React Native Stream Group Chat Tutorial: Initialize Stream chat

init Stream chat in Chat.js

// src/screens/Chat.js
async componentDidMount() {

  this.props.navigation.setParams({
    showUsersModal: this.showUsersModal
  });

  try {
    const user = await client.setUser(
      {
        id: this.user_id,
        name: this.username,
        image: `https://ui-avatars.com/api/?background=d88413&color=FFF&name=${this.username}`,
      },
      this.user_token
    );

    // next: add channel member

    // next: subscribe to channel

  } catch (err) {
    console.log("error: ", err);
  }
}