Cascades Development

[CrozyBB]

I think for a lot of developers out there, they'll want to integrate the social features from networks like FB, Twitter, FS and share text, pictures and videos on BBM. I'd like to start up a thread to explain and track the integration of these features with the Cascades framework. If anyone out there has any insight, explainations or code please post it in this thread.

[Meghasanghvi]

Hi,

For social sharing you  can use Invocation framework given by the casecade. By using this framework you can easily integrate any of the social media into your application. Currently BBM, NFC, Blutooth is supported by invocation framework. Facebook, Twitter is also supported but for that both application need to install in your BB10 device then only invocation framwork give you option in your application.

Here is link in which they give description about invocation framwrok.

https://developer.blackberry.com/cascades/reference/bb__cascades__invocation.html

Below is the code by using which you can add share option in your context menu.

Example Code: 

InvokeActionItem {
title: "Share"
query {
mimeType: "image/jpg"
uri: "file:///accounts/1000/shared/camera/IMG_00000044.jpg";
invokeActionId: "bb.action.SHARE"
}
}

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[CrozyBB]

Do you have the invokeTargetId for BBM?

[Meghasanghvi]

Hi, 

You have to set the invocationId to "bb.action.SHARE". If you only want to set the BBM then you have to use bound invocation query.

[CrozyBB]

I have it set to bb.action.SHARE. How do you use a bound invocation query? Do you have a code example of it?

[Meghasanghvi]

Hi,

I also not have target ID for the Bound query.

[MSohm]

Here are some examples of using invocation to invoke BBM.

InvokeActionItem {
            title: "Start BBM Chat"
            query {
                invokeActionId: "bb.action.BBMCHAT"
                uri: "pin:2732F6D7"
            }
        },
        InvokeActionItem {
            title: "Set BBM Avatar Pic"
            query {
                invokeTargetId: "sys.bbm.imagehandler"
                invokeActionId: "bb.action.SET"
                uri: "file:///path/to/your/file.png"
            }
        },
        InvokeActionItem {
            title: "Invite to BBM"
            query {
                invokeActionId: "bb.action.INVITEBBM"
                uri: "pin:2100000A"
            }
        },
        InvokeActionItem {
            title: "Share Text Over BBM"
            query {
                mimeType: "text/plain"
                invokeTargetId: "sys.bbm.sharehandler"
                invokeActionId: "bb.action.SHARE"
                data: "This is some text to share."
            }
        },
        InvokeActionItem {
            title: "Share Image Over BBM"
            query {
                invokeTargetId: "sys.bbm.sharehandler"
                invokeActionId: "bb.action.SHARE"
                uri: "file:///path/to/your/file.png"
            }
        }

[BeroboInc]

This is very usefull thanks. Been looking for this.

Is there a definative list of invoketargetid's available to interact with the rim bb10 apps and other 3rd party apps?

Sending text via email would be handy as well.

[kylefowler]

Foursquare has a bunch of invocation support that we will be documenting closer to launch date.

[CrozyBB]

to share text in another app (i.e bbm) I get an error "type mismatch" on the "data:" line. I guess the system is looking for a QByteArray when we're trying to give it a string.

Is there a simple way to convert a string into a QByteArray right in the InvokeActionItem?