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Getting Started - React Native iOS SDK

React JS SDK wraps up out JavaScript SDK into usable hooks API. It simplifies the code for React Native SDK.

Install a React Native SDK in iOS​

Step 1: Install SDK from Npm or Yarn​

The easiest way to get started is by installing the sdk in your app.

npm install "@videosdk.live/react-native-sdk"

Step 2: Install @videosdk.live/react-native-incallmanager to manage media-routes/sensors/events during a audio/video chat on React Native​

Install @videosdk.live/react-native-incallmanager
$ yarn add "@videosdk.live/react-native-incallmanager"

Step 3: Install all the dependencies via CocoaPods​

IMPORTANT: Make sure you are using CocoaPods 1.10 or higher.

$[sudo] gem install cocoapods

Step 4: Manual linking (if react-native-incall-manager is not linked automatically)​

  • Select Your_Xcode_Project/TARGETS/BuildSettings, in Header Search Paths, add "$(SRCROOT)/../node_modules/@videosdk.live/react-native-incall-manager/ios/RNInCallManager"

Step 5: Include in the Podfile in your react-native ios directory​

Podfile
  pod 'react-native-webrtc', :path => '../node_modules/@videosdk.live/react-native-webrtc'

Step 6: Change platform field of podfile to 12.0 or above it​

You have change platform field of podfile to 12.0 or above it, as react-native-webrtc doesn’t support iOS < 12 platform :ios, ‘12.0’

Step 7: Install pods​

$ Pod install

Step 8: Declare permissions in Info.plist​

ios/projectname/info.plist
<key>NSCameraUsageDescription</key>
<string>Camera permission description</string>
<key>NSMicrophoneUsageDescription</key>
<string>Microphone permission description</string>

Step 9: Register services at index page of project​

App.js
// Import the library
import { register } from '@videosdk.live/react-native-sdk';
import { AppRegistry } from 'react-native';
import { name as appName } from './app.json';
import App from './src/App.js';
​
// Register the service
register();
AppRegistry.registerComponent(appName, () => App);

Use hooks API​

Our React JS SDK provides two important hooks API:

  • useMeeting : Responsible to handle meeting environment.
  • useParticipant : Responsible to handle Participant

Also, React Provider and Consumer to listen changes in meeting environment.

  • MeetingProvider : Meeting Provider is Context.Provider that allows consuming components to subscribe to meeting changes
  • MeetingConsumer : Meeting Consumer is Context.Consumer that subscribes to meeting changes.
note

Check out official example of React Native SDK implementation: videosdk-rtc-react-native-sdk-example

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