README.md

Integration Steps

1. Extract react-native-freshchat-sdk and place it inside node_module folder in your project
2. Add "react-native-freshchat-sdk": "^0.5.7" under dependencies in project package.json
3. Run react-native link on you project root directory

iOS setup steps

1. Navigate inside ios folder in your project
2. Add an entry for FreshchatSDK as shown below in Podfile

   target 'ProjectName' do
   
       pod 'FreshchatSDK', :path=> '../node_modules/react-native-freshchat-sdk/ios/FreshchatSDK.podspec'
   
   end
   

3. Run pod install from ios directory

Follow how to manually link a library here https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/linking-libraries-ios.html#content

Android setup steps

Add maven { url "https://jitpack.io” } to you project level build.gradle as below

allprojects {
    repositories {
        .....
        maven { url "https://jitpack.io" }
    }
}

Usage

Import module

import {
    Freshchat,
    FreshchatConfig,
    FaqOptions,
    ConversationOptions,
    FreshchatUser,
    FreshchatMessage,
    FreshchatNotificationConfig
    } from 'react-native-freshchat-sdk';

Initialise SDK

var freshchatConfig = new FreshchatConfig('YOUR_APP_ID', 'YOUR_APP_KEY');
Freshchat.init(freshchatConfig);

Show FAQs

Freshchat.showFAQs();

Filter and Show FAQs with tags

var faqOptions = new FaqOptions();
faqOptions.tags = ["premium"];
faqOptions.filteredViewTitle = "Tags";
faqOptions.filterType = FaqOptions.FilterType.ARTICLE;
Freshchat.showFAQs(faqOptions);

Show Conversations

Freshchat.showConversations();

Filter and Show Conversations with tags

var conversationOptions = new ConversationOptions();
conversationOptions.tags = ["premium"];
conversationOptions.filteredViewTitle = "Premium Support";
Freshchat.showConversations(conversationOptions);

Reset User

Freshchat.resetUser();

Get Unread Message Count

Freshchat.getUnreadCountAsync((data) => {
        console.log(data);
    });

Listen to changes to unread message count

Freshchat.addEventListener(
            Freshchat.EVENT_UNREAD_MESSAGE_COUNT_CHANGED,
            () => {
                console.log("onUnreadMessageCountChanged triggered");
                Freshchat.getUnreadCountAsync((data) => {
                    var count = data.count;
                    var status = data.status;

                    if (status) {
                        console.log("Message count: " + count);
                    } else {
                        console.log("getUnreadCountAsync unsuccessful");
                    }
                });
            }
        );

To stop listening from changes to unread count

Freshchat.removeEventListeners(Freshchat.EVENT_UNREAD_MESSAGE_COUNT_CHANGED);

Get User

Freshchat.getUser((user) => {
            console.log(user);
        })

Set User

var freshchatUser = new FreshchatUser();
freshchatUser.firstName = "John";
freshchatUser.lastName = "Doe";
freshchatUser.email = "johndoe@dead.man";
freshchatUser.phoneCountryCode = "+91";
freshchatUser.phone = "1234234123";
Freshchat.setUser(freshchatUser, (error) => {
    console.log(error);
});

Set User Properties

var userPropertiesJson = {
    "user_type": "Paid",
    "plan": "Gold"
}
Freshchat.setUserProperties(userPropertiesJson, (error) => {
    console.log(error);
});

Get SDK version code

Freshchat.getSDKVersionCode((data) => {
        console.log(data);
    });

Send Message On Behalf of the User

 var freshchatMessage = new FreshchatMessage();
 freshchatMessage.tag = "video";
 freshchatMessage.message = "text send message";
 Freshchat.sendMessage(freshchatMessage);

Dismiss Freshchat Views

 Freshchat.dismissFreshchatViews();

Identify and Restore User

Freshchat.identifyUser("EXTERNAL_ID", "RESTORE_ID", (error) => {
    console.log(error);
});

Listen to restore id generated

Freshchat.addEventListener(
            Freshchat.EVENT_USER_RESTORE_ID_GENERATED,
            () => {
                console.log("onRestoreIdUpdated triggered");
                Freshchat.getUser((user) => {
                    var restoreId = user.restoreId;
                    var externalId = user.externalId;
                    console.log("externalId: " + externalId);
                    console.log("restoreId: " + restoreId);
                })
            }
        );

To stop listening from restore id generated event

Freshchat.removeEventListeners(Freshchat.EVENT_USER_RESTORE_ID_GENERATED);

Set Notification Config

var freshchatNotificationConfig = new FreshchatNotificationConfig();
freshchatNotificationConfig.priority = FreshchatNotificationConfig.NotificationPriority.PRIORITY_HIGH;
freshchatNotificationConfig.notificationSoundEnabled = false;
Freshchat.setNotificationConfig(freshchatNotificationConfig);

Save device token of the user in Freshchat server

Freshchat.setPushRegistrationToken(token);

Handle Freshchat notification when user receives it

Freshchat.isFreshchatNotification(notification, (freshchatNotification) => {
     
     if (freshchatNotification) {
        Freshchat.handlePushNotification(notification);
     } else {
        // handle your app notification
     }
})

In iOS, Application state should be sent as part of notification payload to effectively handle notification

isActive field should be true if Application state is active, false otherwise.

Example Snippet to add isActive parameter:

NSMutableDictionary *mutableDict = [response.notification.request.content.userInfo mutableCopy];
BOOL isActive = [UIApplication sharedApplication].applicationState == UIApplicationStateActive;
[mutableDict setObject:@(isActive) forKey:@"isActive"];

Note: If this parameter is not set, Conversations screen will not open when app is inactive or in background. Instead In-App notification will be shown.

Transform PushNotificationIOS Payload To Native Payload

const notificationPayload = Freshchat.transformPushNotificationIOSPayloadToNativePayload(notification);

If you want to handle push notifications in Native layer. You can follow the below steps

iOS

Add Import

import "FreshchatSDK.h"

Save device token of the user in Freshchat server

[[FreshchatSDK sharedInstance]setPushRegistrationToken:deviceToken];

Handle Freshchat notification when user receives it

if ([[FreshchatSDK sharedInstance]isFreshchatNotification:userInfo]) {
    [[FreshchatSDK sharedInstance]handlePushNotification:userInfo];
} else {
    // handle your app notification
}

Android

Save device token of the user in Freshchat server

Freshchat.getInstance(context).setPushRegistrationToken(token);

Handle Freshchat notification when user receives it

if (Freshchat.isFreshchatNotification(message)) {
    Freshchat.getInstance(getApplicationContext()).handleFcmMessage(message);
} else {
    // handle your app notification       
}

Listen to User Interactions

1. Add event listener for Freshchat.EVENT_USER_INTERACTED event. When user interacts with app, this event will be triggered.

    Freshchat.addEventListener(
                Freshchat.EVENT_USER_INTERACTED,
                userInteractionHandler
            );
   

2. iOS Specific configuration

   • In AppDelegate.h, Use RNFreshchatWindow instead of UIWindow, which extends UIWindow

     #import "RNFreshchatSdk.h"
     @property (nonatomic, strong) RNFreshchatWindow *window;
     

   • In AppDelegate.m,

     • Use RNFreshchatWindow instead of UIWindow
     • Override applicationDidEnterBackground and trigger FRESHCHAT_USER_INTERACTED event as below

       - (void)applicationDidEnterBackground:(UIApplication *)application {
         [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:FRESHCHAT_USER_INTERACTED object:self];
       }
       

3. To remove event listener, use the below code

    Freshchat.removeEventListeners(Freshchat.EVENT_USER_INTERACTED);
   

JWT integration documentation

1. To create user with reference_id and to restore existing user, call restoreUserWithIdToken with JWT token.
2. To update user properties, create user without reference_id or to update JWT token, call setUserWithIdToken with JWT token.
3. getUserIdTokenStatus return current status of the JWT token
4. getFreshchatUserId generate and return user alias
5. Use Freshchat.FRESHCHAT_EVENTS event to listen to user interactions like SCREEN_TRANSITIONS and NEW_MESSAGE.

JWT Token will be in any one of the below 5 states

• TOKEN_NOT_SET : Token not set in SDK
• TOKEN_NOT_PROCESSED : Token set in SDK and is being processed
• TOKEN_VALID : Token set and is valid
• TOKEN_INVALID : Token set and is invalid
• TOKEN_EXPIRED : Token set and is expired

API

Restore user with Id Token

Freshchat.restoreUserWithIdToken(jwt);

Set user user with Id Token

Freshchat.setUserWithIdToken(jwt);

Get ID Token Status

Freshchat.getUserIdTokenStatus((data) => {
        var status = data.user_id_token_status;
        console.log('FRESHCHAT_EVENTS: state - ', status);
    });

Get Alias

Freshchat.getFreshchatUserId((alias) => {
        console.log('Alias - ', alias);
    });

Event

User Actions

Adding Listener

Freshchat.addEventListener(
            Freshchat.FRESHCHAT_EVENTS,
            userActionsEventHandler
        );

Handling when event triggered

const userActionsEventHandler = (actionData) => {
    console.log("FRESHCHAT_EVENTS triggered");
    var action = actionData.user_action;
    Freshchat.getUserIdTokenStatus((data) => {
        var status = data.user_id_token_status;
        console.log('FRESHCHAT_EVENTS: action - ', action);
        console.log('FRESHCHAT_EVENTS: state - ', status);
    });
};

Overriding External Links

Adding listener

Freshchat.addEventListener(
            Freshchat.EVENT_EXTERNAL_LINK_CLICKED,
            openLinkHandler
        );

Handling when event triggered

const openLinkHandler = (data) => {
    console.log("link - ", data.url);
};

Override Notification Click Listener

Freshchat.addEventListener(
    Freshchat.FRESHCHAT_NOTIFICATION_CLICKED,
    (data) => {
        // if (canOpenSdkScreenDirectly) {
        Freshchat.openFreshchatDeeplink(data.url);
        // } else {
        //     save deeplink and open Freshchat screen when required
        // }
    }
);

When app is in killed state and SDK screen is opened directly due to notifications, activityToLaunchOnFinish will be launched when user clicks back button from SDK screen.

Set overrideNotificationClickListener to true when you want to override notification click event in Android.

Configure FreshchatNotificationConfig as follows.

var freshchatNotificationConfig = new FreshchatNotificationConfig();
freshchatNotificationConfig.priority = FreshchatNotificationConfig.NotificationPriority.PRIORITY_HIGH;
freshchatNotificationConfig.notificationSoundEnabled = false;
freshchatNotificationConfig.activityToLaunchOnFinish = "com.demoapp.MainActivity";
freshchatNotificationConfig.overrideNotificationClickListener = true;
Freshchat.setNotificationConfig(freshchatNotificationConfig);

For More References

More instructions here: Freshchat for Android

More instructions here: Freshchat for iOS