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React Native App Inbox

Learn how to handle app inbox notifications in React Native.

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App Inbox

The CleverTap React Native SDK provides the capability to create App Inbox notifications for your users.
You can use the App Inbox provided by CleverTap or create your own.
You can design App Inbox notifications right from the dashboard.

Android

On the Android side, add the following inbox dependencies in your app's build.gradle.

//MANDATORY for App Inbox

implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.3.1'
implementation 'androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview:1.2.1'
implementation 'androidx.viewpager:viewpager:1.0.0'
implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.4.0'
implementation 'com.github.bumptech.glide:glide:4.12.0'

//Optional ExoPlayer Libraries for Audio/Video Inbox Messages. Audio/Video messages will be dropped without these dependencies

implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer:2.17.1'
implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer-hls:2.17.1'
implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer-ui:2.17.1'

React-Native

Initializing the Inbox provides a callback to two methods inboxDidInitialize() and inboxMessagesDidUpdate()

CleverTap.initializeInbox();

Configure styling and show the inbox by:

  1. Customize the config object and call the Inbox in the inboxDidInitialize() method
  2. Call this method on the button click which opens the CleverTap Inbox for your App
CleverTap.addListener(CleverTap.CleverTapInboxDidInitialize, (event) => {
        _handleCleverTapInbox(CleverTap.CleverTapInboxDidInitialize, event);
    });

function _handleCleverTapInbox(eventName, event) {
    console.log('CleverTap Inbox Event - ', eventName, event);
    CleverTap.showInbox({
        'tabs': ['Offers', 'Promotions'],
        'navBarTitle': 'My App Inbox',
        'navBarTitleColor': '#FF0000',
        'navBarColor': '#FFFFFF',
        'inboxBackgroundColor': '#AED6F1',
        'backButtonColor': '#00FF00',
        'unselectedTabColor': '#0000FF',
        'selectedTabColor': '#FF0000',
        'selectedTabIndicatorColor': '#000000',
        'noMessageText': 'No message(s)',
        'noMessageTextColor': '#FF0000'
    });
}

When a new inbox message arrives, the SDK provides the inboxMessagesDidUpdate() callback

CleverTap.addListener(CleverTap.CleverTapInboxMessagesDidUpdate, (event) => {
        _handleCleverTapInbox(CleverTap.CleverTapInboxMessagesDidUpdate, event);
    });

function _handleCleverTapInbox(eventName, event) {
    console.log('CleverTap Inbox Event - ', eventName, event);
}

App Inbox Item and Button Click Callbacks

Let's understand the types of buttons first that App Inbox supports:

  • URL button: fires the deeplink with the associated URL.
  • Copy button: copies the associated text to the clipboard
  • KV button: contains the custom kev-value pair for custom handling

The CleverTap React Native SDK v0.9.2 and above supports CleverTap.CleverTapInboxMessageTapped callback on the click of an App Inbox item, such as text or media.

From the CleverTap React Native SDK v0.9.6 onwards and below up to v1.0.0, as well as versions from v1.3.0 onwards, the CleverTap.CleverTapInboxMessageTapped callback supports the button click besides the item click. Two new arguments contentPageIndex and buttonIndex are added to the payload.

To use this, add a callback for CleverTap.CleverTapInboxMessageTapped in the following way:

CleverTap.addListener(CleverTap.CleverTapInboxMessageTapped, (event) => {
   
    //following contentPageIndex and buttonIndex fields are available from the CleverTap React Native SDK v0.9.6 onwards and below up to v1.0.0, as well as versions from v1.3.0 onwards. 
    let contentPageIndex = event.contentPageIndex;
    let buttonIndex = event.buttonIndex;
    console.log('App Inbox ->', 'InboxItemClicked at page-index ' + contentPageIndex + ' with button-index ' + buttonIndex) ;

    var data = event.data;
    let inboxMessageClicked = data.msg;
    
    //The contentPageIndex corresponds to the page index of the content, which ranges from 0 to the total number of pages for carousel templates. For non-carousel templates, the value is always 0, as they only have one page of content.
    let messageContentObject = inboxMessageClicked.content[contentPageIndex];
    
    //The buttonIndex corresponds to the CTA button clicked (0, 1, or 2). A value of -1 indicates the app inbox body/message clicked.
    if (buttonIndex != -1) {
        //button is clicked
        let buttonObject = messageContentObject.action.links[buttonIndex];
        let buttonType = buttonObject.type;
        console.log('App Inbox ->', 'type of button clicked: ' + buttonType);
    } else {
        //Item's body is clicked
        console.log('App Inbox ->', 'type/template of App Inbox item: ' + inboxMessageClicked.type)
    }
});

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Payload sent viaCleverTap.CleverTapInboxMessageTapped

  • The data field represents the entire App Inbox item object that is clicked.
  • The contentPageIndex field corresponds to the page index of the content, which ranges from 0 to n-1 (where n is the total number of pages for carousel templates). The non-carousel templates always have a value of 0, as they only have one page of content.
  • The buttonIndex field corresponds to the App Inbox button clicked (0, 1, or 2). A value of -1 in buttonIndex field indicates the App Inbox item is clicked.

The CleverTap React Native SDK v0.3.0 and above supports an exclusive CleverTap.CleverTapInboxMessageButtonTapped callback on the click of KV type of buttons. It returns a Map of Key-Value pairs. To use this, add a callback for CleverTap.CleverTapInboxMessageButtonTapped in following way:

CleverTap.addListener(CleverTap.CleverTapInboxMessageButtonTapped, (event) => {/*consume the payload*/});

Dismiss App Inbox

Use the following method to dismiss the App Inbox.

CleverTap.dismissInbox();

Creating your own App Inbox

You can choose to create your own App Inbox by calling the following APIs

Initialize App Inbox

CleverTap.initializeInbox();

Show App Inbox

CleverTap.showInbox({
        'tabs': ['Offers', 'Promotions'],
        'navBarTitle': 'My App Inbox',
        'navBarTitleColor': '#FF0000',
        'navBarColor': '#FFFFFF',
        'inboxBackgroundColor': '#AED6F1',
        'backButtonColor': '#00FF00',
        'unselectedTabColor': '#0000FF',
        'selectedTabColor': '#FF0000',
        'selectedTabIndicatorColor': '#000000',
        'noMessageText': 'No message(s)',
        'noMessageTextColor': '#FF0000'
    });

Get Total Inbox Message Count

CleverTap.getInboxMessageCount((err, res) => {
        console.log('Total Messages: ', res, err);
    });

Get Total Inbox Unread Count

CleverTap.getInboxMessageUnreadCount((err, res) => {
        console.log('Unread Messages: ', res, err);
    });

Get All Inbox Messages

CleverTap.getAllInboxMessages((err, res) => {
        console.log('All Inbox Messages: ', res, err);
    });

Get All Inbox Unread Messages

CleverTap.getUnreadInboxMessages((err, res) => {
        console.log('Unread Inbox Messages: ', res, err);
    });

Get Inbox Message for the given message-id

CleverTap.getInboxMessageForId('Message Id', (err, res) => {
        console.log("marking message read = " + res);
    });

Delete Message for the given message-id

CleverTap.deleteInboxMessageForId('Message Id');

Mark Message as Read for the given message-id

CleverTap.markReadInboxMessageForId('Message Id');

Raise Notification Viewed event for Inbox Message

Message-id must be a String

CleverTap.pushInboxNotificationViewedEventForId('Message Id');

Raise Notification Clicked event for Inbox Message

Message-id must be a String

CleverTap.pushInboxNotificationClickedEventForId('Message Id');

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