1. Using Oracle Digital Assistant
  2. Channels
  3. Oracle Android

40 Oracle Android

Using the Oracle Android SDK for Oracle Digital Assistant, you can integrate your digital assistant with Android apps. The SDK connects to the Oracle Chat Server, the intermediary between the Oracle Android channel configured in Oracle Digital Assistant and the client. The chat server then passes messages to the skill for processing and delivers the skill's response to the client.

Note:

The Oracle Android Channel doesn't store messages when the client has disconnected from the server. It only delivers messages to connected clients. The SDK does not support multi-device login; it supports only one client per user.

This SDK works with instances of Oracle Digital Assistant that were provisioned on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (sometimes referred to as the Generation 2 cloud infrastructure). If your instance is provisioned on the Oracle Cloud Platform (as all version 19.4.1 instances are), you can use Legacy Android SDK.

What Do You Need?

  • An Oracle Android Channel. Creating the channel generates the Channel ID and the Secret Key that you need to initialize the chat view.
  • The URL of the Oracle Chat Server.
  • The Android SDK. Download it from the ODA and OMC download page and extract it to your local system. This ZIP includes a user guide that describes the SDK's functions a sample app that demonstrates many of its features, and JavaDoc of all the classes.
  • API Level 29 (Android 10. "Q"). API Level 21(Lollipop) is the lowest version that can support the Digital Assistant Client SDK for Android. If your app needs to support even earlier versions, keep in mind that we haven't tested these and therefore can't guarantee their compatibility.

    Note:

    Speech recognition has been tested for API level 23 (Marshmallow) and higher. It may not work on API levels below 23

Create the Oracle Android Channel

You can configure the channel to connect to the Oracle Chat Server in two modes: unauthenticated mode and authenticated mode (to protect access to the channel).
  • Unauthenticated mode – Use the unauthenticated mode when the client can't generate signed JWT tokens, when no authentication mechanism is in place, or when the client app is already secured and visible to authenticated users.
  • Authenticated mode – Authentication is enforced using JSON Web Tokens (JWT). The customer's backend server generates the JWT token, which is then passed to the Oracle Andriod SDK. This token is used for each request to an ODA speech, text, or attachment server.

    Note:

    To protect access to the channel, the token must always be generated by a remote server. It must never be generated within by the client app.
    When the app needs to connect to an ODA server, it first requests the token from the backend server and then adds it to the Authorization header. The ODA server validates the token, evaluates the claims, and then either opens the socket or rejects the connection.
The JWT Token has the following claims: channelId and userId, and the claim names iat (issued at time), and exp (expiration time). iat signifies the time at which the token was issued. This must be a number that represents the seconds that have elapsed since the UNIX epoch. exp must be a number representing the seconds that have elapsed since the UNIX epoch. We recommend setting the expiration time to at least 30 minutes after the issued at time (iat). The token header looks something like this:
{

 "alg": "HS256",

 "typ": "JWT"

}
An example token body looks something like this:
{

  "iat": 1569828182,

  "exp": 1569831782,

  "channelId": "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx",

  "userId": "John"

}

Note:

The token illustrated by this example is not signed. The actual tokens are signed by channel's Secret Key.

Configure the Oracle Android Channel

To configure the Oracle Android channel:
  1. Choose Development, then Channels from the menu.
  2. Choose Users.
  3. Click Add Channel and then Oracle Android as the channel type.
  4. Complete the dialog:
    • Enter the channel name.
    • For authenticated connections:
      • Switch on the Client Authentication Enabled toggle to determine whether the SDK is connecting to a client authentication-enabled channel.
      • In the Max. Token Expiration (Minutes) field, set the maximum amount of time for the JWT token.
    • For unauthenticated connections:
      • Switch off Client Authentication Enable toggle.
    • Set the Session expiration time.
    • Click Create. Oracle Digital Assistant will generate the Channel ID and the Secret Key that you need to initialize the SDK. Keep these close at hand.
  5. Route the channel to your skill or digital assistant.
  6. Switch Channel Enabled to On.

Add the Oracle Android Client SDK to the Project

To add the SDK:
  1. Download the ODA Client SDK for Android and extract it to your local system.
  2. In Android Studio, select your project's App directory and then click File > New > New Module.
  3. Choose Import JAR/.AAR Package and then click Next.
  4. Navigate to, and select, com.oracle.bots.client.sdk.android.core-20.8.1.aar. Click Finish.
  5. Repeat these steps to import com.oracle.bots.client.sdk.android.ui-20.8.1.aar.

    Note:

    You don't need to import this package if you're using the SDK in headless mode.
  6. Ensure that these libraries are listed at the top of project's settings.gradle file. For example:
    include ':app', ':com.oracle.bots.client.sdk.android.core-20.8.1', ':com.oracle.bots.client.sdk.android.ui-20.8.1'
rootProject.name = 'ODASDKSample'
  7. Add the following to the dependencies in the build.gradle (Module: app) file. These dependencies include:
    • The SDK library dependency
    • Core and UI dependencies which are used by the SDK library for the smooth functioning of library features.
      // SDK
implementation project(':com.oracle.bots.client.sdk.android.core-20.8.1')
implementation project(':com.oracle.bots.client.sdk.android.ui-20.8.1')
 
// Core dependencies
implementation 'androidx.room:room-runtime:2.2.5'
implementation 'io.socket:socket.io-client:0.8.3'
 
//UI dependencies
implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.2.0'
implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:1.1.3'
implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.0.0'
implementation 'com.intuit.sdp:sdp-android:1.0.6'
implementation 'com.squareup.picasso:picasso:2.5.2'
implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:17.0.0'

    For example:

    apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
 
android {
    compileSdkVersion 29
    buildToolsVersion "29.0.0"
    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.example.odasdksample"
        minSdkVersion 21
        targetSdkVersion 29
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
        testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
}
 
dependencies {
    implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
 
    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:runner:1.2.0'
    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.2.0'
 
    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
 
    // SDK library dependencies
    implementation project(':com.oracle.bots.client.sdk.android.core-20.8.1')
    implementation project(':com.oracle.bots.client.sdk.android.ui-20.8.1')
 
    // Core dependencies
    implementation 'androidx.room:room-runtime:2.2.5'
    implementation 'io.socket:socket.io-client:0.8.3'
 
    // UI dependencies
    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.2.0'
    implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:1.1.3'
    implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.0.0'
    implementation 'com.intuit.sdp:sdp-android:1.0.6'
    implementation 'com.squareup.picasso:picasso:2.5.2'
    implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:17.0.0'
}

Initialize the Oracle Android Client SDK in Your App

Initialize Oracle Android Client SDK in your Application class. Initialize the SDK describes the different methods that you can use to initialize the SDK. The JavaDoc that's included with the SDK describes all of the available classes.

If you're connecting to a channel with client authentication disabled, pass false as the second parameter to the BotsConfiguration.BotsConfigurationBuilder() constructor function.
import android.app.Application;
import oracle.cloud.bots.mobile.core.Bots;
import oracle.cloud.bots.mobile.core.BotsCallback;
import oracle.cloud.bots.mobile.core.BotsConfiguration;
import oracle.cloud.bots.mobile.core.BotsSDKException;

public class YourApplication extends Application {
    @Override
    public void onCreate() {
        super.onCreate();
        try {
                BotsConfiguration botsConfiguration = new BotsConfiguration.BotsConfigurationBuilder(<SERVER_URI>, false, getApplicationContext()) // Configuration to initialize the SDK
                    .channelId(<CHANNEL_ID>)
                    .userId(<USER_ID>)
                    .build();

                Bots.init(this, botsConfiguration, new BotsCallback() {  // Initialize the SDK
                    @Override
                    public void onSuccess(Response paramResponse) {
                        // Handle init success
                    }
                    @Override
                    public void onFailure(Response paramResponse) {
                        // Handle init failure
                    }
                });
        } catch (BotsSDKException e) {
           // Handle Exceptions thrown by SDK
        }
    }
}

If you are connecting to a channel with client authentication enabled, you need to make some minor modifications: along with passing true as the second parameter to the BotsConfiguration.BotsConfigurationBuilder() constructor function, you also need to set the authTokenProvider property with the instance of type AuthenticationTokenProvider that can be used to generate and pass the JWT token.

The class should implement the AuthenticationTokenProvider interface, which then overrides the getAuthToken() function to generate and return a JWT token. The function will be used by the SDK to generate a new token whenever it needs to establish a new connection and existing token is expired. The code would look something like this:
import android.app.Application;
import oracle.cloud.bots.mobile.core.AuthenticationTokenProvider;
import oracle.cloud.bots.mobile.core.Bots;
import oracle.cloud.bots.mobile.core.BotsCallback;
import oracle.cloud.bots.mobile.core.BotsConfiguration;
import oracle.cloud.bots.mobile.core.BotsSDKException;

public class YourApplication extends Application {
    @Override
    public void onCreate() {
        super.onCreate();
        try {
                BotsConfiguration botsConfiguration = new BotsConfiguration.BotsConfigurationBuilder(<SERVER_URI>, true, getApplicationContext()) //  Configuration to initialize the SDK
                    .authTokenProvider(new AuthTokenProvider())
                    .build();

                Bots.init(this, botsConfiguration, new BotsCallback() {  // Initialize the SDK
                    @Override
                    public void onSuccess(Response paramResponse) {
                        // Handle init success
                    }
                    @Override
                    public void onFailure(Response paramResponse) {
                        // Handle init failure
                    }
                });
        } catch (BotsSDKException e) {
           // Handle Exceptions thrown by SDK
        }
    }

    private class AuthTokenProvider implements AuthenticationTokenProvider {
        @Override
        public String getAuthToken() {
            // Generate a new JWT Token and return
        }
    }
}

Display the User Interface

import oracle.cloud.bots.mobile.ui.ConversationActivity;

...

ConversationActivity.show(this);
Display the user interface:
import oracle.cloud.bots.mobile.ui.ConversationActivity;
 
...
 
 
ConversationActivity.show(this);

App Development

Network Configuration

Property Name Description Required? Default Value
channelId The ID of the Oracle Android channel. Yes N/A
userId The unique identifier for user. This value gets initialized by the SDK if not provided. No A randomly generated value
authTokenProvider An instance of AuthenticationTokenProvider, which is used to generate a new token whenever the SDK needs to establish a new connection using a client authentication-enabled channel and when existing token is expired. Yes N/A

Feature Flags

Property Description Required? Default Value
disablePastActions A field for disabling the button clicks on the messages that a user has already interacted with. The allowed values are all, none, and postback. The behavior enabled by this property is independent of the digital assistant-level configuration for disabling the selection of past actions. You need to set the two separately. No all
enableAttachment Enables attachment sharing in the chat view. When set to true, you can restrict items that are available in the share menu popup using shareMenuItems. No true
enableClearMessage Enables the clear message button in the header of the chat view. No false
enableNotificationSound Enables the notification sound on new skill messages while the chat view is open. This feature only applies when enableNotificationSoundSetting is set to false. No true
enableNotificationSoundSetting Enables the notification sound setting button in the chat view header. No false
enableSpeechRecognition Enables the speech recognition service to convert user voice to text messages. Set this property to true to use the enableSpeechRecognitionAutoSend property. No false
enableSpeechRecognitionAutoSend When enableSpeechRecognitionAutoSend is set to true (the default), the user's speech response is automatically sent to the chat server (and displays as a sent message in the chat window). When set to false, the user's speech response is rendered in the message text field before it's sent to the chat server so that the user can modify it before sending it manually, or delete the message.

This functionality is only available when enableSpeechRecognition is set to true.

No true
enableSpeechSynthesis Enables the skill's audio response button in the header of the chat view. When the button is in the unmute state, the skill's responses are read aloud. No false
enableTimestamp Enables the timestamp for messages. No true
googleMapsApiKey The Google Maps API key that’s used to display a location preview image for Location messages. No N/A
initSpeechSynthesisMuted This flag, which is only applicable when enableSpeechSynthesis is true, determines whether the skill's audio response button will be active (unmute) by default initially, or muted. By default, it is set to true, where the button is muted. No true
initUserHiddenMessage A user text message that's used to initiate a conversation. This message, which is sent when chat view is ready, does not actually display in the chat. No N/A
initUserProfile Initializes the user profile before the conversation starts. The profile payload must be of type User. The profile is updated before sending the value in initUserHiddenMessage. No N/A
messageModifierDelegate An instance of type MessageModifierDelegate which is used to receive callbacks before certain events in the conversation. No N/A
notificationCustomizer An instance of the NotificationCustomizer class which is used to customize notifications received from SDK. No N/A
shareMenuItems Restricts the items that display in the share menu. This configuration, which is only applicable if enableAttachment is set to true, accepts a HashSet of ShareMenuItem enum values which are mapped to the share menu items No N/A
showBotAvatar Enables the display of the skill's avatar icon beside the skill's messages. No false
showConnectionStatus Enables the connection status to display in the chat view header. No false
showPersonAvatar Enables the display of the skill’s avatar icon beside the skill’s messages and on the notifications. If your skill has live agent integration, setting this flag to true displays agent’s avatar icon beside the agent’s messages and on the notifications. No false
showTypingIndicator Enables the display of the value associated with the odaas_bot_status_responding string resource on the chat view header when waiting for skill's response. No true
speechLocale The expected locale of the user's speech that's used for voice recognition. The supported locales are: French ("fr-fr"), Spanish ("es-es"), and the default, English ("en-US"). The speech locale can be set dynamically by calling the Bots.setSpeechLocale(<locale>) API. Voice recognition will not work if an unsupported locale has been passed. No "en-us"
speechSynthesisVoicePreferences Configures the language and voice that read the skill's messages aloud by taking a list of instances that are of type SpeechSynthesisSetting as its parameter. If the device does not support the preferred voice, then the default voice for the preferred language is used instead. When neither the preferred voice or language are supported, then the default voice and language are used. No N/A
subtitle Sets the subtitle of the chat view, which is displayed below the title on the chat view header. If the subtitle flag is set and either (or both) the showConnectionStatus, showTypingIndicator are set to true, then the subtitle is displayed instead of either the connection status or the typing indicator. No N/A
timestampFormat Formats the timestamps that display in the messages. It can accept a string of format tokens like 'mm:ss:a'. Refer to the Android documentation for information about valid timestamp patterns No N/A
title Sets the title in the header of the chat view. No N/A
typingIndicatorTimeout Sets the number of seconds after which the typing indicator is automatically removed if the chat view has not yet received the response. No 20
youtubeApiKey Supports the streaming of YouTube videos by setting the YouTube API key. No N/A

Custom Colors

You can modify the chat view's colors to give it a custom look. To configure these colors, define name attributes for the <color> elements in the res/values/colors.xml file (located in the project's app resources) using the the following keys. The following snippet demonstrates a modifications of the color that's used for the background of the skill's message (odaas_primary) and the text color used in the skill's (odaas_on_primary) message while maintaining the default colors for other resources.
<resources>
    <color name="odaas_primary">#6699FF</color>
    <color name="odaas_on_primary">#000000</color>
</resources>

Note:

Version 20.8.1 of the SDK resets the colors for prior versions. For example, if the background color of the action buttons in the existing implementation is #418980, then this will be changed to the default color of odaas_action_background (introduced in 20.8.1), which is #FFFFFF. For implementations created using versions prior to 20.8.1, you can set custom colors by updating the res/values/colors.xml file in your application. For example:
<resources>
        <color name="odaas_action_background">#418980</color>
    </resources>
Key Description Default Value
odaas_action_background The background color of the action and global action buttons. #FFFFFF
odaas_background The background color for the view. #E3F2FD
odaas_card_background The background color of the card messages and their action buttons. #1976D2
odaas_dialog_accent The color that's used for buttons and progress bars on the dialog window that is shown before clearing messages and while uploading attachments. #01579B
odaas_dialog_background The background color of the dialog window that is shown before clearing messages and while uploading attachments. #FFFFFF
odaas_error The text color that's used in error messages. @android:color/white
odaas_footer_accent The border and cursor color of the input field in the footer. #01579B
odaas_footer_background The background color of the footer. #01579B
odaas_footer_buttons The background color of the interactive buttons in the footer. #FFFFFF
odaas_footer_inline_send_button The color of the inline send button that appears within the input field when enableSpeechRecognitionAutoSend is set to true. #01579B
odaas_footer_input_background The background color of the input field in the footer. #FFFFFF
odaas_header_buttons The background color of the interactive buttons in the header. #FFFFFF
odaas_on_action_background The text color used with the odaas_action_background color. @android:color/black
odaas_on_background The text color used with the odaas_background color. @android:color/black
odaas_on_card_action_text The text color of the action buttons on the card. @android:color/black
odaas_on_card_description_text The text color used for the description of the card. @android:color/white
odaas_on_card_title_text The text color used for the title of the card. @android:color/white
odaas_on_dialog_background The text color used with the odaas_dialog_background color on dialog windows. @android:color/black
odaas_on_footer_input_background The text color used with the odaas_footer_input_background color in the footer. @android:color/black
odaas_on_primary The text color that's used with the odaas_primary color @android:color/white
odaas_on_primary_variant_dark The text color used with the odaas_primary_variant_dark color. @android:color/white
odaas_on_primary_variant_light The text color used with the odaas_primary_variant_light color. @android:color/black
odaas_on_secondary The text color used with the odaas_secondary color. @android:color/black
odaas_on_secondary_variant_light The text color used with the odaas_secondary_variant_light color. @android:color/black
odaas_on_speech_view_background The text color used with the odaas_speech_view_background color in speech mode. @android:color/white
odaas_primary The primary branding color that's used for the background of the skill's message and for the background of the interactive buttons in the footer. #1976D2
odaas_primary_status_bar The color that's used in the status bar. #1976D2
odaas_primary_variant_dark The dark variant of primary color that's used in app bar and in notifications. #01579B
odaas_primary_variant_light The light variant of the primary color that's used in the background for the skill's attachment messages. #63A4FF
odaas_secondary The secondary branding color that's used for the background of the user messages background and for the background of the skill's action buttons. #FFFFFF
odaas_secondary_variant_dark The dark variant of the secondary color that's used for the background of user attachment messages. #CCCCCC
odaas_secondary_variant_light The light variant of the secondary color that's used in background for the actions buttons that have been disabled. #BDBDBD
odaas_speech_view_background The background color of the footer in speech mode. #01579B
odaas_speech_view_button The color of the cancel button in speech mode. #FFFFFF
odaas_speech_visualizer_background The background color of the speech visualizer in speech mode. #12000000
odaas_speech_visualizer_color The bar color of the speech visualizer in speech mode. #5C926D

Custom Text

You can customize the default text displayed in the chat view by modifying the following strings. You can configure these strings by defining the name attributes for <string> elements in the app resource's res/value/strings.xml file using the following keys. For example, to change the title of the chat view, define the odaas_bot_chat_title key:
<resources>
    <string name="odaas_bot_chat_title">Support</string>
</resources>
In this example, only the chat title has been changed. The other string resources maintain their default values.
Key Description Default Value
odaas_bot_chat_title The title of the chat view that's displayed in the chat view header. This resource is used only when the title feature flag is not set. Ask
odaas_bot_status_connected The status text that displays when the connection between chat view and the Oracle Chat Server has been established. Connected
odaas_bot_status_connecting The status text that displays while the chat view connects to the Oracle Chat Server. Connecting
odaas_bot_status_disconnected The status text that displays when the connection between the chat view and the Oracle Chat Server has closed. Disconnected
odaas_bot_status_responding The status text that displays while the user waits for the skill's response. Responding...
odaas_capture_photo The menu item text in the attachment popup that's used for sending photos captured by the device's camera which are to be uploaded to the server as attachments. Capture Photo
odaas_clear_messages_dialog_button_no The action text that appears on the Clear Messages popup for a negative action. No
odaas_clear_messages_dialog_button_yes The action text that appears on the Clear Messages popup for a positive action. Yes
odaas_content_desc_attachment_loaded The content description for the attachment message after loading the attachment successfully. Open attachment
odaas_content_desc_attachment_loading The content description for the attachment message while the attachment is loading. Loading attachment
odaas_content_desc_attachment_loading_error The content description for the attachment message when the attachment fails loading. Error in loading attachment
odaas_content_desc_audio_pause The content description for the pause button of the audio player. Pause audio
odaas_content_desc_audio_play The content description for the play button of the audio player. Play audio
odaas_content_desc_button_attach The tooltip that appears when a long press gesture has been detected on the attachment button. Also, the content description for the attachment button. Upload Attachment
odaas_content_desc_button_audio_response_off The tooltip that appears when a long press gesture has been detected on the mute button for the audio response. Also, the content description for the mute button of the audio response. Turn On Audio Response
odaas_content_desc_button_audio_response_on The tooltip that appears when a long press gesture has been detected on the unmute button for the audio response. Also, the content description for the unmute button of the audio response. Turn Off Audio Response
odaas_content_desc_button_back The tooltip that appears when a long press gesture has been detected on the back button on the chat view header. Also, the content description for back button. Navigate Up
odaas_content_desc_button_cancel The tooltip that appears when a long press gesture has been detected on the keyboard button that is shown while user’s voice message is being recorded. Also, the content description for the keyboard button. Cancel
odaas_content_desc_button_clear The tooltip that appears when a long press gesture has been detected on the clear button. Also, the content description for the clear button. Clear Messages
odaas_content_desc_button_download The tooltip that appears when a long press gesture has been detected on the download button. Also, the content description for the download button. Download
odaas_content_desc_button_notification_sound_off The tooltip that appears when a long press gesture has been detected on the mute button for the notification sound. Also, the content description for the mute button of the notification sound. Turn On Notification Sound
odaas_content_desc_button_notification_sound_on The tooltip that appears when a long press gesture has been detected on the unmute button for the notification sound. Also, the content description for the unmute button of the notification sound. Turn Off Notification Sound
odaas_content_desc_button_send The tooltip that appears when a long press gesture has been detected on the Send button. Also, the content description for the send button. Send
odaas_content_desc_button_speak The tooltip that appears when a long press gesture has been detected on the Microphone button. Also, the content description for the microphone button. Speak
odaas_content_desc_location_loaded The content description for the location message after loading the location preview image successfully. Open Location in Maps
odaas_content_desc_location_loading The content description for the location message while the location preview image is loading. Loading location preview image
odaas_content_desc_location_loading_error The content description for the location message when the location preview image loading fails. Error in loading location preview image. Tap to reload image.
odaas_content_desc_read_status The content description for the tick mark ('✓') for read messages. This string appears only when enableTimestamp is set to true. Read
odaas_content_desc_video_pause The content description for the pause button of video player. Pause video
odaas_content_desc_video_play The content description for the play button of video player. Play video
odaas_dialog_text_clear_messages The text displayed within a popup that prompts the user for confirmation before clearing the messages. Clear messages?
odaas_error_in_capturing_photo The error message that's displayed when an error occurs while capturing a photo from the camera of the device. Error in capturing photo.
odaas_error_in_recording_audio The error message that's displayed when an error occurs while establishing connection to Oracle speech server. Error in recording audio. Please try again later.
odaas_error_in_speech_recognition The error message that's displayed when no input, or too much input, is given in speech. Speech Recognition Error.
odaas_error_speech_unsupported_locale The error message that's displayed when a voice recording has been attempted and an unsupported speech locale has been configured for voice recognition. The set speech locale is not supported. Can not start recording.
odaas_file_uploading_in_progress The text displayed within the popup while uploading a user's attachment to the Oracle Server. Uploading file to server.....
odaas_hint_edit_text_user_message The placeholder text that appears in the user input field. Type your message
odaas_hint_text_view_speech_mode The placeholder text that appears in the text view of speech mode before the user starts speaking. Speak your message
odaas_no_messages_to_clear The message displayed when there are no messages to clear. No messages to clear
odaas_notification_attachment_message The message that's displayed in the notification for an attachment message that's received from the skill. The text for %1$s is set to the Notification title that's defined using the NotificationCustomizer class, described in the SDK (available from the ODA and OMC download page ). %1$s has sent you an Attachment Message.
odaas_notification_card_message The message that's displayed in the notification for a Card message that's received from the skill. The text for %1$s is set to the Notification title that's defined using the NotificationCustomizer class, described in the SDK (available from the ODA and OMC download page ). %1$s has sent you a Card Message.
odaas_notification_card_message The message that is displayed in the notification for a card message received from the skill.  
odaas_notification_fallback_message The fallback message that is displayed in the notification for a message received from the skill. The text for %1$s is set to the Notification title that's defined using the NotificationCustomizer class, described in the SDK (available from the ODA and OMC download page ). %1$s has sent you a Message.
odaas_notification_fallback_message The fallback message that is displayed in the notification for a message received from the skill.  
odaas_notification_intent The activity to open, when tapped by the user, on notifications received from the SDK. The text for %1$s is set to the Notification title that's defined using the NotificationCustomizer class, described in the SDK (available from the ODA and OMC download page ). oracle.cloud.bots.mobile.ui.ConversationActivity
odaas_notification_location_message The message that is displayed in the notification for a location message received from the skill. The text for %1$s is set to the Notification title that's defined using the NotificationCustomizer class, described in the SDK (available from the ODA and OMC download page ). %1$s has sent you a Location Message.
odaas_require_audio_recording_permission The error message that's displayed when users deny permission for recording the audio. Audio recording permission is needed to record audio
odaas_require_download_to_storage_access_permission The error message that's displayed when users deny the storage access permission to save the downloaded file. Storage access permission is needed to download file
odaas_require_location_permission The error message that's displayed when users deny permission to access their locations. Location access permission is needed to track location
odaas_require_storage_access_permission The error message that's displayed when access to storage has been denied. Storage access permission is needed to attach files
odaas_share_audio The menu item text in the attachment popup used for sharing audio file. Share Audio
odaas_share_file The menu item text in the attachment popup used for sharing a generic file. Share File
odaas_share_message_chooser_title The title of the application chooser that's displayed when user clicks the Share action. Share using:
odaas_share_visual The menu item text in the attachment popup used for sharing an image or video file. Share Image/Video
odaas_skill_message The skill message indicator for screen readers. It's spoken by screen readers before the skill response. The text is not displayed in the chat view. Skill says:
odaas_speech_to_text_dialog_placeholder The placeholder text displayed on the speech recognition popup before the user starts speaking. This property is deprecated in Release 20.8.1. From that release onward, the setting for this property will be ignored. Listening.....
odaas_user_message The user message indicator for screen readers. It's spoken by screen readers before user messages. I say:
Localization
To localize these strings, define the name attributes for the <string> elements in the app resource's res/values-<your-language-code>/strings.xml file with the keys. For example, to localize the title of the chat view in English, define the following in a file called res/value-en/strings.xml:
<resources>
    <string name="odaas_bot_chat_title">Support</string>
</resources>
To localize the title in French, you'd add the following to a file called res/value-fr/strings.xml file:
<resources>
    <string name="odaas_bot_chat_title">Soutien</string>
</resources>
The values for res/value/strings.xml are used by default for the keys that are not found in res/values-<your-language-code>/strings.xml. For these two examples, the default values would be used for the resources that are not defined in either the res/value-fr/strings.xml or res/value-en/strings.xml files.

Custom Icons

Configure drawables by adding the required images or vector assets to the app resource's res/drawable folder that have the following names.
Name Description
ic_odaas_agent_avatar The avatar icon for the messages from the live agent. This icon displays in notifications only when the showBotAvatar feature flag is set to true.
ic_odaas_bot_avatar The avatar icon for the skill's messages. This icon displays on notifications only when the showBotAvatar feature flag is set to true.
ic_odaas_notification_app_icon The app icon displayed in the status bar and on notifications received from SDK library.
ic_odaas_person_avatar The avatar icon for user messages.

Set Feature Flags

Use the BotsConfiguration.BotsConfigurationBuilder class to initialize the BotsConfiguration class.

Use these constructors:
  • BotsConfiguration.BotsConfigurationBuilder(String chatServerUrl, boolean clientAuthEnabled, Context context)
    Parameters:
    • chatServerUrl – The URL to the Oracle Chat and Attachment Server. This cannot be null.
    • clientAuthEnabled - Determines whether the channel's client authentication settings are enabled or disabled.
    • context – The application context. This cannot be null. 
    BotsConfiguration botsConfiguration = new BotsConfiguration.BotsConfigurationBuilder(<SERVER_URI>, false, getApplicationContext())
  • BotsConfiguration.BotsConfigurationBuilder(String chatServerUrl, Context context) – This can be used to establish a connection to channel with client authentication enabled.
    Parameters:
    • chatServerUrl – The URL to the Oracle Chat and Attachment Server. This cannot be null.
    • context – The application context. This cannot be null. 
    BotsConfiguration botsConfiguration = new BotsConfiguration.BotsConfigurationBuilder(<SERVER_URI>, getApplicationContext())

Initialize the SDK

Use the following methods to initialize the SDK:
  • public static void init(Application application, BotsConfiguration botsConfiguration)
  • public static void init(Application application, BotsConfiguration botsConfiguration, BotsCallback botsCallback)
  • public static void init(Application application, String chatServerUrl, String channelId, String userId, BotsCallback botsCallback)
  • public static void init(Application application, String chatServerUrl, AuthenticationTokenProvider authTokenProvider, BotsCallback botsCallback)
public static void init(Application application, BotsConfiguration botsConfiguration)

The public static void init(Application application, BotsConfiguration botsConfiguration) method initializes all of the services based on the BotsConfiguration instance passed by the user and establishes the WebSocket connection to the Oracle Chat Server.

Parameters:
  • application – The application instance. This cannot be null.
  • botsConfiguration – The BotsConfiguration object used to control the features of library. This cannot be null. 
Bots.init(getApplication(),
      botsConfiguration);
public static void init(Application application, BotsConfiguration botsConfiguration, BotsCallback botsCallback)

The public static void init(Application application, BotsConfiguration botsConfiguration, BotsCallback botsCallback) method initializes all of the services based on the BotsConfiguration instance passed by the user and establishes the WebSocket connection to the Oracle Chat Server.

Parameters:
  • application – The application instance. This cannot be null.
  • botsConfiguration – The BotsConfiguration object used to control the features of library. This cannot be null.
  • botsCallback – The callback received while establishing the connection. 
Bots.init(getApplication(), botsConfiguration, new BotsCallback() {
    @Override
    public void onSuccess(Response paramResponse) {}
 
    @Override
    public void onFailure(Response paramResponse) {}
});
public static void init(Application application, String chatServerUrl, String channelId, String userId, BotsCallback botsCallback)

The public static void init(Application application, String chatServerUrl, String channelId, String userId, BotsCallback botsCallback) method initializes all of the services with the default configuration. This method can be invoked to connect to a channel with client authentication disabled.

Parameters:
  • application – The application instance. This cannot be null.
  • chatServerUrl – The URL of the Oracle Chat Server. This cannot be null.
  • channelId – The Channel ID belonging to the Oracle Android channel that's routed to the skill or digital assistant. This cannot be null.
  • userId – A unique identifier for the user. The SDK initializes this value when it's not provided.
  • botsCallback – The callback received while establishing the connection to the Oracle Chat Server. 
Bots.init(getApplication(), chatServerUrl, authTokenProvider, new BotsCallback() {
    @Override
    public void onSuccess(Response paramResponse) {}
 
    @Override
    public void onFailure(Response paramResponse) {}
});
public static void init(Application application, String chatServerUrl, AuthenticationTokenProvider authTokenProvider, BotsCallback botsCallback)

Invoke the public static void init(Application application, String chatServerUrl, AuthenticationTokenProvider authTokenProvider, BotsCallback botsCallback method to connect to a channel that has client authentication enabled. This method initializes all of the services with the default configuration.

Parameters:
  • application – The application instance. This cannot be null.
  • chatServerUrl – The URL of the Oracle Chat Server. This cannot be null.
  • authTokenProvider – The instance of AuthenticationTokenProvider, which is used to generate the authentication token whenever it's needed.
  • botsCallback – The callback received while establishing connection. 
BotsConfiguration botsConfiguration = new BotsConfiguration.BotsConfigurationBuilder(<SERVER_URI>, getApplicationContext())
Interface AuthenticationTokenProvider

The public String getAuthToken method returns the string of the generated token.

An instance of this interface can be passed to the authTokenProvider property to allow the SDK to generate a new authentication token when one is required to establish an authenticated channel connection. When implementing this interface, override the public String getAuthToken method.
private class AuthTokenProvider implements AuthenticationTokenProvider {
    @Override
    public String getAuthToken() {
        // Generate a new JWT Token and return
    }
}
Interface BotsCallback
This interface acts as a callback while initializing the library.
  • void onSuccess(Response paramResponse) – This method is called when the web socket connection has been successfully established.
  • void onFailure(Response paramResponse) – This method is called on any failures that occur while initializing the library.
Show Conversation Activity
After initializing the SDK, display the conversation view by invoking public static void show(Context context). This method's context parameter is the context from which to start the activity.
ConversationActivity.show(getApplicationContext())
Customize Notifications
You can customize the notifications received for the skill's messages by instantiating the NotificationCustomizer class and passing the instance to the notificationCustomizer property. The constructors are:
  • NotificationCustomizer()– Initializes the notification channel with the default configuration.
  • NotificationCustomizer(String channelId) – Initializes the notification channel with the given channel ID. The channelId parameter is the ID of the notification channel through which the notifications are sent.
  • NotificationCustomizer(String channelId, String channelName, String description, String title) – Initializes the notification channel with the given parameters:
    • channelID – The ID of the notification channel through which notifications are sent.
    • channelName – The name of the notification channel through which the notifications are sent.
    • description – A description of the notification channel through which the notifications are sent.
    • title – The title displayed on the notifications.
For example:
new BotsConfiguration.NotificationCustomizer(<NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_ID>,
    <NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_NAME>, <NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_DESCRIPTION>, <NOTIFICATION_TITLE>);

Features

Delegation
The delegation feature lets you set a delegate to receive callbacks before certain events in the conversation. To set a delegate, a class must implement the interface MessageModifierDelegate and pass its instance to the messageModifierDelegate property.
private MessageDelegate implements MessageModifierDelegate {
    @Override
    public Message beforeSend(Message message) {
        // Handle before send delegate here
    }

    @Override
    public Message beforeDisplay(Message message) {
        if (message != null && message.getPayload() != null && message.getPayload().getType() == MessagePayload.MessageType.CARD) {
            ((CardMessagePayload)message.getPayload()).setLayout(CardLayout.VERTICAL);
        }
        return message;
    }

    @Override
    public Message beforeNotification(Message message) {
        // Handle before notification delegate here
    }
}
public Message beforeDisplay(Message message)

The public Message beforeDisplay(Message message) delegate allows a skill's message to be modified before it is displayed in the conversation. The modified message that's returned by the delegate displays in the conversation. If the method returns null, then the message is not displayed.

public Message beforeDisplay(Message message)

The public Message beforeDisplay(Message message) delegate allows a user message to be modified before it is sent to the chat server. The message returned by the delegate is sent to the skill. If it returns null, then the message is not sent.

public Message beforeNotification(Message message)

The public Message beforeNotification(Message message) delegate allows a skill's message to be modified before a notification is triggered. If it returns null, then the notification is not triggered.

Headless SDK

The SDK can be used without its UI. To use it in this mode, import only the com.oracle.bots.client.sdk.android.core-20.8.1.aar package into the project as described in Add the Oracle Android Client SDK to the Project.

The SDK maintains the connection to server and provides APIs to send messages, receive messages, and get updates for the network status and for other services. You can use the APIs to interact with the SDK and update the UI.

You can send a message using any of the send*() APIs available in Bots class. For example, public static void sendMessage(String text) sends text message to skill or digital assistant.

public static void sendMessage(String text)
Sends a text message to the skill. Its text parameter is the text message.
Bots.sendMessage("I want to order a Pizza");
EventListener
To listen for the connection status change, the message sent to the skill and received from the skill, and the attachment upload status events, a class should implement the EventListener interface, which then implements the functionality for:
  • void onStatusChange(ConnectionStatus connectionStatus) – This method is called when the WebSocket connection status changes. Its connectionStatus parameter is the current status of the connection. Refer to the Javadocs included in the SDK (available from the ODA and OMC download page ) for more details about the ConnectionStatus enum.
  • void onMessageReceived(Message message) – This method is called when a new message is received from the skill. Its message parameter is the message received from the skill. Refer to the Javadocs included in the SDK (available from the ODA and OMC download page ) for more details about the Message class.
  • void onMessageSent(Message message) - This method is called when a message is sent to the skill. Its message parameter is the message sent to the skill. Refer to the Javadocs included in the SDK (available from the ODA and OMC download page ) for more details about the Message class.
  • void onAttachmentComplete() – This method is called when an attachment upload has completed. 
public class BotsEventListener implements EventListener {
    @Override
    public void onStatusChange(ConnectionStatus connectionStatus) {
        // Handle the connection status change
    }
 
    @Override
    public void onMessageReceived(Message message) {
        // Handle the messages received from skill/DA
    }
 
 
    @Override
    public void onMessageSent(Message message) {
        // Handle the message sent to skill or Digital Assistant
    }
 
    @Override
    public void onAttachmentComplete(String utterance) {
        // Handle the post attachment upload actions
        // Close the attachment upload progress popup if any etc.
    }
}
The instance of type EventListener should then be passed to setEventListener(EventListener eventListener).
public static void setEventListener(EventListener eventListener)
Sets the listener to receive the response returned from the skill to get updates on connection status change and to receive an update when the attachment upload is complete. Its eventListener parameter is an instance of type EventListener to receive updates.
Bots.setEventListener(new BotsEventListener());
Share Menu Options
By default, the share menu displays options for the following file types:
  • visual media files (images and videos)
  • audio files
  • general files like documents, PDFs, and spreadsheets
  • location
The shareMenuItems(HashSet<ShareMenuItem>) setting allows you to restrict the items that display in the share menu. The configuration accepts a HashSet of ShareMenuItem enum values which are mapped to the share menu items: ShareMenuItem.CAMERA for showing camera menu item (if supported by the device), ShareMenuItem.VISUAL for the share image/video item, ShareMenuItem.AUDIO for the share audio item, and ShareMenuItem.FILE for the share file item. Only the menu items for the values passed in the HashSet display in the share popup. Passing an empty or a null value results in all of the menu items displaying together in the share popup.

Note:

This configuration only applies when enableAttachment is set to true.
Speech Recognition

Setting the enableSpeechRecognition feature flag to true enables the microphone button to display in place of the send button whenever the user input field is empty.

Setting this property to true also supports the functionality enabled by the enableSpeechRecognitionAutoSend property, which when also set to true, enables the user's speech response to be sent to the chat server automatically while displaying the response as a sent message in the chat window. You can allow users to first edit (or delete) their dictated messages before they send them manually by setting enableSpeechRecognitionAutoSend to false.

Speech recognition is utilized through the following methods:
public static void startRecording(IBotsSpeechListener listener)

Starts recording the user's voice message. The listener parameter is an instance of IBotsSpeechListener to receive the response returned from the server.

public static void stopRecording()

Stops recording the user's voice message.

public static boolean isRecording()

Checks whether the voice recording has started or not. Returns true if the recording has started. Otherwise, it returns false.

IBotsSpeechListener
A class should implement the interface IBotsSpeechListener which then implements the functionality for the following methods:
void onError(String error)

This method is called when errors occur while establishing the connection to the server, or when there is either no input given or when too much input is given. Its error parameter is the error message.

void onSuccess(String utterance)

This method is called when a final result is received from the server. Its utterance parameter is the final utterance received from the server.

Note:

This method is deprecated in Release 20.8.1.

void onSuccess(BotsSpeechResult botsSpeechResult)

This method is called when a final result is received from the server. Its parameter, botsSpeechResult, is the final response received from the server.

void onPartialResult(String utterance)

This method is called when a partial result is received from the server. Its utterance parameter is the partial utterance received from the server.

void onClose(int code, String message)

This method is called when the connection to server closes.

Parameters:
  • code – The status code
  • message – The reason for closing the connection
void onOpen()

The method called when the connection to server opens.

onActiveSpeechUpdate(byte[] speechData)
This method is called when there is an update in the user's voice message, which can then be used for updating the speech visualizer. It's parameter is speechData, the byte array of the recorded voice of user.
public class BotsSpeechListener implements IBotsSpeechListener {
    @Override
    public void onError(String error) {
            // Handle errors
    }
 
    @Override
    public void onSuccess(String utterance) {
        // This method was deprecated in release 20.8.1.
        // Handle final result
    }
 
 
    @Override
    public void onSuccess(BotsSpeechResult botsSpeechResult) {
        // Handle final result
    }  
 
    @Override
    public void onPartialResult(String utterance) {
        // Handle partial result
    }
 
    @Override
    public void onClose(int code, String message) {
        // Handle the close event of connection to server
    }
 
    @Override
    public void onOpen() {
        // Handle the open event of connection to server
    }
 
 
    @Override
    public void onActiveSpeechUpdate(byte[] speechData) {
        // Handle the speech update event
    }
}
 
 
Bots.startRecording(new BotsSpeechListener()); // Start voice recording
 
if (Bots.isRecording()) {
    Bots.stopRecording(); // Stop voice recording
}
Speech Synthesis
The SDK has been integrated with speech synthesis to read the skill's message aloud when a new message is received from skill:
  • Users can mute or unmute the skill's audio response using a button that's located in the header of the chat view. You enable this feature by setting the enableSpeechSynthesis feature flag to true.
  • You can set the preferred language that read the skill's messages aloud with the speechSynthesisVoicePreferences property. This parameter that sets the language and voice is a list of SpeechSynthesisSetting instances (described in the SDK's Javadoc that you download from the ODA and OMC download page). This property enables a fallback when the device doesn't support the preferred language or voice. If the device does not support the preferred voice, then the default voice for the preferred language is used instead. When neither the preferred voice or language are supported, then the default voice and language are used.
public static void initSpeechSynthesisService()
Initializes the speech synthesis service. This method should be called in the onCreate() method of an Activity to initialize the speech synthesis service. The initialization of speech synthesis service will be done when the SDK library initializes only if the enableSpeechSynthesis feature flag is set to true.
public class ConversationActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        Bots.initSpeechSynthesisService();
    }
}
public static void startBotAudioResponse(String text)
Starts reading the skill's response aloud. Its text parameter is the text for the skill's message that's read aloud.
Bots.startBotAudioResponse("What kind of crust do you want?");
public static void stopBotAudioResponse()
Stops reading the skill's response aloud.
Bots.stopBotAudioResponse()
public static boolean isSpeaking()

Checks if the skill's response is currently being read aloud or not.

Returns true if the skill's response is currently being read aloud. Otherwise, it returns false.
if (Bots.isSpeaking()) {
    Bots.stopBotAudioResponse();
}
public static void shutdownBotAudioResponse()

Releases the resources used by the SDK.

This method is called in the onDestroy() method of ConversationActivity.
public class ConversationActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
    @Override
    protected void onDestroy() {
        super.onDestroy();
        Bots.shutdownBotAudioResponse();
    }
}
Voice Visualizer

When voice support is enabled (enableSpeechRecognition(true)), the footer of the chat widget displays a voice visualizer, a dynamic visualizer graph that indicates the frequency level of the voice input. The visualizer responds to the modulation of the user's voice by indicating whether the user is speaking too softly or too loudly. This visualizer is created using the stream of bytes that are recorded while the user is speaking, which is also exposed in the IBotsSpeechListener#onActiveSpeechUpdate(byte[]) method for use in headless mode.

The chat widget displays a voice visualizer when users click the voice icon. It's an indicator of whether the audio level is sufficiently high enough for the SDK to capture the user’s voice. The user’s message, as it is recognized as text, displays below the visualizer.

Note:

Voice mode is indicated when the keyboard icon appears.

When enableSpeechRecognitionAutoSend(true), the recognized text is automatically sent to the skill after the user has finished dictating the message. The mode then reverts to text input. When enableSpeechRecognitionAutoSend(false), the mode also reverts to text input, but in this case, users can modify the recognized text before sending the message to the skill.

Message Model

To use features like headless mode and delegate, you need to understand both user and skill messages. Everything that's received or sent from the Oracle Chat Server is represented as a message, one that's sent from the user to the skill, or from the skill to the user.

Base Types
These are the base types used in all messages sent from the user to the skill and vice versa. They are the building blocks of all messages.
Attachment
Represents an attachment that's sent by the user.
Name Description Type Required?
type The attachment type string (valid values: audio, file, image, video) Yes
url The download URL for the attachment string Yes
For example:
{
    "type": "image",
    "url": "https://www.oracle.com/us/assets/hp07-oow17-promo-02-3737849.jpg"
}
Location
Represents a location object.
Name Description Type Required?
title The location title string No
URL The URL for displaying the location on a map string No
latitude The GPS coordinate's longitude value double Yes
longitude The GPS coordinate's latitude value double Yes
For example:
{
    "title": "Oracle Headquarters",
    "url": "https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/37°31'47.3%22N+122°15'57.6%22W",
    "longitude": -122.265987,
    "latitude": 37.529818
}
Action
An action represents something that the user can select.
Name Description Type Required?
type The action type string Yes
label The descriptive label text for the action. string At least one label or imageUrl must be present.
imageUrl The image for the action string At least one label or imageUrl must be present.
PostbackAction
Sends a predefined postback back to the skill when the user selects an action.
Name Description Type Required?
type The action type "postback" Yes
postback The postback that's returned when the user selects an action. A string or JSON object Yes
For example:
{
    "type": "postback",
    "label": "Large Pizza",
    "imageUrl": "https://example.com/images/gallery/locations/11.jpg",
    "postback": {
        "state": "askSize",
        "action": "getCrust"
    }
}
CallAction
Requests the client to call a specified phone number on behalf of the user.
Name Description Type Required?
type The action type "call" Yes
phoneNumber The phone number to call string Yes
For example:
{
    "type": "call",
    "label": "Call Support",
    "imageUrl": "http://example.com.ar/files/2016/05/cuidado.jpg",
    "phoneNumber": "18005555555"
}
urlAction

Requests the client to open a website in a new tab or in an in-app browser.

Name Description Type Required?
type The action type "call" Yes
URL The URL of the website that's displayed. string Yes
For example:
{
    "type": "url",
    "label": "Open URL",
    "imageUrl": "http://example.com.ar/files/2016/05/cuidado.jpg",
    "url": "https://example.com/images/gallery/locations/11.jpg",
}
LocationAction
Requests the client to ask for the user's location.
Name Description Type Required?
type The action type "location" Yes
For example:
{
    "type": "location",
    "label": "Share location",
    "imageUrl": "http://images.example.com/location-clipart-location-pin-clipart-1.jpg"
}
Card
Represents a single card in the message payload.
Name Description Type Required?
title The title of the card, displayed as the first line on the card. string Yes
description The description of the card string No
imageUrl The URL of the image that is displayed. string No
URL The website URL that's opened by a tap. string No
actions An array of actions related to the text array No
Conversation Message
All of the messages that are part of a conversation have the following structure:
Name Description Type Required?
messagePayload The message payload Message Yes
userId The user ID string Yes
For example:
{
    "messagePayload": {
        "text": "show menu",
        "type": "text"
    },
    "userId": "guest"
}
Message
Message is an abstract base type for all other messages. All messages extend it to provide some information.
Name Description Type Required?
type The message type string Yes
User Message

Represents a message sent from the user to the skill.

User Text Message
The simple text message that's sent to the server.
Name Description Type Required
type The message type "text" Yes
text The message text string Yes
For example:
{
    "messagePayload": {
        "text": "Order Pizza",
        "type": "text"
    },
    "userId": "guest"
}
User Postback Message
The postback response message that's sent to the server.
Name Description Type Required
type The message type "postback" Yes
text The postback text string No
postback The postback of the selected action A string or JSON object Yes
For example:
{
    "messagePayload": {
        "postback": {
            "variables": {
                "pizza": "Small"
            },
            "system.botId": "69BBBBB-35BB-4BB-82BB-BBBB88B21",
            "system.state": "orderPizza"
        },
        "text": "Small",
        "type": "postback"
    },
    "userId": "guest"
}
User Attachment Message
The attachment response message that's sent to the server.
Name Description Type Required
type The message type "attachment" Yes
attachment The attachment metadata Attachment Yes
For example:
{
    "messagePayload": {
        "attachment": {
            "type": "image",
            "url": "http://oda-instance.com/attachment/v1/attachments/d43fd051-02cf-4c62-a422-313979eb9d55"
        },
        "type": "attachment"
    },
    "userId": "guest"
}
User Location Message
The location response message that's sent to the server.
Name Description Type Required
type The message type "location" Yes
location The user location information Location Yes
For example:
{
    "messagePayload": {
        "location": {
            "latitude": 45.9285271,
            "longitude": 132.6101925
        },
        "type": "location"
    },
    "userId": "guest"
}
Bot Message

Represents the message sent from the skill to the user.

Bot Text Message
Represents a text message.
Name Description Type Required
type The message type "text" Yes
text The message text string Yes
headerText The header text for cards string No
footerText The footer text for cards string No
actions An array of actions related to the text. Array No
globalActions An array of global actions related to the text. Array No
For example:
{
    "messagePayload": {
        "type": "text",
        "text": "What do you want to do?",
        "actions": [
            {
                "type": "postback",
                "label": "Order Pizza",
                "postback": {
                    "state": "askAction",
                    "action": "orderPizza"
                }
            },
            {
                "type": "postback",
                "label": "Cancel A Previous Order",
                "postback": {
                    "state": "askAction",
                    "action": "cancelOrder"
                }
            }
        ]
    },
    "userId": "guest"
}
Bot Attachment Message
Represents an attachment message.
Name Description Type Required
type The message type "attachment" Yes
attachment The attachment sent Attachment Yes
headerText The card's header text string No
footerText the card's footer text string No
actions An array of actions related to the text. Array No
globalActions An array of global actions related to the text. Array No
Bot Card Message
Represents a set of choices that are displayed for the user, either horizontally as carousels or vertically as lists.
Name Description Type Required
type The message type "card" Yes
layout Whether to display the messages horizontally or vertically. string (values: horizontal, vertical) Yes
cards An array of cards to be rendered. Array Yes
headerText The cards' header text string No
actions An array of actions related to the text. Array No
globalActions An array of global actions related to the text. Array No 
{
    "messagePayload": {
        "type": "card",
        "layout": "horizontal",
        "cards": [
            {
                "title": "Hawaiian Pizza",
                "description": "Ham and pineapple on thin crust",
                "actions": [
                    {
                        "type": "postback",
                        "label": "Order Small",
                        "postback": {
                            "state": "GetOrder",
                            "variables": {
                                "pizzaType": "hawaiian",
                                "pizzaCrust": "thin",
                                "pizzaSize": "small"
                            }
                        }
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "postback",
                        "label": "Order Large",
                        "postback": {
                            "state": "GetOrder",
                            "variables": {
                                "pizzaType": "hawaiian",
                                "pizzaCrust": "thin",
                                "pizzaSize": "large"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "title": "Cheese Pizza",
                "description": "Cheese pizza (i.e. pizza with NO toppings) on thick crust",
                "actions": [
                    {
                        "type": "postback",
                        "label": "Order Small",
                        "postback": {
                            "state": "GetOrder",
                            "variables": {
                                "pizzaType": "cheese",
                                "pizzaCrust": "thick",
                                "pizzaSize": "small"
                            }
                        }
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "postback",
                        "label": "Order Large",
                        "postback": {
                            "state": "GetOrder",
                            "variables": {
                                "pizzaType": "cheese",
                                "pizzaCrust": "thick",
                                "pizzaSize": "large"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                ]
            }
        ],
        "globalActions": [
            {
                "type": "call",
                "label": "Call for Help",
                "phoneNumber": "123456789"
            }
        ]
    },
    "userId": "guest"
}
Bot Raw Message
Used when a component creates the channel-specific payload itself.
Name Description Type Required?
type The message type "raw" Yes
payload The channel-specific payload A JSON object Yes

Oracle Android Channel Extensions

For Oracle Android channels, you can extend the functionality of System.CommonResponse components with capabilities that are specific to the Oracle Android SDK.

You access the extensions by using the channelCustomProperties element in the System.CommonResponse component and setting the appropriate properties. The code has the following format: 

...
            channelCustomProperties:
            - channel: "androidsdk"
              properties:
                PROPERTY_NAME: "PROPERTY_VALUE"
...

Here are the available custom properties for Oracle Android channels:

Name Allowed Values Applies To... Description
mediaType
  • A valid media type
  • Response items with the following attributes:
    • type: "attachment"
    • attachmentType: "file"or attachmentType: "image"
  • Cards with imageUrl specified
The media type of the attachment. For example, image/jpeg. If not specified, the media type will be resolved from the attachment URL.

For more general information on channelCustomProperties, see Channel-Specific Extensions.