PostChatMessageSimple

Sends a text-only member chat message on behalf of the user. This method provides convenience by simplifying message construction. Returns the id of the message that was created.

Service	Operation
chat	POST_CHAT_MESSAGE_SIMPLE

Method Parameters

Parameter	Description
channelId	The chat channel to post to
chatMessage	Simple string content for the message. Will be placed inside of a text field of the content section.
recordInHistory	Set to false if the message shouldn't be recorded to history. Useful for sending non-conversational messages, like when users join a room, etc.

Usage

http://localhost:3000

C#

string channelId = "22817:gl:CHAT_GROUPFINDER"; // APP_ID:CHANNEL_TYPE:CHANNEL_ID
string chatMessage = "Hey, I am looking for new and experienced users to join our group.";
bool recordInHistory = true;
SuccessCallback successCallback = (response, cbObject) =>
{
    Dictionary<string, object> jsonMessage = (Dictionary<string, object>)JsonFx.Json.JsonReader.Deserialize(response);
    Dictionary<string, object> jsonData = (Dictionary<string, object>)jsonMessage["data"];

    var msgId = jsonData["msgId"].ToString();
    string logMessage = string.Join(" | ", new [] {msgId});
    Debug.Log(logMessage); // 783733181125648
};
FailureCallback failureCallback = (status, code, error, cbObject) =>
{
    Debug.Log(string.Format("[PostChatMessageSimple Failed] {0}  {1}  {2}", status, code, error));
};
_bc.ChatService.PostChatMessageSimple(channelId, chatMessage, true, successCallback,
    failureCallback);

C++

const char *channelId = "55555:gl:bcDev";
const char *chatMessage = "Hello world";
bool recordInHistory = true;
_bc->getChatService()->postChatMessageSimple(channelId, chatMessage, recordInHistory, this);

Objective-C

NSString *channelId = @"55555:gl:bcDev";
NSString *chatMessage = @"Hello world";
bool recordInHistory = true;
BCCompletionBlock successBlock;      // define callback
BCErrorCompletionBlock failureBlock; // define callback

[[_bc chatService] postChatMessageSimple:channelId
                chatMessage:chatMessage
            recordInHistory:recordInHistory
            completionBlock:successBlock
       errorCompletionBlock:failureBlock
                   cbObject:nil];

Java

String channelId = "22817:gl:CHAT_GROUPFINDER"; // APP_ID:CHANNEL_TYPE:CHANNEL_ID
String chatMessage = "Hey, I am looking for new and experienced users to join our group.";
boolean recordInHistory = true;
this; // implements IServerCallback

_bc.getChatService().postChatMessageSimple(channelId, chatMessage, recordInHistory, this);

public void serverCallback(ServiceName serviceName, ServiceOperation serviceOperation, JSONObject jsonData)
{
    System.out.print(String.format("Success | %s", jsonData.toString()));
}
public void serverError(ServiceName serviceName, ServiceOperation serviceOperation, int statusCode, int reasonCode, String jsonError)
{
    System.out.print(String.format("Failed | %d %d %s", statusCode,  reasonCode, jsonError.toString()));
}

JavaScript

var channelId = "22817:gl:CHAT_GROUPFINDER"; // APP_ID:CHANNEL_TYPE:CHANNEL_ID
var chatMessage = "Hey, I am looking for new and experienced users to join our group.";
var recordInHistory = true;

_bc.chat.postChatMessageSimple(channelId, chatMessage, recordInHistory, result =>
{
    var status = result.status;
    console.log(status + " : " + JSON.stringify(result, null, 2));
});

Dart

var  channelId = "22817:gl:CHAT_GROUPFINDER";
var  chatMessage = "Hey, I am looking for new and experienced users to join our group.";
var  recordInHistory = true;

ServerResponse result = await _bc.chatService.postChatMessageSimple(channelId:channelId, chatMessage:chatMessage, recordInHistory:recordInHistory);

if (result.statusCode == 200) {
    print("Success");
} else {
    print("Failed ${result.error['status_message'] ?? result.error}");
}

Cloud Code

var chatProxy = bridge.getChatServiceProxy();

var postResult = chatProxy.postChatMessageSimple( channelId, "Helloooo!!!", true );
if (postResult.status == 200 ) {
    // Success!
}

Raw

{
    "service": "chat",
    "operation": "POST_CHAT_MESSAGE_SIMPLE",
    "data": {
        "channelId": "55555:gl:bcDev",
        "text": "Hello world",
        "recordInHistory": true
    }
}

JSON Response

{
    "status": 200,
    "data": {
        "msgId": "783822917533185"
    }
}

Common Error Code

Status Codes

Code	Name	Description
40601	RTT_NOT_ENABLED	RTT must be enabled for this feature
40603	CHAT_UNRECOGNIZED_CHANNEL	The specified channel is invalid