Room

All wechat rooms(groups) will be encapsulated as a Room.

Classes

Room

All wechat rooms(groups) will be encapsulated as a Room.

Examples/Room-Bot

Typedefs

RoomQueryFilter

The filter to find the room: {topic: string | RegExp} RoomEventName

Room Class Event Type RoomEventFunction

Room Class Event Function RoomMemberQueryFilter

The way to search member by Room.member()

Room

All wechat rooms(groups) will be encapsulated as a Room.

Examples/Room-Bot

Kind: global class Properties

Name	Type	Description
id	string	Get Room id. This function is depending on the Puppet Implementation, see puppet-compatible-table

• Room

  • instance

    • .sync() ⇒ Promise <void>
    • .say(textOrContactOrFileOrUrl, ...mentionList) ⇒ Promise <void>
    • .on(event, listener) ⇒ Room
    • .add(contact) ⇒ Promise <void>
    • .del(contact) ⇒ Promise <void>
    • .quit() ⇒ Promise <void>
    • .topic([newTopic]) ⇒ Promise <void | string>
    • .announce([text]) ⇒ Promise <void | string>
    • .qrcode() ⇒ Promise <string>
    • .alias(contact) ⇒ Promise <null | string>
    • .has(contact) ⇒ Promise <boolean>
    • .memberAll([query]) ⇒ Promise <Contact []>
    • .member(queryArg) ⇒ Promise <Contact | null>
    • .owner() ⇒ Contact | null
    • .avatar() ⇒ Promise <FileBox>
  • static

    • .create(contactList, [topic]) ⇒ Promise <Room>
    • .findAll([query]) ⇒ Promise <Room []>
    • .find(query) ⇒ Promise <Room | null>

room.sync() ⇒ Promise <void>

Force reload data for Room, Sync data from lowlevel API again.

Kind: instance method of Room Example

await room.sync()

room.say(textOrContactOrFileOrUrlLinkOrMiniProgram, ...mentionList) ⇒ Promise <void>

Send message inside Room, if set mentionList, wechaty will mention the contact list as well.

Tips: This function is depending on the Puppet Implementation, see puppet-compatible-table

Kind: instance method of Room

Param	Type	Description
textOrContactOrFileOrUrlLinkOrMiniProgram	string | Contact | FileBox | UrlLink | MiniProgram	Send text, media file or link inside Room. You can use FileBox to send file
...mentionList	Contact []	Send content inside Room, and mention @contact list.

Example

import { FileBox }  from 'file-box'
import {
  Wechaty,
  UrlLink,
  MiniProgram,
}  from 'wechaty'

const bot = new Wechaty()
await bot.start()
// after logged in...
const room = await bot.Room.find({topic: 'wechaty'})

// 1. Send text inside Room

await room.say('Hello world!')

// 2. Send media file inside Room

import { FileBox }  from 'file-box'
const fileBox1 = FileBox.fromUrl('https://chatie.io/wechaty/images/bot-qr-code.png')
const fileBox2 = FileBox.fromLocal('/tmp/text.txt')
await room.say(fileBox1)
await room.say(fileBox2)

// 3. Send Contact Card in a room

const contactCard = await bot.Contact.find({name: 'lijiarui'}) // change 'lijiarui' to any of the room member
await room.say(contactCard)

// 4. Send text inside room and mention @mention contact

const members = await room.memberAll() // all members in this room
const someMembers = members.slice(0, 3);
await room.say('Hello world!', ...someMembers)

// 5. send Link inside room

const linkPayload = new UrlLink({
  description : 'WeChat Bot SDK for Individual Account, Powered by TypeScript, Docker, and Love',
  thumbnailUrl: 'https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/25162437?s=200&v=4',
  title       : 'Welcome to Wechaty',
  url         : 'https://github.com/chatie/wechaty',
})
await room.say(linkPayload)

// 6. send MiniProgram (only supported by `wechaty-puppet-macpro`)

const miniProgram = new MiniProgram ({
  appid              : 'gh_0aa444a25adc',
  title              : '我正在使用Authing认证身份，你也来试试吧',
  pagePath           : 'routes/explore.html',
  description        : '身份管家',
  thumbUrl           : '30590201000452305002010002041092541302033d0af802040b30feb602045df0c2c5042b777875706c6f61645f31373533353339353230344063686174726f6f6d3131355f313537363035393538390204010400030201000400',
  thumbKey           : '42f8609e62817ae45cf7d8fefb532e83',
});
await room.say(miniProgram);

room.on(event, listener) ⇒ this

Kind: instance method of Room Returns: this - - Room for chain

Param	Type	Description
event	RoomEventName	Emit WechatyEvent
listener	RoomEventFunction	Depends on the WechatyEvent

Example (Event:join )

const bot = new Wechaty()
await bot.start()
// after logged in...
const room = await bot.Room.find({topic: 'topic of your room'}) // change `event-room` to any room topic in your wechat
if (room) {
  room.on('join', (room, inviteeList, inviter) => {
    const nameList = inviteeList.map(c => c.name()).join(',')
    console.log(`Room got new member ${nameList}, invited by ${inviter}`)
  })
}

Example (Event:leave )

const bot = new Wechaty()
await bot.start()
// after logged in...
const room = await bot.Room.find({topic: 'topic of your room'}) // change `event-room` to any room topic in your wechat
if (room) {
  room.on('leave', (room, leaverList) => {
    const nameList = leaverList.map(c => c.name()).join(',')
    console.log(`Room lost member ${nameList}`)
  })
}

Example (Event:topic )

const bot = new Wechaty()
await bot.start()
// after logged in...
const room = await bot.Room.find({topic: 'topic of your room'}) // change `event-room` to any room topic in your wechat
if (room) {
  room.on('topic', (room, topic, oldTopic, changer) => {
    console.log(`Room topic changed from ${oldTopic} to ${topic} by ${changer.name()}`)
  })
}

Example (Event:invite )

const bot = new Wechaty()
await bot.start()
// after logged in...
const room = await bot.Room.find({topic: 'topic of your room'}) // change `event-room` to any room topic in your wechat
if (room) {
  room.on('invite', roomInvitation => roomInvitation.accept())
}

room.add(contact) ⇒ Promise <void>

Add contact in a room

Tips: This function is depending on the Puppet Implementation, see puppet-compatible-table

see Web version of WeChat closed group interface

Kind: instance method of Room

Param	Type
contact	Contact

Example

const bot = new Wechaty()
await bot.start()
// after logged in...
const contact = await bot.Contact.find({name: 'lijiarui'}) // change 'lijiarui' to any contact in your wechat
const room = await bot.Room.find({topic: 'wechat'})        // change 'wechat' to any room topic in your wechat
if (room) {
  try {
     await room.add(contact)
  } catch(e) {
     console.error(e)
  }
}

room.del(contact) ⇒ Promise <void>

Delete a contact from the room It works only when the bot is the owner of the room

Tips: This function is depending on the Puppet Implementation, see puppet-compatible-table

see Web version of WeChat closed group interface

Kind: instance method of Room

Param	Type
contact	Contact

Example

const bot = new Wechaty()
await bot.start()
// after logged in...
const room = await bot.Room.find({topic: 'wechat'})          // change 'wechat' to any room topic in your wechat
const contact = await bot.Contact.find({name: 'lijiarui'})   // change 'lijiarui' to any room member in the room you just set
if (room) {
  try {
     await room.del(contact)
  } catch(e) {
     console.error(e)
  }
}

room.quit() ⇒ Promise <void>

Bot quit the room itself

Tips: This function is depending on the Puppet Implementation, see puppet-compatible-table

Kind: instance method of Room Example

await room.quit()

room.topic([newTopic]) ⇒ Promise <void | string>

SET/GET topic from the room

Kind: instance method of Room

Param	Type	Description
[newTopic]	string	If set this para, it will change room topic.

Example (When you say anything in a room, it will get room topic. )

const bot = new Wechaty()
bot
.on('message', async m => {
  const room = m.room()
  if (room) {
    const topic = await room.topic()
    console.log(`room topic is : ${topic}`)
  }
})
.start()

Example (When you say anything in a room, it will change room topic. )

const bot = new Wechaty()
bot
.on('message', async m => {
  const room = m.room()
  if (room) {
    const oldTopic = await room.topic()
    await room.topic('change topic to wechaty!')
    console.log(`room topic change from ${oldTopic} to ${room.topic()}`)
  }
})
.start()

room.announce([text]) ⇒ Promise <void | string>

SET/GET announce from the room

Tips: It only works when bot is the owner of the room.

This function is depending on the Puppet Implementation, see puppet-compatible-table

Kind: instance method of Room

Param	Type	Description
[text]	string	If set this para, it will change room announce.

Example (When you say anything in a room, it will get room announce. )

const bot = new Wechaty()
await bot.start()
// after logged in...
const room = await bot.Room.find({topic: 'your room'})
const announce = await room.announce()
console.log(`room announce is : ${announce}`)

Example (When you say anything in a room, it will change room announce. )

const bot = new Wechaty()
await bot.start()
// after logged in...
const room = await bot.Room.find({topic: 'your room'})
const oldAnnounce = await room.announce()
await room.announce('change announce to wechaty!')
console.log(`room announce change from ${oldAnnounce} to ${room.announce()}`)

room.qrcode() ⇒ Promise <string>

Get QR Code of the Room from the room, which can be used as scan and join the room.

Tips: This function is depending on the Puppet Implementation, see puppet-compatible-table

Kind: instance method of Room

room.alias(contact) ⇒ Promise <string | null>

Return contact's roomAlias in the room

Kind: instance method of Room Returns: Promise <string | null> - - If a contact has an alias in room, return string, otherwise return null

Param	Type
contact	Contact

Example

const bot = new Wechaty()
bot
.on('message', async m => {
  const room = m.room()
  const contact = m.from()
  if (room) {
    const alias = await room.alias(contact)
    console.log(`${contact.name()} alias is ${alias}`)
  }
})
.start()

room.has(contact) ⇒ Promise <boolean>

Check if the room has member contact, the return is a Promise and must be await-ed

Kind: instance method of Room Returns: Promise. - Return true if has contact, else return false.

Param	Type
contact	Contact

Example (Check whether 'lijiarui' is in the room 'wechaty')

const bot = new Wechaty()
await bot.start()
// after logged in...
const contact = await bot.Contact.find({name: 'lijiarui'})   // change 'lijiarui' to any of contact in your wechat
const room = await bot.Room.find({topic: 'wechaty'})         // change 'wechaty' to any of the room in your wechat
if (contact && room) {
  if (await room.has(contact)) {
    console.log(`${contact.name()} is in the room wechaty!`)
  } else {
    console.log(`${contact.name()} is not in the room wechaty!`)
  }
}

room.memberAll([query]) ⇒ Promise <Contact []>

Find all contacts in a room

definition

• name the name-string set by user-self, should be called name, equal to Contact.name()

• roomAlias the name-string set by user-self in the room, should be called roomAlias

• contactAlias the name-string set by bot for others, should be called alias, equal to Contact.alias()

Kind: instance method of Room

Param	Type	Description
[query]	RoomMemberQueryFilter | string	Optional parameter, When use memberAll(name:string), return all matched members, including name, roomAlias, contactAlias

Example

const memberList: Conatct[] = await room.memberAll()
console.log(`room all member list: `, memberList)

const memberContactList: Conatct[] = await room.memberAll(`abc`)
console.log(`contact list with all name, room alias, alias are abc:`, memberContactList)

room.member(queryArg) ⇒ Promise <Contact | null>

Find all contacts in a room, if get many, return the first one.

Kind: instance method of Room

Param	Type	Description
queryArg	RoomMemberQueryFilter | string	When use member(name:string), return all matched members, including name, roomAlias, contactAlias

Example (Find member by name)

const bot = new Wechaty()
await bot.start()
// after logged in...
const room = await bot.Room.find({topic: 'wechaty'})           // change 'wechaty' to any room name in your wechat
if (room) {
  const member = await room.member('lijiarui')             // change 'lijiarui' to any room member in your wechat
  if (member) {
    console.log(`wechaty room got the member: ${member.name()}`)
  } else {
    console.log(`cannot get member in wechaty room!`)
  }
}

Example (Find member by MemberQueryFilter)

const bot = new Wechaty()
await bot.start()
// after logged in...
const room = await bot.Room.find({topic: 'wechaty'})          // change 'wechaty' to any room name in your wechat
if (room) {
  const member = await room.member({name: 'lijiarui'})        // change 'lijiarui' to any room member in your wechat
  if (member) {
    console.log(`wechaty room got the member: ${member.name()}`)
  } else {
    console.log(`cannot get member in wechaty room!`)
  }
}

room.owner() ⇒ Contact | null

Get room's owner from the room.

Tips: This function is depending on the Puppet Implementation, see puppet-compatible-table

Kind: instance method of Room Example

const owner = room.owner()

room.avatar() ⇒ Promise <FileBox>

Get room's avatar

Tips: This function is depending on the Puppet Implementation, see puppet-compatible-table

Kind: instance method of Room Example

const owner = room.avatar()

Room.create(contactList, [topic]) ⇒ Promise <Room>

Create a new room.

Kind: static method of Room

Param	Type
contactList	Array
[topic]	string

Example (Creat a room with 'lijiarui' and 'juxiaomi', the room topic is 'ding - created')

const helperContactA = await Contact.find({ name: 'lijiarui' })  // change 'lijiarui' to any contact in your wechat
const helperContactB = await Contact.find({ name: 'juxiaomi' })  // change 'juxiaomi' to any contact in your wechat
const contactList = [helperContactA, helperContactB]
console.log('Bot', 'contactList: %s', contactList.join(','))
const room = await Room.create(contactList, 'ding')
console.log('Bot', 'createDingRoom() new ding room created: %s', room)
await room.topic('ding - created')
await room.say('ding - created')

Room.findAll([query]) ⇒ Promise <Room []>

Find room by by filter: {topic: string | RegExp}, return all the matched room

Kind: static method of Room

Param	Type
[query]	RoomQueryFilter

Example

const bot = new Wechaty()
await bot.start()
// after logged in
const roomList = await bot.Room.findAll()                    // get the room list of the bot
const roomList = await bot.Room.findAll({topic: 'wechaty'})  // find all of the rooms with name 'wechaty'

Room.find(query) ⇒ Promise <Room>

Try to find a room by filter: {topic: string | RegExp}. If get many, return the first one.

Kind: static method of Room Returns: Promise <Room> - If can find the room, return Room, or return null

Param	Type
query	RoomQueryFilter

Example

const bot = new Wechaty()
await bot.start()
// after logged in...
const roomList = await bot.Room.find()
const roomList = await bot.Room.find({topic: 'wechaty'})

RoomQueryFilter

The filter to find the room: {topic: string | RegExp}

Kind: global typedef Properties

Name	Type
topic	string

RoomEventName

Room Class Event Type

Kind: global typedef Properties

Name	Type	Description
join	string	Emit when anyone join any room.
topic	string	Get topic event, emitted when someone change room topic.
leave	string	Emit when anyone leave the room. If someone leaves the room by themselves, wechat will not notice other people in the room, so the bot will never get the "leave" event.

RoomEventFunction

Room Class Event Function

Kind: global typedef Properties

Name	Type	Description
room-join	function	(this: Room, inviteeList: Contact[] , inviter: Contact) => void
room-topic	function	(this: Room, topic: string, oldTopic: string, changer: Contact) => void
room-leave	function	(this: Room, leaver: Contact) => void

RoomMemberQueryFilter

The way to search member by Room.member()

Kind: global typedef Properties

Name	Type	Description
name	string	Find the contact by wechat name in a room, equal to Contact.name().
roomAlias	string	Find the contact by alias set by the bot for others in a room.
contactAlias	string	Find the contact by alias set by the contact out of a room, equal to Contact.alias(). More Detail