mx_messages: Fetch historical messages from a room

In mx.api: Minimal Matrix Client-Server API

Fetch historical messages from a room

Description

Thin wrapper over the /rooms/{id}/messages endpoint.

Usage

mx_messages(session, room_id, from = NULL, dir = "b", limit = 50L)

Arguments

session	An "mx_session" object.
room_id	Character. The room ID.
from	Character or NULL. Pagination token; NULL starts at the most recent message.
dir	Character. "b" (backwards, default) or "f" (forwards).
limit	Integer. Maximum events to return.

Value

A list with fields chunk, start, end.

Examples

## Not run: 
mx_messages(s, "!abc:matrix.example", limit = 20L)

## End(Not run)

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