SIP.UA

A user agent (or UA) is associated with a SIP user address and acts on behalf of that user to send and receive SIP requests. A user agent can register to receive incoming requests, as well as create and send outbound messages. The user agent also maintains the WebSocket over which its signaling travels.

• Construction
  • new SIP.UA([configuration])
• Instance Methods
  • start()
  • stop()
  • register([options])
  • unregister([options])
  • isRegistered()
  • message(target, body[, options])
  • subscribe(target, event[, options])
  • invite(target[, options, modifiers])
  • request(method, target[, options])
• Events
  • registered
  • unregistered
  • registrationFailed
  • invite
  • message
  • outOfDialogReferRequested
  • transportCreated
  • Example

Construction

new SIP.UA([configuration])

A new user agent is created via the SIP.UA constructor. There are no mandatory parameters for creating a new user agent, although most applications will define at least uri and wsServers. Check the full list for optional UA Configuration Parameters. If no parameters are passed then an anonymous user agent is created. If only a string is passed, then just the uri is set to that string.

Examples

// Create a user agent named bob, connect, and register to receive invitations.
var bob = new SIP.UA({
  uri: 'bob@example.com',
  transportOptions: {
    wsServers: ['wss://sip-ws.example.com']
  },
  register: true
});

Instance Methods

start()

Connect to the configured WebSocket server, and restore the previous state if previously stopped. The first time start() is called, the UA will also attempt to register if the register parameter in the UA’s configuration is set to true.

stop()

Saves the current registration state and disconnects from the WebSocket server after gracefully unregistering and terminating any active sessions.

register([options])

Register the UA to receive incoming requests. Upon successful registration, the UA will emit a registered event.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
options	Object	Optional Object with extra parameters (see below)
options.extraHeaders	Array of Strings	Optional Array of Strings with extra SIP headers for each REGISTER request

Returns

Type	Description
SIP.UA	This user agent

Example

var options = {
  'extraHeaders': [ 'X-Foo: foo', 'X-Bar: bar' ]
};

myUA.register(options);

unregister([options])

Unregisters the UA.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
options	Object	Optional Object with extra parameters (see below).
options.all	Boolean	Optional Boolean for unregistering all bindings of the same SIP user. Default value is false
options.extraHeaders	Array of Strings	Optional Array of Strings with extra SIP headers for each REGISTER request

Returns

Type	Description
SIP.UA	This user agent

Example

var options = {
  'all': true,
  'extraHeaders': [ 'X-Foo: foo', 'X-Bar: bar' ]
};

myUA.unregister(options);

isRegistered()

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	true if the UA is registered, false otherwise

message(target, body[, options])

Sends an instant message making use of SIP MESSAGE request.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
target	String | SIP.URI	Destination of the message. String representing a destination username or a complete SIP URI, or a SIP.URI instance
body	String	Message content. String representing the body of the message
options	Object	Optional Object with extra parameters (see below)
options.contentType	String	Optional String representing the content-type of the body. Default is text/plain
options.extraHeaders	Array of Strings	Optional Array of Strings with extra SIP headers for the MESSAGE request

Returns

The return value of this method implements multiple interfaces.

Types	Description
SIP.Message, SIP.ClientContext	The newly created MESSAGE. The new Message object implements the shared ClientContext interface for outbound requests

Example

var message = myUA.message('bob@example.com', 'Hello, Bob!');
console.log(message.body); // 'Hello, Bob!'

subscribe(target, event[, options])

Creates a SIP.Subscription to a certain event of another user.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
target	String | SIP.URI	Destination of the subscription. String representing a destination username or a complete SIP URI, or a SIP.URI instance
event	String	Message content. String representing the name of the event-package to be subscribed to
options	Object	Optional Object with extra parameters (see below)
options.expires	Number	Optional Number representing the desired duration of the subscription. Default (and minimum) is 3600 (1 hour)
options.extraHeaders	Array of Strings	Optional Array of Strings with extra SIP headers for the SUBSCRIBE request

Returns

The return value of this method implements multiple interfaces.

Types	Description
SIP.Subscription, SIP.ClientContext	The newly created Subscription. The new Subscription object implements the shared ClientContext interface for outbound requests

Example

var subscription = myUA.subscribe('bob@example.com', 'presence');

invite(target[, options, modifiers])

Invite the target to start a SIP session.

Parameters

By specifying an options parameter, additional configuration choices can be made.

Name	Type	Description
target	String | SIP.URI	Destination of the call. String representing a destination, username, a complete SIP URI, or a SIP.URI instance
options	Object	Optional Object with extra parameters (see below)
options.extraHeaders	Array of Strings	Optional Array of Strings with extra SIP headers for the INVITE request
options.anonymous	Boolean	Boolean field indicating whether the call should be done anonymously. Default value is false
options.rel100	SIP.C.supported.REQUIRED, SIP.C.supported.SUPPORTED, SIP.C.supported.UNSUPPORTED	Optionally declare support or requirement of reliable provisional responses (100rel), as defined in RFC3262. Default is Unsupported.
options.inviteWithoutSdp	Boolean	If true, send the INVITE with no SDP offer. In this case, the SDP offer is to be generated by the remote endpoint, and the SDP answer will be sent in an ACK or PRACK. Default is false (send with SDP).
options.sessionDescriptionHandlerOptions	Object	Optional Object of options to be passed to the session description handler.
modifiers	Array of Function returning Promise	Optional modifiers that will be applied to the incoming or outgoing description.

Returns

The return value of this method implements multiple interfaces.

Types	Description
SIP.Session, SIP.ClientContext	The session the target is invited to. The new Session object implements the shared ClientContext interface for outbound requests. The Session is in a provisional or early state until accepted by the remote target. Please refer to the Session documentation for more information.

Example

var session = myUA.invite('bob@example.com', {
    sessionDescriptionHandlerOptions: {
        constraints: {
            audio: true,
            video: false
        }
    }
});

request(method, target[, options])

Send a SIP message.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
method	String	The SIP request method to send, e.g. 'INVITE' or 'OPTIONS'
target	String | SIP.URI	Destination address. String representing a destination username or complete SIP URI, or a SIP.URI instance
options	Object	Optional Object with extra parameters (see below)
options.body	String	Optional String to be included as the body of the request
options.extraHeaders	Array of Strings	Optional Array of Strings with extra SIP headers for the request

Returns

Type	Description
SIP.ClientContext	The context surrounding the new outbound request

Events

User agent objects extend the EventEmitter interface. Each event emitted by the UA passes specific relevant arguments to its callbacks.

registered

Fired for a successful registration.

on('registered', function () {})

There are no documented arguments for this event.

unregistered

Fired for an unregistration. This event is fired in the following scenarios:

• As a result of an unregistration request, UA.unregister().
• When registered, a periodic re-registration fails.

on('unregistered', function (response, cause) {})

Name	Type	Description
response		The SIP message which caused this to be emitted, if one exists
cause		null for positive response to un-REGISTER SIP request. If a reregistration fails, this is one value of Failure and End Causes

registrationFailed

Fired for a registration failure.

on('registrationFailed', function (response, cause) {})

Name	Type	Description
cause		One value of Failure and End Causes
response		The SIP message which caused this to be emitted, if one exists

invite

Fired when an incoming INVITE request is received.

on('invite', function (session) {})

The argument passed to this event implements multiple interfaces.

Name	Types	Description
session	SIP.Session, SIP.ServerContext	The inbound session the user agent was invited to. This argument also implements the shared SIP.ServerContext behavior for inbound requests

message

Fired when an incoming MESSAGE request is received. Valid messages are automatically accepted by SIP.js, to confirm delivery of this message.

on('message', function (message) {})

The argument passed to this event implements multiple interfaces.

Name	Types	Description
message	SIP.Message, SIP.ServerContext	The inbound message received. This argument also implements the shared SIP.ServerContext behavior for inbound requests

Example

// Create a user agent named bob, connect, and register to receive invitations.
var bob = new SIP.UA({
  uri: 'bob@example.com',
  transportOptions: {
    wsServers: ['wss://sip-ws.example.com']
  },
  register: true
});
bob.start();
bob.on('message', onMessage);

function onMessage(message) {
  alert(message.body);
}

outOfDialogReferRequested

on('outOfDialogReferRequested', function (referServerContext) {})

SECURITY WARNING!

You must authenticate this request on your own. SIP.js does not authenticate out of dialog REFER requests.

Name	Types	Description
referServerContext	SIP.ReferServerContext	Refer Server Context for the request.

Example

ua.on('outOfDialogReferRequested', function(referServerContext) {
  if (validateRequest(referServerContext)) {
    referServerContext.accept();
  } else {
    referServerContext.reject();
  }
});

transportCreated

Fired as soon as the transport is created. Useful for setting listeners.

on('transportCreated', function (transport) {})

Name	Type	Description
transport	SIP.Transport	The SIP.Transport that was just created

Example

ua.once('transportCreated', function (transport) {
  transport.on('transportError', this.onTransportError.bind(this));
}.bind(this));