sim_send_message
From SmartBots Developers Docs
Sends a message to all visitors of the sim.
smartbotsAPI("sim_send_message", ["message", "Hello sim!"]); // See "LSL Helper Functions" page for this function
Variables
The following table shows input values (you send them with the API call) and returned output values.
| Variable | Required | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input basic parameters: | ||||
| action | yes | = sim_send_message | ||
| apikey | yes | Your personal developer's API key. | ||
| botname | yes | Your bot's SL login. | ||
| secret | yes | Bot access code of your bot. | ||
| dataType | optional | Set to "json" to get JSON reply instead of URL-encoded string | ||
| custom | optional | The custom data (string) to be passed back to caller script. This value will be returned back to the caller in HTTP response. | ||
| Input: | ||||
| message | optional | The message to send | ||
| Output: | ||||
| (to be received in http_response LSL event, see docs for details) | ||||
| result | OK - command completed successfully FAIL - command failed | |||
| resulttext | Detailed reason for the failure. | |||
| custom | The value from input "custom" parameter. See above. | |||
Comments
The message is being delivered to all visitors of the sim. It is visible as a separate window in viewer.
Also:
- You have to teleport to the region first.
- To execute this function your bot needs to be an Estate Manager.
- You don't need a "Sim Governor" add-on to use this function.
Examples
Teleport to DuoLife region and welcome everyone there:
// You need to adjust the vars below:
string sbApiKey = "...";
string sbBotName = "...";
string sbBotAccessCode = "...";
string myHome = "DuoLife/128/128/20";
// First, teleport to the desired region
string params = llDumpList2String([
"action=" + "teleport",
"location=" + llEscapeURL(myHome),
"apikey=" + llEscapeURL(sbApiKey),
"botname=" + llEscapeURL(sbBotName),
"secret=" + llEscapeURL(sbBotAccessCode)
], "&");
llHTTPRequest("http://api.mysmartbots.com/api/bot.html",
[HTTP_METHOD,"POST"], params);
// Then restart it:
params = llDumpList2String([
"action=" + "sim_send_message",
"message=" + llEscapeURL("Welcome to DuoLife!")
], "&");
llHTTPRequest("http://api.mysmartbots.com/api/bot.html",
[HTTP_METHOD,"POST"], params);
<< return back to Bot commands
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