[v2] Timeline for DeepLinks in v2?

[rsokz]

Issue Description

Is there an estimated timeline to get deep links working in v2?

[birkir]

The deep link system in v1 actually is just a simple event library that you can build yourself if you desperately need it.

// events.js
import EventEmitter from 'EventEmitter';
export const events = new EventEmitter();

import { events } from './events';

class Screen1 extends React.Component {

  componentDidMount() {
    events.addEventListener('DeepLink', this.handleDeepLink);
  }

  handleDeepLink(event) {
    const parts = event.link.split('/'); // Link parts
    const payload = event.payload; // (optional) The payload
    if (parts[0] == 'chats') {
      // handle the link somehow, usually run a this.props.navigator command
    }
  }
}

class Screen2 extends React.Component {

  onContactSelected(contactID) {
    events.emit('DeepLink', {
      link: 'chats/' + contactID,
      payload: '' // (optional) Extra payload with deep link
    });
  }
}

[webdevsyd]

The deep link system in v1 actually is just a simple event library that you can build yourself if you desperately need it.

// events.js
import EventEmitter from 'EventEmitter';
export const events = new EventEmitter();

import { events } from './events';

class Screen1 extends React.Component {

  componentDidMount() {
    events.addEventListener('DeepLink', this.handleDeepLink);
  }

  handleDeepLink(event) {
    const parts = event.link.split('/'); // Link parts
    const payload = event.payload; // (optional) The payload
    if (parts[0] == 'chats') {
      // handle the link somehow, usually run a this.props.navigator command
    }
  }
}

class Screen2 extends React.Component {

  onContactSelected(contactID) {
    events.emit('DeepLink', {
      link: 'chats/' + contactID,
      payload: '' // (optional) Extra payload with deep link
    });
  }
}

Will this work when I open the link for example in my email (GMAIL)?.

[ionush]

i believe this isn't feasible because react native doesn't import node standard library anymore

[guyca]

Hey guys, as @birkir noted - v1's deeplink system was a very basic pub-sub implementation. As handling events isn't a navigation library's concern we opted to remove it from v2.
I'm closing the issue as it won't be added to RNN in the future.

[RichardLindhout]

It's really easy with the Linking library from React Native ;)
https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/linking.html