typing_start

Sends "typing" in chat to a specific user.

// See "LSL Helper Functions" page for this function
smartbotsAPI("typing_start", [
  "uuid", "cd93067e-7c4e-41c0-ba91-be01f4bafe35",
  "delay", "20"
]);

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	= typing_start
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
uuid	yes	Avatar UUID
delay	optional	Automatic stop typing, defaults to 15 seconds

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.

Example

Send "typing" in chat to Tester Resident:

(the example uses smartbotsAPI() helper function. Set your "apikey", "botname" and "secret" in that function)

smartbotsAPI("typing_start", [
  "uuid", "cd93067e-7c4e-41c0-ba91-be01f4bafe35",
  "delay", "20"
]);