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This object represents a BLE GATT service, where the player acts as a peripheral and another device (phone, tablet, etc.) acts as the client/central. Unlike roBtManager, which allows for unidirectional, non-connectable communication (i.e. beaconing), the roBtClientManager object is used to facilitate two-way, connectable communication. It provides an event to an attached message port when a new client connects. It also manages the client state, provides client update events, and times out the client after a period of inactivity. The JavaScript equivalent is BSBtManager.

The BLE clients themselves are represented by the roBtClient object. 

ifBtClientManager

Start(params As roAssociativeArray) As Boolean

Starts BLE communication. This method accepts the following parameters:

• client_timeout: The amount of time (in seconds) that a client can be inactive before being disconnected

• service_uuid: A UUID that identifies the service

• clientid_uuid: The client-identifier attribute. Once a client device connects to the player, it should write its unique client identifier value to this attribute.

• user_variable_uuid: The user variables attribute. This attribute is intended to be writable by both the player and the client, providing the primary means for exchanging state data. User variables can be written as a JSON string.

• command_uuid: The command attribute. When a client device writes to this attribute, an event containing the command string is generated by the associated roBtClient instance.

• device_info_uuid: The attribute for device information. This attribute is read-only for clients.

• device_data_uuid: The attribute for device data. This attribute can be used to communicate available commands to clients. It is read-only for clients.

Stop() As Boolean

Stops BLE communication.

SetDeviceInfo(a As Object) As Boolean
 

SetDeviceData(a As Object) As Boolean

ifMessagePort

SetPort(a As Object)

Posts messages of type roBtClientManagerEvent to the attached message port.

ifIdentity

GetIdentity() As Integer

Returns a unique number that can be used to identify roBtClientManagerEvent objects that originate from this object.

ifUserData

SetUserData(user_data As Object)

Sets the user data that will be returned when events are raised.

GetUserData() As Object

Returns the user data that has previously been set via SetUserData(). It will return Invalid if no data has been set.

ifFailureReason

GetFailureReason() As String

Returns additional useful information when a method on the ifBtClientManager interface returns False.