Object model expansion

The Microsoft Lync 2013 API includes new types to enable the features described in What's new in Lync 2013 SDK.

Applies to: Lync 2013 | Lync Server 2013

In this article Persistent Chat API Resource sharing API Meeting content API Other new types Changed types Additional resources

New API types

The following sections list the API types that are new to Microsoft Lync 2013 SDK and support the new features.

Persistent Chat API

The following table lists the new API types that support Persistent Chat. For more information about Persistent Chat in the Lync 2013 API, see Get started with Persistent Chat.

Persistent Chat types

Type	Description
FollowedRoomsChangedEventArgs	The state of the event raised when the membership of collection of user-followed chat rooms has changed.
JoinRoomFailException	Encapsulates the state of the exception raised when a user fails to join a chat room.
JoinRoomUnauthorizedException	Encapsulates the state of the exception raised when a user attempts to join a chat room that he or she is not authorized to join.
Room	Encapsulates a Persistent Chat room.
RoomJoinState	Enumerates the Persistent Chat room joining operation states.
RoomJoinStateChangedEventArgs	Encapsulates the state of the RoomJoinStateChanged event.
RoomManager	Persistent Chat room manager that provides room query functionality.
RoomManagerState	Enumerates the room manager state.
RoomManagerStateChangedEventArgs	Exposes the new state of a room manager.
RoomMessage	Defines a room message sent to a Persistent Chat room.
RoomMessageDictionary	A key/value pairing of a message format enumerator and actual message text.
RoomMessageEventArgs	Encapsulates the state of the event raised when a local user sends a message to a Persistent Chat room.
RoomMessagesEventArgs	Encapsulates the state of the MessagesReceived event and contains a collection of the messages sent to a room.
RoomMessageFilteringAction	Enumerates the action taken by a chat room add-in for a room message.
RoomMessageFormat	Enumerates the possible format types of a room message.
RoomMessageType	Enumerates the possible types of a room message.
RoomParticipantsEventArgs	Encapsulates the state of the ParticpiantsAdded and ParticipantsRemoved events and contains a collection of the room participants added or removed.
RoomProperty	Enumerates the room properties.
RoomPropertyChangedEventArgs	Encapsulates the event data of the Room.PropertyChanged event and provides the new value of the changed property.
RoomPropertyDictionary	A dictionary that contains the properties of a Persistent Chat room.
RoomSearchModeType	Enumerates the possible room search mode types.
RoomType	Enumerates the room type.
RoomUser	Defines a user in a Persistent Chat room.
RoomUserChangedEventArgs	Encapsulates the state of the event raised when the ability of a group chat room user to send messages changes.
UnreadMessageCountChangedEventArgs	Encapsulates the state of the event raised when the count of unread messages in a room changes.

Resource sharing API

The following table lists the new API types that support resource sharing. For more information about resource sharing in the Lync 2013 API, see Get started with desktop, application, and display sharing.

Resource sharing types

Type	Description
ApplicationSharingModality	Represents the application sharing modality of a conversation modality collection.
CanShareDetail	Enumerates the detail of why sharing a particular resource is allowed or not allowed.
ControllerChangedEventArgs	Represents the event data of a ControllerChanged event. A controller is a user who takes control of a shared resource.
ControlRequestReceivedEventArgs	Represents the event data of a ControlRequestReceivedEvent event.
SharingResource	Encapsulates a shareable resource such as a desktop, application, or display.
SharingResourceList	Encapsulates a collection of shareable resources.
SharingResourceType	Enumerates the application sharing resource type.

Meeting content API

The following table lists the new API types that support meeting content management. For more information about meeting content sharing in the Lync 2013 API, see Get started with content sharing.

Meeting content types

Type	Description
ActiveContentChangedEventArgs	Represents the event data of a ActiveContentChanged event.
ActivePresenterChangedEventArgs	Represents the event data of a ActivePresenterChangedEvent event.
ContentCollectionChangedEventArgs	Represents the event data of a ContentCollectionChanged event.
ContentSharingModality	Creates and manages a collection of shareable content items.
ParticipationState	Enumerates the application sharing participation states.
ParticipationStateChangedEventArgs	Represents the event data of a ParticipationStateChangedEvent event.
PowerPointContent	Represents a PowerPoint slide deck that is shared on the meeting content stage.
ShareableContent	The ShareableContent class is the common class for all types of content
ShareableContentAction	Enumerates supported content actions.
ShareableContentActionAvailabilityChangedEventArgs	Represents the event data of a ShareableContentActionAvailabilityChangedEvent event.
ShareableContentCollection	Maintains a collection of all shareable content objects.
ShareableContentProperty	Enumerates the content properties.
ShareableContentPropertyChangedEventArgs	Represents the event data of a ShareableContentPropertyChangedEvent event.
ShareableContentState	Enumerates the states of a ShareableContent object.
ShareableContentStateChangedEventArgs	Represents the event data of a ShareableContentStateChangedEvent.
ShareableContentType	Enumerates supported content types.

Other new types

The following table lists the new API types that enhance existing features.

Type	Description
AlertLevel	Presence-based alert policy.
AlertLevelChangedEventArgs	Encapsulates the new state of an AlertLevel instance.
AlertModeTypes	Enumerates the modes of alert events.
AlertPrivacyType	A privacy level for the level of alert.
PresenceCapability	Encapsulates a presence capability as published by a contact.
PresenceCapabilityType	Enumerates the published communications capabilities of a contact.
ContextType	Enumerates the types of context data that can be sent in a conversation.
ConferenceAccessType	Enumerates the types of user access that can be assigned to a conference.
ExchangeECPUrlChangedEventArgs	Encapsulates the new state of the Exchange ECP URL, which is raised when the Exchange ECP URL changes.
NotificationTypes	Enumerates the notification types that are related to the level of alert.
NotificationUrgencyType	Enumerates the urgency levels for the notification.

Changed types

The types in the following table have been changed by adding additional members.

Type	Description of change
GetHostingRoom	When called from a Persistent Chat room add-in, gets the Room object of the hosting chat room.
ConferenceAccessType	Enumerates the conference admission types.
ConversationWindow	New properties and events: Properties, State, InformationChanged, and StateChanged.
CredentialRequestedType	New enumerators: LyncAutodiscover and SipAuthBroker.
ContactInformationType	New enumerator to support contact capability details. CapabilityDetails
ModalityAction	New enumerators to support resource and meeting content sharing.
ModalityTypes	New enumerators to support resource and meeting content sharing.
Self	New members: GetAlertLevelForNotification, AlertLevelChanged.
Utilities	New property: ExchangeECPUrl. New Event: Utilities.ExchangeECPUrlChanged.

See also

• What's new in Lync 2013 SDK