@IBOutlet weak var chatsTableView: UITableView!

var recentChats: [NSDictionary] = []
var filteredChats: [NSDictionary] = []

var recentListener: ListenerRegistration!

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()
    navigationController?.navigationBar.prefersLargeTitles = true
    loadRecentChats()
}
//MARK IBActions
@IBAction func newChatBtnPressed(_ sender: Any) {
    let userVC = UIStoryboard.init(name: "Main", bundle: nil).instantiateViewController(withIdentifier: "userTableView") as! YsersTableVC

    self.navigationController?.pushViewController(userVC, animated: true)

}
//TableViewDataSource

func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
    print ("here is the (recentChats.count)")
    return recentChats.count
}

func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {

    let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "Cell", for: indexPath) as! RecentChatTableViewCell

    let recent = recentChats[indexPath.row]

    cell.generateCell(recentChat: recent, indexPath: indexPath)

    return cell
}

//MARK: LoadRecentChats

func loadRecentChats() {
    recentListener = reference(.Recent).whereField(kUSERID, isEqualTo: FUser.currentId()).addSnapshotListener({ (snapshot, error) in

        guard let snapshot = snapshot else { return }
        print ("snapshot count is (snapshot.count)")
        print ("(snapshot)")

        self.recentChats = []

        if !snapshot.isEmpty {

            let sorted = ((dictionaryFromSnapshots(snapshots: snapshot.documents)) as NSArray).sortedArray(using: [NSSortDescriptor(key: kDATE, ascending: false)]) as! [NSDictionary]

            for recent in sorted {

                if recent[kLASTMESSAGE] as! String != "" && recent[kCHATROOMID] != nil && recent[kRECENTID] != nil {

                self.recentChats.append(recent)
            }
        }
            self.chatsTableView.reloadData()
    }
}