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Goal

Surface the message author's channel-member custom data, which the backend can now project onto message payloads, and keep it fresh when the membership changes. The SDK previously read only channel_role from message.member and dropped the rest.

The projection is gated by the app-level member_custom_on_messages_enabled toggle, off by default, so nothing changes for apps that do not enable it.

Closes AND-1352

Implementation

  • Add MemberInfo (channelRole, notificationsMuted, extraData) as Message.member, deprecating Message.channelRole in favour of member?.channelRole. Both stay populated.
  • Persist it as MemberInfoEntity on the message and reply tables, replacing the channelRole column, and bump the DB version.
  • Refresh channel state, thread replies and the repository on member.updated, since the backend sends no message.updated for a membership change. The repository write is a targeted column update, deferred under the same mutex as the message inserts.
  • Drop user_id from the snapshot: the member DTO does not declare it, so the overflow adapter would otherwise pass it off as customer custom data.

Testing

  • Parser parity for both wire shapes and an absent member, Room round trip, targeted update scoping, and the state refresh for both channel state implementations and thread replies.
  • Device verified against a live backend: projection present on a wiped database, surviving react and un-react, cleared on unset, no message.updated throughout.
  • Send and update message responses still omit the projection server side, tracked by the backend team. Not patched here, since an absent value cannot be told apart from a removal, and message.new carries it anyway.

Manual testing

The demo is already set up: the toggle is on in Nessy and Silent Active already has flair on two members.

  1. Run the sample, log in as any user who is a member of Silent Active, and open it.
  2. Messages from Padmé Amidala carry member.extraData = {flair={tier=gold}} and those from C-3PO {tier=bronze}; everyone else's is empty. Check Message.member in the debugger, or adb logcat | grep Chat:Http | grep flair for the wire.
  3. Change a member's custom data (e.g. with the getstream cli) and confirm messages already on screen pick it up, with no refetch and no message.updated:
getstream api UpdateMemberPartial --type messaging --id sample-app-channel-8 \
  --request '{"user_id":"leandro","set":{"flair":{"tier":"silver"}}}'

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added MemberInfo to messages, including channel role, notification status, and custom data.
    • Added message builder support for setting member information.
    • Added parsing support for both legacy inline and nested custom member data.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Member updates now refresh message and thread author details in real time and offline caches.
    • Preserved compatibility with the deprecated channelRole field.
  • Refactor

    • Improved persistence and synchronization of member snapshots for messages and replies.

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DB Entities have been updated. Do we need to upgrade DB Version?
Modified Entities :

stream-chat-android-client/src/main/java/io/getstream/chat/android/client/internal/offline/repository/domain/message/internal/MessageEntity.kt%0Astream-chat-android-client/src/main/java/io/getstream/chat/android/client/internal/offline/repository/domain/message/internal/ReplyMessageEntity.kt

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SDK Size Comparison 📏

SDK Before After Difference Status
stream-chat-android-client 5.98 MB 5.99 MB 0.01 MB 🟢
stream-chat-android-ui-components 11.28 MB 11.29 MB 0.01 MB 🟢
stream-chat-android-compose 12.77 MB 12.77 MB 0.01 MB 🟢

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Walkthrough

The change adds structured MemberInfo data to messages. It parses legacy and nested member payloads, persists member snapshots in Room, refreshes in-memory and offline messages after member updates, and preserves deprecated channelRole compatibility.

Changes

Message member contract

Layer / File(s) Summary
MemberInfo message contract
stream-chat-android-core/...
Adds MemberInfo and attaches it to Message, builders, copies, and public API metadata. Deprecated channelRole remains synchronized.

Parsing and mapping

Layer / File(s) Summary
Member payload parsing and conversion
stream-chat-android-client/src/main/java/io/getstream/chat/android/client/parser2/..., stream-chat-android-client/src/main/java/io/getstream/chat/android/client/api2/..., stream-chat-android-client/src/main/java/io/getstream/chat/android/client/extensions/...
Parses inline and nested custom fields, maps DTOs to MemberInfo, and converts Member instances into message member snapshots.

Offline storage

Layer / File(s) Summary
Offline member persistence
stream-chat-android-client/src/main/java/io/getstream/chat/android/client/internal/offline/..., stream-chat-android-client/src/main/java/io/getstream/chat/android/client/persistance/...
Stores member snapshots in Room entities, converts them with Moshi, updates messages and replies by channel and author, and preserves legacy channel roles.

State and event propagation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Member update propagation
stream-chat-android-client/src/main/java/io/getstream/chat/android/client/internal/state/..., stream-chat-android-client-test/...
Refreshes regular, pinned, cached, thread, and offline message snapshots when MemberUpdatedEvent is handled.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to 59988

This change exposes channel-member custom data on messages, but the current implementation can leak that data through message logging, break existing compiled clients, and leave stored or threaded messages showing stale member data after membership changes. The PR is not ready to merge until these privacy, compatibility, and synchronization issues are addressed.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant MemberUpdatedEvent
  participant EventHandlerSequential
  participant ChannelStateImpl
  participant ThreadStateLogic
  participant MessageRepository
  MemberUpdatedEvent->>EventHandlerSequential: deliver updated member
  EventHandlerSequential->>ChannelStateImpl: refresh channel message snapshots
  EventHandlerSequential->>ThreadStateLogic: refresh matching thread replies
  EventHandlerSequential->>MessageRepository: persist member snapshot
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Poem

A rabbit hops through messages bright,
MemberInfo keeps each snapshot right.
Roles and custom fields now flow,
Room and threads update in tow.
“Hop!” says the bunny, “the fields align!”

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Actionable comments posted: 8

🧹 Nitpick comments (1)
stream-chat-android-client-test/src/main/java/io/getstream/chat/android/client/test/Mother.kt (1)

442-460: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add KDoc for randomMemberUpdatedEvent.

This public test-fixture API has no KDoc. Document its event fields and default values.

As per coding guidelines, **/src/main/**/*.kt: “document public APIs with KDoc.”

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In
`@stream-chat-android-client-test/src/main/java/io/getstream/chat/android/client/test/Mother.kt`
around lines 442 - 460, Add KDoc to the public randomMemberUpdatedEvent
function, documenting the event it creates and the default values for createdAt,
user, cid, channelType, channelId, and member.

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Inline comments:
In
`@stream-chat-android-client/src/main/java/io/getstream/chat/android/client/internal/offline/repository/domain/message/internal/DatabaseMessageRepository.kt`:
- Around line 89-98: The updateChannelUserMessagesMember method must await the
serialized database writes instead of launching them asynchronously, ensuring
queued inserts cannot persist a stale member snapshot after the method returns.
Reuse the existing dbMutex ordering mechanism while awaiting both
messageDao.updateMemberByCidAndUserId and
replyMessageDao.updateMemberByCidAndUserId, and add a deterministic regression
test covering an insert queued with the member update.

In
`@stream-chat-android-client/src/main/java/io/getstream/chat/android/client/internal/offline/repository/domain/message/internal/MessageMapper.kt`:
- Line 35: Update the deprecation suppressions in the mapper functions to narrow
them to the specific deprecated channelRole access, or document the
compatibility reason when broader suppression is required. Apply this
consistently at all four suppression sites and avoid leaving undocumented
function-level suppressions.

In
`@stream-chat-android-client/src/main/java/io/getstream/chat/android/client/internal/state/event/handler/internal/EventHandlerSequential.kt`:
- Around line 586-593: Update the MemberUpdatedEvent handling in
EventHandlerSequential and thread initialization in LogicRegistry.thread so
member snapshots received during an in-progress initial load are retained and
applied after messages are inserted, preventing stale author information. Add a
deterministic runTest using virtual time that delays the initial thread query
until after MemberUpdatedEvent processing and verifies the loaded replies
contain the updated member data.

In
`@stream-chat-android-client/src/test/java/io/getstream/chat/android/client/internal/offline/repository/domain/message/internal/MessageMemberInfoDaoTest.kt`:
- Around line 57-155: Convert the member-related coroutine tests to runTest and
add a repository-level virtual-time test for
DatabaseMessageRepository.updateChannelUserMessagesMember that controls insert
and refresh ordering, evicts the cache, and verifies the resulting Room member
value. Preserve the existing DAO round-trip and targeted-update assertions while
making the concurrency-sensitive refresh ordering deterministic.

In
`@stream-chat-android-client/src/test/java/io/getstream/chat/android/client/internal/state/channel/controller/attachment/UploadAttachmentsIntegrationTests.kt`:
- Around line 235-237: Implement updateChannelUserMessagesMember in
MockMessageRepository by locating stored messages for the supplied cid and
userId and refreshing their member data with the provided MemberInfo, handling a
null member according to the repository’s existing model conventions. Remove the
TODO/exception and preserve the mock’s existing message-storage behavior.

In
`@stream-chat-android-core/src/main/java/io/getstream/chat/android/models/Message.kt`:
- Line 425: Update Message.toString() so the member portion does not invoke
MemberInfo.toString() or expose MemberInfo.extraData; render only approved
non-sensitive member fields or an explicit redacted representation. Add a test
covering Message.toString() that confirms member custom-data values are absent.
- Around line 277-280: Preserve Message binary compatibility by moving the new
member property after all existing constructor properties, avoiding shifts to
existing constructor, copy, and component method signatures. If that ordering
cannot be retained, add compatibility overloads for the former constructor and
copy signatures and update the API dump accordingly.
- Line 495: The `@Suppress`("DEPRECATION") sites preserve the deprecated
Message.channelRole value for compatibility; add a short comment at each
suppression stating this and that removal depends on removing the deprecated
field. Apply the comment at Message.kt lines 495-495 and 650-650,
MessageAdapter.kt lines 59-59, and DomainMapping.kt lines 234-234; no other
changes are needed.

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Nitpick comments:
In
`@stream-chat-android-client-test/src/main/java/io/getstream/chat/android/client/test/Mother.kt`:
- Around line 442-460: Add KDoc to the public randomMemberUpdatedEvent function,
documenting the event it creates and the default values for createdAt, user,
cid, channelType, channelId, and member.
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