Message Persistence API for PubNub POSIX C++ SDK

Message Persistence provides real-time access to the history of all messages published to PubNub. Each published message is timestamped to the nearest 10 nanoseconds and is stored across multiple availability zones in several geographical locations. Stored messages can be encrypted with AES-256 message encryption, ensuring that they are not readable while stored on PubNub's network. For more information, refer to Message Persistence.

Messages can be stored for a configurable duration or forever, as controlled by the retention policy that is configured on your account. The following options are available: 1 day, 7 days, 30 days, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, or Unlimited.

You can retrieve the following:

  • Messages
  • Message reactions
  • File Sharing (using File Sharing API)

History​

This function fetches historical messages of a channel. Message Persistence provides real-time access to an unlimited history for all messages published to PubNub. Stored messages are replicated across multiple availability zones in several geographical data center locations. Stored messages can be encrypted with AES-256 message encryption ensuring that they are not readable while stored on PubNub's network. It is possible to control how messages are returned and in what order, for example you can:

  • Limit the number of messages to a specific quantity using the count parameter.

Method(s)​

To run History you can use the following method(s) in the Posix C++ SDK:

history(std::string const &channel, unsigned count = 100, bool include_token = false)
ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
channelstd::string const &YesSpecifies channel to return history messages from.
countintOptionalSpecifies the number of historical messages to return. default/maximum is 100.
include_tokenBoolOptionalIf true the message post timestamps will be included in the history response. default: false

Basic Usage​

Retrieve the last 100 messages on a channel:

// Sync
void history(pubnub::context &pn) {
  enum pubnub_res res;

  res = pn.history("history_channel", 100).await();;

  if (PNR_OK == res) {
    std::vector<std::string> msg = pn.get_all();

    for (std::vector<std::string>::iterator it = msg.begin(); it != msg.end(); ++it) {
      std::cout << *it << std::endl;
    }
  } else {
    std::cout << "History request failed" << std::endl;
  }
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Rest Response from Server​

An array is returned on success. The history() function returns a list of up to 100 messages, the timetoken of the first (oldest) message and the timetoken of the last (newest) message in the resulting set of messages. The output below demonstrates the format for a history() response:

[
    ["message1", "message2", "message3",... ],
    "Start Time Token",
    "End Time Token"
]

Message Counts​

Message Counts transaction​

Starts the transaction pubnub_message_counts on the context list of channels @p channel for messages counts starting from @p timeoken as a single timetoken, or @p channel_timetokens as a separate timetoken for each channel. The message counts are the number of messages published on one or more channels since a given time.

Unlimited message retention

For keys with unlimited message retention enabled, this transaction considers only messages published in the last 30 days.

Declaration of all overloads​

futres message_counts(std::string const& channel, std::string const& timetoken);

futres message_counts(std::vector<std::string> const& channel,
                      std::string const& timetoken);

futres message_counts(std::string const& channel,
                      std::vector<std::string> const& channel_timetokens);

futres message_counts(std::vector<std::string> const& channel,
                      std::vector<std::string> const& channel_timetokens);

futres message_counts(
        std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string> > const& channel_timetokens);

Parameters​

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
channelstd::stringYesChannel or comma-separated list of channels to get message counters for.
std::vector<std::string> const&YesVector of channels to get message counters for
timetokenstd::stringYesToken to be used to count message since for all channels
channel_timetokensstd::stringYesComma-separated list of timetokens, to be used for their respective @p channel. Has to have the same number of elements as @p channel
std::vector<std::string> const&YesA vector of timetokens, to be used for their respective @p channel. Has to have the same as @p channel
std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string> > const&YesA vector of pairs: channel -> token, specifying both the channels to get message counts for and the token for each channel.

Basic Usage​

/** Obtain message count for
    channel 'one' since 15517035062228243 and
  channel  'two' since 15517035052228243. */
    futres fr = pb.message_counts({"one","two"}, {"15517035062228243", "15517035052228243"});

Returns​

TypeValueDescription
pubnub::futresUse to get the outcome of the transaction, in the same way as all other transactions

Example: Single token for all channels​

// Obtain message count for channels 'one' and 'two' since 15517035062228243
futres fr = pb.message_counts({"one","two"}, "15517035062228243");

Example: vector of pairs​

// avoid having different number of channels and timetokens
futres fr = pb.message_counts({{"one", "15517035062228243"}, {"two", "15517035062228243"}});

Read all channel message counts​

Returns all the channel message counts from the response to message_counts().

Message counts are returned as a map, from channel to count. The message counts are the number of messages published on one or more channels since a given time.

Unlimited message retention

For keys with unlimited message retention enabled, this transaction considers only messages published in the last 30 days.

Declaration​

std::map<std::string, size_t> get_channel_message_counts()

Parameters​

none

Basic Usage​

auto ch_msg_count = pb.get_channel_message_counts();
for (auto const& i : ch_msg_count) {
    std::cout << "Channel " << i.first << ", count: " << i.second << "\n";
}

Returns​

TypeValueDescription
std::map<std::string, size_t>0Map: channel (name) -> message counter
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