Obj-C SDK - Installation and Usage

Note: This article is for our Objective C SDK which is now in maintenance mode. We recommend you go to [Swift SDK - Swift App Installation and Usage] to implement the Swift version of our SDK which will contain all ongoing updates.

The latest Obj-C SDK version can be found here: https://cocoapods.org/pods/BlueTriangleSDK-iOS

Summary:

This document contains instructions on installing and using Blue Triangle's software development kit (SDK) for iOS.

• Requirements
• Installation
• Usage
  • Setting up the tracker
  • Setting up a timer
  • Submitting a timer
• CocoaPods Link
• Example App

Requirements:

• iOS 12.0+
• Xcode 9.0+

Installation:

1. If you don't already have CocoaPods, go ahead and download it.

$ sudo gem install cocoapods

2. Initiate your project with a CocoaPods file:

$ pod init

3. Open the CocoaPods file and add the following:

target 'MyApp' do
   pod 'BlueTriangleSDK-iOS', '~> 0.1.0'
end

If you receive the following build-time error, you will need to specify the Cocoapods version:

"Specs satisfying the `BlueTriangleSDK-iOS` dependency were found, but they required a higher minimum deployment target."

The version number can be located on the Cocoapods website: https://cocoapods.org/pods/BlueTriangleSDK-iOS

  4. Run Pods install:

$ pod install

Usage:

Setting up the tracker

The BTTracker class is responsible for global configuration and timer submission. A BTTracker instance must be initialized and configured before timers can be sent to Blue Triangle for processing. The best place to initialize and configure the tracker is in the AppDelegate class:

• Objective-C

#import BlueTriangle

- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions {

    [[BTTracker sharedTracker] setSiteID:@"YOUR_SITE_PREFIX"];
    return YES;
}

• Swift

import BlueTriangle

func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplicationLaunchOptionsKey: Any]?) -> Bool {

    BTTracker.shared().setSiteID("YOUR_SITE_PREFIX")
    return true
}

Setting up a timer

The BTTimer class is a simple data object used to time and track fields for Blue Triangle analytic session. There are several pre-established fields which can be set on BTTimer, including page name, traffic segment, brand value, etc. For a full list, see the constants in BTTimer.h. BTTimer inherits from NSObject and can be passed from class to class allowing for easy field configuration.

• Objective-C

BTTimer *timer = [BTTimer timerWithPageName:@"page-name-1" trafficSegment:@"traffic-segment-1"];
[timer setCampaignName:@"campaign-1"];
[timer setCampaignMedium:@"mobile-ios"];
}

• Swift

let timer = BTTimer(pageName: "page-name-1", trafficSegment: "traffic-segment-s")
timer.setCampaignName("campaign-1")
timer.setCampaignMedium("mobile-ios")
}

Submitting a timer

Timers are submitted to Blue Triangle through an instance of BTTracker. Any global fields set on the tracker will be applied to the timer before submission. Global fields take precedence over timer fields. Once a timer instance is submitted, the instance can be disposed of.

• Objective-C

...
[[BTTracker sharedTracker] submitTimer:timer];
}

• Swift

...
BTTracker.shared().submitTimer(self.timer)
}