This document provides step-by-step instructions to quickly set up and run the Chat Demo, allowing you to experience text, voice, and video messaging features. Once setup is complete, the demo will appear as shown in the screenshots below:
Login Page
Conversation List Page
Chat Page
Quick Experience
Try the Chat Demo on multiple platforms here: Demo Experience.
Prerequisites
Enable the Service
1. Log in to the Console. If you already have an application, record its SDKAppID and SecretKey.
2. Click Create Application, enter your application name, select the product and region, then click Create to complete the process.
3. After creation, view your application's SDKAppID and SDKSecretKey on the console overview page. You will need both to run the demo.
Note：
Keep your SDKSecretKey secure to prevent unauthorized access.
Environment Preparation
Flutter >= 3.29.0, Dart >= 3.7.0
Android Studio Ladybug | 2024.2.1 or later, Android Gradle plugin 7.3.1 or later, JDK 17.
Xcode 12.0 or later
Version Compatibility Note：
To maintain a stable build environment, strictly follow official compatibility requirements:
For Gradle, Android Gradle Plugin, JDK, and Android Studio compatibility, refer to the official Android documentation: Version Notes.
For Kotlin, Android Gradle Plugin, and Gradle version mapping, refer to the official Kotlin documentation: Kotlin-Gradle Plugin Compatibility.
2. Open the downloaded chat/demo project in Android Studio: Android Studio > File > Open > select the demo root directory, and locate the login_page file at lib/login_page.dart.
3. Update the required parameters in the login_page file:
SDKAPPID: Enter the SDKAppID you obtained earlier.
SECRETKEY: Enter the SecretKey you obtained earlier.
Caution：
1. In this Demo, authentication uses the SDKSecretKey configured in the client code. The SECRETKEY can be reverse-engineered and compromised. If leaked, attackers can steal your TRTC traffic. This method is for local Demo testing and feature debugging only.
2. In production, generate a UserSig on the server side. When your App needs a UserSig, request a dynamic UserSig from your server for authentication. See Generate UserSig on the Server for details.
Build and Run the Demo
Import the project into Android Studio and install the Flutter and Dart plugins.
Run the following command in the project root directory to install dependencies.
flutter pub get
To run on an Android device:
Connect your Android device to your computer, enable developer mode, turn on USB debugging, and select USB for file transfer (if applicable).
In Android Studio, select your test device from the Running devices dropdown at the top.
Click the run button to build the project. After a successful build, the Tencent Cloud Chat App will be installed automatically on your device.
Open the app and enter any UserID to create and log in to a user account.
For easier message testing, create two different user accounts, add each other as friends, and send messages to each other.
Add Friends
Search Friends
New Friend in Contacts
Chat with Friends
FAQs
iOS Pods Dependency Installation Issues
Solution 1: Manually delete the ios/Pods folder and ios/Podfile.lock file, then run the following commands to reinstall dependencies.
cd ios
sudo gem install ffi
pod install --repo-update
Solution 2: If you encounter errors after configuration and running, click Product > Clean Build Folder to clean the build artifacts, then rerun pod install or flutter run.
Flutter Environment Issues
To verify your Flutter environment setup, run flutter doctor.
Android Errors After Importing TUIKit in a Flutter Auto-generated Project
1. Open android\\app\\src\\main\\AndroidManifest.xml and add xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" / android:label="@string/android_label" and tools:replace="android:label" as shown below.
