sim_send_message

Sends a message to all visitors of the sim.

// See "LSL Helper Functions" page for this function
smartbotsAPI("sim_send_message", ["message", "Hello sim!"]); 

// or for the whole estate
smartbotsAPI("sim_send_message", [
  "message", "Hello sim!",
  "all_estates", "1"
]);

Variables

The following table shows input values (you send them with the API call) and returned output values.

Input basic parameters

Variable	Required	Description
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

Variable	Required	Description
message	yes	The message to send
all_estates	optional	Set to TRUE (or 1) to return on all estates available for bot

Output

(to be received in http_response LSL event, see docs for details)

Variable	Description
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("https://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("https://api.mysmartbots.com/api/bot.html",
  [HTTP_METHOD,"POST"], params);