react-native-actions-shortcuts
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iOS Home screen Quick Actions & Android App Shortcuts for react-native
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react-native-actions-shortcuts
iOS Home screen Quick Actions & Android App Shortcuts for react-native
Installation
npm install react-native-actions-shortcuts
Setup
iOS
If you are using cocoapods - you may need to run pod install
(from ios
directory).
On iOS, Quick Actions are handled by the
application:performActionForShortcutItem:completionHandler
method of your app's UIApplicationDelegate
(i.e. AppDelegate.m
),
so, you will therefore need to add the following code in your
project's AppDelegate.m
) file.
- (void)application:(UIApplication *)application performActionForShortcutItem:(UIApplicationShortcutItem *)shortcutItem completionHandler:(void (^)(BOOL))completionHandler {
[RNShortcuts performActionForShortcutItem:shortcutItem completionHandler:completionHandler];
}
Android
Android doesn't require any additional setup.
Usage
Example project
See the Example project for a working demo.
Documentation
Imports
// ...
import { NativeEventEmitter } from "react-native";
import Shortcuts from "react-native-actions-shortcuts";
// if using typescript, can also use the 'ShortcutItem' type
import Shortcuts, { ShortcutItem } from "react-native-actions-shortcuts";
// ...
Initial shortcut / action
Get the initial shortcut that the app was launched with. On iOS this will be returned just once, subsequent calls will return null
.
const shortcutItem = await Shortcuts.getInitialShortcut();
Listen for shortcut / action invocations
Listen to shortcut / action invocations while app is running.
On iOS the listener is also called for the initial
invocation, unless it was already received via Shortcuts.getInitialShortcut()
.
const ShortcutsEmitter = new NativeEventEmitter(Shortcuts);
// 1. define the listener
function handleShortcut(item) {
const {type, data} = item;
// your handling logic
};
// 2. add the listener in a `useEffect` hook or `componentDidMount`
ShortcutsEmitter.addListener("onShortcutItemPressed", handleShortcut);
// 3. remove the listener in a `useEffect` hook or `componentWillUnmount`
ShortcutsEmitter.removeListener("onShortcutItemPressed", handleShortcut);
Set shortcuts
To set shortcuts (will replace existing dynamic actions / shortcuts)
const shortcutItem = {
type: "my.awesome.action",
title: "Do awesome things",
shortTitle: "Do it",
subtitle: "iOS only",
iconName: "ic_awesome",
data: {
"foo": "bar",
},
};
Shortcuts.setShortcuts([shortcutItem]);
// you can also `await` to get the current dynamic shortcuts / actions
const shortcutItems = await Shortcuts.setShortcuts([shortcutItem]);
Clear shortcuts
Clears all dynamic shortcuts.
Shortcuts.clearShortcuts();
Get shortcuts
Get the current shortcuts. Some information may be lost, such as iconName, data, etc.
const shortcutItems = await Shortcuts.getShortcuts();
Icons
To display icons with your shortcuts / actions you will need to add them to your
project. Once added use the name of your iOS asset or Android drawable as the
value for iconName
above.
iOS - Asset catalog
Add new assets to your Asset catalog by importing either png
(scalar) or
pdf
(vector) files.
Refer Custom Icons : Home Screen Quick Action Icon Size to learn about the dimensions and design specifications.
Android - drawable
Add drawable resources to you Android project. In Android studio, choose:
for vector icons (SVG / PDF): File > New > Vector Asset
for scalar icons (PNG): File > New > Image Asset
Refer App Shortcuts: Icon design guidelines to learn about the dimensions and design specifications.
Contributing
See the contributing guide to learn how to contribute to the repository and the development workflow.
License
MIT
Attribution
Icons made by Gregor Cresnar from www.flaticon.com