Talk Integration

Nextcloud Talk is the chat, video and audio conferencing solution in Nextcloud. Apps can access Talk capabilities through a public API.

All communication from an app to the Talk backend is handled through a broker \OCP\Talk\IBroker. Inject the Talk broker into your class to make use of it.

Check for Talk existence

Talk is an optional app. It has to be installed and enable to be used.

<?php

/** @var \OCP\Talk\IBroker $broker */
if ($broker->hasBackend()) {
    // Do something with it
} else {
    // Hide Talk integration from a user or use other communication channels, if applicable
}

Create a conversation

A new conversation needs a name and at least one moderator. By default this conversation will be private.

<?php

/** @var \OCP\Talk\IBroker $broker */
/** @var \OCP\IUser $alice */
/** @var \OCP\IUser $bob */
$conversation = $broker->createConversation(
    'Weekly 1:1',
    [$alice, $bob]
);

Customize the conversation

It’s possible to adjust the defaults.

<?php

/** @var \OCP\Talk\IBroker $broker */
/** @var \OCP\IUser $alice */
/** @var \OCP\IUser $bob */
$options = $broker->newConversationOptions();
$conversation = $broker->createConversation(
    'Weekly 1:1',
    [$alice, $bob],
    $broker->newConversationOptions()->setPublic()
);