Allow users to create a new account to Rocket.chat

After setting up the RocketChat server, we tried to use an iOS 9 device to connect to the server. Although the web UI was reachable using the browser, the app wasn't able to establish a connection:

I deleted the app from the iPhone, made a change to proxy configuration on the server side and then, after reinstalling and reconfiguring the Ap, the white connection screen had disappeared. But i didn't get an app-like user login window - however I got an ugly html form:

When I log in by entering username in the second field and my password in the fourth one I can do login, but then it get's even more ugly because the displayed UI is text-only:

With the current server release 0.18.1 it's unusable, so this app needs an overhaul. Even in the past we had a lot of issues with empty and one-colored screens (in most cases blue) when using the app, so we were not able to continue using the app except to hardly exit and reopen it.
I would really appreciate if the app get's back it original Rocket.Chat look - like the web UI does. Furthermore the App has to be more hardened against connection problems or other crashes. There is nothing more frustrating than always hanging in an app that is used several times per hour.

In my opinion, what is really really needed, is some kind of a fixed settings button from where I can always reach a possibility to cleanup any cached server settings, reset the local saved login credentials or change the server URL or port. All the really important stuff that needs an App to work which can be found there. That might cause problems to the app, when some of these server sided settings have changed.

Implement the list of channels that appears on the left side navigation menu

Implement the search box that finds a specific user in the members list.

Hi,
Just i am trying to play around with IOS App, The problem is: i think the connection is being closed by the serve.

I tried to use with my email and password and it didnt work.
Just i am using "demo server from Rocket.Chat."

What i did first, i signup (https://demo.rocket.chat/home) and create username and password.

when i enter in app, fist page it shows :" user is not authenticated " connect to a new server, when i click to (connect to new server ) it shows : wss://demo.rocket.chat/websocket and click to connect. when i connect and write my username and password that created from https://demo.rocket.chat/home, it doesnt do nothing, and this is the message i get from debug:
Probably as Rafael said: the connection is being closed by the serve.

Here is the Debug:

2016-07-15 14:18:53.343 Rocket.Chat[5387:124863] Version 1.0.2 of Realm is now available: https://github.com/realm/realm-cocoa/blob/v1.0.2/CHANGELOG.md
[2016-07-15 14:21:14.496] LogManager.swift:15 DEBUG: Socket (<Starscream.WebSocket: 0x7fb751f3d530>) did connect
[2016-07-15 14:21:14.499] LogManager.swift:15 DEBUG: Socket will send message: {
  "support" : [
    "1",
    "pre2",
    "pre1"
  ],
  "version" : "1",
  "id" : "bVEawNce09nFO9Dij9LqOH9hp6P63bmNUsAZ2BNfx4SCkGrtBU",
  "msg" : "connect"
}
[2016-07-15 14:21:14.500] LogManager.swift:15 DEBUG: [WebSocket] did receive JSON message: {
  "server_id" : "0"
}
[2016-07-15 14:21:14.619] LogManager.swift:15 DEBUG: [WebSocket] did receive JSON message: {
  "session" : "Na8BSgjkRTSb3Tdgd",
  "msg" : "connected"
}
[2016-07-15 14:21:14.745] LogManager.swift:15 DEBUG: [WebSocket] did receive JSON message: {
  "collection" : "kadira_settings",
  "id" : "m6X5JDv4dNemXDCTc",
  "fields" : {
    "appId" : "BzD6hKwkE7GwHzwwM",
    "endpoint" : "https:\/\/enginex.kadira.io",
    "clientEngineSyncDelay" : 10000,
    "enableErrorTracking" : true
  },
  "msg" : "added"
}
[2016-07-15 14:21:29.701] LogManager.swift:15 DEBUG: [WebSocket] did receive JSON message: {
  "msg" : "ping"
}
[2016-07-15 14:21:44.794] LogManager.swift:15 DEBUG: [WebSocket] did disconnect with error (Optional(Error Domain=WebSocket Code=1000 "connection closed by server" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=connection closed by server}))
[2016-07-15 14:22:15.210] LogManager.swift:15 DEBUG: Socket will send message: {
  "method" : "login",
  "id" : "JbqsQwOLDweSogCUa2rCuh82aaDWlm0RrJDPp0RiNrXOfGz4k0",
  "params" : [
    {
      "user" : {
        "email" : "[email protected]"
      },
      "password" : {
        "digest" : "3380c146f4b49b7619c1dd87ca24daefcdf5ad9f74595b1d8750e1f853580507",
        "algorithm" : "sha-256"
      }
    }
  ],
  "msg" : "method"
}

Implement the list where favourites can be shown on the left side menu.

Implement interconnection with server and populate list of channels.

Can someone please explain to me what is exactly the option Save Mobile Bandwidth? Is this the case which if this is true you can only use wifi and not your mobile data?

One or two touches to upload voice or short movies. Can bring many new mobile users to Rocket.Chat.

Ensure we consistently use colours throughout the app.

Take into account any Key Colour that we will use to indicate interactivity (e.g. all red text is clickable in Calendar) and make sure we follow the guidelines here:
https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/MobileHIG/ColorImagesText.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40006556-CH58-SW1

While uploading image file using "ufsWrite" method then getting an error 400 (Math Failed).

Implement interconnection with server and populate list of direct messages

Depends on #35

Implement interconnection with server and populate list of favourites.

Depends on #35

Implement the table view that renders the list of messages in the current channel / chat room

Implement the list that shows direct messages from your contacts

Include the network activity indicator in the status bar

https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/MobileHIG/Controls.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40006556-CH15-SW44

On the iPad pro (and future iOS tablets). Together with Android-native implementation of same, can bring many new mobile users to Rocket.Chat.

Make sure we adhere to the guidelines about app state transitions and preserving the app's visual appearance across launches

https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/MobileHIG/Multitasking.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40006556-CH38-SW1

Hello guys as i saw was not created a navigation controller for "entire app", just after make login and here is the problem.
When we started navigation with login we should validate probably at request if user is still authorized for be connected, but if this change? We need log-out to log-in screen, but like is today we already deallocated login screen and changed hierarchy we need handle with this.
For me i see two ways:
1 - We change navigation controller from first "logged screen" to login, and at our main class we create "state handle" that will manage stack of navigation controller, so we easy add, delete, insert new view controller to stack.
2 - Left like is today but we start at main view that today is "view controller" validating asynchronous if is logged or any other way, and if not we show login screen using modal type.

Its easy to created that i could create just need to know witch is better way or if already thought any other way.

Just installed the iOS app from the app store, and pointed it towards my newly set up rocket chat server (which I can access fine in a web-browser). The app seemed happy and said it was downloading files, but now just displays a horizontal white rectangle on a blue background. Restarting the app just results in it saying that it is connecting to the address it should, then white rectangle again.

The view where users request a new password in case they've forgotten it

when trying to connect the iOS App using WiFi to an internal URL http://10.0.0.64 it ends up with this error:

Every time I tap on "connect", it dublicated the same error below the button, which seems to be a bug.
I guess every user would appreciate if the App would try itself to establish a connection on the RocketChat default port 3000. I typed manually the new URL http://10.0.0.64:3000. The URL screen disappeard now, but a new white screen showed this unsatisfying message:

However, using the web UI with Safari on the phone works like a charm - but after all, it's no app with notification :-(

Add the link that takes you to the history at the bottom of the left side nav menu

The native app must connect with Meteor server via DDP protocol.

Here's a nice lib for iOS to make DDP connection: https://github.com/martijnwalraven/meteor-ios.

Implement the dropdown menu that shows the user's status, avatar, username and allows them to change their status, as well as go to the settings, and all other functionality included in the web client.

The main welcome screen after login

Is there any particular reason you are going with a native app for this as opposed to doing Cordova with Meteor?

Your Rocket.Chat app version: (2.3.1)
It's not possible to call someone from iOS app. The buttons for audio or video call has no effect. Also you cant't answer audio or video calls.

Implement interconnection with server and populate list of private groups.

Depends on #35

I have used Threema for a long time and my favorite feature is that the app is protected by a pass code & finger print ID. This would be a great feature to add to Rocket Chat.

The main input box that allows you to send a new text message.

Hello guys, taking advantage that project its starting and growing up talking with @rafaelks we raise an doubt, which view structure is better, for me basic question is for productivity, issue free for merges and support.
Actually the project already started using Xcode 7 and swift 2, and because Xcode 7 we have now storyboard segue between them, and that its really handful.

For me, and its what i already practice building apps where i work / worked, since i still can migrate projects for Xcode 7 i do something like this:

1 - Super View Controller - That all view will inherit from it.
2 - Main class for storyboard / view segue - Sometimes this class is a extension from UIStoryboard or just a NSObject class, with that we always have all connections between views, controllers, storyboard in one place, that help a lot and make support very easy for other dev.
3 - Multiple Storyboard - How many storyboard depend of project, but basically i create one for each "super view controller", something like, "message" i create one, "login" other, and go on, this helps when work with team and i'm working at "message" and other dev at "login" we could merge without create any merge issue that storyboard really like create, even if we not changed or worked at the same feature.

Now, like we use Xcode 7 he have a handful tool that is segue between storyboard, for sure that will help.

Its basically this, what you do? Any other way, its welcome, please fell free for help!

Rocket.chat is all about text messages. i.e. it's all about text.

To make our app truly usable, It's crucial to ensure text is legible regardless of user text-size settings, font, etc.

Best practices here:
https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/MobileHIG/ColorImagesText.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40006556-CH58-SW1

and here:
https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/StringsTextFonts/Conceptual/TextAndWebiPhoneOS/CustomTextProcessing/CustomTextProcessing.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40009542-CH4-SW65

Add persistance storage to application. Either CoreData or SQLite

• Check CoreData vs SQLite
• Choose CoreData or SQLite
• Create prototype to store login credentials
• Expand Usage - Create appropriate data model and helpers

This is actually the settings screen where you can set a few things

Implement the list that shows all the private groups the user is a member of

Logging out the app....

Support undo and redo, as very useful text input - related actions

Implement the list of members for the current chat room

The currently deployed rocket.chat app doesn't let you specify the host to connect to, but one of the major advantages of rocket.chat is being able to set up your own server. Ideally, users should be able to have accounts logged in on multiple servers as well.

What do I need to do to get pod install to work.

Here is the output I get when running pod install.

➜ Rocket.Chat.iOS git:(develop) pod install
Updating local specs repositories

CocoaPods 1.0.0.beta.4 is available.
To update use: gem install cocoapods --pre
[!] This is a test version we'd love you to try.

For more information see http://blog.cocoapods.org
and the CHANGELOG for this version http://git.io/BaH8pQ.

Analyzing dependencies
Pre-downloading: ObjectiveDDP from https://github.com/boundsj/ObjectiveDDP.git, commit a0276a594846c420c4ba88cea8a07e170b8d83d2
Pre-downloading: SwiftyJSON from https://github.com/SwiftyJSON/SwiftyJSON.git, commit 83dc3138b14571200ea7f070933a2a510491e997

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Command

/usr/local/bin/pod install

Report

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• What happened instead?

Stack

   CocoaPods : 0.39.0
        Ruby : ruby 2.3.0p0 (2015-12-25 revision 53290) [x86_64-darwin15]
    RubyGems : 2.5.1
        Host : Mac OS X 10.11.3 (15D21)
       Xcode : 7.2 (7C68)
         Git : git version 2.5.4 (Apple Git-61)
Ruby lib dir : /usr/local/Cellar/ruby/2.3.0/lib
Repositories : master - https://github.com/CocoaPods/Specs.git @ 07cb65b80b4a16bc0faaa1d9b31d3e64974a3a4a

Plugins

cocoapods-plugins : 0.4.2
cocoapods-search  : 0.1.0
cocoapods-stats   : 0.6.2
cocoapods-trunk   : 0.6.4
cocoapods-try     : 0.5.1

Podfile

# Uncomment this line to define a global platform for your project
platform :ios, '8.0'
use_frameworks!

target 'Rocket.Chat.iOS' do
  pod 'MMDrawerController', '~> 0.6.0'
# pod 'JSQCoreDataKit', :git => 'https://github.com/jessesquires/JSQCoreDataKit.git', :branch => 'release-2.0'
  pod 'ObjectiveDDP', :git => 'https://github.com/boundsj/ObjectiveDDP.git', :branch => 'master'
#  pod 'ObjectiveDDP', '~> 0.1.8'
  pod 'SwiftyJSON', :git => 'https://github.com/SwiftyJSON/SwiftyJSON.git'
end

target 'Rocket.Chat.iOSTests' do

end

target 'Rocket.Chat.iOSUITests' do

end

Error

NoMethodError - undefined method `to_ary' for #<Pod::Specification name="M13OrderedDictionary">
Did you mean?  to_query
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/cocoapods-0.39.0/lib/cocoapods/resolver/lazy_specification.rb:14:in `method_missing'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/cocoapods-0.39.0/lib/cocoapods/resolver.rb:64:in `flatten'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/cocoapods-0.39.0/lib/cocoapods/resolver.rb:64:in `block in resolve'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/cocoapods-0.39.0/lib/cocoapods/resolver.rb:63:in `tap'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/cocoapods-0.39.0/lib/cocoapods/resolver.rb:63:in `resolve'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/cocoapods-0.39.0/lib/cocoapods/installer/analyzer.rb:539:in `block in resolve_dependencies'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/cocoapods-0.39.0/lib/cocoapods/user_interface.rb:59:in `section'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/cocoapods-0.39.0/lib/cocoapods/installer/analyzer.rb:537:in `resolve_dependencies'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/cocoapods-0.39.0/lib/cocoapods/installer/analyzer.rb:70:in `analyze'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/cocoapods-0.39.0/lib/cocoapods/installer.rb:213:in `analyze'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/cocoapods-0.39.0/lib/cocoapods/installer.rb:136:in `block in resolve_dependencies'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/cocoapods-0.39.0/lib/cocoapods/user_interface.rb:59:in `section'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/cocoapods-0.39.0/lib/cocoapods/installer.rb:135:in `resolve_dependencies'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/cocoapods-0.39.0/lib/cocoapods/installer.rb:105:in `install!'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/cocoapods-0.39.0/lib/cocoapods/command/project.rb:71:in `run_install_with_update'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/cocoapods-0.39.0/lib/cocoapods/command/project.rb:101:in `run'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/claide-0.9.1/lib/claide/command.rb:312:in `run'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/cocoapods-0.39.0/lib/cocoapods/command.rb:47:in `run'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/cocoapods-0.39.0/bin/pod:44:in `<top (required)>'
/usr/local/bin/pod:23:in `load'
/usr/local/bin/pod:23:in `<main>'

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➜ Rocket.Chat.iOS git:(develop)

to be closed - wrong location for this post
redirected: RocketChat/Rocket.Chat#2242

I am getting image url having space and forward slash. I tried to encode url with stringByAddingPercentEncodingWithAllowedCharacters(NSCharacterSet.URLFragmentAllowedCharacterSet() but not able to download images and android build is working fine using picasso.

Support all 4 native notifications types in iOS, each with appropriate actions:

Banner
Alert
Badge
Sound

More info:
https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/MobileHIG/NotificationCenter.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40006556-CH39-SW1

The navbar you can see in rocket.chat web (when you resize to small screen)

Implement the main login screen that appears when users haven't logged in

In contributing says XCode-Beta (at the time of writing). You'll need Swift 2 support.

For contributions should use beta or stable XCode 7?

More info: https://docs.meteor.com/api/ejson.html