Requirements
The Extole Android SDK supportsminSdkVersion 21 or later.
Integration
Add Extole’s SDK library
In thebuild.gradle for your project add Extole’s SDK library.
minSdkVersion 21
Initialize Extole
Initialize Extole. We recommend that you have a single instance of the Extole class.build.gradle
In the example above, be sure to replace appName = "your-app-name" with a descriptive name for your application. You can also specify the type of sandbox you’d like to use, like sandbox = “production-test”, and pass a version, such as data = {"version" to "1.0"}.
Initialize Global Components
Initialize global components. The following example uses the dependency injection framework Dagger.appName = "your-app-name"
Dagger usage example:
sandbox = “production-test”
Connect to your Extole Account
In theAndroidManifest.xml file, under the tag <application></application> add the following code.
data = {"version" to "1.0"}
You must use your program domain in order for the application to communicate with Extole. If you have not yet completed the CNAMEing process for your program, the unbranded domain can also be used.
Exchange Data with Extole
Send Customer Information
Send Extole information about the customer.AndroidManifest.xml
You can choose to pass any type of data to describe the customer. Richer data about your customers gives your marketing team the information they need to better segment your program participants and target them with appropriate campaigns.
JWT Identification
If you would like to verify the identity of your customers with JWT instead of their email address, use the following method:<application></application>
For more information on generating JWTs, please reference our article on Verifying Consumers.
Send Events
Send Extole events, such as registers, signups, conversions, account openings, and so on.mobile_cta
For each event type, you can send additional data. For example, on a conversion event you may want to pass in order ID or order value and so on.
Send Call to Action Content
Populate a CTA with content from Extole. CTAs such as mobile menu items can be fully customized in the My Extole Campaign Editor. Each CTA has a designated zone. The following code is an example of how to retrieve a CTA by fetching zone content.image
In order to be able to fetch the mobile_cta zone, the zone should be configured in My Extole and should return JSON content containing the image and title.
Important NoteWe encourage you to pull CTA content from My Extole because doing so ensures that your menu item or overlay message will reflect the copy and offer you’ve configured for your campaign.
Advanced Usage
The following topics cover advanced use cases for the Extole Android SDK. If you would like to explore any of these options, please reach out to our Support Team at support@extole.com.Integrate with a Deep Link Provider
Completing a deep link integration is simple once you have integrated with a deep link provider, such as Branch. Send a mobile event to Extole, and based on the configuration of your mobile operations, our framework will execute the corresponding action.title
Configure Actions from Events
You can set up a specific action to occur when an event is fired. For example, when a customer taps on your menu item CTA, you may want the event to trigger an action that loads your microsite and shows the share experience. To set up this type of configuration, you will need to work with Extole Support to set up a zone in My Extole that returns JSON configurations with conditions and actions. The SDK executes actions for conditions that are passing for a specific event.mobile_bootstrap
Adding additional operationsIf you would like to add more operations, you will need to update the zone
mobile_bootstrap. By default, this zone is not available to be updated. You must have already added the mobile SDK support component. Please reach out to our Support Team at support@extole.com for help adding this component to your campaign.Supported Actions
The following types of actions are supported by default in our SDK.Custom Actions
If you would like to create custom actions beyond our defaults, use the format exhibited in the example below. Please reach out to our Support Team at support@extole.com if you have any questions.PROMPT
Register Custom Actions
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