Rename fields

README.md

@@ -304,17 +304,17 @@ const updatedMessage = await room.messages.update(message,
 
 `updatedMessage` is a Message object with all updates applied. As with sending and deleting, the promise may resolve after the updated message is received via the messages subscription.
 
-A `Message` that was updated will have `updatedAt` and `updatedBy` fields set, and `isUpdated()` will return `true`.
+A `Message` that was updated will have values for `updatedAt` and `updatedBy`, and `isUpdated()` will return `true`.
 
 Note that if you delete an updated message, it is no longer considered _updated_. Only the last operation takes effect.
 
 #### Handling updates in realtime
 
-Updated messages received from realtime have the `latestAction` parameter set to `ChatMessageActions.MessageUpdate`, and the event received has the `type` set to `MessageEvents.Updated`. Updated messages are full copies of the message, meaning that all that is needed to keep a state or UI up to date is to replace the old message with the received one.
+Updated messages received from realtime have the `action` parameter set to `ChatMessageActions.MessageUpdate`, and the event received has the `type` set to `MessageEvents.Updated`. Updated messages are full copies of the message, meaning that all that is needed to keep a state or UI up to date is to replace the old message with the received one.
 
-In rare occasions updates might arrive over realtime out of order. To keep a correct state, the `Message` interface provides methods to compare two instances of the same base message to determine which one is newer: `actionBefore()`, `actionAfter()`, and `actionEqual()`.
+In rare occasions updates might arrive over realtime out of order. To keep a correct state, compare the `version` lexicographically (string compare). Alternatively, the `Message` interface provides convenience methods to compare two instances of the same base message to determine which version is newer: `versionBefore()`, `versionAfter()`, and `versionEqual()`.
 
-The same out-of-order situation can happen between updates received over realtime and HTTP responses. In the situation where two concurrent edits happen, both might be received via realtime before the HTTP response of the first one arrives. Always use `actionAfter()`, `actionBefore()`, or `actionEqual()` to determine which instance of a `Message` is newer.
+The same out-of-order situation can happen between updates received over realtime and HTTP responses. In the situation where two concurrent updates happen, both might be received via realtime before the HTTP response of the first one arrives. Always compare the message `version` to determine which instance of a `Message` is newer.
 
 Example for handling updates:
 ```typescript
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ room.messages.subscribe(event => {
     case MessageEvents.Updated: {
       const serial = event.message.serial;
       const index = messages.findIndex((m) => m.serial === serial);
-      if (index !== -1 && messages[index].actionBefore(event.message)) {
+      if (index !== -1 && messages[index].version < event.message.version) {
         messages[index] = event.message;
       }
       break;

demo/src/containers/Chat/Chat.tsx

@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ export const Chat = (props: { roomId: string; setRoomId: (roomId: string) => voi
         return prevMessages;
       }
 
-      // skip update if the received action is not newer
-      if (!prevMessages[index].actionBefore(message)) {
+      // skip update if the received version is not newer
+      if (!prevMessages[index].versionBefore(message)) {
         return prevMessages;
       }
 

src/core/chat-api.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as Ably from 'ably';
 
 import { Logger } from './logger.js';
-import { DefaultMessage, Message, MessageActionMetadata, MessageHeaders, MessageMetadata } from './message.js';
+import { DefaultMessage, Message, MessageHeaders, MessageMetadata, MessageOperationMetadata } from './message.js';
 import { OccupancyEvent } from './occupancy.js';
 import { PaginatedResult } from './query.js';
 
@@ -31,18 +31,25 @@ interface SendMessageParams {
   headers?: MessageHeaders;
 }
 
-export interface DeleteMessageResponse {
+/**
+ * Represents the response for deleting or updating a message.
+ */
+interface MessageOperationResponse {
   /**
-   * The serial of the deletion action.
+   * The new message version.
    */
-  serial: string;
+  version: string;
 
   /**
-   * The timestamp of the deletion action.
+   * The timestamp of the operation.
    */
-  deletedAt: number;
+  timestamp: number;
 }
 
+export type UpdateMessageResponse = MessageOperationResponse;
+
+export type DeleteMessageResponse = MessageOperationResponse;
+
 interface UpdateMessageParams {
   /**
    * Message data to update. All fields are updated and if omitted they are
@@ -58,27 +65,15 @@ interface UpdateMessageParams {
   description?: string;
 
   /** Metadata of the update action */
-  metadata?: MessageActionMetadata;
+  metadata?: MessageOperationMetadata;
 }
 
 interface DeleteMessageParams {
   /** Description of the delete action */
   description?: string;
 
   /** Metadata of the delete action */
-  metadata?: MessageActionMetadata;
-}
-
-interface UpdateMessageResponse {
-  /**
-   * The serial of the update action.
-   */
-  serial: string;
-
-  /**
-   * The timestamp of when the update occurred.
-   */
-  updatedAt: number;
+  metadata?: MessageOperationMetadata;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -112,12 +107,11 @@ export class ChatApi {
         message.text,
         metadata ?? {},
         headers ?? {},
-        new Date(message.createdAt),
-        message.latestAction,
-        message.latestActionSerial,
-        message.deletedAt ? new Date(message.deletedAt) : undefined,
-        message.updatedAt ? new Date(message.updatedAt) : undefined,
-        message.latestActionDetails,
+        message.action,
+        message.version,
+        (message.createdAt as Date | undefined) ? new Date(message.createdAt) : new Date(message.timestamp),
+        new Date(message.timestamp),
+        message.operation,
       );
     };
 
@@ -139,7 +133,7 @@ export class ChatApi {
   }
 
   async deleteMessage(roomId: string, serial: string, params?: DeleteMessageParams): Promise<DeleteMessageResponse> {
-    const body: { description?: string; metadata?: MessageActionMetadata } = {
+    const body: { description?: string; metadata?: MessageOperationMetadata } = {
       description: params?.description,
       metadata: params?.metadata,
     };

src/core/index.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * @module chat-js
  */
 
-export type { ActionMetadata } from './action-metadata.js';
 export { ChatClient } from './chat.js';
 export type { ClientOptions } from './config.js';
 export type {
@@ -27,26 +26,21 @@ export {
 } from './helpers.js';
 export type { LogContext, Logger, LogHandler } from './logger.js';
 export { LogLevel } from './logger.js';
+export type { Message, MessageHeaders, MessageMetadata, MessageOperationMetadata, Operation } from './message.js';
 export type {
-  Message,
-  MessageActionDetails,
-  MessageActionMetadata,
-  MessageHeaders,
-  MessageMetadata,
-} from './message.js';
-export type {
-  ActionDetails,
   DeleteMessageParams,
   MessageEventPayload,
   MessageListener,
   Messages,
   MessageSubscriptionResponse,
+  OperationDetails,
   QueryOptions,
   SendMessageParams,
   UpdateMessageParams,
 } from './messages.js';
 export type { Metadata } from './metadata.js';
 export type { Occupancy, OccupancyEvent, OccupancyListener, OccupancySubscriptionResponse } from './occupancy.js';
+export type { OperationMetadata } from './operation-metadata.js';
 export type {
   Presence,
   PresenceData,

src/core/message-parser.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as Ably from 'ably';
 
 import { ChatMessageActions } from './events.js';
-import { DefaultMessage, Message, MessageActionDetails, MessageHeaders, MessageMetadata } from './message.js';
+import { DefaultMessage, Message, MessageHeaders, MessageMetadata, Operation } from './message.js';
 
 interface MessagePayload {
   data?: {
@@ -16,28 +16,15 @@ interface MessagePayload {
 
   serial: string;
   createdAt: number;
-  version?: string;
+  version: string;
   action: Ably.MessageAction;
   operation?: Ably.Operation;
 }
 
-interface ChatMessageFields {
-  serial: string;
-  clientId: string;
-  roomId: string;
-  text: string;
-  metadata: MessageMetadata;
-  headers: MessageHeaders;
-  createdAt: Date;
-  latestAction: ChatMessageActions;
-  latestActionSerial: string;
-  updatedAt?: Date;
-  deletedAt?: Date;
-  operation?: MessageActionDetails;
-}
-
+// Parse a realtime message to a chat message
 export function parseMessage(roomId: string | undefined, inboundMessage: Ably.InboundMessage): Message {
   const message = inboundMessage as MessagePayload;
+
   if (!roomId) {
     throw new Ably.ErrorInfo(`received incoming message without roomId`, 50000, 500);
   }
@@ -62,48 +49,32 @@ export function parseMessage(roomId: string | undefined, inboundMessage: Ably.In
     throw new Ably.ErrorInfo(`received incoming message without serial`, 50000, 500);
   }
 
-  const newMessage: ChatMessageFields = {
-    serial: message.serial,
-    clientId: message.clientId,
-    roomId,
-    text: message.data.text,
-    metadata: message.data.metadata ?? {},
-    headers: message.extras.headers ?? {},
-    createdAt: new Date(message.createdAt),
-    latestAction: message.action as ChatMessageActions,
-    latestActionSerial: message.version ?? message.serial,
-    updatedAt: message.timestamp ? new Date(message.timestamp) : undefined,
-    deletedAt: message.timestamp ? new Date(message.timestamp) : undefined,
-    operation: message.operation as MessageActionDetails,
-  };
+  if (!message.version) {
+    throw new Ably.ErrorInfo(`received incoming message without version`, 50000, 500);
+  }
 
   switch (message.action) {
-    case ChatMessageActions.MessageCreate: {
-      break;
-    }
+    case ChatMessageActions.MessageCreate:
     case ChatMessageActions.MessageUpdate:
     case ChatMessageActions.MessageDelete: {
-      if (!message.version) {
-        throw new Ably.ErrorInfo(`received incoming ${message.action} without version`, 50000, 500);
-      }
       break;
     }
     default: {
       throw new Ably.ErrorInfo(`received incoming message with unhandled action; ${message.action}`, 50000, 500);
     }
   }
+
   return new DefaultMessage(
-    newMessage.serial,
-    newMessage.clientId,
-    newMessage.roomId,
-    newMessage.text,
-    newMessage.metadata,
-    newMessage.headers,
-    newMessage.createdAt,
-    newMessage.latestAction,
-    newMessage.latestActionSerial,
-    newMessage.latestAction === ChatMessageActions.MessageDelete ? newMessage.deletedAt : undefined,
-    newMessage.latestAction === ChatMessageActions.MessageUpdate ? newMessage.updatedAt : undefined,
-    newMessage.operation,
+    message.serial,
+    message.clientId,
+    roomId,
+    message.data.text,
+    message.data.metadata ?? {},
+    message.extras.headers ?? {},
+    message.action as ChatMessageActions,
+    message.version,
+    new Date(message.createdAt),
+    new Date(message.timestamp),
+    message.operation as Operation,
   );
 }