How To

Here be explanations of dragons.

If there is an area of the API that usually has an expected or common pattern, or a place that is particularly tricky to get right, we will write an explanation as a How To.

These are what we have so far:

• Private Messages
  Private messages use specialized channels
• Chat Rooms
  Specialized channels
• Channel Permissions
  Managing ACLs
• App Streams
  Central websocket streams (most often for notifications)
• User Streams
  Websocket streams for end-user apps
• File
  Uploading and attaching files to objects
• Dynamic Polling
  Updating a view with newly deleted or revised posts