Allow users to delete messages only for themselves (`Delete message for me` - feature) #5967

andremion · 2025-10-15T12:40:10Z

🎯 Goal

Introduce the "Delete message for me" feature to the LLC, allowing users to delete messages only from their own view while keeping them visible to other users.

🛠 Implementation details

Added a new deletedForMe field to the Message model, corresponding database entity, and MessageDeletedEvent, along with introducing ChatClient.deleteMessageForMe function.
Added XML and Compose sample implementations.

🎨 UI Changes

Note

Demo apps only. No UI is included in the SDK for this feature.

XML	Compose
Screen.Recording.2025-10-16.at.16.38.03.mov	Screen.Recording.2025-10-16.at.16.35.50.mov

🧪 Testing

Using both XML and Compose demo apps:

Open a channel.
Long-press any current user message.
Click on the "Delete Message for Me" option.
It should show "Message deleted" and show the "Deleted only for me" label.
It should not delete the message for the other chat members.

For different visibilities when a message is deleted, you can change `deletedMessageVisibility`:

DeletedMessageVisibility.ALWAYS_VISIBLE:

It should show the "Message deleted" for all the members when a message is deleted.
It should show the "Message deleted" + "Deleted only for me" label for the current user only.

DeletedMessageVisibility.ALWAYS_HIDDEN:

It should not show the "Message deleted" nor "Deleted only for me" when a message is either deleted or deleted for the current user only.

DeletedMessageVisibility.VISIBLE_FOR_CURRENT_USER:

It should not show the "Message deleted" for all the members when a message is deleted.
It should show the "Message deleted" + "Deleted only for me" label for the current user only.

Changing `deletedMessageVisibility`:

Compose

Update MessagesActivity.factory to change the deletedMessageVisibility

XML

Update ChatFragment.initMessageListViewModel to setDeletedMessageVisibility

Important

Test in both online and offline modes

github-actions · 2025-10-15T12:40:48Z

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

stream-chat-android-offline/src/main/java/io/getstream/chat/android/offline/repository/domain/message/internal/MessageEntity.kt

github-actions · 2025-10-15T12:46:19Z

SDK Size Comparison 📏

SDK	Before	After	Difference	Status
stream-chat-android-client	3.22 MB	3.22 MB	0.00 MB	🟢
stream-chat-android-offline	3.45 MB	3.45 MB	0.01 MB	🟢
stream-chat-android-ui-components	10.54 MB	10.54 MB	0.00 MB	🟢
stream-chat-android-compose	12.76 MB	12.76 MB	0.00 MB	🟢

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Pull Request Overview

This PR implements the "Delete message for me" feature, allowing users to delete messages only from their own view while keeping them visible to other users. The feature adds a new deletedForMe field to the Message model and corresponding database entity, along with API support for the delete-for-me operation.

Key changes include:

Added deletedForMe Boolean field to the Message model and database entity
Implemented API endpoint for delete-for-me functionality with new query parameter
Updated UI components to handle and display delete-for-me state
Added sample implementation with custom component factory

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File	Description
Message.kt	Added `deletedForMe` field to core Message model
MessageEntity.kt	Added `deletedForMe` field to database entity
MessageMapper.kt	Updated mapping between entity and domain model
ChatDatabase.kt	Incremented database version for schema change
MessageApi.kt	Added `deleteForMe` query parameter to delete endpoint
ChatClient.kt	Added `deleteMessageForMe` method
DeleteMessageForMeComponentFactory.kt	Sample UI component for delete-for-me functionality
Various test files	Updated tests to support new delete-for-me parameter

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sonarqubecloud · 2025-10-20T13:38:12Z

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Using both XML and Compose demo apps:

For different visibilities when a message is deleted, you can change deletedMessageVisibility:

Changing deletedMessageVisibility:

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For different visibilities when a message is deleted, you can change `deletedMessageVisibility`:

Changing `deletedMessageVisibility`:

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