iOS Native

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Prerequisites

1. iOS version 13 or above
2. Xcode 14 or above

Setup

Download the framework

• Open terminal and enter the following command.

curl --user dev.nexus:devNexus -o GipKit-1.0.0.zip https://nexus.gupshup.tech/repository/iOS/GipKit/GipKit-1.0.0.zip

• Find the downloaded file and unzip it to get "GipKit.xcframework".

Add the framework

• Drag the framework file into the project folder in Xcode.
• When prompted, select the options as shown below and click Finish.

Link the framework

• Add the framework to the target of the application if not already done.
• Remember to select Embed & Sign under the Embed column.

Grant Permissions

• GipKit requires camera permission to click and upload pictures. It uses Audio permission to convert Speech to Text and record video to upload to the chatbot.
• Add the following keys to Info tab on the project target.

1. Privacy - Microphone Usage Description
2. Privacy - Camera Usage Description

Import GipKit into ViewModel class

import GipKit

Get reference to GipKit in ViewModel class

let gipChat: GipChat = GipChat.shared

Setting the App ID for gipChat

let appId: String = "de0fa..."

gipChat.setAppId(appId)

Getting the App ID

• Log in to your Gupshup Console account and go to Web under Channels in the navigation bar on the left.
• The App ID can be located in the Embed URL as shown below.

Setting the User Name and User ID

• For logged in users, set the end customer's name and unique ID.
• For anonymous users, set the User Name and User ID to nil.

let userId: String = "some-user-id"
let userName: String = "some-user-name"

gipChat.setUserId(userId)
gipChat.setUserName(userName)

gipChat.setUserId(nil)
gipChat.setUserName(nil)

Initializing the SDK

• The .initialize method takes a closure which returns true if the SDK was initialized successfully.
• If the initialization fails, the method returns false.
• Based on this value, appropriate actions can be taken.

gipChat.initialize { initialized in
       // if initialized is true, show/enable chat button
	// or make appropriate UI state decisions.
}

Showing the chat screen

gipChat.show()

Listening for error messages

• App can register a delegate and listen for error messages that the SDK can generate.

gipChat.setDelegate(self)

• Extend the ViewModel class with GipChatDelegate as shown below.

extension ViewModel: GipChatDelegate {
    func onError(message: String) {
        print(message)
    }
}