Message Privately

import CometChatUIKitSwift

// Control visibility of the Message Privately option
public var hideMessagePrivatelyOption: Bool = false {
    didSet {
        // Sync with view model
        viewModel.hideMessagePrivatelyOption = hideMessagePrivatelyOption
    }
}

import UIKit
import CometChatSDK
import CometChatUIKitSwift

func startPrivateChat(with selectedMessage: BaseMessage) {
    // Get the sender from the selected message
    if let user = selectedMessage.sender {
        // Open the private chat using CometChatUIEvents
        DispatchQueue.main.async {
            CometChatUIEvents.openChat(user: user, group: nil)
        }
    }
}

// Alternative: Manual navigation with user fetch
func startPrivateChatManual(with selectedMessage: BaseMessage) {
    guard let uid = selectedMessage.sender?.uid else { return }
    
    // Fetch the user object
    CometChat.getUser(UID: uid) { [weak self] user in
        guard let user = user else { return }
        
        DispatchQueue.main.async {
            // Navigate to the private chat screen
            let messagesVC = CometChatMessages()
            messagesVC.set(user: user)
            self?.navigationController?.pushViewController(messagesVC, animated: true)
        }
    } onError: { error in
        print("Error fetching user: \(error?.errorDescription ?? "")")
    }
}

// Customize the message option appearance
let privateOption = CometChatMessageOption(
    id: "message-privately",
    title: "Message Privately",
    icon: UIImage(systemName: "person.fill"),
    backgroundColor: .systemBlue
)

// Hide the option for specific scenarios
viewModel.hideMessagePrivatelyOption = true

func getMessageOptions(for message: BaseMessage) -> [CometChatMessageOption] {
    var options = [CometChatMessageOption]()
    
    // Add message privately option
    if !hideMessagePrivatelyOption {
        options.append(messagePrivatelyOption)
    }
    
    // Add custom options
    options.append(customOption)
    
    return options
}