simplex-chat 0.3.0 → 6.5.0-beta.4.1

package/src/api.ts

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+import {CC, CEvt, ChatEvent, ChatResponse, T} from "@simplex-chat/types"
+import * as core from "./core"
+import * as util from "./util"
+
+export class ChatCommandError extends Error {
+  constructor(public message: string, public response: ChatResponse) {
+    super(message)
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Connection request types.
+ * @enum {string}
+ */
+export enum ConnReqType {
+  Invitation = "invitation",
+  Contact = "contact",
+}
+
+/**
+ * Bot address settings.
+ */
+export interface BotAddressSettings {
+  /**
+   * Automatically accept contact requests.
+   * @default true
+   */
+  autoAccept?: boolean
+
+  /**
+   * Optional welcome message to show before connection to the users.
+   * @default undefined (no welcome message)
+   */
+  welcomeMessage?: T.MsgContent | string | undefined
+
+  /**
+   * Business contact address.
+   * For all requests business chats will be created where other participants can be added.
+   * @default false
+   */
+  businessAddress?: boolean
+}
+
+export const defaultBotAddressSettings: BotAddressSettings = {
+  autoAccept: true,
+  welcomeMessage: undefined,
+  businessAddress: false
+}
+
+export type EventSubscriberFunc<K extends CEvt.Tag> = (event: ChatEvent & {type: K}) => void | Promise<void>
+
+export type EventSubscribers = {[K in CEvt.Tag]?: EventSubscriberFunc<K>}
+
+interface EventSubscriber<K extends CEvt.Tag> {
+  subscriber: EventSubscriberFunc<K>
+  once: boolean
+}
+
+/**
+ * Main API class for interacting with the chat core library.
+ */
+export class ChatApi {
+  private receiveEvents = false
+  private eventsLoop: Promise<void> | undefined = undefined
+  private subscribers: {[K in CEvt.Tag]?: EventSubscriber<K>[]} = {}
+  private receivers: EventSubscriberFunc<CEvt.Tag>[] = []
+  
+  private constructor(protected ctrl_: bigint | undefined) {}
+
+  /**
+   * Initializes the ChatApi.
+   * @param {string} dbFilePrefix - File prefix for the database files.
+   * @param {string} [dbKey=""] - Database encryption key.
+   * @param {core.MigrationConfirmation} [confirm=core.MigrationConfirmation.YesUp] - Migration confirmation mode.
+   */
+  static async init(
+    dbFilePrefix: string,
+    dbKey: string = "",
+    confirm = core.MigrationConfirmation.YesUp
+  ): Promise<ChatApi> {
+    const ctrl = await core.chatMigrateInit(dbFilePrefix, dbKey, confirm)
+    return new ChatApi(ctrl)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Start chat controller. Must be called with the existing user profile.
+   */
+  async startChat(): Promise<void> {
+    this.receiveEvents = true
+    this.eventsLoop = this.runEventsLoop()
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.StartChat.cmdString({mainApp: true, enableSndFiles: true}))
+    if (r.type !== "chatStarted" && r.type !== "chatRunning") {
+      throw new ChatCommandError("error starting chat", r)
+    }
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Stop chat controller.
+   * Must be called before closing the database.
+   * Usually doesn't need to be called in chat bots.
+   */
+  async stopChat(): Promise<void> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd("/_stop")
+    if (r.type !== "chatStopped") throw new ChatCommandError("error starting chat", r)
+    this.receiveEvents = false
+    if (this.eventsLoop) await this.eventsLoop
+    this.eventsLoop = undefined    
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Close chat database.
+   * Usually doesn't need to be called in chat bots.
+   */
+  async close(): Promise<void> {
+    this.receiveEvents = false
+    if (this.eventsLoop) await this.eventsLoop
+    this.eventsLoop = undefined    
+    await core.chatCloseStore(this.ctrl)
+    this.ctrl_ = undefined
+  }
+  
+  private async runEventsLoop(): Promise<void> {
+    while (this.receiveEvents) {
+      try {
+        const event = await this.recvChatEvent()
+        if (!event) continue
+        const subs = this.subscribers[event.type]
+        if (subs) {
+          for (const {subscriber, once} of [...subs]) {
+            try {
+              const p = (subscriber as EventSubscriberFunc<typeof event.type>)(event)
+              if (p instanceof Promise) await p
+            } catch(e) {
+              console.log(`${event.type} event processing error`, e)
+            }
+            if (once) this.off(event.type, subscriber as EventSubscriberFunc<typeof event.type>)
+          }
+        }
+        for (const r of [...this.receivers]) {          
+          try {
+            const p = r(event)
+            if (p instanceof Promise) await p
+          } catch(e) {
+            console.log(`${event.type} event processing error`, e)
+          }
+        }
+      } catch(err) {
+        const e = err as core.ChatAPIError
+        if ("chatError" in e) {
+          console.log("Chat error", e.chatError)
+        } else {
+          console.log("Invalid event", e)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Subscribe multiple event handlers at once.
+   * @param subscribers - An object mapping event types (CEvt.Tag) to their subscriber functions.
+   * @throws {Error} If the same function is subscribed to event.
+   */
+  on<K extends CEvt.Tag>(subscribers: EventSubscribers): void
+  
+  /**
+   * Subscribe a handler to a specific event.
+   * @param {CEvt.Tag} event - The event type to subscribe to.
+   * @param subscriber - The subscriber function for the event.
+   * @throws {Error} If the same function is subscribed to event.
+   */
+  on<K extends CEvt.Tag>(event: K, subscriber: EventSubscriberFunc<K>): void
+  on<K extends CEvt.Tag>(events: K | EventSubscribers, subscriber?: EventSubscriberFunc<K>): void {
+    if (typeof events === "string" && subscriber) {
+      this.on_(events, subscriber)
+    } else {
+      const eventEntries = Object.entries(events) as [CEvt.Tag, EventSubscriberFunc<CEvt.Tag> | undefined][]
+      for (const [event, subscriber] of eventEntries) {
+        if (subscriber) this.on_(event, subscriber)
+      }      
+    }
+  }
+  
+  private on_<K extends CEvt.Tag>(event: K, subscriber: EventSubscriberFunc<K>, once: boolean = false): void {
+    const subs: EventSubscriber<K>[] = this.subscribers[event] || (this.subscribers[event] = [])
+    if (subs.some(s => s.subscriber === subscriber)) throw Error(`this function is already subscribed to ${event}`)
+    subs.push({subscriber, once})
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Subscribe a handler to any event.
+   * @param receiver - The receiver function for any event.
+   * @throws {Error} If the same function is subscribed to event.
+   */
+  onAny(receiver: EventSubscriberFunc<CEvt.Tag>): void {
+    if (this.receivers.some(s => s === receiver)) throw Error("this function is already subscribed")
+    this.receivers.push(receiver)
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Subscribe a handler to a specific event to be delivered one time.
+   * @param {CEvt.Tag} event - The event type to subscribe to.
+   * @param subscriber - The subscriber function for the event.
+   * @throws {Error} If the same function is subscribed to event.
+   */
+  once<K extends CEvt.Tag>(event: K, subscriber: EventSubscriberFunc<K>): void {
+    this.on_(event, subscriber, true)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Waits for specific event, with an optional predicate.
+   * Returns `undefined` on timeout if specified.
+   */
+  wait<K extends CEvt.Tag>(event: K): Promise<ChatEvent & {type: K}>
+  wait<K extends CEvt.Tag>(event: K, predicate: ((event: ChatEvent & {type: K}) => boolean) | undefined): Promise<ChatEvent & {type: K}>
+  wait<K extends CEvt.Tag>(event: K, timeout: number): Promise<ChatEvent & {type: K} | undefined>
+  wait<K extends CEvt.Tag>(event: K, predicate: ((event: ChatEvent & {type: K}) => boolean) | undefined, timeout: number): Promise<ChatEvent & {type: K} | undefined>
+  wait<K extends CEvt.Tag>(
+    event: K,
+    predicate: ((event: ChatEvent & {type: K}) => boolean) | undefined | number = undefined, // number for timeout
+    timeout: number = 0 // milliseconds, default - indefinite
+  ): Promise<ChatEvent & {type: K} | undefined> {
+    if (typeof predicate === "number") {
+      timeout = predicate
+      predicate = undefined
+    }
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      let done = false
+      const cleanup = () => {
+        done = true
+        this.off(event, subscriber)    
+      }
+      const subscriber: EventSubscriberFunc<K> = async (evt: ChatEvent & {type: K}) => {
+        if (done) return
+        if (predicate) {
+          try { if (!predicate(evt)) return }
+          catch(e) { cleanup(); reject(e); return }
+        }
+        cleanup()
+        resolve(evt)
+      }
+      this.on(event, subscriber)
+      if (timeout > 0) {
+        setTimeout(() => { if (!done) { cleanup(); resolve(undefined) } }, timeout)        
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Unsubscribe all or a specific handler from a specific event.
+   * @param {CEvt.Tag} event - The event type to unsubscribe from.
+   * @param subscriber - An optional subscriber function for the event.
+   */    
+  off<K extends CEvt.Tag>(event: K, subscriber: EventSubscriberFunc<K> | undefined = undefined): void {
+    if (subscriber) {
+      const subs = this.subscribers[event]
+      if (subs) {
+        const i = subs.findIndex(s => s.subscriber === subscriber)
+        if (i >= 0) subs.splice(i, 1)
+      }
+    } else {
+      delete this.subscribers[event]
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Unsubscribe all or a specific handler from any events.
+   * @param receiver - An optional subscriber function for the event.
+   */    
+  offAny(receiver: EventSubscriberFunc<CEvt.Tag> | undefined = undefined): void {
+    if (receiver) {
+      const i = this.receivers.findIndex(r => r === receiver)
+      if (i >= 0) this.receivers.splice(i, 1)
+    } else {
+      this.receivers = []
+    }
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Chat controller is initialized
+   */
+  get initialized(): boolean {
+    return typeof this.ctrl_ === "bigint"
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Chat controller is started
+   */
+  get started(): boolean {
+    return this.receiveEvents && this.eventsLoop !== undefined 
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Chat controller reference
+   */
+  get ctrl(): bigint {
+    if (typeof this.ctrl_ === "bigint") return this.ctrl_
+    else throw Error("chat api controller not initialized")
+  }
+  
+  async sendChatCmd(cmd: string): Promise<ChatResponse> {
+    return await core.chatSendCmd(this.ctrl, cmd)
+  }
+  
+  async recvChatEvent(wait: number = 5_000_000): Promise<ChatEvent | undefined> {
+    return await core.chatRecvMsgWait(this.ctrl, wait)
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Create bot address.
+   * Network usage: interactive.
+   */
+  async apiCreateUserAddress(userId: number): Promise<T.CreatedConnLink> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APICreateMyAddress.cmdString({userId}))
+    if (r.type === "userContactLinkCreated") return r.connLinkContact
+    throw new ChatCommandError("error creating user address", r)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Deletes a user address.
+   * Network usage: background.
+   */
+  async apiDeleteUserAddress(userId: number): Promise<void> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APIDeleteMyAddress.cmdString({userId}))
+    if (r.type === "userContactLinkDeleted") return
+    throw new ChatCommandError("error deleting user address", r)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get bot address and settings.
+   * Network usage: no.
+   */
+  async apiGetUserAddress(userId: number): Promise<T.UserContactLink | undefined> {
+    try {
+      const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APIShowMyAddress.cmdString({userId}))
+      switch (r.type) {
+        case "userContactLink": return r.contactLink
+        default: throw new ChatCommandError("error loading user address", r)
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      const e = err as any
+      if (e.chatError?.type === "errorStore" && e.chatError.storeError?.type === "userContactLinkNotFound") return undefined
+      throw e
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Add address to bot profile.
+   * Network usage: interactive.
+   */
+  async apiSetProfileAddress(userId: number, enable: boolean): Promise<T.UserProfileUpdateSummary> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APISetProfileAddress.cmdString({userId, enable}))
+    switch (r.type) {
+      case "userProfileUpdated":
+        return r.updateSummary
+      default:
+        throw new ChatCommandError("error loading user address", r)
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set bot address settings.
+   * Network usage: interactive.
+   */
+  async apiSetAddressSettings(userId: number, {autoAccept, welcomeMessage, businessAddress}: BotAddressSettings): Promise<void> {
+    const autoReply = welcomeMessage || defaultBotAddressSettings.welcomeMessage
+    const settings: T.AddressSettings = {
+      autoAccept: (autoAccept === undefined ? defaultBotAddressSettings.autoAccept : autoAccept) ? {acceptIncognito: false} : undefined,
+      autoReply: typeof autoReply === "string" ? {type: "text", text: autoReply} : autoReply,
+      businessAddress: businessAddress || defaultBotAddressSettings.businessAddress || false
+    }
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APISetAddressSettings.cmdString({userId, settings}))
+    if (r.type !== "userContactLinkUpdated") {
+      throw new ChatCommandError("error changing user contact address settings", r)
+    }  
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Send messages.
+   * Network usage: background.
+   */
+  async apiSendMessages(chat: [T.ChatType, number] | T.ChatRef | T.ChatInfo, messages: T.ComposedMessage[], liveMessage = false): Promise<T.AChatItem[]> {
+    const sendRef = Array.isArray(chat)
+                    ? {chatType: chat[0], chatId: chat[1]}
+                    : "chatType" in chat
+                    ? chat
+                    : util.chatInfoRef(chat)
+    if (!sendRef) throw Error("apiSendMessages: can't send messages to this chat")
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(
+      CC.APISendMessages.cmdString({
+        sendRef,
+        composedMessages: messages,
+        liveMessage
+      })
+    )
+    if (r.type === "newChatItems") return r.chatItems
+    throw new ChatCommandError("unexpected response", r)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Send text message.
+   * Network usage: background.
+   */
+  async apiSendTextMessage(chat: [T.ChatType, number] | T.ChatRef | T.ChatInfo, text: string, inReplyTo?: number): Promise<T.AChatItem[]> {
+    return this.apiSendMessages(chat, [{msgContent: {type: "text", text}, mentions: {}, quotedItemId: inReplyTo}])
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Send text message in reply to received message.
+   * Network usage: background.
+   */
+  async apiSendTextReply(chatItem: T.AChatItem, text: string): Promise<T.AChatItem[]> {
+    return this.apiSendTextMessage(chatItem.chatInfo, text, chatItem.chatItem.meta.itemId)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Update message.
+   * Network usage: background.
+   */
+  async apiUpdateChatItem(chatType: T.ChatType, chatId: number, chatItemId: number, msgContent: T.MsgContent, liveMessage: false): Promise<T.ChatItem> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(
+      CC.APIUpdateChatItem.cmdString({
+        chatRef: {chatType, chatId},
+        chatItemId,
+        liveMessage,
+        updatedMessage: {msgContent, mentions: {}},
+      })
+    )
+    if (r.type === "chatItemUpdated") return r.chatItem.chatItem
+    throw new ChatCommandError("error updating chat item", r)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Delete message.
+   * Network usage: background.
+   */
+  async apiDeleteChatItems(
+    chatType: T.ChatType,
+    chatId: number,
+    chatItemIds: number[],
+    deleteMode: T.CIDeleteMode
+  ): Promise<T.ChatItemDeletion[]> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APIDeleteChatItem.cmdString({chatRef: {chatType, chatId}, chatItemIds, deleteMode}))
+    if (r.type === "chatItemsDeleted") return r.chatItemDeletions
+    throw new ChatCommandError("error deleting chat item", r)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Moderate message. Requires Moderator role (and higher than message author's).
+   * Network usage: background.
+   */
+  async apiDeleteMemberChatItem(groupId: number, chatItemIds: number[]): Promise<T.ChatItemDeletion[]> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APIDeleteMemberChatItem.cmdString({groupId, chatItemIds}))
+    if (r.type === "chatItemsDeleted") return r.chatItemDeletions
+    throw new ChatCommandError("error deleting member chat item", r)  
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Add/remove message reaction.
+   * Network usage: background.
+   */
+  async apiChatItemReaction(
+    chatType: T.ChatType,
+    chatId: number,
+    chatItemId: number,
+    add: boolean,
+    reaction: T.MsgReaction
+  ) {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APIChatItemReaction.cmdString({chatRef: {chatType, chatId}, chatItemId, add, reaction}))
+    if (r.type === "chatItemsDeleted") return r.chatItemDeletions
+    throw new ChatCommandError("error setting item reaction", r)  
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Receive file.
+   * Network usage: no.
+   */
+  async apiReceiveFile(fileId: number): Promise<T.AChatItem> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.ReceiveFile.cmdString({fileId, userApprovedRelays: true}))
+    if (r.type === "rcvFileAccepted") return r.chatItem
+    throw new ChatCommandError("error receiving file", r)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Cancel file.
+   * Network usage: background.
+   */
+  async apiCancelFile(fileId: number): Promise<void> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.CancelFile.cmdString({fileId}))
+    if (r.type === "sndFileCancelled" || r.type === "rcvFileCancelled") return
+    throw new ChatCommandError("error canceling file", r)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Add contact to group. Requires bot to have Admin role.
+   * Network usage: interactive.
+   */
+  async apiAddMember(groupId: number, contactId: number, memberRole: T.GroupMemberRole): Promise<T.GroupMember> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APIAddMember.cmdString({groupId, contactId, memberRole}))
+    if (r.type === "sentGroupInvitation") return r.member
+    throw new ChatCommandError("error adding member", r)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Join group.
+   * Network usage: interactive.
+   */
+  async apiJoinGroup(groupId: number): Promise<T.GroupInfo> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APIJoinGroup.cmdString({groupId}))
+    if (r.type === "userAcceptedGroupSent") return r.groupInfo
+    throw new ChatCommandError("error joining group", r)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Accept group member. Requires Admin role.
+   * Network usage: background.
+   */
+  async apiAcceptMember(groupId: number, groupMemberId: number, memberRole: T.GroupMemberRole): Promise<T.GroupMember> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APIAcceptMember.cmdString({groupId, groupMemberId, memberRole}))
+    if (r.type === "memberAccepted") return r.member
+    throw new ChatCommandError("error accepting member", r)
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Set members role. Requires Admin role.
+   * Network usage: background.
+   */
+  async apiSetMembersRole(groupId: number, groupMemberIds: number[], memberRole: T.GroupMemberRole): Promise<void> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APIMembersRole.cmdString({groupId, groupMemberIds, memberRole}))
+    if (r.type === "membersRoleUser") return
+    throw new ChatCommandError("error setting members role", r)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Block members. Requires Moderator role.
+   * Network usage: background.
+   */
+  async apiBlockMembersForAll(groupId: number, groupMemberIds: number[], blocked: boolean): Promise<void> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APIBlockMembersForAll.cmdString({groupId, groupMemberIds, blocked}))
+    if (r.type === "membersBlockedForAllUser") return
+    throw new ChatCommandError("error blocking members", r)
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Remove members. Requires Admin role.
+   * Network usage: background.
+   */
+  async apiRemoveMembers(groupId: number, memberIds: number[], withMessages = false): Promise<T.GroupMember[]> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APIRemoveMembers.cmdString({groupId, groupMemberIds: memberIds, withMessages}))
+    if (r.type === "userDeletedMembers") return r.members
+    throw new ChatCommandError("error removing member", r)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Leave group.
+   * Network usage: background.
+   */
+  async apiLeaveGroup(groupId: number): Promise<T.GroupInfo> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APILeaveGroup.cmdString({groupId}))
+    if (r.type === "leftMemberUser") return r.groupInfo
+    throw new ChatCommandError("error leaving group", r)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get group members.
+   * Network usage: no.
+   */
+  async apiListMembers(groupId: number): Promise<T.GroupMember[]> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APIListMembers.cmdString({groupId}))
+    if (r.type === "groupMembers") return r.group.members
+    throw new ChatCommandError("error getting group members", r)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create group.
+   * Network usage: no.
+   */
+  async apiNewGroup(userId: number, groupProfile: T.GroupProfile): Promise<T.GroupInfo> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APINewGroup.cmdString({userId, groupProfile, incognito: false}))
+    if (r.type === "groupCreated") return r.groupInfo
+    throw new ChatCommandError("error creating group", r)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Update group profile.
+   * Network usage: background.
+   */
+  async apiUpdateGroupProfile(groupId: number, groupProfile: T.GroupProfile): Promise<T.GroupInfo> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APIUpdateGroupProfile.cmdString({groupId, groupProfile}))
+    if (r.type === "groupUpdated") return r.toGroup
+    throw new ChatCommandError("error updating group", r)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create group link.
+   * Network usage: interactive.
+   */
+  async apiCreateGroupLink(groupId: number, memberRole: T.GroupMemberRole): Promise<string> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APICreateGroupLink.cmdString({groupId, memberRole}))
+    if (r.type === "groupLinkCreated") {
+      const link = r.groupLink.connLinkContact
+      return link.connShortLink || link.connFullLink
+    }
+    throw new ChatCommandError("error creating group link", r)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set member role for group link.
+   * Network usage: no.
+   */
+  async apiSetGroupLinkMemberRole(groupId: number, memberRole: T.GroupMemberRole): Promise<void> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APIGroupLinkMemberRole.cmdString({groupId, memberRole}))
+    if (r.type !== "groupLink") throw new ChatCommandError("error setting group link member role", r)
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Delete group link.
+   * Network usage: background.
+   */
+  async apiDeleteGroupLink(groupId: number): Promise<void> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APIDeleteGroupLink.cmdString({groupId}))
+    if (r.type !== "groupLinkDeleted") throw new ChatCommandError("error deleting group link", r)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get group link.
+   * Network usage: no.
+   */
+  async apiGetGroupLink(groupId: number): Promise<T.GroupLink> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APIGetGroupLink.cmdString({groupId}))
+    if (r.type === "groupLink") return r.groupLink
+    throw new ChatCommandError("error getting group link", r)
+  }
+  
+  async apiGetGroupLinkStr(groupId: number): Promise<string> {
+    const link = (await this.apiGetGroupLink(groupId)).connLinkContact
+    return link.connShortLink || link.connFullLink
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create 1-time invitation link.
+   * Network usage: interactive.
+   */
+  async apiCreateLink(userId: number): Promise<string> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APIAddContact.cmdString({userId, incognito: false}))
+    if (r.type === "invitation") {
+      const link = r.connLinkInvitation
+      return link.connShortLink || link.connFullLink
+    }
+    throw new ChatCommandError("error creating link", r)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Determine SimpleX link type and if the bot is already connected via this link.
+   * Network usage: interactive.
+   */
+  async apiConnectPlan(userId: number, connectionLink: string): Promise<[T.ConnectionPlan, T.CreatedConnLink]> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APIConnectPlan.cmdString({userId, connectionLink}))
+    if (r.type === "connectionPlan") return [r.connectionPlan, r.connLink]
+    throw new ChatCommandError("error getting connect plan", r)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Connect via prepared SimpleX link. The link can be 1-time invitation link, contact address or group link
+   * Network usage: interactive.
+   */
+  async apiConnect(userId: number, incognito: boolean, preparedLink?: T.CreatedConnLink): Promise<ConnReqType> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APIConnect.cmdString({userId, incognito, preparedLink_: preparedLink}))
+    return this.handleConnectResult(r)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Connect via SimpleX link as string in the active user profile.
+   * Network usage: interactive.
+   */
+  async apiConnectActiveUser(connLink: string): Promise<ConnReqType> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.Connect.cmdString({incognito: false, connLink_: connLink}))
+    return this.handleConnectResult(r)
+  }
+
+  private handleConnectResult(r: ChatResponse): ConnReqType {
+    switch (r.type) {
+      case "sentConfirmation":
+        return ConnReqType.Invitation
+      case "sentInvitation":
+        return ConnReqType.Contact
+      case "contactAlreadyExists":
+        throw new ChatCommandError("contact already exists", r)
+      default:
+        throw new ChatCommandError("connection error", r)
+    }    
+  }  
+  
+  /**
+   * Accept contact request.
+   * Network usage: interactive.
+   */
+  async apiAcceptContactRequest(contactReqId: number): Promise<T.Contact> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APIAcceptContact.cmdString({contactReqId}))
+    if (r.type === "acceptingContactRequest") return r.contact
+    throw new ChatCommandError("error accepting contact request", r)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Reject contact request. The user who sent the request is **not notified**.
+   * Network usage: no.
+   */
+  async apiRejectContactRequest(contactReqId: number): Promise<void> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APIRejectContact.cmdString({contactReqId}))
+    if (r.type === "contactRequestRejected") return
+    throw new ChatCommandError("error rejecting contact request", r)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get contacts.
+   * Network usage: no.
+   */
+  async apiListContacts(userId: number): Promise<T.Contact[]> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APIListContacts.cmdString({userId}))
+    if (r.type === "contactsList") return r.contacts
+    throw new ChatCommandError("error listing contacts", r)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get groups.
+   * Network usage: no.
+   */
+  async apiListGroups(userId: number, contactId?: number, search?: string): Promise<T.GroupInfo[]> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APIListGroups.cmdString({userId, contactId_: contactId, search}))
+    if (r.type === "groupsList") return r.groups
+    throw new ChatCommandError("error listing groups", r)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Delete chat.
+   * Network usage: background.
+   */
+  async apiDeleteChat(chatType: T.ChatType, chatId: number, deleteMode: T.ChatDeleteMode = {type: "full", notify: true}): Promise<void> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APIDeleteChat.cmdString({chatRef: {chatType, chatId}, chatDeleteMode: deleteMode}))
+    switch (chatType) {
+      case T.ChatType.Direct:
+        if (r.type === "contactDeleted") return
+        break
+      case T.ChatType.Group:
+        if (r.type === "groupDeletedUser") return
+        break
+    }
+    throw new ChatCommandError("error deleting chat", r)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get active user profile
+   * Network usage: no.
+   */
+  async apiGetActiveUser(): Promise<T.User | undefined> {
+    try {
+      const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.ShowActiveUser.cmdString({}))
+      switch (r.type) {
+        case "activeUser":
+          return r.user
+        default:
+          throw new ChatCommandError("unexpected response", r)
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      const e = err as core.ChatAPIError
+      if (e.chatError?.type === "error" && e.chatError.errorType.type === "noActiveUser") return undefined
+      throw err
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create new user profile
+   * Network usage: no.
+   */
+  async apiCreateActiveUser(profile?: T.Profile): Promise<T.User> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.CreateActiveUser.cmdString({newUser: {profile, pastTimestamp: false}}))
+    if (r.type === "activeUser") return r.user
+    throw new ChatCommandError("unexpected response", r)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get all user profiles
+   * Network usage: no.
+   */
+  async apiListUsers(): Promise<T.UserInfo[]> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.ListUsers.cmdString({}))
+    if (r.type === "usersList") return r.users
+    throw new ChatCommandError("error listing users", r)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set active user profile
+   * Network usage: no.
+   */
+  async apiSetActiveUser(userId: number, viewPwd?: string): Promise<T.User> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APISetActiveUser.cmdString({userId, viewPwd}))
+    if (r.type === "activeUser") return r.user
+    throw new ChatCommandError("error setting active user", r)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Delete user profile.
+   * Network usage: background.
+   */
+  async apiDeleteUser(userId: number, delSMPQueues: boolean, viewPwd?: string): Promise<void> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APIDeleteUser.cmdString({userId, delSMPQueues, viewPwd}))
+    if (r.type === "cmdOk") return
+    throw new ChatCommandError("error deleting user", r)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Update user profile.
+   * Network usage: background.
+   */
+  async apiUpdateProfile(userId: number, profile: T.Profile): Promise<T.UserProfileUpdateSummary | undefined> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APIUpdateProfile.cmdString({userId, profile}))
+    switch (r.type) {
+      case "userProfileNoChange":
+        return undefined
+      case "userProfileUpdated":
+        return r.updateSummary
+      default:
+        throw new ChatCommandError("error updating profile", r)
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Configure chat preference overrides for the contact.
+   * Network usage: background.
+   */
+  async apiSetContactPrefs(contactId: number, preferences: T.Preferences): Promise<void> {
+    const r = await this.sendChatCmd(CC.APISetContactPrefs.cmdString({contactId, preferences}))
+    if (r.type !== "contactPrefsUpdated") throw new ChatCommandError("error setting contact prefs", r)
+  }
+}