Monitor Connection Status

The IMKit SDK provides the RCIMConnectionStatusDelegate protocol for monitoring changes in IM connection status. By listening to these changes, your app can handle different business scenarios or display prompts to users.

Add or Remove Delegate Listeners

You can set up connection status listeners after initializing the SDK with your App Key but before establishing an IM connection. Multiple listeners are supported.

To avoid memory leaks, remove the delegate when it’s no longer needed.

tip

Delegate objects should be assigned to singleton instances like AppDelegate to ensure they remain active throughout the app’s lifecycle.

/// Add a delegate  
[[RCIM sharedRCIM] addConnectionStatusDelegate:self];  

/// Remove a delegate  
[[RCIM sharedRCIM] removeConnectionStatusDelegate:self];  

Connection Status Delegate Protocol

The RCIMConnectionStatusDelegate protocol is defined as follows:

@protocol RCIMConnectionStatusDelegate <NSObject>  

/*!  
 Listener for IMKit connection status changes  

 @param status  The connection status between the SDK and RC servers  

 @discussion After setting up the IMKit connection listener, this method will be called whenever the connection status changes.  
 */  
- (void)onRCIMConnectionStatusChanged:(RCConnectionStatus)status;  

@end  

When the connection status changes, the SDK triggers the - (void)onRCIMConnectionStatusChanged:(RCConnectionStatus)status; callback to notify the developer. The RCConnectionStatus enum defines possible connection states. Below are key status codes your app should handle:

Status Code	Value	Description
ConnectionStatus_KICKED_OFFLINE_BY_OTHER_CLIENT	6	The current user logged in from another device, forcing this device offline.
ConnectionStatus_Timeout	14	Auto-reconnection timed out. The SDK won’t retry; manually call connectWithToken to reconnect.
ConnectionStatus_TOKEN_INCORRECT	15	Invalid Token. Possible causes: Token mismatch: Occurs when the client SDK and app server use different App Keys. Each RC app has separate App Key/Secret pairs for development and production environments. Switching environments may cause inconsistencies. Expired Token: Triggered if a Token expiration period is set in the Console. Your app server must request a new Token from RC servers and reconnect.
ConnectionStatus_DISCONN_EXCEPTION	16	Disconnected due to user ban.

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