# Official Chat Persistence Client for [Stream Chat](https://getstream.io/chat/)
> The official Chat Persistence Client for Stream Chat, a service for > building chat applications. [](https://pub.dartlang.org/packages/stream_chat_persistence)  [](https://gitter.im/GetStream/stream-chat-flutter?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge) 
This package provides a persistence client for fetching and saving chat data locally.
Stream Chat Persistence uses [Moor](https://github.com/simolus3/moor) as a disk cache.
## Add dependency
Add this to your package's pubspec.yaml file, use the latest version [](https://pub.dartlang.org/packages/stream_chat_persistence)
```yaml
dependencies:
stream_chat_persistence: ^latest_version
```
You should then run `flutter packages get`
## Usage
The usage is pretty simple.
1. Create a new instance of StreamChatPersistenceClient providing `logLevel` and `connectionMode`.
```dart
final chatPersistentClient = StreamChatPersistenceClient(
logLevel: Level.INFO,
connectionMode: ConnectionMode.background,
);
```
2. Pass the instance to the official Stream chat client.
```dart
final client = Client(
apiKey ?? kDefaultStreamApiKey,
logLevel: Level.INFO,
)..chatPersistenceClient = chatPersistentClient;
```
And you are ready to go...
## Contributing
We welcome code changes that improve this library or fix a problem,
please make sure to follow all best practices and add tests if applicable before submitting a Pull Request on Github.
We are pleased to merge your code into the official repository.
Make sure to sign our [Contributor License Agreement (CLA)](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScFKsKkAJI7mhCr7K9rEIOpqIDThrWxuvxnwUq2XkHyG154vQ/viewform) first.
See our license file for more details.