What is WAM


If your function or command requires user interaction or needs to show specific information to the user, you can create and use a Web Application Module (WAM).

WAM should be implemented as a single-page application (SPA). The library, framework, bundler, etc. for implementing WAM is the developer's choice, and any choice is fine.

You can register WAMs by making them serve on a sub-endpoint of your app server domain and entering the endpoint URL in the 'WAM Endpoint' field in the app setup step.

For example, if the wamName of your WAM is example-1-app, the server will call the URL ${WAM_ENDPOINT}/example-1-app.


WAM Controller


WAM looks like a single UI within the desk/front, but the execution itself takes place within a separate, isolated space, the WAM Controller.

The WAM Controller does the following to ensure that WAM runs smoothly

  • Isolates WAM via an iframe, ensuring that WAM and the clients that run it (Desk, Front) each operate in a secure environment.
  • Provides the necessary interfaces for WAM to operate.

When developing WAM, you can implement various functions using the interfaces provided by WAM Controller. In addition, you need to use the functions provided by WAM Controller to resize WAM, implement normal close behavior, etc.

The interfaces provided by WAM Controller are available through the ChannelIOWam namespace.

interface Window {
	ChannelIOWam: {
		close: Close
		setSize: SetSize
		callFunction: CallFunction
		callNativeFunction: CallNativeFunction
		callCommand: CallCommand
		getWamData: GetWamData
		getVersion: GetVersion
		version: string
	}
}

The interface provided by WAM Controller is shown below.


close

Terminates the currently running WAM.

If you want to run a command at the same time as the shutdown, pass the command information as an argument.

ArgumentTypeDescription
appIdstringthe ID of the app that provides the command you want to invoke
namestringthe name of the command you want to invoke
paramsobjectany parameters required by the command you want to invoke
interface CloseArgs {
	appId: string;
	name: string;
	params?: object;
}

type Close = (args?: CloseArgs = {}) => void;

If you simply want to close the currently running WAM, you do not need to pass any arguments.

window.ChannelIOWam.close()

If you want to close the currently running WAM and run a command, pass a value as an argument.

window.ChannelIOWam.close({
	appId: 'EXAMPLE_APP_ID',
	name: 'COMMAND_NAME',
	params: {}
})

setSize

Resize the WAM in Desk.

ArgumentTypeDescription
widthnumberwidth of the WAM to be changed
heightnumberheight of the WAM to be changed
interface SetSizeArgs {
	width: number;
	height: number;
}

type SetSize = (args: SetSizeArgs) => void;

window.ChannelIOWam.setSize({
	width: 400,
	height: 300,
})

callFunction

Call Function. For more information about Functions, see Guide - Function.

ArgumentTypeDescription
appIdstringthe ID of the app that provides the function you want to call
namestringthe name of the function you want to call
paramsobjectany parameters required by the function you want to call
interface CallFunctionArgs {
	appId: string;
	name: string;
	params?: object;
}

type CallFunction = (args: CallFunctionArgs) => Promise<any>;

window.ChannelIOWam.callFunction({
	appId: 'APP_ID',
	name: 'FUNCTION_NAME',
	params: {},
})

다음은 appIdEXAMPLE_APP_ID인 App의 getUsers Function을 빈 params와 함께 호출하는 코드의 예시입니다:

async function getUserList() {
  const { result } = await window.ChannelIOWam.callFunction({
	   appId: 'EXAMPLE_APP_ID',
	   name: 'getUsers',
	   params: {},
  })
  
  return result.users
}

callNativeFunction

Call the native function. This allows you to read and modify Channel Talk data. For more information about Native function, see Guide - Function.

ArgumentTypeDescription
namestringthe name of the native function you want to call
paramsobjectthe parameters required by the native function you want to call
interface CallNativeFunctionArgs {
	name: string;
	params?: object;
}

type CallNativeFunction = (args: CallNativeFunctionArgs) => Promise<any>;

window.ChannelIOWam.callNativeFunction({
	name: 'FUNCTION_NAME',
	params: {},
})

The following is an example of code to send a message to a specific group in Team Chat:

async function sendHelloToGroup() {
	const channelId = window.ChannelIOWam.getWamData('channelId')
  const chatId = window.ChannelIOWam.getWamData('chatId')
  const managerId = window.ChannelIOWam.getWamData('managerId')

  await window.ChannelIOWam.callNativeFunction('writeGroupMessageAsManager', {
    channelId,
    groupId: chatId,
    rootMessageId,
    broadcast,
    dto: {
      plainText: "Hello!",
      managerId,
    },
  })
}

The following is an example of code that sends a message to a specific User Chat as an internal conversation:

async function sendPrivateMessageToUserChat() {
	const channelId = window.ChannelIOWam.getWamData('channelId')
  const chatId = window.ChannelIOWam.getWamData('chatId')
  const managerId = window.ChannelIOWam.getWamData('managerId')

  await window.ChannelIOWam.callNativeFunction('writeUserChatMessageAsManager', {
    channelId,
    userChatId: chatId,
    dto: {
      plainText: "This is private!",
      options: ['MESSAGE_OPTION_PRIVATE'],
      managerId,
    },
  })
}

callCommand

Call Command. For more information about Commands, see Guide - Command.

ArgumentTypeDescription
appIdstringthe ID of the app that provides the command you want to invoke
namestringthe name of the command you want to invoke
paramsobjectany parameters required by the command you want to invoke
interface CallCommandArgs {
	appId: string;
	name: string;
	params?: object;
}

type CallCommand = (args: CallCommandArgs) => void;

window.ChannelIOWam.callCommand({
	appId: 'APP_ID',
	name: 'COMMAND_NAME',
	params: {},
})

The following is an example of code that calls the order-cancellation Command with params for an app with appId EXAMPLE_APP_ID:

function callOrderCancellationCommand(userId, orderId) {
	window.ChannelIOWam.callCommand({
	   appId: 'EXAMPLE_APP_ID',
	   name: 'order-cancellation',
	   params: {
		   userId,
		   orderId,
	   },
  })
}