React Native Adobe Experience Platform Identity for Edge Network Extension
@adobe/react-native-aepedgeidentity is a wrapper around the iOS and Android Adobe Experience Platform Identity for Edge Network Extension to allow for integration with React Native applications.
Prerequisites
The Adobe Experience Platform Identity for Edge Network extension has the following peer dependency, which must be installed prior to installing the identity extension:
Installation
See Requirements and Installation instructions on the main page
Install the @adobe/react-native-aepedgeidentity package:
NPM:
npm install @adobe/react-native-aepedgeidentity
Yarn:
yarn add @adobe/react-native-aepedgeidentity
Usage
Initializing with SDK:
To initialize the SDK, use the following methods:
Refer to the root Readme for more information about the SDK setup.
Importing the extension:
In your React Native application, import the Identity extension as follows:
import {Identity} from '@adobe/react-native-aepedgeidentity';
API reference
extensionVersion:
Returns the version of the Identity for Edge Network extension
Syntax
extensionVersion(): Promise<string>
Example
Identity.extensionVersion().then(version => console.log("AdobeExperienceSDK: EdgeIdentity version: " + version));
getExperienceCloudId:
This API retrieves the ECID that was generated when the app was initially launched. This ID is preserved between app upgrades, is saved and restored during the standard application backup process, and is removed at uninstall. A promise method which will be invoked once the Experience Cloud ID is available or rejected if an unexpected error occurred or the request timed out.
Syntax
getExperienceCloudId(): Promise<string>
Example
Identity.getExperienceCloudId().then(experienceCloudId => console.log("AdobeExperienceSDK: Experience Cloud Id = " + experienceCloudId));
getIdentities:
Get all the identities in the Identity for Edge Network extension, including customer identifiers which were previously added. A promise method which will be invoked once the identities are available or rejected if an unexpected error occurred or the request timed out.
Syntax
getIdentities(): Promise<IdentityMap>
Example
Identity.getIdentities().then(identities => console.log("AdobeExperienceSDK: Get Identities = " + JSON.stringify(identities)));
getUrlVariables:
Returns the identifiers in a URL's query parameters for consumption in hybrid mobile applications. The response will not return any leading & or ?, since the caller is responsible for placing the variables in the resulting URL in the correct locations. If an error occurs while retrieving the URL variables, the callback handler will return a null value. Otherwise, the encoded string is returned. An example of an encoded string is as follows: "adobe_mc=TS%3DTIMESTAMP_VALUE%7CMCMID%3DYOUR_ECID%7CMCORGID%3D9YOUR_EXPERIENCE_CLOUD_ID"
- MCID: This is also known as the Experience Cloud ID (ECID).
- MCORGID: This is also known as the Experience Cloud Organization ID.
- TS: The timestamp that is taken when the request was made.
Syntax
getUrlVariables(): Promise<string>
Example
Identity.getUrlVariables().then(urlVariables => console.log("AdobeExperienceSDK: URL Variables = " + urlVariables));
removeIdentity:
Remove the identity from the stored client-side IdentityMap. The Identity extension will stop sending the identifier to the Edge Network. Using this API does not remove the identifier from the server-side User Profile Graph or Identity Graph.
Identities with an empty id or namespace are not allowed and are ignored.
Removing identities using a reserved namespace is not allowed using this API. The reserved namespaces are:
- ECID
- IDFA
- GAID
Syntax
removeIdentity(item: IdentityItem, namespace: string)
Example
let identityItem = new IdentityItem("[email protected]");
Identity.removeIdentity(identityItem, "Email");
resetIdentity:
Clears all identities stored in the Identity extension and generates a new Experience Cloud ID (ECID) . Using this API does not remove the identifiers from the server-side User Profile Graph or Identity Graph.
:information_source: The Identity for Edge Network extension does not read the Mobile SDK's privacy status and therefor setting the SDK's privacy status to opt-out will not clear the identities from the Identity for Edge Network extension.
For more details, see theMobileCore.resetIdentities API.
setAdvertisingIdentifier:
When this API is called with a valid advertising identifier, the Identity for Edge Network extension includes the advertising identifier in the XDM Identity Map using the namespace GAID (Google Advertising ID) in Android and IDFA (Identifier for Advertisers) in iOS. If the API is called with the empty string (""), null/nil, or the all-zeros UUID string values, the advertising identifier is removed from the XDM Identity Map (if previously set). The advertising identifier is preserved between app upgrades, is saved and restored during the standard application backup process, and is removed at uninstall.
Syntax
setAdvertisingIdentifier(advertisingIdentifier?: string)
Example
MobileCore.setAdvertisingIdentifier("adID");
updateIdentities:
Update the currently known identities within the SDK. The Identity extension will merge the received identifiers with the previously saved ones in an additive manner, no identities are removed from this API.
Identities with an empty id or namespace are not allowed and are ignored.
Updating identities using a reserved namespace is not allowed using this API. The reserved namespaces are:
- ECID
- IDFA
- GAID
Syntax
updateIdentities(identityMap: IdentityMap)
Example
let identityItem = new IdentityItem("[email protected]");
let map = new IdentityMap();
map.addItem(identityItem, "Email");
Identity.updateIdentities(map);
Public Classes
IdentityMap
Defines a map containing a set of end user identities, keyed on either namespace integration code or the namespace ID of the identity. The values of the map are an array, meaning that more than one identity of each namespace may be carried. The format of the IdentityMap class is defined by the XDM Identity Map Schema.
For more information, please read an overview of the AEP Identity Service.
"identityMap" : {
"Email" : [
{
"id" : "[email protected]",
"authenticatedState" : "authenticated",
"primary" : false
}
],
"Phone" : [
{
"id" : "1234567890",
"authenticatedState" : "ambiguous",
"primary" : false
},
{
"id" : "5557891234",
"authenticatedState" : "ambiguous",
"primary" : false
}
],
"ECID" : [
{
"id" : "44809014977647551167356491107014304096",
"authenticatedState" : "ambiguous",
"primary" : true
}
]
}
Example
let map = new IdentityMap();
// Add an item
let identityItem = new IdentityItem("[email protected]");
map.addItem(identityItem, "Email");
// Remove an item
let identityItem = new IdentityItem("[email protected]");
map.removeItem(identityItem, "Email");
//Get a list of items for a given namespace
let namespacecheck = map.getIdentityItemsForNamespace("Email");
//Get a list of all namespaces used in current IdentityMap
let namespaces = map.getNamespaces();
//Check if IdentityMap has no identities
let hasNoIdentities = map.isEmpty();
IdentityItem
Defines an identity to be included in an IdentityMap.
The format of the IdentityItem class is defined by the XDM Identity Item Schema.
Example
// Initialize
let item = new IdentityItem("identifier");
let item = new IdentityItem("identifier", AuthenticatedState.AUTHENTICATED, false);
//Getters
let id = item.id;
let state = item.authenticatedState;
let primary = item.primary
AuthenticatedState
Defines the state an Identity Item is authenticated for.
The possible authenticated states are:
- Ambiguous - the state is ambiguous or not defined
- Authenticated - the user is identified by a login or similar action
- LoggedOut - the user was identified by a login action at a previous time, but is not logged in now
Syntax
export enum AuthenticatedState {
AUTHENTICATED = 'authenticated',
LOGGED_OUT = 'loggedOut',
AMBIGUOUS = 'ambiguous'
}
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
For more details, refer to the frequently asked questions page