Channel Groups API for AngularJS SDK

Channel groups allow PubNub developers to bundle thousands of channels into a group that can be identified by a name. These channel groups can then be subscribed to, receiving data from the many back-end channels the channel group contains.

Channel group operations

You can't publish to a channel group. You can only subscribe to it. To publish within the channel group, you need to publish to each channel individually.

Add channels to a channel group

Maximum number of channels

You can add up to 200 channels to a channel group per API call.

This function adds channels to a channel group.

Method(s)

Adding Channels is accomplished by using the following method(s) in the AngularJS SDK:

Note

200 channels can be added to the channel group per API call.

1Pubnub.channelGroups.addChannels({Array channels, String channelGroup},Function callback)

* required

Parameter	Description
channels * Type: Array	The channel to add to the channel group.
channelGroup * Type: String	The channelGroup to add the channels to.
callback Type: Function	Executes on a successful/unsuccessful addChannels.

Sample code

1Pubnub.channelGroups.addChannels(
2    {
3        channels: ['ch1', 'ch2'],
4        channelGroup: "myChannelGroup"
5    },
6    function(status) {
7        if (status.error) {
8            console.log("operation failed w/ status: ", status);
9        } else {
10            console.log("operation done!");
11        }
12    }
13);

Response

1{
2    error: false,
3    operation: "PNAddChannelsToGroupOperation",
4    statusCode: 200
5}

List channels in a channel group

Requires Stream Controller add-on

This method requires that the Stream Controller add-on is enabled for your key in the Admin Portal. Read the support page on enabling add-on features on your keys.

This function lists all channels in a channel group.

Method(s)

Use the following method in the AngularJS SDK:

1Pubnub.channelGroups.listChannels({String channelGroup},Function callback)

* required

Parameter	Description
channelGroup * Type: String	The channel group for which to list channels.
callback Type: Function	Executes on a successful/unsuccessful listChannels.

Sample code

1// assuming an intialized Pubnub instance already exists
2Pubnub.channelGroups.listChannels(
3    {
4        channelGroup: "myChannelGroup"
5    },
6    function(status, response) {
7        if (status.error) {
8            console.log("operation failed w/ error:", status);
9            return;
10        }
11

12        console.log("listing push channel for device");
13        response.channels.forEach( function(channel) {
14            console.log(channel);
15        });
16    }
17);

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Response

1// Example of Status
2{
3    error: false,
4    operation: "PNChannelsForGroupOperation",
5    statusCode: 200
6}
7

8// Example of Response
9{
10    channels: ["ch1", "ch2"]
11}

Remove channels from a channel group

Requires Stream Controller add-on

This method requires that the Stream Controller add-on is enabled for your key in the Admin Portal. Read the support page on enabling add-on features on your keys.

This function removes channels from a channel group.

Method(s)

Use the following method in the AngularJS SDK:

1Pubnub.channelGroups.removeChannels({Array channels, String channelGroup},Function callback)

* required

Parameter	Description
channels * Type: Array	The channels to remove from the channel group.
channelGroup * Type: String	The channel group from which to remove the channels.
callback Type: Function	Executes on a successful/unsuccessful removeChannels.

Sample code

1// assuming an initialized Pubnub instance already exists
2Pubnub.channelGroups.removeChannels(
3    {
4        channels: ["son"],
5        channelGroup: "family"
6    },
7    function (status) {
8        if (status.error) {
9            console.log("operation failed w/ error:", status);
10        } else {
11            console.log("operation done!");
12        }
13    }
14);

Response

1{
2    error: false,
3    operation: "PNRemoveChannelsFromGroupOperation",
4    statusCode: 200
5}

Delete a channel group

Requires Stream Controller add-on

This method requires that the Stream Controller add-on is enabled for your key in the Admin Portal. Read the support page on enabling add-on features on your keys.

This function deletes a channel group.

Method(s)

Use the following method in the AngularJS SDK:

1Pubnub.channelGroups.deleteGroup({String channelGroup},Function callback)

* required

Parameter	Description
channelGroup * Type: String	The channel group to delete.
callback Type: Function	Executes on a successful/unsuccessful deleteGroup.

Sample code

1Pubnub.channelGroups.deleteGroup(
2    {
3        channelGroup: "family"
4    },
5    function (status) {
6        if (status.error) {
7            console.log("operation failed w/ error:", status);
8        } else {
9            console.log("operation done!");
10        }
11    }
12);

Response

1{
2    error: false,
3    operation: "PNRemoveGroupOperation",
4    statusCode: 200
5}