GROUP_STATUS

The advisory reports the status of a group and its members.

Group status messages differ in form and content, depending on the member and the state change. For more information, see Group Status.

Fields of the Group Status Advisory Message
Field	Description
`name`	`GROUP_STATUS`
`group`	Group name. The name of the group to which the advisory pertains.
`group_server_available`	When present, the long value of this field indicates whether the application process has a functioning connection to the group service.
`group_member_status_list`	When present, the value of this field is an array of submessages. Each submessage describes the status of one group member.

Fields of the Member Status Submessage
Field	Description
`group_member_descriptor`	The value of this field is a message that identifies a group member. Member programs can supply this optional member descriptor message when the program joins the group. If the member does not supply a descriptor, then this field is absent in the status submessage: the member is indistinguishable from any other member that omits a descriptor.
`group_member_event`	The long value of this field is an enumerated constant that indicates the connection status of the group member.