$jsapi

The $jsapi built-in service includes various system methods.

Methods

Common methods

Method	Description
bind	This method is used for setting up handlers.
chatHistory	The method returns the dialog history of the current session in a simplified format.
chatHistoryJson	The method returns the detailed dialog history of the current session in the JSON format.
context	This method returns an object which represents the current request context. With this method, you can access the built-in variables in JS actions and in those JS files that are executed in ECMAScript 5.
random	This method returns a random integer number in the specified range.
resolvePath	This method converts relative state paths to absolute ones.
version	The method returns metadata about the current version of JAICP.

Current time retrieval methods

Method	Description
currentTime	This method returns the current Unix time in the UTC time zone.
dateForZone	This method returns the current date and time in the specified format.
timeForZone	This method returns the current Unix time in the specified time zone.

Session control methods

Method	Description
startSession	This method starts a new session.
stopSession	This method stops the current session.
newSession	Deprecated This method creates a new session and passes parameters to it.