React Native

This guide helps you to integrate the Passbase SDK into your React Native project
General
To integrate the Passbase Package you first need to sign up on our developer dashboard. Integration of the Passbase React Native Package follows a few simple steps:
Install the package in your project
Initialization of the package with your API key
Start a new verification process
Handling verifications
UI Customizations
We suggest you follow our best practice how to integrate Passbase in your wider system in the overview section.
1. Install the Package
At the root level of your project, install the package with yarn or npm inside the terminal:
# yarn
yarn add @passbase/react-native-passbase
​
# npm 
npm i @passbase/react-native-passbase -s
For React Native <0.60
If your React Native version is larger than >= 0.60, you can ignore this step. Otherwise, please run the following command to link the package:
react-native link @passbase/react-native-passbase
iOS Specific Steps
Please follow these steps to complete the installation and integrate the SDK in the iOS project. 
Adding Sources to Podfile
Navigate inside your iOS project folder and add the following three lines at top of the Podfile. (If you con't have a Podfile yet, please create one by running the commansd pod init inside the ios folder)
You need to do this step to tell the Cocoapods where the Passbase iOS SDK is (our iOS SDK is a closed source project). If you forget this step, Cocoapods won't find our SDK.
source 'https://github.com/CocoaPods/Specs.git'
source 'https://github.com/passbase/zoomauthentication-cocoapods-specs.git'
source 'https://github.com/passbase/cocoapods-specs.git'
source 'https://github.com/passbase/microblink-cocoapods-specs.git'
The minimum  iOS version is 11.0. Make sure to include this in the Podfile. 
platform :ios, '11.0'
Then, navigate inside the terminal into your project folder (cd ios) and run the following command to install the Passbase iOS SDK as a dependency:
pod install
pod install can take longer (up to 20 minutes) depending upon the speed of you internet. You can monitor the network activity in the activity monitor.
Example of a complete Podfile
# Example of a Podfile
# 1. Add this here
source 'https://github.com/CocoaPods/Specs.git'
source 'https://github.com/passbase/zoomauthentication-cocoapods-specs.git'
source 'https://github.com/passbase/cocoapods-specs.git'
source 'https://github.com/passbase/microblink-cocoapods-specs.git'
​
# 2. Add the platform requirement to at least iOS 11
platform :ios, '11.0' 
require_relative '../node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios/native_modules'
​
target 'ReactNativeTest' do
​
  use_frameworks!
​
  # Pods for ReactNativeTest 
  # ... (not all listed)
​
  target 'ReactNativeTestTests' do
    inherit! :search_paths
    # Pods for testing
  end
​
  use_native_modules!
end
​
target 'ReactNativeTest-tvOS' do
  # Pods for ReactNativeTest-tvOS
​
  target 'ReactNativeTest-tvOSTests' do
    inherit! :search_paths
    # Pods for testing
  end
​
end
Create Objective-C Bridging if your iOS project is in Objective-C
After the pods are installed, open your project's .xcworkspace file in Xcode. If you have an Objective-C project, add a blank Swift file to your project (File -> New -> Swift File), with a bridging header (it will prompt you to auto-create one).
1. right click on project's name directory & select new file.
2. select swift file & click next
3. give name to your file & click Create
4. select Create Bridging Header
Adding Camera Permissions in Info.plist
If you made it here, you successfully installed the Passbase SDK for iOS. Now let's adjust your last settings and start your first verification.
Please add the following permissions to your app's Info.plist, so that the Passbase iOS SDK can access your users' cameras, to run a verification. You can do it in the property list view or by code:
Right click somewhere outside the table and select Add Row. Now just type Privacy and add a Camera Usage Description + explain why you need to access the camera. Repeat the same step for Photo Library.
If you are more comfortable with code, right click on Info.plist and select Open As -> Source Code. Add the lines below somewhere inside the <dict>   </dict> 
<!-- permission strings to be include in info.plist -->
<key>NSCameraUsageDescription</key>
<string>Please give us access to your camera, to complete the verification.</string>
<key>NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription</key>
<string>Please give us access to your photo library to verify you.</string>
You have successfully finished setting up the Passbase iOS SDK! 🎉
Android Specific Steps
After installing the Passbase React Native package with yarn or npm, please complete the following steps to set up the Android environment correctly: 
Adding Kotlin, Maven and  minSdkVersion
Note: Make sure your Android Studio also supports Kotlin. As of this writing, Android Studio Version 3.5.1 has Kotlin support. If you're using an older version, you can install Kotlin support under Android Studio → Preferences… → Plugins → Browse Repository → Type “Kotlin” in search box → Install
Kotlin support is required in the main Android project. Please add the following lines to your project'sandroid/build.gradle file:
Set minSdkVersion to 21 or higher
Set kotlin_version to "1.3.21" or higher
Add in dependencies the line classpath("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version")
Add  in repositories the line maven { url 'https://button.passbase.com/__android' }
Code Example
// In the different lines to your projcet's build.gradle file
buildscript {
    ext {
      ...
        minSdkVersion = 21 // 1. Add minSdkVersion
        kotlin_version = "1.3.21" // 2. Add kotlin_version
    }
    dependencies {
       ...
       // 3. Add classpath
       classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version" 
    }
}
​
allprojects {
    repositories {
       ...
       // 4. Add maven block
       maven { url 'https://button.passbase.com/__android' }
    }
}
Sync the gradle & run. You've successfully installed the Passbase SDK for Android! 🎉
2. Initialize the SDK
Passbase uses API keys to allow access to the SDK and routes it back to your dashboard. You need to register on our website using your publishable API key from your developer dashboard's API settings. If you don't have a developer account yet, you can create one here: developer dashboard.​
First, add the following import statement to the top: import { PassbaseSDK } from '@passbase/react-native-passbase'
Then, initialize the SDK with your own API key. In promise based implementation like in the code snippet below, you need to replace YOUR_PUBLISHABLE_API_KEY for your own API key from your developer dashboard:
const res = await PassbaseSDK.initialize('YOUR_PUBLISHABLE_API_KEY')
Please use the publishable API key for all integrations. The secret key should never be exposed or used in a web integration or mobile app since it can accesas sensitive user data if leaked!
In the example below you can see both a Promise based & Callback based approach for initializing the SDK:
Type
Method
Promise Based 
initialize(publishableApiKey)
Callback Based 
initialize(publishableApiKey, onSuccess, onFailure)
You can find an example implementation with both types below:
import { PassbaseSDK } from '@passbase/react-native-passbase'; // at the top import
​
    // promise based implementation
    const res = await PassbaseSDK.initialize('YOUR_PUBLISHABLE_API_KEY')
    if (res && res.success) {
        // Do your stuff here, you have successfully initialized.
    } else {
        // check res.message for the error message
    }
    
    //You can add the prefill email option here
    PassbaseSDK.setPrefillUserEmail("testuser@yourproject.com"); //optional
​
    //Callback based implementation
    PassbaseSDK.initialize('YOUR_PUBLISHABLE_API_KEY',
        (res) => { // it is onSuccess callback.
          // do your stuff here.
        },
        (err) => { // it is onError callback
          // oops! something went wrong. analyze `err`
        }
    )
You have successfully initialized the Passbase SDK!  🎉
3. Start Verification
Please make sure, you've initialized the SDK before starting a new verification. Otherwise you can't start the verification.
Keep in mind that in order to successfully finish a verification, you need to pass our liveness detection. Hence, if you develop on a Simulator (e.g. iPhone Simulator via Xcode), you won't be able to get past this step. Therefore please use a real device (e.g. an attached iPhone) to fully test and develop with our SDK.
There are two ways to start verification. 
Using PassbaseButton component
Using startVerification  method
Using PassbaseButton component is the simplest way to show ready made Passbase Button UI and start the verification process. The following code snippet shows how to use PassbaseButton component provided by the SDK:
import { PassbaseButton } from '@passbase/react-native-passbase'; // import statement on top
​
...
<PassbaseButton style={{ backgroundColor: 'white' }}/>
...
This will render the Passbase Button on UI and will automatically start verification on its press.
If you want to make your own UI or button but want to start verification programmatically, you can use the method,startVerification. As previously mentioned, you can receive callbacks or you can use a promise based approach:
Callback based or
Promise based
Below are examples of how to start the verification based on promise or callback:
Type
Method
Promise Based 
startVerification()
Callback Based
startVerification(onSuccess, onError)
You can find an example implementation using both methods below:
  import { PassbaseSDK } from '@passbase/react-native-passbase' // at the top import
​
  // Promise based method call
  const res = await PassbaseSDK.startVerification();
  if (res.success) {
     // successfully started verification.
  }
​
  //Callback based call
  PassbaseSDK.startVerification((res) => {
      if (res && res.success) {
          // successfully started verification.
      }
  }, (err) => {
      // ooops! something went wrong. analyze `err`
  })
You have successfully started your first verification! 🎉
4. Handling Verifications
In some cases it's useful to know if a users completes the verification or cancels it. For this, we can implement following delegate/callback methods:
Method
Description
onStart
This callback method activates once a user starts the  verification flow. 
onFinish
This callback method activates once a user completes the full verification flow. You receive an object called identityAccessKey which can be used to access the identity. Please see our section about Webhooks and API for more information.
onError
This callback method activates when a user cancels the verification flow or verification finish with an error. You can use this to find out if people who drop out of your verification flow.
Error codes:
CANCELLED_BY_USER 
REAUTHENTICATION_FAILED
import { NativeEventEmitter } from 'react-native';
import { PassbaseSDK } from '@passbase/react-native-passbase';
​
  // now in your component's componentDidMount lifecycle method
  componentDidMount () {
      this.subscription = new NativeEventEmitter(PassbaseSDK);
​
      this.subscription.addListener('onError', event => {
          // do your stuff here
          // event.errorCode
      });
      this.subscription.addListener('onFinish', event => {
          // do your stuff here.
          // event.identityAccessKey can be used for further interactions with passbase server
      });
      this.subscription.addListener('onStart', event => {
          // do your stuff here.
      });
  }
​
  // you should removeListeners on componentWillUnmout
  componentWillUnmount(){
    if (this.subscription) {
        this.subscription.removeListener('onError', (event) => {})
        this.subscription.removeListener('onFinish', (event) => {})
        this.subscription.removeListener('onStart', (event) => {})
    }
  }
We recommend the following process for handling identity verifications:
Obtain theidentityAccessKey of a successful identity verifications from the call back and save them to e.g. a user profile
Set up webhooks to be notified once the identity verification has been processed by our system. Also once your have approved or rejected the user in our dashboard
Now you can use your own backend to query the details about this identity verification with e.g. the authentication by key call to obtain the details 
5. UI Customizations
No code solution allows you to change font and colors online without rebuilding your app.
6. ProGuard (Android)
If you are using ProGuard you might need to add the following options:
-dontwarn okio.**
-dontwarn retrofit2.Platform$Java8
-dontwarn com.facetec.zoom.sdk.**
to ProGuard exceptions
buildTypes {
    release {
        minifyEnabled true
        proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
    }
}
Example & Demo App
You can find a code example of a whole class in the code section below. Also we have a full example integration app hosted on our Github Page. 
​React Native Demo App 
import React from 'react';
import { NativeEventEmitter, Platform, View, StyleSheet, TouchableOpacity, Text, Alert, ActivityIndicator } from 'react-native';
import { PassbaseSDK, PassbaseButton } from '@passbase/react-native-passbase';
class App extends React.Component {
    constructor(props) {
        super(props);
        this.state = {
            initSucceed: false,
            loading: false
        };
    }
    async componentDidMount() {
        this.subscription = new NativeEventEmitter(PassbaseSDK);
        this.subscription.addListener('onError', (event) => {
            console.log("##onError##", event)
        })
        this.subscription.addListener('onFinish', (event) => {
            console.log("##onFinish##", event)
        })
        this.subscription.addListener('onStart', (event) => {
            console.log("##onStart##", event)
        })
    }
​
    handlePassbaseClick = async () => {
        const { initSucceed, loading } = this.state
        if (loading ) {
            return
        }
        this.setState({loading: true}, async () => {
            if (initSucceed) {
                // Promise based method call
                const res = await PassbaseSDK.startVerification();
                this.setState({loading: false})
                if (!res.success) {
                    alert('something went wrong. while starting verification.')
                }
            } else {
                // promise based implementation
                const res = await PassbaseSDK.init('YOUR_PUBLISHABLE_API_KEY')
                console.log("initRes: ", res)
                if (res && res.success) {
                    this.setState({initSucceed: true, loading: false})
                }
            }
        })
    }
​
    render() {
        const { initSucceed, loading } = this.state;
        return (
            <View style={styles.container}>
                <TouchableOpacity style={styles.button}
                                   onPress={this.handlePassbaseClick}>
                    <Text style={styles.btnText}>
                        {initSucceed ? 'start verification' : 'initialize SDK'}
                    </Text>
                    {
                        loading && <View style={styles.loadingContainer}>
                            <ActivityIndicator size={'large'}/>
                        </View>
                    }
                </TouchableOpacity>
                  {
                    initSucceed && <PassbaseButton style={{ margin: 10, backgroundColor: 'white' }}/>
                  }
            </View>
        );
    }
​
    componentWillUnmount(){
        if (this.subscription)
            this.subscription.removeListener('onFinish', (event) => {
                console.log("##removing listener onFinish##", event)
            })
            this.subscription.removeListener('onError', (event) => {
                console.log("##removing listener onError##", event) 
            })
            this.subscription.removeListener('onStart', (event) => {
                console.log("##removing listener onStart##", event) 
            })
​
    }
}
export default App;
​
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
    container: {
        width: '100%',
        height: '100%',
        alignItems: 'center',
        justifyContent: 'center'
    },
    button: {
        width: 250,
        padding: 10,
        margin: 10,
        backgroundColor: 'blue',
        alignItems: 'center',
        justifyContent: 'center'
    },
    btnText: {
        color: 'white',
        fontWeight: 'bold'
    },
    component: {
        width: 100,
        height: 100,
        margin: 5
    },
    loadingContainer: {
        position: 'absolute',
        left: 0, right: 0, top: 0, bottom: 0,
        alignItems: 'center',
        justifyContent: 'center'
    }
});
You have completed the integration for React Native!  🎉
Troubleshooting
 ZoomAuthenticationHybrid.framework, no image present
If you experience a crash with the error, "ZoomAuthenticationHybrid.framework, no image present,"  please add it manually. Otherwise, skip this step.
Sometimes, there is a bug where we need to add another framework to our iOS Project. Try to build and run your project. If the above bug occurs, please download the ZoomAuthenticationHybrid.framework from this link.
Unzip the file, locate the ZoomAuthenticationHybrid.framework file in the folder and copy it to your ios directory in the react native project. 
Next, open your project's xcworkspace file and drag the ZoomAuthenticationHybrid.framework inside the left pane to your project's dependencies in XCode.
Tick the box for Copy items if needed
Add a copy file phase to your Xcode project and have ZoomAuthenticationHybrid.framework copied to destination Frameworks
For Xcode >= 11 only
Go to General -> Frameworks, Libraries, and Embedded Content & Select Embed & Sign for ZoomAuthenticationHybrid.framework.
Now clean project & build & run.
Gradle sync fails with OneSignal installed
The problem is both OneSignal and Passbase are requiring different versions of some of services from com.google.firebase & com.google.android.gms groups.
Add resolutionStrategy to the project level build.gradle inside the allProjects block as follows:
allprojects {
    repositories {
        // other repositories ...
        maven { url 'https://maven.google.com' } // THIS ONE ADDED FOR ONE-SIGNAL
        google()
        jcenter()
        maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
        maven { url 'https://button.passbase.com/__android' }
    }
    configurations.all { // THIS BLOCK ADDED FOR ONE-SIGNAL & PASSBASE CONFLICTS
        resolutionStrategy {
            eachDependency { DependencyResolveDetails details ->
                if (details.requested.group == 'com.google.firebase') {
                    details.useVersion "+"
                }
                if (details.requested.group == 'com.google.android.gms') {
                    details.useVersion "+"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
sync the project and then build and run
Gradle sync fails with Intercom installed
If you have similar error in your project:
Could not determine the dependencies of task ':app:lintVitalRelease'.
> Could not resolve all artifacts for configuration ':app:releaseAndroidTestRuntimeClasspath'.
   > Could not resolve io.intercom.android:intercom-sdk-base:5.+.
     Required by:
         project :app > project :react-native-intercom
      > Failed to list versions for io.intercom.android:intercom-sdk-base.
         > Unable to load Maven meta-data from https://button.passbase.com/__android/io/intercom/android/intercom-sdk-base/maven-metadata.xml.
            > Could not get resource 'https://button.passbase.com/__android/io/intercom/android/intercom-sdk-base/maven-metadata.xml'.
               > Could not GET 'https://button.passbase.com/__android/io/intercom/android/intercom-sdk-base/maven-metadata.xml'. Received status code 403 from server: Forbidden
A workaround may help:
maven {
  url 'https://button.passbase.com/__android'
  content {
    excludeGroupByRegex "io\\.intercom.*"
  }
}
sync the project and then build and run
 Camera is not starting in release build on android
If you experience that camera is not starting in release build make sure you set enableProguardInReleaseBuilds in build.gradle to false. Or add exeptions as described in ProGuard section above.
Android
Flutter
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Method	Description
`onStart`	This callback method activates once a user starts the verification flow.
`onFinish`	This callback method activates once a user completes the full verification flow. You receive an object called `identityAccessKey` which can be used to access the identity. Please see our section about Webhooks and API for more information.
`onError`	This callback method activates when a user cancels the verification flow or verification finish with an error. You can use this to find out if people who drop out of your verification flow. Error codes: `CANCELLED_BY_USER` `REAUTHENTICATION_FAILED`
Type	Method
Promise Based	`initialize(publishableApiKey)`
Callback Based	`initialize(publishableApiKey, onSuccess, onFailure)`