QuickBlox React Native SDK

Documentation

See docs at https://docs.quickblox.com/docs/react-native-quick-start

Quick Start

This guide demonstarates how to connect quickblox-react-native-sdk to your project and start development.

Create a new app in the Admin Panel

QuickBlox application includes everything that brings messaging right into your application - chat, video calling, users, push notifications, etc. To create a QuickBlox application, follow the steps below:

1. Register a new account following this link. Type in your email and password to sign in. You can also sign in with your Google or Github accounts.
2. Create the app clicking New app button.
3. Configure the app. Type in the information about your organization into corresponding fields and click Add button.
4. Go to Dashboard --> Overview --> Credentials groupbox and copy your Application ID, Authorization Key, Authorization Secret, and Account Key.

Install React Native SDK into your app

To connect QuickBlox to your app just add it into your dependencies in package.json - to do so, in the root directory of the project execute the following command in terminal:

npm install quickblox-react-native-sdk --save

iOS and Android have different dependencies systems. For that reason, you need to install dependencies in your iOS project. Just locate ios/ folder in the root directory of the project and enter the following command in terminal:

pod install

Send your first message

Initialize QuickBlox SDK

Initialize the framework with your application credentials. Pass appId, authKey, authSecret, accountKey to the QB.settings.init method using the code snippet below. As a result, your application details are stored in the server database and can be subsequently identified on the server.

const appSettings = {
  appId: '',
  authKey: '',
  authSecret: '',
  accountKey: '',
  apiEndpoint: '', // optional
  chatEndpoint: '' // optional
};

QB.settings
  .init(appSettings)
  .then(function () {
    // SDK initialized successfully
  })
  .catch(function (e) {
    // Some error occured, look at the exception message for more details
  });

Authorize user

In order to use the abilities of QuickBlox SDK, you need to authorize your app on the server, log in to your account and create a session. To get it all done call QB.auth.login method and pass login and password parameters to it using the code snippet below.

QB.auth
  .login({
    login: 'yourlogin',
    password: 'yourpassword'
  })
  .then(function (info) {
    // signed in successfully, handle info as necessary
    // info.user - user information
    // info.session - current session
  })
  .catch(function (e) {
    // handle error
  });

Note! You must initialize SDK before calling any methods through the SDK except for the method initializing your QuickBlox instance. If you attempt to call a method without connecting, the error is returned.

Connect to chat

To connect to chat server, use the code snippet below:

QB.chat
  .connect({
    userId: 12345,
    password: 'passw0rd!'
  })
  .then(function () {
    // connected successfully
  })
  .catch(function (e) {
    // some error occurred
  });

Create dialog

QuickBlox provides three types of dialogs: 1-1 dialog, group dialog, and public dialog. Learn more about dialogs here.

Let’s create 1-1 dialog. Call QB.chat.createDialog method and pass QB.chat.DIALOG_TYPE.CHAT parameter as a dialog type to it. QB.chat.DIALOG_TYPE.CHAT parameter allows specifying that two occupants are going to participate in the dialog.

QB.chat
  .createDialog({
    type: QB.chat.DIALOG_TYPE.CHAT,
    occupantsIds: [12345]
  })
  .then(function (dialog) {
    // handle as necessary
  })
  .catch(function (e) {
    // handle error
  });

Receive messages

To receive new messages, assign event handler using the code snippet below:

import { NativeEventEmitter } from 'react-native'

const emitter = new NativeEventEmitter(QB.chat)

emitter.addListener(QB.chat.EVENT_TYPE.MESSAGE.RECEIVED_NEW_MESSAGE, event => {
  const { type, payload } = event
  // type - type of the event (string)
  // payload - new message (object)
})

Send message

When a dialog is created, a user can send a message. To create and send your first message, call QB.chat.sendMessage method and specify the dialogId and body parameters to it. Pass saveToHistory parameter if you want this message to be saved in chat history that is stored forever.

const message = {
  dialogId: 'dsfsd934329hjhkda98793j2',
  body: 'Hey there!',
  saveToHistory: true
};

QB.chat
  .sendMessage(message)
  .then(function () { /* send successfully */ })
  .catch(function (e) { /* handle error */ })

LICENSE

For license information, please visit: https://quickblox.com/terms-of-use/