified** | • The JS Chat SDK now uses TS types from recent versions of PubNub JS SDK instead of the ones in the `@types/pubnub` community resource. Changes to customer code might be required to accommodate this change. | ## 0.10.0 *January 8, 2025* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Added** | • Added status and type to Membership. | ## 0.9.6 *January 2, 2025* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Fixed** | • Channel type was erased (set to `null`) on edits to other Channel fields.<br/>• Custom events sending/receiving in JS. | ## 0.9.5 *December 20, 2024* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Fixed** | • Make setRestrictions work with Enforce referential integrity for memberships enabled on keyset. | ## 0.9.4 *December 19, 2024* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Fixed** | • Crash when using `sort` parameter in various methods.<br/>• GetChannels incorrectly returning an object with `users` property instead of `channels`. | ## 0.9.2 *December 12, 2024* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Added** | • MessageDraftV2 format to match other platforms Chat SDKs.<br/>• Lock moderated messages from editing. | | **Fixed** | • Wrong user suggestion source for message draft created on ThreadChannel.<br/>• Wrong type of last user activity time stored on server (precision).<br/>• Remove usage of `crypto` global (which required a polyfill). | | **Modified** | • Moderation events are now sent to a channel prefixed with PUBNUB_INTERNAL_MODERATION. | ## 0.9.1 *December 7, 2024* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Fixed** | • Fix ES module named imports. | ## 0.9.0-dev *December 6, 2024* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Modified** | • Internal code changes. | ## v0.8.4 *November 26, 2024* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Added** | • Lock messages from being edited.<br/>• Remove reactions list if everyone removed them. | ## v0.8.3 *November 15, 2024* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Added** | • Add statusField for channel members. | ## v0.8.2 *August 27, 2024* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Added** | • Customize message reactions. | ## v0.8.1 *August 1, 2024* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Added** | • Bump JS SDK version to 8.2.7. | ## v0.8.0 *July 31, 2024* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Added** | • Message report events are now sent to a moderation sub-channel. Methods for user reporting and message reporting to a global admin channel are now deprecated and renamed with a DEPRECATED_ prefix. | ## v0.7.3 *June 18, 2024* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Added** | • Take membership related events while updating users into account . | ## v0.7.2 *June 10, 2024* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Added** | • Respect eTag and updated fields in the Membership object. | ## v0.7.1 *June 5, 2024* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Added** | • Extend filter property for getMemberships. | ## v0.7.0 *May 22, 2024* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Added** | • Update JS SDK to 8.2.0.<br/>• Remove look behind regexes for old Safari compatibility. | ## v0.6.2 *May 22, 2024* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Fixed** | • APNS environment was not set in push payloads. | ## v0.6.1 *May 21, 2024* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Added** | • Fix whose memberships are returned when using user.getMemberships(). | ## v0.6.0 *March 11, 2024* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Added** | • Check PAM permissions before sending signals.<br/>• Allow custom payloads while sending and receiving messages. | ## v0.5.2 *January 16, 2024* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Added** | • Make ThreadMessage.streamUpdatesOn return ThreadMessage[] instead of Message[]. | ## v0.5.1 *December 18, 2023* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Added** | • Add missing reason parameter to user restrictions. | ## v0.5.0 *December 14, 2023* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Added** | • Add restore method to the Message entity.<br/>• Add reason for user restrictions.<br/>• Muted | banned | lifted). | ## v0.4.0 *December 6, 2023* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Added** | • Add CryptoModule support. | ## v0.3.1 *November 8, 2023* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Added** | • Updated pubnub dependency to 7.4.3. | | **Fixed** | • Typo in moderation setRestrictions method names. | ## v0.3.0 *November 7, 2023* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Added** | • Updated pubnub dependency to 7.4.2.<br/>• New type of software license.<br/>• New `invite` custom event emitted when users are added to channels.<br/>• Auto generation of channel IDs in every type of channel creation method, that can be bypassed.<br/>• Fully optional parameters for `getUsers` and `getChannels` methods.<br/>• Improved parameter lists for custom event related methods.<br/>• Ability to forward message to the original channel. | | **Fixed** | • Behavior of spaces around mentions in Message Drafts. | ## v0.2.0 *October 23, 2023* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Added** | • Add moderation restriction methods.<br/>• Change the way unread message count is calculated. | | **Fixed** | • Removing threads. | ## v0.1.0 *September 26, 2023* | Type | Changes | |------|----------| | **Added** | • Initial release. |

1.0.0

April 1, 2026
Added
  • BREAKING CHANGES: Channel.join() signature changed from join(callback, params) returning JoinResult to join(params) returning Membership. It no longer subscribes to messages or sets lastReadMessageTimetoken.
  • Added Chat.destroy() method for explicit cleanup of Chat SDK resources.
  • Added onMessageReceived(), onTypingChanged(), onUpdated(), onDeleted() callbacks on Channel. Deprecates connect() and getTyping().
  • Added onThreadMessageReceived() and onThreadChannelUpdated() callbacks on ThreadChannel returning typed ThreadMessage and ThreadChannel.
  • Added onUpdated() and onDeleted() entity-first streaming callbacks on Membership, deprecating streamUpdates().
  • Added onUpdated(), onDeleted(), onMentioned(), onInvited(), onRestrictionChanged() callbacks on User. Deprecates streamUpdates().
  • Added onUpdated() on Message and onThreadMessageUpdated() on ThreadMessage. Deprecates streamUpdates().
  • Added onMessageReceived() callback on ChannelGroup entity.
  • Added Channel.emitCustomEvent() and Channel.onCustomEvent() for custom event publishing and listening with optional message type filtering.
  • Added Channel.getInvitees() to return channel members with pending (invited) status.
  • Added Channel.hasMember() and Channel.getMember() convenience methods for checking and retrieving a user's membership on a channel.
  • Added User.isMemberOf() and User.getMembership() convenience methods for checking and retrieving the user's membership on a specific channel.
  • Added Membership.delete() for deleting a membership relationship.
  • Membership.update() now accepts optional status and type alongside custom.
  • Added Message.createThread(text, SendTextParams) returning CreateThreadResult with thread channel and updated parent message. Deprecates createThreadWithResult().
  • ThreadChannel returns typed ThreadMessage from getHistory(), getMessage(), getPinnedMessage(). ThreadMessage returns typed results from editText(), toggleReaction(), restore().
Modified
  • BREAKING CHANGES: Chat.deleteUser() and Chat.deleteChannel() no longer accept DeleteParameters with soft flag. They permanently delete and return Promise<true>.
  • BREAKING CHANGES: Channel.delete() and User.delete() no longer support soft delete parameter. They permanently delete and return Promise<true>.
  • BREAKING CHANGES: Message.reactions changed from { [key: string]: Action[] } to MessageReaction[] with value, isMine, userIds, and count properties.
  • BREAKING CHANGES: Message.removeThread() no longer returns action result and channel data. It now resolves when the thread is removed.
  • BREAKING CHANGES: Channel.sendText() options changed from SendTextOptionParams to SendTextParams. Use sendTextLegacy() for the old rich-send behavior.
  • createMessageDraft() is now V2 by default. createMessageDraftV1() provides backward compat. createMessageDraftV2() is deprecated.
  • GetCurrentUserMentionsResult adds mentions array using UserMention type. Old enhancedMentionsData field is deprecated.
  • Chat.emitEvent() and Chat.listenForEvents() marked @deprecated. Use entity-level methods instead: channel.emitCustomEvent(), user.onMentioned(), etc.

0.14.2

January 16, 2026
Added
  • Add the createThreadWithResult method that returns the ThreadChannel and an updated parent Message with hasThread property set to true.
  • Add limit and offset parameters to whoIsPresent method on Chat, Channel, and ChannelGroup.
Fixed
  • Fix slow performance when creating a direct conversation with retryConfiguration enabled.

0.14.1

October 8, 2025
Fixed
  • [JS] Fixed function streamUpdates on Message entity.

0.14.0

July 31, 2025
Added
  • AddConnectionStatusListener, reconnectSubscriptions, disconnectSubscriptions.

0.13.0

July 21, 2025
Added
  • Add suport for channel groups.

0.12.1

June 4, 2025
Fixed
  • Adds an internal function workaround to get messages from an auto moderation report, which doesn't contain a message timetoken.

0.12.0

May 9, 2025
Added
  • Add possibility to invite users to public channels.
  • Add new Chat method returning unread message counts with pagination tokens.

0.11.7

March 12, 2025
Fixed
  • Add missing version and auth_method fields in APNS payload.

0.11.6

February 24, 2025
Fixed
  • Fixed bug rel. to setRestriction. When 'Enforce referential integrity for memberships' is enabled then when setting restriction(channelMembers) we need to make sure that both channel and user exist in AppContext.

0.11.5

February 6, 2025
Fixed
  • Fixed method sendEvent for event types different from custom .

0.11.4

February 4, 2025
Fixed
  • Added missing streamMessageReports method in JS.

0.11.3

January 30, 2025
Fixed
  • When using the CustomPayloads configuration option in JS, allow the user to specify custom keys and preserve them when receiving messages.

0.11.2

January 30, 2025
Fixed
  • Fixed input type in createConversation methods.

0.11.1

January 22, 2025
Fixed
  • Add missing userId field in getUsersRestrictions result.

0.11.0

January 16, 2025
Modified
  • The JS Chat SDK now uses TS types from recent versions of PubNub JS SDK instead of the ones in the @types/pubnub community resource. Changes to customer code might be required to accommodate this change.

0.10.0

January 8, 2025
Added
  • Added status and type to Membership.

0.9.6

January 2, 2025
Fixed
  • Channel type was erased (set to null) on edits to other Channel fields.
  • Custom events sending/receiving in JS.

0.9.5

December 20, 2024
Fixed
  • Make setRestrictions work with Enforce referential integrity for memberships enabled on keyset.

0.9.4

December 19, 2024
Fixed
  • Crash when using sort parameter in various methods.
  • GetChannels incorrectly returning an object with users property instead of channels.

0.9.2

December 12, 2024
Added
  • MessageDraftV2 format to match other platforms Chat SDKs.
  • Lock moderated messages from editing.
Fixed
  • Wrong user suggestion source for message draft created on ThreadChannel.
  • Wrong type of last user activity time stored on server (precision).
  • Remove usage of crypto global (which required a polyfill).
Modified
  • Moderation events are now sent to a channel prefixed with PUBNUB_INTERNAL_MODERATION.

0.9.1

December 7, 2024
Fixed
  • Fix ES module named imports.

0.9.0-dev

December 6, 2024
Modified
  • Internal code changes.

v0.8.4

November 26, 2024
Added
  • Lock messages from being edited.
  • Remove reactions list if everyone removed them.

v0.8.3

November 15, 2024
Added
  • Add statusField for channel members.

v0.8.2

August 27, 2024
Added
  • Customize message reactions.

v0.8.1

August 1, 2024
Added
  • Bump JS SDK version to 8.2.7.

v0.8.0

July 31, 2024
Added
  • Message report events are now sent to a moderation sub-channel. Methods for user reporting and message reporting to a global admin channel are now deprecated and renamed with a DEPRECATED_ prefix.

v0.7.3

June 18, 2024
Added
  • Take membership related events while updating users into account .

v0.7.2

June 10, 2024
Added
  • Respect eTag and updated fields in the Membership object.

v0.7.1

June 5, 2024
Added
  • Extend filter property for getMemberships.

v0.7.0

May 22, 2024
Added
  • Update JS SDK to 8.2.0.
  • Remove look behind regexes for old Safari compatibility.

v0.6.2

May 22, 2024
Fixed
  • APNS environment was not set in push payloads.

v0.6.1

May 21, 2024
Added
  • Fix whose memberships are returned when using user.getMemberships().

v0.6.0

March 11, 2024
Added
  • Check PAM permissions before sending signals.
  • Allow custom payloads while sending and receiving messages.

v0.5.2

January 16, 2024
Added
  • Make ThreadMessage.streamUpdatesOn return ThreadMessage[] instead of Message[].

v0.5.1

December 18, 2023
Added
  • Add missing reason parameter to user restrictions.

v0.5.0

December 14, 2023
Added
  • Add restore method to the Message entity.
  • Add reason for user restrictions.
  • Muted | banned | lifted).

v0.4.0

December 6, 2023
Added
  • Add CryptoModule support.

v0.3.1

November 8, 2023
Added
  • Updated pubnub dependency to 7.4.3.
Fixed
  • Typo in moderation setRestrictions method names.

v0.3.0

November 7, 2023
Added
  • Updated pubnub dependency to 7.4.2.
  • New type of software license.
  • New invite custom event emitted when users are added to channels.
  • Auto generation of channel IDs in every type of channel creation method, that can be bypassed.
  • Fully optional parameters for getUsers and getChannels methods.
  • Improved parameter lists for custom event related methods.
  • Ability to forward message to the original channel.
Fixed
  • Behavior of spaces around mentions in Message Drafts.

v0.2.0

October 23, 2023
Added
  • Add moderation restriction methods.
  • Change the way unread message count is calculated.
Fixed
  • Removing threads.

v0.1.0

September 26, 2023
Added
  • Initial release.
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