API Commands

startChat

Initiates a new chat session with the chat server via GMS. Intended to be used by WebChat widgets only. Should not be invoked manually

Options

Option	Type	Description
userData	object	Arbitrary data to attach to the chat session (AKA attachedData). Properties defined here will be merged with default userData set in the configuration object.
nickname	string	Chat Entry Form Data: 'nickname'.
firstname	string	Chat Entry Form Data: 'firstname'.
lastname	string	Chat Entry Form Data: 'lastname'.
email	string	Chat Entry Form Data: 'email'.
subject	string	Chat Entry Form Data: 'subject'.

Resolutions

Status	When	Returns
resolved	When server confirms session started	(AJAX Response Object)
rejected	When an chat session is already active	'There is already an active chat session'
rejected	When AJAX exception occurs	(AJAX Response Object)
rejected	When server exception occurs	(AJAX Response Object)
rejected	When userData is invalid	'malformed JSON provided in userData property'

endChat

Ends the chat session with the chat server via GMS. Intended to be used by WebChat widgets only. Should not be invoked manually.

Resolutions

Status	When	Returns
resolved	When active session is ended successfully	(AJAX Response Object)
rejected	If no chat session is currently active	'There is no active chat session'

sendMessage

Send a message from the client to the chat session. Intended to be used by WebChat widgets only. Should not be invoked manually.

Options

Option	Type	Description
message	string	The message you want to send.

Resolutions

Status	When	Returns
resolved	When message is successfully sent	(AJAX Response Object)
rejected	If no message text provided	'No message text provided'
rejected	If no chat session is currently active	'There is no active chat session'
rejected	When AJAX exception occurs	(AJAX Response Object)

sendCustomNotice

Send a custom notice from the client to the chat server.

Options

Option	Type	Description
message	string	A message you want to send along with the custom notice.

Resolutions

Status	When	Returns
resolved	When message is successfully sent	(AJAX Response Object)
rejected	When AJAX exception occurs	(AJAX Response Object)

sendTyping

Send 'customer typing' notification to chat session. A visual indication will be shown to agent. Intended to be used by WebChat widgets only. Should not be invoked manually.

Resolutions

Status	When	Returns
resolved	When AJAX request is successful	(AJAX Response Object)
rejected	When AJAX exception occurs	(AJAX Response Object)
rejected	If no chat session is currently active	'There is no active chat session'

sendFilteredMessage

Send a message along with a regular expression to match the message and hide it from the client. Useful for sending codes and tokens through the WebChat interface to the Agent Desktop.

Important

Filters are now automatically stored and recalled on chat restore for the duration of the session.

Options

Option	Type	Description
message	string	Message you want to send but don't want to appear in the transcript
regex	RegExp	Regular expression to match the message

Resolutions

Status	When	Returns
resolved	When there is an active session	n/a
rejected	If no chat session is currently active	'No active chat session.'

addPrefilter

Add a new regular expression prefilter to the prefilter list. Any messages matched using the prefilters will not be shown in the transcript

Important

Filters are now automatically stored and recalled on chat restore for the duration of the session.

Options

Option	Type	Description
filters	RegExp or Array of RegExp	Regular Expression(s) to add to the prefilter list

Resolutions

Status	When	Returns
resolved	When valid filters are provided	Array of all registered prefilters
rejected	When invalid or missing filters provided	'Missing or invalid filters provided. Please provide a regular expression or an array of regular expressions.'

updateUserData

Update the userData associated with the active chat interaction.

Options

Option	Type	Description
data	object	Any userData you want to send to the server for this active interaction.

Resolutions

Status	When	Returns
resolved	When userData is successfully sent	(AJAX Response Object)
rejected	When AJAX exception occurs	(AJAX Response Object)

startPoll

Start automatic polling for new messages. Intended to be used by WebChat widgets only. Should not be invoked manually.

Resolutions

Status	When	Returns
resolved	When there is an active session	n/a
rejected	If no chat session is currently active	'No active chat session.'

stopPoll

Stop automatic polling for new messages. Intended to be used by WebChat widgets only. Should not be invoked manually.

Resolutions

Status	When	Returns
resolved	When there is an active session	n/a
rejected	If no chat session is currently active	'No active chat session.'

resetPollExceptions

Reset the poll exception count to 0. pollExceptionLimit is set in the configuration.

Resolutions

Status	When	Returns
resolved	Always	n/a
rejected	Never	undefined

configure

Configure the widget. See configuration page for WebChatService.

Options

Option	Type	Description
apikey	string	Apigee Proxy secure token
endpoint	string	Manually select the endpoint to initiate the chat on
dataURL	URL String	URL of GMS server
userData	object	Arbitrary JSON attached data to include when initiating a chat
ajaxTimeout	number	Number of milliseconds to wait before AJAX timeout

Resolutions

Status	When	Returns
resolved	When configuration options are provided and set	n/a
rejected	When no configuration options are provided	'Invalid configuration'

getTranscript

Fetch an array of all messages in the chat session

Resolutions

Status	When	Returns
resolved	Always	(Array)

getAgents

Return a list of agents that have participated in the chat. Includes agent metadata.

Resolutions

Status	When	Returns
resolved	Always	(Object List) {name: (String), connected: (Boolean), supervisor: (Boolean), connectedTime: (int time),disconnectedTime: (int time)}

getStats

Return stats on chat session including start time, end time, duration, and list of agents.

Resolutions

Status	When	Returns
resolved	Always	{agents: (Object), startTime: (int time), endTime: (int time), duration: (int time)}

registerTypingPreviewInput

Select an HTML input to watch for key events. Used to trigger startTyping and stopTyping automatically. Intended to be used by WebChat widgets only. Should not be invoked manually.

Options

Option	Type	Description
input	HTML Reference	An HTML reference to a text or textarea input

Resolutions

Status	When	Returns
resolved	When valid HTML input reference is provided	n/a
rejected	When invalid or missing HTML input reference	'Invalid value provided for the 'input' property. An HTML element reference to a textarea or text input is required.'