Tilde Friends Core JS

Functions
function	invoke (handlers, argv)
function	broadcastEvent (eventName, argv)
function	broadcast (message)
function	broadcastAppEventToUser (user, packageOwner, packageName, eventName, argv)
function	getUser (caller, process)
function	postMessageInternal (from, to, message)
function	updateAccounts ()
function	sendStats ()

Variables
let	gProcesses = {}
let	gStatsTimer = false
let	g_update_accounts_scheduled
exports	getProcessBlob

Detailed Description

Tilde Friends process management, in JavaScript.

Function Documentation

broadcast()

function broadcast

(

message

)

Send a message to all other instances of the same app.

Parameters

message

The message.

Returns

A promise.

broadcastAppEventToUser()

function broadcastAppEventToUser	(		user,
			packageOwner,
			packageName,
			eventName,
			argv
	)

Send a message to all instances of the same app running as the same user.

Parameters

user	The user.
packageOwner	The owner of the app.
packageName	The name of the app.
eventName	The name of the event.
argv	The arguments to pass.

Returns

A promise.

broadcastEvent()

function broadcastEvent	(		eventName,
			argv
	)

Broadcast a named event to all registered apps.

Parameters

eventName	the name of the event.
argv	Arguments to pass to the handlers.

Returns

A promise.

getUser()

function getUser	(		caller,
			process
	)

Get user context information for a call.

Parameters

caller	The calling process.
process	The receiving process.

invoke()

function invoke	(		handlers,
			argv
	)

Invoke a handler.

Parameters

handlers	The handlers on which to invoke the callback.
argv	Arguments to pass to the handlers.

Returns

A promise.

postMessageInternal()

function postMessageInternal	(		from,
			to,
			message
	)

Send a message.

Parameters

from	The calling process.
to	The receiving process.
message	The message.

Returns

A promise.

sendStats()

function sendStats

(

)

Send periodic stats to all clients.

updateAccounts()

function updateAccounts

(

)

Send any changed account information.

Variable Documentation

g_update_accounts_scheduled

let g_update_accounts_scheduled

Whether updating accounts information is currently scheduled.

getProcessBlob

exports getProcessBlob

Get or create a process for an app blob.

Parameters

blobId	The blob identifier.
key	A unique key for the invocation.
options	Other options.

Returns

The process.

gProcesses

let gProcesses = {}

All running processes.

gStatsTimer

let gStatsTimer = false

Whether stats are currently being sent.