Skype Sync SDK

Skype Sync allows you create shared experiences across different Skype Interviews instances.

Getting started

Let's assume we are building a simplified synchronized note pad app.

1. Import the Sync SDK

import Sync from 'skype-sync'

2. Make sure to setup initialization handlers to accomondate for your UI.

Sync.onInit((configuration) => {
  // initialize your application with given configuration
})

where configuration is handler

handler: (context: InitContext) => void

and InitContext contains

Broadcast actions

When our notepad wants to send out new actions to the other instances, the app just calls send(type, payload) to broadcast its information.

Sync.send('ADD_NOTE', {
  message: textInput.value,
  author: this.state.author
})

Receive actions

To handle incoming messages the app needs to pass an event handler to the onReceive((type, payload) => any) function.

When our notepad receives a new action, we can do a switch case on the action type. Then we divert it to the correct function to handle the payload of the action.

Sync.onReceive((type, payload) => {
  switch (type) {
    case 'ADD_NOTE':
      // handle adding new note
      addNote(payload)
      break
    case 'DELETE_NOTE':
      // handle deleting a note
      deleteNote(payload)
      break
    default:
      return
  }
})

Persist content

Skype Interviews offers long-term storage for your content to have it persist across multiple sessions. Users who close their browser and come back to the session in a few days will be able to pick up the session from where they left off.

Persist your content across sessions

Put in any javascript object and we're going to persist it for this session.

Sync.persistContent(notes)

Load persisted content

To retrieve the persisted content, set up a handler. Then call the loadPersistedContent() method to initiate a request to fetch the stored content.

Sync.onPersistedContentLoaded((content) => {
  app.state.notes = content
})
Sync.loadPersistedContent()

Contributing

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