messages
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RPCS
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.. function:: Dev.sendMessage(address: String, messageType: String, contents: Object)

    Send a message from the services server to a specific address.

    **Arguments:**

    - ``address: String`` (`String </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#String>`__) 
    - ``messageType: String`` (`String </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#String>`__) 
    - ``contents: Object`` (`Object </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#Object>`__) 


.. function:: Dev.sendMessageToClient(messageType: String, contents: Object, delay: BoundedInteger)

    Broadcast a message from the services server to the current room.

    **Arguments:**

    - ``messageType: String`` (`String </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#String>`__) 
    - ``contents: Object`` (`Object </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#Object>`__) 
    - ``delay: BoundedInteger`` (`BoundedInteger </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#BoundedInteger>`__) - # of seconds to wait before sending


.. function:: Dev.sendMessageToRole(role: String, messageType: String, contents: Object)

    Send a message from the services server to a given role.

    **Arguments:**

    - ``role: String`` (`String </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#String>`__) 
    - ``messageType: String`` (`String </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#String>`__) 
    - ``contents: Object`` (`Object </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#Object>`__) 


.. function:: Dev.sendMessageToRoom(messageType: String, contents: Object)

    Broadcast a message from the services server to the current room.

    **Arguments:**

    - ``messageType: String`` (`String </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#String>`__) 
    - ``contents: Object`` (`Object </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#Object>`__)