ChatInitSettings

A collection of settings to start a new chat conversation

Type

fdc3.chat.initSettings

Schema

https://fdc3.finos.org/schemas/2.0/chatInitSettings.schema.json

Details

Property	Type	Required	Example Value
type	string	Yes	'fdc3.chat.initSettings'
chatName	string	No	'Instrument XYZ'
members	ContactList	No	ContactList - cf. below
initMessage	string	No	'Hello!'
options.groupRecipients	boolean	No	true: if false a separate chat will be created for each member
options.isPublic	boolean	No	true: the room will be visible to everyone in the chat application
options.allowHistoryBrowsing	boolean	No	true: members will be allowed to browse past messages
options.allowMessageCopy	boolean	No	true: members will be allowed to copy/paste messages
options.allowAddUser	boolean	No	true: members will be allowed to add other members to the chat

If members or chatName are not provided, the application executing this intent is expected to provide a means to enter such information.

Example

const initSettings = {
    type: 'fdc3.chat.initSettings',
    chatName: 'Chat ABCD',
    members: {
        type: 'fdc3.contactList',
        contacts: [{
            type: 'fdc3.contact',
            name: 'Jane Doe',
            id: {
                email: 'jane@mail.com'
            }
        },{
            type: 'fdc3.contact',
            name: 'John Doe',
            id: {
                email: 'john@mail.com'
            },
        }]
    },
    options: {
        groupRecipients: true, // one chat with both contacts
        isPublic: false, // private chat room
        allowHistoryBrowsing: true,
        allowMessageCopy: true
    }
    initMessage: 'Hello both!'
}

const res = fdc3.raiseIntent('StartChat', initSettings);
const roomRefs = await res.getResult();

See Also

Other Types

• ContactList

Intents

• StartChat
• StartCall
• ViewContact

FINOS Financial Objects

• Contact