ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Android and iOS in React Native

This repository is a proof of concept that demonstrate the feasibility of using ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Android and iOS in a React Native application.

The demo is limited to the following functionalities:

• on Android
  • Initialize the map from a configurable list of Tile and Feature Service Layer (in JavaScript)
  • Zoom/unzoom the map through buttons (in JavaScript)
  • Center the map on the device location (in JavaScript)
  • Display the map center and scale (respond to map touch events)
• on iOS
  • Initialize the map with hardcoded layer (in Objective-C)
  • Zoom/unzoom the map through buttons managed (in JavaScript)
  • Center the map on the device location (in JavaScript)
  • Display the map center and scale (respond to map touch events and JavaScript/Objective-C navigation)

The application has only been tested with an iPhone 5 and a Nexus 5. This repository is provided as is, with no support in the context of a presentation given at the Esri Developer Summit 2016 [Native Apps in JavaScript with React Native: Lessons From a Prototype](https://cdn.rawgit.com/glazou/react-native-arcgis-sdk-demo/master/Native Apps in JavaScript with React Native - Lessons From a Prototype.pdf). Feel free to get in touch if you are interested.

Setup

The following setup has only been tested on Mac OS X 10.10.5. React Native has experimental Linux and Windows support for Android but the project hasn't been tested.

For either platform:

• Install React Native (only the "Requirements" step is needed and flow is not needed)
• Clone this repository
• Open a terminal and navigate to the root of the repository
• Run npm install

iOS:

• Install Xcode (this project has been tested with Xcode 7.2.1)
• Install ArcGIS Runtime SDK for iOS, see Install the SDK manually (use default location and settings ; other steps described on this page are not necessary ; I haven't tried using CocoaPods, it should also be an option)
• Open ios/ArcGISMap.xcodeproj with xCode and run the app on your device or a simulator

Android:

• Install Android Studio (this project has been tested with Android Studio 1.3.2)
• Install the latest Java SDK and Android SDK, see React Native Android setup guide
• Open Android Studio and import the existing project located in the android folder
• In the terminal, from the project root, run react-native run-android
• With Android Studio, run the project on your device or a simulator
• If the project doesn't build it may be because the installation of the ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Android through Maven has failed, if this seems like your issue, installing it manually may resolve the issue see the installation documentation (only the "The SDK download" step is needed, use the default install location)
• If running on a device and the application starts but display a red screen with a stack trace, try running the following command from a terminal in the root of the repository adb reverse tcp:8081 tcp:8081 and use the reload bundle button. See this page for more information about running on Android device

Resources

• https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/getting-started.html
• https://github.com/jondot/awesome-react-native
• https://github.com/enaqx/awesome-react
• https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/native-components-android.html
• https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/native-components-ios.html
• https://developers.arcgis.com/ios/
• https://developers.arcgis.com/android/
• http://browniefed.com/blog/2015/11/24/react-native-how-to-bridge-an-objective-c-view-component/