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METHOD_StartTyping

This method sends a notification to 
BEMS
 that the user is typing a message in the chat.
The following table describes the parameters that you can include in this method.
Parameter
Type
Required
Description
contactId
String
√
This parameter specifies the SIP address of the user that is typing the message. 
chatId
String
√
This parameter specifies the unique identifier for the chat session. 
dependencies
String
—
This parameter specifies the other methods that this method is dependent on. It specifies the comma delimited dependent request IDs.
reconnect
String
—
This parameter specifies that the 
BlackBerry Connect
 app re-establish the existing session. For example, if 
BlackBerry Connect
 goes to the background, when it comes to the foreground the same session is continued. 
The following table lists the message results based on the response for the contactId and chatId from the 
BlackBerry Connect
 app. You must have the correct chatId and contactId to send a message to the recipient successfully.
contactId
chatId
Result
correct
correct
Success
correct
in-correct
Success
in-correct
correct
Error message received
in-correct
in-correct
Error message received

BEMS
 response and notification

The following table describes the parameters that 
BEMS
 and the notification to send to the 
BlackBerry Connect
 app when the user starts typing in a chat session.
Parameter
Type
Description
method
String
This parameter specifies the method invoked (for example, StartTyping).
contactId
String
This parameter specifies the SIP address of the user that is typing the message. 

Code sample

The following code example sends a notification to 
BEMS
 that the user is typing a message in a chat.
{
  "id":"c12",
  "method":"StartTyping",
  "params":
   {
      "contactId":"sip:user1@example.com",
      "chatId":"dbc2e7b6-25e8-450e-9670-c9e4f32341bb"
   },
  "jsonrpc":"2.0"
}
If the request is successful, 
BEMS
 sends the following response to the 
BlackBerry Connect
 app and processes the request.
{
 "id": "c12",
 "error": null,
 "result": 
  {
   "data": 
    {
     "method":"StartTyping",
     "state":"PROCESSING"
    }
  },
  "jsonrpc":"2.0",
  "background":false
}
If there are no errors, 
BEMS
 sends the following notification to the 
BlackBerry Connect
 app and the user types the message. 
{
 "id": "c12",
 "sequence":1018698700000065,
 "result": 
   {
    "data": 
     {
      "method":"StartTyping",
      "state":"COMPLETE"
     }
   },
  "jsonrpc":"2.0"
}