Orbiter Quick Start

To create connected content and applications with Orbiter, follow these steps.

Step 1: Add Orbiter to Your Web Page

For instructions on adding Orbiter to your web page, see Installing Hosted Orbiter.

Step 2: Connect to Union Server

After the <script> tag you added in Step 1, add the following code to your .html file.

<script type="text/javascript">
// Create Orbiter object
var orbiter = new net.user1.orbiter.Orbiter();

// Register for connection events
orbiter.addEventListener(net.user1.orbiter.OrbiterEvent.READY, readyListener, this);
orbiter.addEventListener(net.user1.orbiter.OrbiterEvent.CLOSE, closeListener, this);

// Connect to Union
orbiter.connect("tryunion.com", 80);

// Connection event listeners
function readyListener (e) {
  alert("Orbiter connected to Union!");
}

function closeListener (e) {
  alert("Orbiter connection closed.");
}
</script>

Step 3: Communicate with Union Server

Orbiter applications communicate with Union Server using the Orbiter API.

For example, the following code creates a room on Union Server, and then joins that room:

var chatRoom = orbiter.getRoomManager().createRoom("chatRoom");
chatRoom.join();

Step 4: Learn By Example

To see the steps in this quick start assembled into a fully functional example, see Orbiter examples.

Step 5: Get Support

If you have questions or need help, visit the Union Platform forums. Priority support is also available for Union Member licence holders.