Touch Portal will send messages to the plug-in at certain events. Currently the only message that is broadcast is the page change event. You can use this broadcast for example to resend states whenever a page is loaded. This will allow the user to get the latest states just as a page is loaded. Here is an example of the message received:
| Key | Type | Req. | API | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| type | Text | yes | 3.0 | The "broadcast" corresponts to a message type that is send from Touch Portal to all plug-ins. This is information non specific to your plug-in. |
| event | Text | yes | 3.0 | The type of broadcast event that is triggered. Currently only the "pageChange" is supported. |
| pageName | Text | No | 3.0 | The name of the page navigated to. The value will be send only when the broadcast is of the type "pageChange". |
| previousPageName | Text | No | 8.0 | The name of the page navigated from. The value will be send only when the broadcast is of the type "pageChange". |
| deviceIp | Text | No | 8.0 | The device ip of the device navigating pages. The value will be send only when the broadcast is of the type "pageChange". |
| deviceName | Text | No | 8.0 | The device name of the device navigating pages. The value will be send only when the broadcast is of the type "pageChange". |
| deviceId | Text | No | 9.0 | The device id (set for multiple devices upgrade) of the device navigating pages. The value will be send only when the broadcast is of the type "pageChange". |