Huawei Account Kit (React Native)
HUAWEI Account Kit offers very simple, quick and secure sign in and authorization functionalities which help many developers to implement hassle free and quick sign in functionalities for applications.
HUAWEI Account Kit offers very simple, quick and secure sign in and authorization functionalities which help many developers to implement hassle free and quick sign in functionalities for applications.
HUAWEI Account Kit offers services on different parameters as
Quick and Standard
Massive user base and global services
Secure, reliable, and compliant with international standards
Quick sign-in to apps
Development Overview
Prerequisite
1. Must have a Huawei Developer Account
2. Must have a Huawei phone with HMS 4.0.0.300 or later
3. React Native environment with Android Studio, Node Js and Visual Studio code.
Major Dependencies
1. React Native CLI : 2.0.1
2. Gradle Version: 6.0.1
3. Gradle Plugin Version: 3.5.2
4. React Native Account Kit SDK : 5.0.0.300
5. React-native-hms-account kit gradle dependency
6. AGCP gradle dependency
Preparation
- Create an app or project in the Huawei app gallery connect, click My apps, as shown below.
Click on New app.
2. Provide the SHA Key and App Package name of the project in App Information Section and enable the required API.
Add the below information to create a new app and project
Once app is created, goto My projects
Click on the created project
Enable the AccountKit API
Put SHA signature generated using Android Studio
Download agc services file and paste it under App folder of the project.
3. Create a react native project, use the below command
“react-native init project name”
4. Download the React Native Account Kit SDK and paste it under Node Modules directory of React Native project.
Tips
1. Run below command under project directory using CLI if you cannot find node modules.
“npm install” & “npm link”
Integration
1. Configure android level build.gradle
Add to buildscript/repositories and allprojects/repositories
maven {url ‘http://developer.huawei.com/repo/'}
2. Configure app level build.gradle. (Add to dependencies)
Implementation project (“: react-native-hms-ads”)
3. Linking the HMS Account Kit Sdk.
Run below command in the project directory
react-native link react-native-hms-account
Adding permissions
Add below permissions to Android.manifest file.
<uses-permission android:name=”android.permission.INTERNET” />
<uses-permission android:name=”android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE”/>
Development Process
Once sdk is integrated and ready to use, add following code to your App.js file which will import the API’s present.
Import the SDK
Sign In
Sign Out
Testing
Import the SDK
Add below line of code in the app.js file
import RNHMSAccount from “react-native-hms-account”;
Sign In
To sign in, create a signInData object and set the field values. Then invoke the signIn method of the HMSAccount module, setting the signInData object as the argument. If the sign in is successful, an AuthHuaweiId object will be returned, an exception object is returned otherwise.
Add below code on the “SIGN IN” button click
Sign Out
To sign out, invoke the signOut method of the HMSAccount module. The promise is resolved if the sign in is successful, is rejected otherwise.
Add below code on the “SIGN OUT” button click.
Testing
Run the below command to build the project
React-native run-android
Upon successful build, run the below command in the android directory of the project to create the signed apk.
gradlew assembleRelease
Results
References
Conclusion
Adding SignIn and SignOut functionalities seems easy.
