react-native-ios-settings-bundle

Sometimes you need to set settings outside of app. in iOS, the app settings is best place to change them.

Getting started

1) Creating the Settings.bundle file

On Project navigator, expand the Settings.bundle file to see it's files. The "en.lproj" folder is used for Localized Strings, so you can localize it entirely.

2) Create all the preference items.

The "Root.plist" contains all the preference items. for more details about fields and inputs : here

The preference items is an array of dictionaries of controls. Each item has identifier.The identifier is the Userdefaults key that you can use inside the code to do the appropriate changes. Don’t forget to add the default values for Title. It will not appear in the settings otherwise.

If your app is not showing these controls in settings page, then try deleting the derived data and reinstall the app. Be patient. If you use simulator, the chances that the app doesn’t show the settings is more. It seems the simulator is still running your last iteration of your app. When you hit stop in Xcode it doesn’t stop the settings app. Click Command-Shift-HH to double-click the home button. Swipe up on the Settings app to kill the process. Start the Settings again, and settings refreshes itself.

3) Install package

$ npm install react-native-ios-settings-bundle --save

For React Native >= 0.60.0 run the following command in the ios/ folder and skip the rest of the section.

pod install

Mostly automatic installation (React Native < 0.60)

$ react-native link react-native-ios-settings-bundle

Manual installation (React Native < 0.60)

iOS

1. In XCode, in the project navigator, right click Libraries ➜ Add Files to [your project's name]
2. Go to node_modules ➜ react-native-ios-settings-bundle and add RNIosSettingsBundle.xcodeproj
3. In XCode, in the project navigator, select your project. Add libRNIosSettingsBundle.a to your project's Build Phases ➜ Link Binary With Libraries
4. Run your project (Cmd+R)<

Usage

The package has one method, get(key,callback). the key is as item identifier in "Root.plist". After get value, the callback is called with err and value.

import RNIosSettingsBundle from 'react-native-ios-settings-bundle';

RNIosSettingsBundle.get('key',(err,value)=>{
        if(value && !err)
          alert(value)
        else
          console.log(err);
      })

todo list :

1. set method
2. Multiple key retrieval
3. Callback error with mode details