Comments

Here's an overview of how you can get started integrating comments into your applications

Comment refers to a user-generated response or reaction to a specific piece of content, such as a post or a content. Comments enable users to engage in conversations and express their thoughts, opinions, and emotions about the content they see. They provide a way for users to interact with each other and create a sense of community around the content. Commenting is an essential feature for social platforms as it encourages user engagement, helps create a more immersive experience for users, and can be used to generate insights into user behavior and preferences. In a social SDK product, the SDK provides the necessary tools and functionality for developers to integrate commenting into their apps or websites.

Furthermore, a comment supports real-time events and Live Object features, for more information please refer to Live Objects/Collections and Realtime Events.

Comment Reference Type

Incorporating comment reference types within your app enhances user engagement and promotes interaction, as it allows users to comment on both regular posts and content-specific posts. By differentiating between these two comment types, your app can provide a more organized and contextual commenting experience, catering to the diverse needs of your users and the content they interact with. Comment's referenceType can be:

1. Post type comment: A post type comment is designed for regular posts, such as text updates, photos, or videos shared by users. These comments are associated with the regular post and are displayed beneath it, facilitating conversation and interaction.

2. Story type comment: Similar to post type comment, these comments are associated with each story, driving user conversation.

3. Content type comment: A content type comment, on the other hand, is intended for content-specific posts, such as articles, or other specialized content.

Comment Repository

The functionality of comments can be utilized through the Comment Repository, which offers methods for interacting with a data source that stores posts. This includes methods for querying comments, creating a new comment, updating an existing comment, or deleting a comment.

iOS

Initialize comment repository

Android

JavaScript

import { CommentRepository } from '@amityco/js-sdk';

TypeScript

The functionality isn't currently supported by this SDK.

Flutter

Comment Description

Name	Data Type	Description
commentId	String	ID of the comment
userId	String	ID of the user who posted the comment
parentID	String	ID of a parent comment
refrenceId	String	ID of a reference
referenceType	String	Type of a reference
dataType	String	Type of the comment
data	Object	Body of the comment
metadata	Object	Additional properties to support custom fields
childrenNumber	Number	Number of children comments
flagCount	Integer	Number of users who has read the comment
reactions	Object	Mapping of reaction with reactionCounter
reactionsCount	Integer	Number of all reactions for the comment
myReactions	Array<String>	List of my reactions to the comment
isDeleted	Boolean	Flag that determines if comment is deleted
editedAt	DateTime	Date/time when comment was edited
createdAt	DateTime	Date/time when comment was created
updatedAt	DateTime	Date/time when comment was updated or deleted
childrenComments	String	Children comments
hashflag	Object	Flag for checking internally if this comment is reported or not
mentionees	Array<String>	User IDs of the mentioned users