Class: Channel

Channel

A Channel represents a remote channel of communication between multiple IP Messaging Clients.

Constructor

new Channel()

Properties:
Name Type Description
attributes Object The Channel's custom attributes.
createdBy String The identity of the User that created this Channel.
dateCreated Date The Date this Channel was created.
dateUpdated Date The Date this Channel was last updated.
friendlyName String The Channel's name.
isPrivate Boolean Whether the channel is private (as opposed to public).
lastConsumedMessageIndex Number Index of the last Message the User has consumed in this Channel.
members Map.<Sid, Member> A map of Members in the Channel.
messages Array.<Message> An sorted array of Messages in the Channel.
sid String The Channel's unique system identifier.
status Enumeration Whether the Channel is 'known' to local Client, Client is 'invited' to or is 'joined' to this Channel.
type Enumeration The Channel's type as a String: ['private', 'public']
uniqueName String The Channel's unique name (tag).
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Members

(static, readonly) status :String

The status of the Channel, relative to the Client.
Type:
  • String
Properties:
Name Type Description
KNOWN String 'known' | This Client knows about the Channel, but the User is neither joined nor invited to it.
INVITED String 'invited' | This Client's User is invited to the Channel.
JOINED String 'joined' | This Client's User is joined to the Channel.
FAILED String 'failed' | This Channel is malformed, or has failed to load.
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(static, readonly) type :String

The type of Channel (Public or private).
Type:
  • String
Properties:
Name Type Description
PUBLIC String 'public' | This channel is Public.
PRIVATE String 'private' | This channel is Private.
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Methods

add(identity) → {Promise}

Add a Client to the Channel by its Identity.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
identity String Identity of the Client to add.
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Type
Promise

decline() → {Promise.<Channel>}

Decline an invitation to the Channel.
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Type
Promise.<Channel>

delete() → {Promise.<Channel>}

Delete the Channel.
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Returns:
Type
Promise.<Channel>

getAttributes() → {Promise.<Object>}

Get the custom attributes of this channel. NOTE: Attributes will be empty in public channels until this is called. However, private channels will already have this due to back-end limitation.
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Type
Promise.<Object>

getMembers() → {Promise.<Array.<Member>>}

Get a list of all Members joined to this Channel.
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Type
Promise.<Array.<Member>>

getMessages(countopt, anchoropt) → {Promise.<Array.<Message>>}

Get a sorted list of Messages.
Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Default Description
count Number <optional>
 Amount of Messages to fetch
anchor String <optional>
 'end' Newest Message to fetch
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Type
Promise.<Array.<Message>>

invite(identity) → {Promise}

Invite a user to the Channel by their Identity.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
identity String Identity of the user to invite.
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Type
Promise

join() → {Promise.<Channel>}

Join the Channel.
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Type
Promise.<Channel>

leave() → {Promise.<Channel>}

Leave the Channel.
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Type
Promise.<Channel>

removeMember(member) → {Promise.<Member>}

Remove a Member from the Channel.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
member Member | String The Member (Or identity) to remove.
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Type
Promise.<Member>

sendMessage(messageBody) → {Promise.<String>}

Send a Message on the Channel.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
messageBody String The message body.
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Returns:
A Promise for the message ID
Type
Promise.<String>

typing() → {Promise}

Send a notification to the server indicating that this Client is currently typing in this Channel.
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Returns:
Type
Promise

updateAttributes(attributes) → {Promise.<Channel>}

Update the Channel's attributes.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
attributes Object The new attributes object.
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Returns:
A Promise for the Channel
Type
Promise.<Channel>

updateFriendlyName(name) → {Promise.<Channel>}

Update the Channel's friendlyName.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
name String The new Channel friendlyName.
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Returns:
A Promise for the Channel
Type
Promise.<Channel>

updateLastConsumedMessageIndex(index) → {Promise}

Set last consumed Channel's Message index to current consumption horizon.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
index Number Message index to set as last read.
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Type
Promise

updateUniqueName(uniqueName) → {Promise.<Channel>}

Update the Channel's unique name (tag).
Parameters:
Name Type Description
uniqueName String The new Channel uniqueName.
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Returns:
A Promise for the Channel
Type
Promise.<Channel>

Events

memberJoined

Fired when a Member has joined the Channel.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
member Member
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memberLeft

Fired when a Member has left the Channel.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
member Member
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memberUpdated

Fired when a Member's fields has been updated.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
member Member
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messageAdded

Fired when a new Message has been added to the Channel on the server.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
message Message
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messageRemoved

Fired when Message is removed from Channel's message list.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
message Message
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messageUpdated

Fired when an existing Message's fields are updated with new values.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
message Message
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typingEnded

Fired when a member has begun typing.
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typingStarted

Fired when a member has stopped typing.
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updated

Fired when the Channel's fields have been updated.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
channel Channel
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