flutter_aepmessaging

flutter_aepmessaging is a flutter plugin for the iOS and Android AEPMessaging SDK to allow for integration with Flutter applications. Functionality to enable the Messaging extension is provided entirely through Dart documented below.

Prerequisites

The Adobe Experience Platform Messaging extension has the following peer dependency, which must be installed prior to installing it:

• flutter_aepcore
• flutter_aepedge
• flutter_aepedgeidentity

Installation

Install instructions for this package can be found here.

Note: After you have installed the SDK, don't forget to run pod install in your ios directory to link the libraries to your Xcode project.

Tests

Run:

flutter test

Usage

For more detailed information on the Messaging APIs, visit the documentation here

Registering the extension with AEPCore:

Note: It is required to initialize the SDK via native code inside your AppDelegate (iOS) and MainApplication class (Android).

As part of the initialization code, make sure that you set the SDK wrapper type to Flutter before you start the SDK.

Refer to the Initialization section of the root README for more information about initializing the SDK.

Initialization Example

iOS

// AppDelegate.h
@import AEPCore;
@import AEPEdge;
@import AEPEdgeIdentity;
@import AEPMessaging;

...
@implementation AppDelegate

// AppDelegate.m
- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions {
    [AEPMobileCore setWrapperType:AEPWrapperTypeFlutter];

     // TODO: Set up the preferred Environment File ID from your mobile property configured in Data Collection UI
    NSString* ENVIRONMENT_FILE_ID = @'YOUR-APP-ID';

    NSArray *extensionsToRegister = @[AEPMessaging.class,
                                      AEPMobileEdge.class,
                                      AEPMobileEdgeIdentity.class
                                      ];

    [AEPMobileCore registerExtensions:extensionsToRegister completion:^{
    [AEPMobileCore configureWithAppId: ENVIRONMENT_FILE_ID];
    }];
    return YES;
 }

Android

import com.adobe.marketing.mobile.MobileCore;
import com.adobe.marketing.mobile.Edge;
import com.adobe.marketing.mobile.messaging.Messaging;
...
import io.flutter.app.FlutterApplication;
...
public class MainApplication extends FlutterApplication {
  ...
  // TODO: Set up the preferred Environment File ID from your mobile property configured in Data Collection UI
   private final String ENVIRONMENT_FILE_ID = "YOUR-APP-ID";

    @Override
    public void onCreate() {
      super.onCreate();
      List<Class<? extends Extension>> extensions = Arrays.asList(   
              Edge.EXTENSION,
              EdgeIdentity.EXTENSION,
              Messaging.EXTENSION
      );
      MobileCore.registerExtensions(extensions, o -> MobileCore.configureWithAppID(ENVIRONMENT_FILE_ID));
    }
}

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Importing the extension

In your Flutter application, import the Messaging extension as follows:

import 'package:flutter_aepmessaging/flutter_aepmessaging.dart';

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API reference

extensionVersion

Returns the SDK version of the Messaging extension.

Syntax

static Future<String> get extensionVersion

Example

String version = await Messaging.extensionVersion;

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getCachedMessages

Returns a list of messages that have currently been cached in-memory using Messaging.saveMessage()

Syntax

List<Message> messages = await Messaging.getCachedMessages();

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refreshInAppMessages

This API retrieves the Experience Cloud ID (ECID) that was generated when the app was initially launched. This ID is preserved between app upgrades, is saved and restored during the standard application backup process, and is removed at uninstall.

Syntax

static Future<void> refreshInAppMessages

Example

await Messaging.refreshInAppMessages();

Handling In App Messages using Message Object

Note: In order to use the methods defined in the Message class, use getCachedMessages to retrieve the messages that have been cached in-memory, and then use the Message objects returned.

The Message object passed to the MessagingDelegate contains the following functions to handle a message:

show

Signals to the UIService that the message should be displayed.

Syntax

show()

Example

Message message
message.show()

dismiss

Signals to the UIService that the message should be dismissed.

Syntax

dismiss(((suppressAutoTrack: ?boolean) = false))

Example

Message message
message.dismiss(true)

track

Generates an Edge Event for the provided interaction and event type.

Syntax

track(String interaction, MessagingEdgeEventType eventType)

Example

Message message;
message.track("sample text", MessagingEdgeEventType.IN_APP_DISMISS)

setAutoTrack

Enables/Disables auto-tracking for message events.

Syntax

setAutoTrack(Bool autoTrack)

Example

Message message;
message.setAutoTrack(true)

clear

Clears the reference to the in-memory cached Message object. This function must be called if a message was saved by calling shouldSaveMessage but no longer needed. Failure to call this function leads to memory leaks.

Syntax

clear()

Example

Message message
message.clear()

Push Notification Setup

Handling push notifications must be done in native (Android/iOS) code for the Flutter app. To configure push notifications in the native project, follow the instructions provided for their respective platforms:

• Apple - iOS push notification setup
• Google - Android push notification setup

Push Messaging APIs usage

The AEPMessaging extension's push messaging APIs must be called from the native Android/iOS project of Flutter app.

iOS API usage

Android API usage

In Android, MessagingPushPayload can be used for getting the notification attributes like title, body, and action. These are useful for push notification creation.

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING

License

See LICENSE