JavaScript SDK Quickstart Guide

Getting Started

  1. Add Web Application in Webex Connect
  2. Setup FCM for Chrome and Firefox Browsers
  3. Setup APNs for Safari Browser
  4. Download and Integrate JavaScript SDK in your Website
  5. Sending Push Messages to Customers

Add Web Application in Webex Connect

To view how to create Web App Asset for 5.x, visit Web App Asset in Webex Connect

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Note

If you are at a version of Webex Connect which is V4.0, kindly refer to this link to Configure an Webex Connect Web Application.

Download and Integrate JavaScript SDK in your Website

For more information, refer here

Code Integration

Here is a summary of the process required to implement RT.

  1. Include SDK
  2. Startup plugin
  3. Check if user is already registered.
  4. Register User
  5. Connect
  6. Register messageListener
  7. Create a Thread
  8. Send message using publishMessage

Code Sample

  1. Unzip the downloaded SDK and add contents to your project
  2. Import below files in the tag
<script src="assets/js/jquery.min.js"></script>
    <script src="https://www.gstatic.com/firebasejs/10.6.0/firebase-app-compat.js"></script>
<script src="https://www.gstatic.com/firebasejs/10.6.0/firebase-messaging-compat.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="assets/js/mqttws31.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="assets/js/aes.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="assets/js/imi-environments.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="assets/js/IMIClient.js"></script>

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Note

Here, sdk is in folder “assets”, please update to project specific location

In Browser Console, verify if the plugin is available by typing IMI. It should output this:

Follow below step to setup In-App Messaging

  1. Call plugin’s startup() method:
IMI.IMIconnect.startup();

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Note

Refer Managing Assets for managing multiple assets and paths

  1. Check if user is already registered
IMI.IMIconnect.isRegistered()
  1. Else register user
var userID = 1;
            var deviceID = userID + new Date().getTime(); //any random no.
            var deviceProfile = new IMI.ICDeviceProfile(deviceID, userID);
            var registerCallback = {
                onSuccess: (msg) => {
console.log(msg);
                },
                onFailure: (err) => {
console.log(err);
                },
            };
            IMI.IMIconnect.register(deviceProfile, registerCallback);

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Note

We've introduced a feature to manage profile Time to Live (TTL) with a heartbeat mechanism. The TTL is configurable at the Asset level, defaulting to 40 days with a maximum of 365 days; changes can be made by contacting our support team. The JavaScript SDK sends a heartbeat to the platform based on specific conditions: if a heartbeat was sent within the last 15 days, no new heartbeat is sent; if not, a heartbeat is sent. Upon receiving a heartbeat, the backend resets the profile TTL to it's original value, which is 40 days by default, extending the active period. If no heartbeat is received within 40 days, the backend automatically deletes the inactive profile. For user registration, the default TTL is set to 40 days. If the app is opened after 40 days of inactivity, the SDK checks the last heartbeat timestamp and, if it exceeds 40 days, immediately unregisters the user from the app.

  1. Connect
    In registration onSuccess callback, add below code:
var messaging = IMI.ICMessaging.getInstance();
    if (!messaging.isConnected())
        messaging.connect();
  1. Register Listener for in-app messaging
var msgCallBack = {
            onConnectionStatusChanged: (statuscode) => {
                console.log('onConnectionStatusChanged to', statuscode);
            },
            onMessageReceived: (message) => {
                console.log('onMessageReceived ', message);
            }
        };
        var messaging = IMI.ICMessaging.getInstance();
        messaging.setICMessagingReceiver(msgCallBack);
  1. Create a thread
createThread(title) {
        var title = title || "New Conversation";
        var thread = new IMI.ICThread();
        thread.setTitle(title);
        thread.setStatus(IMI.ICThreadStatus.Active);
        thread.setType(IMI.ICThreadType.Conversation);
        var messaging = IMI.ICMessaging.getInstance();
        messaging.createThread(thread, createThreadCallBack);
    }
    createThreadCallBack = {
        onSuccess: (threadObj) => {
        },
        onFailure: (err) => {

        },
    };
  1. Publish a message
var publishMessageCallback = {
  onSuccess: function (msg) {
    console.log("message sent", msg);
  },
  onFailure: function (errormsg) {
    console.log("failed to send message", errormsg);
  },
};
function publish() {
  var text = "Sample message text";
  var message = new IMI.ICMessage();
  message.setMessage(text);
  message.setThread(icThreadObj);
  var messaging = IMI.ICMessaging.getInstance();
  messaging.publishMessage(message, publishMessageCallback);
}