[Feature Request] Change topic in Skype chat

[ming08108]

Issue Description

I want my bot to change the chat topic in a group chat.

Code Example

session.send("/topic topic_name");

Expected Behavior

The chat topic to change.

Actual Results

The chat topic doesn't change. The message is sent as "/topic topic_name"

[nwhitmont]

@ming08108 This is not currently a feature, but we can add it to our backlog of feature requests.

[IoTGirl]

Hi @ming08108 ,
Would it make sense to start a new chat for the new topic to keep the conversations distinct?
Sincerely,
IoTGirl

[ming08108]

@IoTGirl No I want to change the topic on the fly.

[IoTGirl]

Hi @ming08108
I understand your request but by changing the topic mid discussion you lose the context of the previous statements. My thought is that this behavior may be "By Design" and probably why changing the topic after the discussion starts may not be supported. For example if I start the discussion "Why I like dogs" then change the topic to "Gardening in the Pacific Northwest" the conversation history no longer makes sense.
Starting a new discussion solves this by both getting the new topic and keeping the contents discrete and relevant.
Sincerely,
IoTGirl

[ming08108]

@IoTGirl you can change the topic in a normal skype chat as often as you want. I think that chatbots should have feature parity with regular clients.

It is not practical to create a new chat every time I want to change the topic.

[IoTGirl]

I have been trying to do this in Consumer Skype and don't seem to have a topic available to be edited in the desktop UI. Are you actually asking for this feature for Skype For Business?
Also, can you provide a walkthrough description your scenario where the topic should change in the BOT conversation?

[ming08108]

@IoTGirl It works in consumer skype if you type "/topic [new topic name]" in the group chat box.

The usecase is to put topical news/ commodity pricing data in the topic so everyone can see it even if they don't want to read through all of the old messages.

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