Audio/Video Broadcast

The Methods below are available for Video Broadcast:

Method	Description
sendAVBroadcastRequest	Allows logged-in user to initiate a video Broadcast
startAVBroadcastWithInitiator	Starts the Video Broadcast in a provided UI container
inviteUser	Invite Other users to view a video Broadcast
endAVBroadcastWithUser	Ends the Video Broadcast
muteAudio	Allows logged in user to mute/unmute his audio
switchSpeakers	Allows logged-in user to switch the speaker
pauseVideo	Allows logged in user to turn off/on his video
toggleCamera	Allows logged-in user to switch the camera

SendAVBroadcastRequest

Allows logged-in user to initiate an Video Broadcast Method Signature:

public virtual void SendAVBroadcastRequest(
                                string userId,
                                bool isGroup,
                                Action < NSDictionary > response,
                                Action < NSError> failure
                               )

Example:

cometchat.SendAVBroadcastRequest("15",false
                           (dict) => { this.response(dict); /* Code Block */ }, 
                           (err) => { this.failure(err); /* Code Block */ }
                            );

Arguments:

Argument	Description
userID	userId of a viewer
isGroup	set isGroup to yes if AV Broadcast is initiated in groups
callback	success and failure callbacks

Response for successCallback:

{
    "id": "15",
    "callid": "bf1e7055f8e15d6f8662c7c4b6f8adb9"
}

Description:

Response Property	Description
id	userId of a viewer
callid	id of the call session

StartAVBroadCast

Starts the AV Broadcast in the provided UI container
Method Signature:

public virtual void StartAVBroadCast(
                                string callId,
                                bool iamBroadcaster
                                NSObject container,
                                Action < NSDictionary > response,
                                Action < NSError> failure
                               )

Example:

cometchat.StartAVBroadCast("474a3e0baf0e3db251a2bc2a6a5b31a5",true,this,
                           (dict) => { this.response(dict); /* Code Block */ }, 
                           (err) => { this.failure(err); /* Code Block */ }
                            );

Arguments:

Argument	Description
callID	id of a call received in onAvchatMessageReceived() callback
initiator	set to true if you initiate the broadcast, else set to false
container	UI container to hold AV Broadcast UI
callback	failure callbacks

InviteUsersInBroadcast

Invite Other users to view a video Broadcast Method Signature:

public virtual void InviteUsersInBroadcast(
                               string userId,
                               string callId,
                               Action < NSDictionary > response,
                               Action < NSError> failure
                              )

Example:

cometchat.InviteUsersInBroadcast("15","474a3e0baf0e3db251a2bc2a6a5b31a5",
                           (dict) => { this.response(dict); /* code block */ }, 
                           (err) => { this.failure(err); /* code block */ }
                           );

Arguments:

Argument	Description
userID	String containg userId of the users
callID	id of a call received in onAVBroadcastMessageReceived() callback
callback	success and failure callbacks

Response for successCallback:

{ 
    "message": "users invited successfully"
}

Description:

Response Property	Description
message	a success message

endAVBroadcastCall

Ends the Video Broadcast Method Signature:

public virtual void endAVBroadcastCall(
                               Bool iamBroadcaster,
                               string userId,
                               string callId,
                               Bool isGroup,
                               Action < NSDictionary > response,
                               Action < NSError> failure
                              )

Example:

cometchat.endAVBroadcastCall(true,"15","474a3e0baf0e3db251a2bc2a6a5b31a5",false
                           (dict) => { this.response(dict); /* code block */ }, 
                           (err) => { this.failure(err); /* code block */ }
                            );

Arguments:

Argument	Description
initiator	Set Yes if you were the initiator of Broadcast else set to No
userID	userId of other chat participant
callID	id of a call received in onAVBroadcastMessageReceived() callback
callback	success and failure callbacks

Response for successCallback:

{ 
    "id": "15"
}

Description:

Response Property	Description
id	userId of other chat participant

muteAudio

Allows logged in user to mute/unmute the audio
Method Signature:

public virtual void muteAudio( bool audioControlFlag );

Example:

cometChat.muteAudio(YES);

Arguments:

Argument	Description
audioControlFlag	turn audio on/off

switchSpeakers

Allows logged-in user to switch the speaker
Method Signature:

public virtual void SwitchSpeakers()

Example:

cometchat.SwitchSpeakers();

pauseVideo

Allows logged in user to pause/unpause the video
Method Signature:

public virtual void pauseVideo( bool videoControlFlag );

Example:

cometChat.pauseVideo(true);

Arguments:

Argument	Description
videoControlFlag	turn video on/off

toggleCamera

Allows logged-in user to switch the camera
Method Signature:

public virtual void toggleCamera();

Example:

cometChat.toggleCamera();