Class ChatClientDataSource

AI-generated Key Takeaways

• ChatClientDataSource is a data source for a multiselect menu in a SelectionInput widget, specifically for Google Chat.

• It populates selection items, for example, Google Chat spaces the user is a member of.

• This feature is exclusively available for Google Chat apps and not for Google Workspace add-ons.

• The setSpaceDataSource method populates Google Chat spaces as selection items for a multiselect menu.

ChatClientDataSource

For a SelectionInput widget that uses a multiselect menu, a data source from Google Chat. The data source populates selection items for the multiselect menu. For example, a user can select Google Chat spaces that they're a member of.

const chatSpaceDataSource =
    CardService.newChatSpaceDataSource().setDefaultToCurrentSpace(true);

const chatClientDataSource =
    CardService.newChatClientDataSource().setSpaceDataSource(
        chatSpaceDataSource);

Only available for Google Chat apps. Not available for Google Workspace add-ons.

Methods

Method	Return type	Brief description
setSpaceDataSource(spaceDataSource)	ChatClientDataSource	A data source that populates Google Chat spaces as selection items for a multiselect menu.

Detailed documentation

setSpaceDataSource(spaceDataSource)

A data source that populates Google Chat spaces as selection items for a multiselect menu. Only populates spaces that the user is a member of.

const chatSpaceDataSource =
    CardService.newChatSpaceDataSource().setDefaultToCurrentSpace(true);

const chatClientDataSource =
    CardService.newChatClientDataSource().setSpaceDataSource(
        chatSpaceDataSource);

Only available for Google Chat apps. Not available for Google Workspace add-ons.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
spaceDataSource	ChatSpaceDataSource	The data source to be set.

Return

ChatClientDataSource — This object, for chaining.