--////////////////////////////// Methods
--//////////////////////////////////////


local methods = {}
methods.__index = methods

function methods:SendSystemMessage(message, extraData)
	local messageObj = self:InternalCreateMessageObject(message, nil, true, extraData)

	local success, err = pcall(function() self.eMessagePosted:Fire(messageObj) end)
	if not success and err then
		print("Error posting message: " ..err)
	end

	self:InternalAddMessageToHistoryLog(messageObj)

	for i, speaker in pairs(self.Speakers) do
		speaker:InternalSendSystemMessage(messageObj, self.Name)
	end

	return messageObj
end

function methods:SendSystemMessageToSpeaker(message, speakerName, extraData)
	local speaker = self.Speakers[speakerName]
	if (speaker) then
		local messageObj = self:InternalCreateMessageObject(message, nil, true, extraData)
		speaker:InternalSendSystemMessage(messageObj, self.Name)
	else
		warn(string.format("Speaker '%s' is not in channel '%s' and cannot be sent a system message", speakerName, self.Name))
	end
end

function methods:SendMessageObjToFilters(message, messageObj, fromSpeaker)
	local oldMessage = messageObj.Message
	messageObj.Message = message
	self:InternalDoMessageFilter(fromSpeaker.Name, messageObj, self.Name)
	self.ChatService:InternalDoMessageFilter(fromSpeaker.Name, messageObj, self.Name)
	local newMessage = messageObj.Message
	messageObj.Message = oldMessage
	return newMessage
end

function methods:CanCommunicateByUserId(userId1, userId2)