Mobile Messaging SDK plugin for React Native

Mobile Messaging SDK is designed and developed to easily enable push notification channel in your mobile application. In almost no time of implementation you get push notification in your application and access to the features of Infobip IP Messaging Platform. The document describes library integration steps for your React Native project.

• Requirements
• Quick start guide
• Initialization configuration

Requirements

• node (v16.10.0 or higher)
• ruby (2.6.10 or higher)
• React Native (v0.70.8)

For iOS project:

• Xcode and Command Line Tools (16.1)
• CocoaPods (v1.15.2)
• Minimum deployment target 12.4

For Android project:

• Android Studio (Bumblebee | 2021.1.1)
• Gradle (v7.3.3)
• Supported API Levels: 21 (Android 5.0 - Lollipop) - 34 (Android 14.0)

Quick start guide

This guide is designed to get you up and running with Mobile Messaging SDK plugin for React Native:

1. Make sure to setup application at Infobip portal, if you haven't already.

2. Add MobileMessaging plugin to your project, run in terminal:

   $ npm install infobip-mobile-messaging-react-native-plugin

   TypeScript's definitions are included into npm package

3. Configure platforms

   • iOS

     Notice

     Starting from the 6.2.0 plugin version it's not mandatory to add use_frameworks! to the Podfile, check the Migration guide if you want to get rid of it.

     1. Run pod install from /ios folder (installs Mobile Messaging native SDK)
     2. Import following header #import <MobileMessaging/MobileMessagingPluginApplicationDelegate.h> and add [MobileMessagingPluginApplicationDelegate install]; into /ios/<ProjectName>/AppDelegate.m (this is required for OS callbacks such as didRegisterForRemoteNotifications to be intercepted by native MobileMessaging SDK)

         ...
         #import <MobileMessaging/MobileMessagingPluginApplicationDelegate.h>
     
         @implementation AppDelegate
     
         - (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
         {
             [MobileMessagingPluginApplicationDelegate install];
             ...
         }
         ...

     3. Configure your project to support Push Notification as described in item 2 of iOS integration quick start guide
     4. Integrate Notification Service Extension into your app in order to obtain:
        • more accurate processing of messages and delivery stats
        • support of rich notifications on the lock screen

   • Android

     1. Following paths should be provided in .bash_profile

        export ANDROID_HOME=$HOME/Library/Android/sdk
        export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/emulator
        export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/tools
        export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/tools/bin
        export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools

     2. Add 'com.google.gms:google-services' to android/build.gradle file

        buildscript {
           ...
           dependencies {
               ...
              //GMS Gradle plugin
              classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.3.10'
           }
        }

        And add apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services' at the end of your android/app/build.gradle in order to apply Google Services Gradle Plugin

     3. Add a Firebase configuration file (google-services.json) as described in Firebase documentation. Check Applying Firebase configuration in MobileMessaging SDK Guide for alternatives.

     Notice (when targeting Android 13):

     Starting from Android 13, Google requires to ask user for notification permission. Follow this guide to make a permission request.

Initialization configuration

Initialize Mobile Messaging React Native plugin, provide application configuration in init method:

import { mobileMessaging } from 'infobip-mobile-messaging-react-native-plugin';

someMethod(): void {
   ...

           mobileMessaging.init(
                   {
                      applicationCode: '<your app code>',
                      ios: {
                         notificationTypes: ['alert', 'badge', 'sound'],
                      },
                   },
                   () => {
                      console.log('MobileMessaging started');
                   },
                   error => {
                      console.log('MobileMessaging error: ', error);
                   },
           );
}

expand to see TypeScript code

import { mobileMessaging } from 'infobip-mobile-messaging-react-native-plugin';

someMethod(): void {
   ...

           mobileMessaging.init(
                   {
                      applicationCode: '<your app code>',
                      ios: {
                         notificationTypes: ['alert', 'badge', 'sound'],
                      },
                   },
                   () => {
                      console.log('MobileMessaging started');
                   },
                   (error: MobileMessagingError) => {
                      console.log('MobileMessaging error: ', error);
                   },
           );
}

More details on SDK features and FAQ you can find on Wiki

NEXT STEPS: Users and installations

If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to send an email to support@infobip.com or create an issue.