METHOD_AcceptChat

This method allows the BlackBerry Connect app to accept a chat request from a contact and start a conversation.

The following table describes the parameters that you can include in this method.

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

requestId

String

√

This parameter specifies the requestId from the InvitationReceived server notification.
dependencies String — This parameter specifies the other methods that this method is dependent on.

BEMS response and notification

The following table describes the response and notification parameters that BEMS returns when the chat is requested and accepted.

Parameter

Type

Description

chatId

String

This parameter returns the requestId of the chat.

method

String

This parameter returns the invoked method (for example, AcceptChat).

state String This parameter specifies the state of the request to BEMS (for example, Processing or Complete).

Code example

The following example sends a request to BEMS to accept an instant messaging chat request.

{
  "method":"AcceptChat",
  "params":
   {
    "requestId":"dbc2e7b6-25e8-450e-9670-c9e4f32341bb"
   },
  "id":"c5",
  "jsonrpc":"2.0"
}

If the request is successful, BEMS returns the following response to the BlackBerry Connect app and processes the request.

{
  "id":"c5",
  "error":null,
  "result":
   {
    "data":
     {
      "chatId":"dbc2e7b6-25e8-450e-9670-c9e4f32341bb",
      "method":"AcceptChat",
      "state":"PROCESSING"
     }
  },
 "jsonrpc":"2.0",
 "background":true
}
If there are no errors, BEMS sends the following notification to the BlackBerry Connect app and the chat is started. 
{
 "id":"c5",
 "sequence":1018540600000022,
 "result":
  {
   "data":
    {
     "chatId":"dbc2e7b6-25e8-450e-9670-c9e4f32341bb",
     "method":"AcceptChat",
     "state":"COMPLETE"
    }
  },
 "jsonrpc":"2.0"
}