Requests

Channels are created only after a communication channel request is approved.

Received Channel Requests

When registering a program to the Linxter ISB, you specify how you want communication channel requests handled by instances of that program. You can have channel requests accepted automatically or require approval first. No matter which option is used, once a channel request is accepted, the manager of each instance can administer the channel through their Linxter Web Manager Account. Deciding how you want to handle channel requests depends greatly on how your program will be used and by whom.

• Automatically Accept — when a channel request is sent to an instance of your program, it is automatically accepted and created by the Linxter ISB.
• Require Approval by Web Manager Account — when a channel request is sent to an instance of your program, the manager of that instance must accept the request through their Linxter Web Manager Account before the channel can be established.
• Require Approval by Program Instance — when a channel request is received by an instance of your program, that instance must accept the request before the channel can be established. The acceptance can be determined programmatically or by an end-user through an interface.

The SDK of each program instance maintains an internal, encrypted list of its existing channels. A program instance can be designed to have read access to the list.

Linxter Web Manager Accounts always have the ability to:

• Make communication channel requests on behalf of the instances they manage
• Remove communication channels that their program instances have

Program Instances can be designed to:

• Make communication channel requests for themselves
• Remove communication channels they have

Creating Channel Requests On Activation

Additionally, you can have instances of this program automatically create communication channel requests (when they are activated) to other program instances by entering their Program Instance IDs.