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      Feature Description

      The API for pulling historical messages is in the V2TIMManager and V2TIMManager+Message (for Objective-C) and V2TIMMessageManager (Java and C++) classes.
      In addition to the support for pulling historical one-to-one and group messages, an advanced API is provided to pull messages by sequence, start point, or time range.
      Both local and cloud historical messages can be pulled.
      Note:
      When historical messages are pulled from the cloud and a network exception is noticed, the SDK will return the locally stored historical messages.
      Locally stored historical messages are not subject to time limits, but those stored in the cloud are subject to the following time limits:
      Free Trail: The free storage period is 7 days and cannot be extended.
      Standard edition: The free storage period is 7 days and can be extended.
      Pro edition: The free storage period is 30 days and can be extended.
      Pro Plus edition: The free storage period is 90 days and can be extended.
      Enterprise edition: The free storage period is 90 days and can be extended.
      Note:
      It is a value-added service to extend the storage period of historical messages. If you need this feature, please contact us in Telegram technical group.
      Rich media messages (such as images, files, and audios) have the same storage periods as historical messages.

      Pulling One-to-One Messages

      Call the getC2CHistoryMessageList API (Java / Swift / Objective-C) to get historical one-to-one messages. When the network is normal, the latest cloud data will be pulled; when it is abnormal, the SDK will return the locally stored historical messages.
      If you want to pull only local historical messages, see Advanced API. This API supports pulling by page. For more information, see Pulling by page.
      Sample code:
      Java
      Swift
      Objective-C
      C++
      // Pull historical one-to-one messages
      // Set `lastMsg` to `null` for the first pull
      // `lastMsg` can be the last message in the returned message list for the second pull.
      V2TIMManager.getMessageManager().getC2CHistoryMessageList(#your user id#, 20, null, new V2TIMValueCallback<List<V2TIMMessage>>() {
          @Override
          public void onError(int code, String desc) {
              Log.i("imsdk", "fail, " + code + ", " + desc);
          }
      
          @Override
          public void onSuccess(List<V2TIMMessage> v2TIMMessages) {
              // Record the `lastMsg` for the next pull
              V2TIMMessage lastMsg = v2TIMMessages.get(v2TIMMessages.size() - 1);
              Log.i("imsdk", "success");
          }
      });
      // Pull historical one-to-one messages
      // Set `lastMsg` to `null` for the first pull
      // `lastMsg` can be the last message in the returned message list for the second pull.
      V2TIMManager.shared.getC2CHistoryMessageList(userID: "userID", count: 100, lastMsg: lastMessage) { msgs in
          msgs.forEach { item in
              print("\\(item.description)")
          }
              // Record the `lastMsg` for the next pull
          lastMessage = msgs.last
      } fail: { code, desc in
          print("fail \\(code), \\(desc)")
      }
      // Pull historical one-to-one messages
      // Set `lastMsg` to `nil` for the first pull
      // `lastMsg` can be the last message in the returned message list for the second pull.
      [V2TIMManager.sharedInstance getC2CHistoryMessageList:#your user id# count:20 lastMsg:nil succ:^(NSArray<V2TIMMessage *> *msgs) {
          // Record the `lastMsg` for the next pull
          V2TIMMessage *lastMsg = msgs.lastObject;
          NSLog(@"success, %@", msgs);
      } fail:^(int code, NSString *desc) {
          NSLog(@"fail, %d, %@", code, desc);
      }];
      

      Pulling Group Messages

      Call the getGroupHistoryMessageList API (Java / Swift / Objective-C) to get historical group messages. When the network is normal, the latest cloud data will be pulled; when it is abnormal, the SDK will return the locally stored historical messages.
      If you want to pull only local historical messages, see Advanced API. This API supports pulling by page. For more information, see Pulling by page.
      Note:
      Only the historical messages of meeting groups (Meeting) can be pulled. For more information on group message limits, see Differences in message capabilities.
      This API does not apply to audio-video groups (AVChatRoom), as their messages are not stored on the cloud roaming server or in the local database. If you use the Pro edition、Pro Plus edition 、Enterprise edition, you can configure Message History for New Members (Path：Applications > Your App > Chat > Configuration > Group Configuration > Group feature configuration > Message History for New Members > Previous Messages Viewable) in the Console to get historical messages in the onRecvNewMessage callback after successfully joining the audio-video group. New members of an audio-video group can view up to 20 messages in the past 24 hours before they join the group.
      Sample code:
      Java
      Swift
      Objective-C
      C++
      // Pull historical group messages
      // Set `lastMsg` to `null` for the first pull
      // `lastMsg` can be the last message in the returned message list for the second pull.
      V2TIMManager.getMessageManager().getGroupHistoryMessageList(#your group id#, 20, null, new V2TIMValueCallback<List<V2TIMMessage>>() {
          @Override
          public void onError(int code, String desc) {
              Log.i("imsdk", "fail, " + code + ", " + desc);
          }
      
          @Override
          public void onSuccess(List<V2TIMMessage> v2TIMMessages) {
              // Record the `lastMsg` for the next pull
              V2TIMMessage lastMsg = v2TIMMessages.get(v2TIMMessages.size() - 1);
              Log.i("imsdk", "success");
          }
      });
      // Pull historical group messages
      // Set `lastMsg` to `null` for the first pull
      // `lastMsg` can be the last message in the returned message list for the second pull.
      V2TIMManager.shared.getGroupHistoryMessageList(groupID: "groupID", count: 100, lastMsg: lastMessage) { msgs in
          msgs.forEach { item in
              print("\\(item.description)")
          }
           // Record the `lastMsg` for the next pull
          lastMessage = msgs.last
      } fail: { code, desc in
          print("fail \\(code), \\(desc)")
      }
      // Pull historical group messages
      // Set `lastMsg` to `null` for the first pull
      // `lastMsg` can be the last message in the returned message list for the second pull.
      [V2TIMManager.sharedInstance getGroupHistoryMessageList:#your group id# count:20 lastMsg:nil succ:^(NSArray<V2TIMMessage *> *msgs) {
          // Record the `lastMsg` for the next pull
          V2TIMMessage *lastMsg = msgs.lastObject;
          NSLog(@"success, %@", msgs);
      } fail:^(int code, NSString *desc) {
          NSLog(@"fail, %d, %@", code, desc);
      }];
      

      Advanced Features

      Advanced API

      If the ordinary API above cannot meet your needs to pull historical messages, you can use the advanced API getHistoryMessageList (Java / Swift / Objective-C / C++).
      In addition to pulling historical one-to-one and group messages, this API supports the following advanced features:
      Set the start point for message pull
      Set the time range for message pull
      Set the source for message pull: pull from the local database or the cloud
      Specify the sequence for message pull: pull in reverse chronological order or in chronological order
      Specify the message type for local pull: text, image, audio, video, file, emoji, group tip, merged, or custom message.
      API prototype:
      Java
      Swift
      Objective-C
      C++
      public abstract void getHistoryMessageList(V2TIMMessageListGetOption option, V2TIMValueCallback<List<V2TIMMessage>> callback);
      public func getHistoryMessageList(option: V2TIMMessageListGetOption, succ: V2TIMMessageListSucc?, fail: V2TIMFail?)
      - (void)getHistoryMessageList:(V2TIMMessageListGetOption *)option
                               succ:(V2TIMMessageListSucc)succ
                               fail:(V2TIMFail)fail;
      virtual void GetHistoryMessageList(const V2TIMMessageListGetOption& option,
                                         V2TIMValueCallback<V2TIMMessageVector>* callback) = 0;
      The parameters of the V2TIMMessageListGetOptionclass are as described below:
      Parameter
      Description
      Valid for One-to-One Chat
      Valid for Group Chat
      Required
      Remarks
      getType
      Source and sequence of the message pull, which can be set to local/cloud and reverse chronological order/chronological order respectively.
      YES
      YES
      YES
      When the pull source is set to the cloud, the local message list and cloud message list will be merged and returned. If there is no network connection, the local message list will be returned.
      userID
      The specified user ID with which to pull historical one-to-one messages
      YES
      NO
      NO
      To pull one-to-one messages with a certain user, you need to specify only the userID.
      groupID
      The specified group ID with which to pull historical group messages
      NO
      YES
      NO
      To pull group messages from a certain group, you need to specify only the groupID.
      count
      Number of messages per pull
      YES
      YES
      YES
      We recommend you set it to 20; otherwise, the pull speed may be affected.
      messageTypeList
      Pulled message type set
      YES
      YES
      NO
      1. It is supported only for local pull, that is, it is valid only when getType is V2TIM_GET_LOCAL_OLDER_MSG or V2TIM_GET_LOCAL_NEWER_MSG.
      2. If this field is left empty, messages of all types will be pulled.
      3. For more information on the supported message types, see V2TIMElemType (Java / Swift / Objective-C / C++).
      lastMsg
      Last message
      YES
      YES
      NO
      This parameter applies to historical message pull.
      1. It can be used for both one-to-one and group chats.
      2. If it is set as the start point for the message pull, the message will not be included in the returned message list.
      3. If it is left empty, the latest message in the conversation will be used as the start point for pull.
      lastMsgSeq
      seq of the last message
      NO
      YES
      NO
      This parameter applies to historical message pull or locating.
      1. It can be used only for group chats.
      2. If it is set as the start point for the message pull, the message will be included in the returned message list.
      3. If both lastMsg and lastMsgSeq are specified, the SDK will use lastMsg.
      4. If neither lastMsg nor lastMsgSeq is specified, the start point for pull will be determined based on whether the getTimeBegin is set. If yes, the set range will be used as the start point; if no, the latest message will be used as the start point.
      getTimeBegin
      Start time for the message pull. It is a UTC timestamp in seconds.
      YES
      YES
      NO
      It defaults to 0, indicating to pull messages from the current time.
      getTimePeriod
      Time range for the message pull in seconds.
      YES
      YES
      NO
      1. It defaults to 0, indicating that there is no time range limit.
      2. It is a closed range including the start and end time:
      If getType specifies the reverse chronological order, the time range is [getTimeBegin - getTimePeriod, getTimeBegin].
      If getType specifies the chronological order, the time range is [getTimeBegin, getTimeBegin + getTimePeriod].

      Pulling by page

      Historical one-to-one message pull, historical group message pull, and pull via the advanced API can all be paged by using lastMsg and count:
      1. For the first pull, leave lastMsg empty. In this case, the SDK will pull the latest message.
      2. If it is not the first pull, use the last message in the message list from the last pull as the lastMsg. In this case, the lastMsg will not be included in the returned message list.
      3. If the message list returned in the successful callback is empty, it means that pulling completed and there is no more data.
      Note:
      1. In the pulled message list, newer messages are more forward.
      2. We recommend you set count to 20 to enhance the loading efficiency and save network traffic.
      If you use lastMsgSeq to pull historical messages, the message corresponding to lastMsgSeq will be included in the returned message list. Therefore, we recommend you not use lastMsgSeq if you are not pulling historical group messages for the first time (subsequent pull); otherwise, the same message may be pulled repeatedly. For example, there are eight historical messages: msg1, msg2, msg3, msg4, msg5, msg6, msg7, and msg8. If four messages are pulled each time, you will get msg1, msg2, msg3, and msg4 for the first pull. If you use the lastMsgSeq of msg4 to start another pull, msg4, msg5, msg6, and msg7 will be pulled. In this case, msg4 is pulled twice. If you need to use lastMsgSeq for subsequent pulls, we recommend you set the logic of message deduplication.

      Pulling by time range

      You can set getTimeBegin and getTimePeriod to specify the time range for the message pull. The start and end timestamps of the time range are related to getType, as shown below:
      
      
      
      The following sample code demonstrates the process of pulling cloud group messages of the whole day from 2022-01-01 00:00:00 (the timestamp is 1640966400) in reverse chronological order.
      Java
      Swift
      Objective-C
      C++
      V2TIMMessageListGetOption option = new V2TIMMessageListGetOption();
      option.setGetType(V2TIMMessageListGetOption.V2TIM_GET_CLOUD_OLDER_MSG); // Pull older cloud messages
      option.setGetTimeBegin(1640966400);         // Start from 2022-01-01 00:00:00
      option.setGetTimePeriod(1 * 24 * 60 * 60);  // Pull the messages of the whole day
      option.setCount(Integer.MAX_VALUE);         // Return all the messages within the time range
      option.setGroupID(#you group id#);          // Pull group messages
      V2TIMManager.getMessageManager().getHistoryMessageList(option, new V2TIMValueCallback<List<V2TIMMessage>>() {
          @Override
          public void onSuccess(List<V2TIMMessage> v2TIMMessages) {
              Log.i("imsdk", "success");
          }
      
          @Override
          public void onError(int code, String desc) {
              Log.i("imsdk", "failure, code:" + code + ", desc:" + desc);
          }
      });
      let option = V2TIMMessageListGetOption()
      option.getType = .V2TIM_GET_CLOUD_OLDER_MSG// Pull older cloud messages
      option.getTimeBegin = 1640966400 // Start from 2022-01-01 00:00:00
      option.getTimePeriod = 1 * 24 * 60 * 60  // Pull the messages of the whole day
      option.groupID = "#your group id#"
      option.count = UInt(INT_MAX)   // Return all the messages within the time range
      V2TIMManager.shared.getHistoryMessageList(option: option) { msgs in
          msgs.forEach { item in
              
          }
          print("success")
      } fail: { code, desc in
          print("fail \\(code), \\(desc)")
      }
      V2TIMMessageListGetOption *option = [[V2TIMMessageListGetOption alloc] init];
      option.getType = V2TIM_GET_CLOUD_OLDER_MSG; // Pull cloud messages in reverse chronological order
      option.getTimeBegin = 1640966400;        // Start from 2022-01-01 00:00:00
      option.getTimePeriod = 1 * 24 * 60 * 60; // Pull the messages of the whole day
      option.count = INT_MAX;                  // Return all the messages within the time range
      option.groupID = #your group id#;        // Pull group messages
      [V2TIMManager.sharedInstance getHistoryMessageList:option succ:^(NSArray<V2TIMMessage *> *msgs) {
          NSLog(@"success");
      } fail:^(int code, NSString *desc) {
          NSLog(@"failure, code:%d, desc:%@", code, desc);
      }];
      template <class T>
      class ValueCallback final : public V2TIMValueCallback<T> {
      public:
          using SuccessCallback = std::function<void(const T&)>;
          using ErrorCallback = std::function<void(int, const V2TIMString&)>;
      
          ValueCallback() = default;
          ~ValueCallback() override = default;
      
          void SetCallback(SuccessCallback success_callback, ErrorCallback error_callback) {
              success_callback_ = std::move(success_callback);
              error_callback_ = std::move(error_callback);
          }
      
          void OnSuccess(const T& value) override {
              if (success_callback_) {
                  success_callback_(value);
              }
          }
          void OnError(int error_code, const V2TIMString& error_message) override {
              if (error_callback_) {
                  error_callback_(error_code, error_message);
              }
          }
      
      private:
          SuccessCallback success_callback_;
          ErrorCallback error_callback_;
      };
      
      V2TIMMessageListGetOption option;
      option.getType = V2TIMMessageGetType::V2TIM_GET_CLOUD_OLDER_MSG;  // Pull older cloud messages
      option.getTimeBegin = 1640966400;        // Start from 2022-01-01 00:00:00
      option.getTimePeriod = 1 * 24 * 60 * 60;                          // Pull the messages of the whole day
      option.count = std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max();              // Return all the messages within the time range
      option.groupID = "your group id";                                 // Pull group messages
      
      auto callback = new ValueCallback<V2TIMMessageVector>{};
      callback->SetCallback(
          [=](const V2TIMMessageVector& messageList) {
              std::cout << "success" << std::endl;
              delete callback;
          },
          [=](int error_code, const V2TIMString& error_message) {
              std::cout << "error" << std::endl;
              delete callback;
          });
      
      V2TIMManager::GetInstance()->GetMessageManager()->GetHistoryMessageList(option, callback);

      Pulling by page within the time range

      You can specify both the time range and lastMsg/lastMsgSeq for the message pull at the same time. And the SDK will respond as follows:
      1. If both getTimeBegin/getTimePeriod and lastMsg/lastMsgSeq are set, the overlapping part of the messages pulled based on the start message and the messages pulled based on the time range will be returned.
      2. If neither getTimeBegin/getTimePeriod nor lastMsg/lastMsgSeq is set, messages will be pulled from the latest message based on the sequence and method specified by getType.
      The following sample code demonstrates the process of pulling cloud group messages by page (20 messages per page) from 2022-01-01 00:00:00 (the timestamp is 1640966400) in reverse chronological order.
      Java
      Swift
      Objective-C
      C++
      // Define a variable to record the cursor of each pull
      private V2TIMMessage m_lastMsg = null;  // It is `null` for the first pull.
      
      // Logic of pulling by page
      V2TIMMessageListGetOption option = new V2TIMMessageListGetOption();
      option.setGetType(V2TIMMessageListGetOption.V2TIM_GET_CLOUD_OLDER_MSG); // Pull older cloud messages
      option.setGetTimeBegin(1640966400);         // Start from 2022-01-01 00:00:00
      option.setGetTimePeriod(1 * 24 * 60 * 60);  // Pull the messages of the whole day
      option.setCount(20);                        // 20 messages per page
      option.setLastMsg(m_lastMsg);               // Position of the last pull (the last message in the returned message list each time)
      option.setGroupID(#you group id#);          // Pull group messages
      V2TIMManager.getMessageManager().getHistoryMessageList(option, new V2TIMValueCallback<List<V2TIMMessage>>() {
          @Override
          public void onSuccess(List<V2TIMMessage> v2TIMMessages) {
              Log.i("imsdk", "success");
              // Record the `lastMsg` for the next pull
              m_lastMsg = v2TIMMessages.get(v2TIMMessages.size() - 1);
          }
      
          @Override
          public void onError(int code, String desc) {
              Log.i("imsdk", "failure, code:" + code + ", desc:" + desc);
          }
      });
      // Define a variable to record the cursor of each pull
      var lastMsg: V2TIMMessage?
      
      // Logic of pulling by page
      let option = V2TIMMessageListGetOption()
      option.getType = .V2TIM_GET_CLOUD_OLDER_MSG // Pull cloud messages in reverse chronological order
      option.getTimeBegin = 1640966400 // Start from 2022-01-01 00:00:00
      option.getTimePeriod = 1 * 24 * 60 * 60  // Pull the messages of the whole day
      option.count = 20    // 20 messages per page
      option.lastMsg = self.lastMsg;    // Position of the last pull (the last message in the returned message list each time)
      option.groupID = "#your group id#"   // Pull group messages
      V2TIMManager.shared.getHistoryMessageList(option: option) { msgs in
          msgs.forEach { item in
              
          }
          print("success")
      } fail: { code, desc in
          print("fail \\(code), \\(desc)")
      }
      // Define a variable to record the cursor of each pull
      @property (nonatomic, copy) V2TIMMessage *lastMsg;
      
      // Logic of pulling by page
      V2TIMMessageListGetOption *option = [[V2TIMMessageListGetOption alloc] init];
      option.getType = V2TIM_GET_CLOUD_OLDER_MSG; // Pull cloud messages in reverse chronological order
      option.getTimeBegin = 1640966400;        // Start from 2022-01-01 00:00:00
      option.getTimePeriod = 1 * 24 * 60 * 60; // Pull the messages of the whole day
      option.count = 20;                       // 20 messages per page
      option.lastMsg = self.lastMsg;           // Position of the last pull (the last message in the returned message list each time)
      option.groupID = #your group id#;        // Pull group messages
      __weak typeof(self) weakSelf = self;
      [V2TIMManager.sharedInstance getHistoryMessageList:option succ:^(NSArray<V2TIMMessage *> *msgs) {
          NSLog(@"success");
          // Record the `lastMsg` for the next pull
          weakSelf.lastMsg = msgs.lastObject;
      } fail:^(int code, NSString *desc) {
          NSLog(@"failure, code:%d, desc:%@", code, desc);
      }];
      template <class T>
      class ValueCallback final : public V2TIMValueCallback<T> {
      public:
          using SuccessCallback = std::function<void(const T&)>;
          using ErrorCallback = std::function<void(int, const V2TIMString&)>;
      
          ValueCallback() = default;
          ~ValueCallback() override = default;
      
          void SetCallback(SuccessCallback success_callback, ErrorCallback error_callback) {
              success_callback_ = std::move(success_callback);
              error_callback_ = std::move(error_callback);
          }
      
          void OnSuccess(const T& value) override {
              if (success_callback_) {
                  success_callback_(value);
              }
          }
          void OnError(int error_code, const V2TIMString& error_message) override {
              if (error_callback_) {
                  error_callback_(error_code, error_message);
              }
          }
      
      private:
          SuccessCallback success_callback_;
          ErrorCallback error_callback_;
      };
      
      // Define a variable to record the cursor of each pull
      V2TIMMessage lastMsg;
      
      // Logic of pulling by page
      V2TIMMessageListGetOption option;
      option.getType = V2TIMMessageGetType::V2TIM_GET_CLOUD_OLDER_MSG;  // Pull older cloud messages
      option.getTimeBegin = 1640966400;        // Start from 2022-01-01 00:00:00
      option.getTimePeriod = 1 * 24 * 60 * 60;                          // Pull the messages of the whole day
      option.count = 20;                                                // 20 messages per page
      option.lastMsg = First pull? nullptr : &lastMsg;  // Position of the last pull (the last message in the returned message list each time)
      option.groupID = "your group id";  // Pull group messages
      
      auto callback = new ValueCallback<V2TIMMessageVector>{};
      callback->SetCallback(
          [=](const V2TIMMessageVector& messageList) mutable {
              std::cout << "success" << std::endl;
              // Record the `lastMsg` for the next pull
              lastMsg = messageList[messageList.Size() - 1];
              delete callback;
          },
          [=](int error_code, const V2TIMString& error_message) {
              std::cout << "error" << std::endl;
              delete callback;
          });
      
      V2TIMManager::GetInstance()->GetMessageManager()->GetHistoryMessageList(option, callback);

      Pulling only local messages

      Set getType to pull only local messages:
      When getType is set to V2TIM_GET_LOCAL_OLDER_MSG, locally stored messages will be pulled in reverse chronological order.
      When getType is set to V2TIM_GET_LOCAL_NEWER_MSG, locally stored messages will be pulled in chronological order.
      The following sample code demonstrates the process of pulling 20 one-to-one messages from the local database in reverse chronological order, starting from the latest message:
      Java
      Swift
      Objective-C
      C++
      V2TIMMessageListGetOption option = new V2TIMMessageListGetOption();
      option.setGetType(V2TIMMessageListGetOption.V2TIM_GET_LOCAL_OLDER_MSG); // Pull local messages in reverse chronological order
      option.setLastMsg(null);            // Set to pull from the latest message
      option.setCount(20);                // Pull 20 messages
      option.setUserID(#you user id#);    // Pull one-to-one messages
      V2TIMManager.getMessageManager().getHistoryMessageList(option, new V2TIMValueCallback<List<V2TIMMessage>>() {
          @Override
          public void onSuccess(List<V2TIMMessage> v2TIMMessages) {
              Log.i("imsdk", "success");
          }
      
          @Override
          public void onError(int code, String desc) {
              Log.i("imsdk", "failure, code:" + code + ", desc:" + desc);
          }
      });
      let option = V2TIMMessageListGetOption()
      option.getType = .V2TIM_GET_LOCAL_OLDER_MSG // Pull local messages in reverse chronological order
      option.lastMsg = nil // Set to pull from the latest message
      option.count = 20    // Pull 20 messages
      option.userID = "userID" // Pull one-to-one messages
      V2TIMManager.shared.getHistoryMessageList(option: option) { msgs in
          msgs.forEach { item in
              
          }
          print("success")
      } fail: { code, desc in
          print("fail \\(code), \\(desc)")
      }
      V2TIMMessageListGetOption *option = [[V2TIMMessageListGetOption alloc] init];
      option.getType = V2TIM_GET_LOCAL_OLDER_MSG; // Pull local messages in reverse chronological order
      option.lastMsg = nil;            // Set to pull from the latest message
      option.count = 20;               // Pull 20 messages
      option.userID = #your user id#;  // Pull one-to-one messages
      [V2TIMManager.sharedInstance getHistoryMessageList:option succ:^(NSArray<V2TIMMessage *> *msgs) {
          NSLog(@"success");
      } fail:^(int code, NSString *desc) {
          NSLog(@"failure, code:%d, desc:%@", code, desc);
      }];
      template <class T>
      class ValueCallback final : public V2TIMValueCallback<T> {
      public:
          using SuccessCallback = std::function<void(const T&)>;
          using ErrorCallback = std::function<void(int, const V2TIMString&)>;
      
          ValueCallback() = default;
          ~ValueCallback() override = default;
      
          void SetCallback(SuccessCallback success_callback, ErrorCallback error_callback) {
              success_callback_ = std::move(success_callback);
              error_callback_ = std::move(error_callback);
          }
      
          void OnSuccess(const T& value) override {
              if (success_callback_) {
                  success_callback_(value);
              }
          }
          void OnError(int error_code, const V2TIMString& error_message) override {
              if (error_callback_) {
                  error_callback_(error_code, error_message);
              }
          }
      
      private:
          SuccessCallback success_callback_;
          ErrorCallback error_callback_;
      };
      
      V2TIMMessageListGetOption option;
      option.getType = V2TIMMessageGetType::V2TIM_GET_LOCAL_OLDER_MSG;  // Pull older local messages
      option.count = 20;                                                // Pull 20 messages
      option.userID = "you user id";                                    // Pull one-to-one messages
      
      auto callback = new ValueCallback<V2TIMMessageVector>{};
      callback->SetCallback(
          [=](const V2TIMMessageVector& messageList) mutable {
              std::cout << "success" << std::endl;
              delete callback;
          },
          [=](int error_code, const V2TIMString& error_message) {
              std::cout << "error" << std::endl;
              delete callback;
          });
      
      V2TIMManager::GetInstance()->GetMessageManager()->GetHistoryMessageList(option, callback);
      

      Pulling messages of a specified type

      The SDK defines common message types, such as text, image, and video messages. For more information, see V2TIMElemType (Java / Swift / Objective-C / C++). The advanced API getHistoryMessageList allows setting messageTypeList to specify the message type for pull.
      Note:
      1. When messageTypeList is left empty, messages of all types will be pulled.
      2. The message type can be specified only for the local pull but not for the cloud pull.
      The following sample code demonstrates the process of pulling 20 text and image messages in reverse chronological order, starting from the current time:
      Java
      Swift
      Objective-C
      C++
      // Pull image and text messages
      ArrayList<Integer> messageTypeList = new ArrayList<Integer>();
      messageTypeList.add(V2TIM_ELEM_TYPE_IMAGE);
      messageTypeList.add(V2TIM_ELEM_TYPE_TEXT);
      
      V2TIMMessageListGetOption option = new V2TIMMessageListGetOption();
      option.setGetType(V2TIMMessageListGetOption.V2TIM_GET_CLOUD_OLDER_MSG); // Pull older cloud messages
      option.setCount(20);
      option.setMessageTypeList(messageTypeList);
      option.setGroupID("you group id");
      V2TIMManager.getMessageManager().getHistoryMessageList(option, new V2TIMValueCallback<List<V2TIMMessage>>() {
          @Override
          public void onSuccess(List<V2TIMMessage> v2TIMMessages) {
              Log.i("imsdk", "success");
          }
      
          @Override
          public void onError(int code, String desc) {
              Log.i("imsdk", "failure, code:" + code + ", desc:" + desc);
          }
      });
      let option = V2TIMMessageListGetOption()
      option.getType = .V2TIM_GET_LOCAL_OLDER_MSG 
      option.messageTypeList = [.V2TIM_ELEM_TYPE_IMAGE, .V2TIM_ELEM_TYPE_TEXT]
      option.count = 20   
      option.groupID = "your group id";
      V2TIMManager.shared.getHistoryMessageList(option: option) { msgs in
          msgs.forEach { item in
              
          }
          print("success")
      } fail: { code, desc in
          print("fail \\(code), \\(desc)")
      }
      V2TIMMessageListGetOption *option = [[V2TIMMessageListGetOption alloc] init];
      option.getType = V2TIM_GET_CLOUD_OLDER_MSG;
      // Pull image and text messages
      option.messageTypeList = @[@(V2TIM_ELEM_TYPE_IMAGE), @(V2TIM_ELEM_TYPE_TEXT)];
      option.count = 20;
      option.groupID = @"your group id";
      [V2TIMManager.sharedInstance getHistoryMessageList:option succ:^(NSArray<V2TIMMessage *> *msgs) {
          NSLog(@"success");
      } fail:^(int code, NSString *desc) {
          NSLog(@"failure, code:%d, desc:%@", code, desc);
      }];
      template <class T>
      class ValueCallback final : public V2TIMValueCallback<T> {
      public:
          using SuccessCallback = std::function<void(const T&)>;
          using ErrorCallback = std::function<void(int, const V2TIMString&)>;
      
          ValueCallback() = default;
          ~ValueCallback() override = default;
      
          void SetCallback(SuccessCallback success_callback, ErrorCallback error_callback) {
              success_callback_ = std::move(success_callback);
              error_callback_ = std::move(error_callback);
          }
      
          void OnSuccess(const T& value) override {
              if (success_callback_) {
                  success_callback_(value);
              }
          }
          void OnError(int error_code, const V2TIMString& error_message) override {
              if (error_callback_) {
                  error_callback_(error_code, error_message);
              }
          }
      
      private:
          SuccessCallback success_callback_;
          ErrorCallback error_callback_;
      };
      
      V2TIMMessageListGetOption option;
      option.getType = V2TIMMessageGetType::V2TIM_GET_CLOUD_OLDER_MSG;  // Pull older cloud messages
      option.count = 20;                                                // Pull 20 messages
      option.messageTypeList.PushBack(V2TIMElemType::V2TIM_ELEM_TYPE_IMAGE);  // Pull image messages
      option.messageTypeList.PushBack(V2TIMElemType::V2TIM_ELEM_TYPE_TEXT);   // Pull text messages
      option.userID = "you group id";                                         // Pull group messages
      
      auto callback = new ValueCallback<V2TIMMessageVector>{};
      callback->SetCallback(
          [=](const V2TIMMessageVector& messageList) mutable {
              std::cout << "success" << std::endl;
              delete callback;
          },
          [=](int error_code, const V2TIMString& error_message) {
              std::cout << "error" << std::endl;
              delete callback;
          });
      
      V2TIMManager::GetInstance()->GetMessageManager()->GetHistoryMessageList(option, callback);

      Pulling messages of a specified sequence

      When polling historical messages in group chats, you can poll according to the specified message sequence.
      Note:
      It is only valid when pulling group history messages;
      The message sequence can be obtained through the seq field of the V2TIMMessage object;
      When getType is set to poll from the cloud, the local stored message list and the cloud stored message list will be merged and returned; if there is no network, the local message list will be returned directly;
      When getType is set to poll from local, the local message list will be returned directly;
      When getType is set to poll older messages, the message list is in reverse chronological order, i.e., messages are sorted from large to small by timestamp;
      When getType is set to poll updated messages, the message list is in chronological order, i.e., messages are sorted from small to large by timestamp.
      The sample code will demonstrate: In the group, poll messages with sequence 1, 3, 5, and 9 from the cloud, and return the messages in reverse chronological order.
      Java
      Swift
      Objective-C
      C++
      ArrayList<Long> sequenceList = new ArrayList<>();
      sequenceList.add(1L);
      sequenceList.add(3L);
      sequenceList.add(5L);
      sequenceList.add(9L);
      V2TIMMessageListGetOption option = new V2TIMMessageListGetOption();
      option.setGroupID("your groupID");
      option.setMessageSeqList(sequenceList);
      option.setGetType(V2TIMMessageListGetOption.V2TIM_GET_CLOUD_OLDER_MSG;);
      V2TIMManager.getMessageManager().getHistoryMessageList(option, new V2TIMValueCallback<List<V2TIMMessage>>() {
          @Override
          public void onSuccess(List<V2TIMMessage> v2TIMMessages) {
      
          }
      
          @Override
          public void onError(int code, String desc) {
      
          }
      });
      option.getType = .V2TIM_GET_LOCAL_OLDER_MSG 
      option.groupID = "your group id"
      option.messageSeqList = [1,3,5,9]
      V2TIMManager.shared.getHistoryMessageList(option: option) { msgs in
          msgs.forEach { item in
              
          }
          print("success")
      } fail: { code, desc in
          print("fail \\(code), \\(desc)")
      }
      V2TIMMessageListGetOption *option = [[V2TIMMessageListGetOption alloc] init];
      option.getType = V2TIM_GET_CLOUD_OLDER_MSG;
      option.groupID = @"your groupID";
      option.messageSeqList = @[@(1), @(3), @(5), @(9)];
      [V2TIMManager.sharedInstance getHistoryMessageList:option succ:^(NSArray<V2TIMMessage *> *msgs) {
      
      } fail:^(int code, NSString *desc) {
      
      }];
      template <class T>
      class ValueCallback final : public V2TIMValueCallback<T> {
      public:
          using SuccessCallback = std::function<void(const T&)>;
          using ErrorCallback = std::function<void(int, const V2TIMString&)>;
      
          ValueCallback() = default;
          ~ValueCallback() override = default;
      
          void SetCallback(SuccessCallback success_callback, ErrorCallback error_callback) {
              success_callback_ = std::move(success_callback);
              error_callback_ = std::move(error_callback);
          }
      
          void OnSuccess(const T& value) override {
              if (success_callback_) {
                  success_callback_(value);
              }
          }
          void OnError(int error_code, const V2TIMString& error_message) override {
              if (error_callback_) {
                  error_callback_(error_code, error_message);
              }
          }
      
      private:
          SuccessCallback success_callback_;
          ErrorCallback error_callback_;
      };
      
      V2TIMUInt64Vector sequence_list;
      sequence_list.PushBack(1);
      sequence_list.PushBack(3);
      sequence_list.PushBack(5);
      sequence_list.PushBack(9);
      V2TIMMessageListGetOption option;
      option.getType = V2TIMMessageGetType::V2TIM_GET_CLOUD_OLDER_MSG;
      option.messageSeqList = sequence_list;
      option.groupID = "your group id";
      
      auto callback = new ValueCallback<V2TIMMessageVector>{};
      callback->SetCallback(
          [=](const V2TIMMessageVector& messageList) {
              std::cout << "success" << std::endl;
              delete callback;
          },
          [=](int error_code, const V2TIMString& error_message) {
              std::cout << "error" << std::endl;
              delete callback;
          });
      
      V2TIMManager::GetInstance()->GetMessageManager()->GetHistoryMessageList(option, callback);

      Quick redirection to a group @ message

      After a user receives a group @ message in a group conversation, the user generally needs to click the @ bar to go to the message and pull the neighboring messages for display. As the group @ message also needs to be displayed, you can set its sequence as the lastMsgSeq and use the advanced API getHistoryMessageList to pull messages.
      The following sample code demonstrates the process of clicking the @ bar, redirecting to the group @ message, and pulling the first 20 messages earlier and later than that message for display:
      Java
      Swift
      Objective-C
      C++
      // Get the `sequence` of the group @ message
      long atSequence = 1081;
      
      // Pull the group @ message and earlier messages
      V2TIMMessageListGetOption beforeOption = new V2TIMMessageListGetOption();
      beforeOption.setGetType(V2TIMMessageListGetOption.V2TIM_GET_CLOUD_OLDER_MSG); // Pull messages earlier than the group @ message
      beforeOption.setCount(20);                        // Pull 20 messages
      beforeOption.