Configuration
The Configuration extension is built into the Mobile Core extension. It provides several different APIs for you to setup the configuration either remotely in the Data Collection UI or locally.
When you configure a mobile property, a unique environment ID is generated that the SDK uses to retrieve your configuration. This ID is generated when an app configuration is created and published to a given environment. The app is first launched and then the SDK retrieves and uses this Adobe-hosted configuration.
As best practice, you should configure a mobile property in the Data Collection UI and use environment IDs to configure your application. Follow the steps in Set up a mobile property if you need to create a new Experience Platform App.
After the configuration is retrieved when the app is initially launched, the configuration is stored in local cache. The SDK tries to refresh the configuration every cold launch or when a new session is detected. If there is no change or a network request error occurs while downloading the configuration file, the cached configuration will be used.
The unique environment ID from the Data Collection UI can be configured with the SDK using the following:
Android
iOS (AEP 3.x)
iOS (ACP 2.x)
Cordova
Unity
Xamarin
Syntax
static func configureWith(appId: String)
Example
MobileCore.configureWith(appId: "1423ae38-8385-8963-8693-28375403491d")
Syntax
+ (void) configureWithAppId: (NSString* appId);
Example
[AEPMobileCore configureWithAppId: @"1423ae38-8385-8963-8693-28375403491d"];
Alternatively, you can also place the environment ID in your iOS project's Info.plist with the
ADBMobileAppID
key. When the SDK is initialized, the environment ID is automatically read from the Info.plist file and the associated configuration.Syntax
static func configure(withAppId: String)
Example
ACPCore.configure(withAppId: "1423ae38-8385-8963-8693-28375403491d")
Syntax
+ (void) configureWithAppId: (NSString* __nullable) appid;
Example
[ACPCore configureWithAppId:@"1423ae38-8385-8963-8693-28375403491d"];
Alternatively, you can also place the environment ID in your iOS project's Info.plist with the
ADBMobileAppID
key. When the SDK is initialized, the environment ID is automatically read from the Info.plist file and the associated configuration.Cordova
When using Cordova, the
configureWithAppId
method call must be done in native code which is shown under the Android and iOS tabs.You can also update the configuration programmatically by passing configuration keys and values to override the existing configuration.
Keys that are not found on the current configuration are added when this method is followed. Null values are allowed and replace existing configuration values.
Do not use this API to update the build.environment or any key with an environment prefix, because it can lead to unexpected behavior. For more information, read Environment-aware configuration properties.
Android
iOS (AEP 3.x)
iOS (ACP 2.x)
React Native
Flutter
Cordova
Unity
Xamarin
Syntax
@objc(updateConfiguration:)
static func updateConfigurationWith(configDict: [String: Any])
Example
let updatedConfig = ["global.privacy":"optedout"]
MobileCore.updateConfigurationWith(configDict: updatedConfig)
Syntax
+ (void) updateConfiguration: (NSDictionary* __nullable) config;
Example
NSDictionary *updatedConfig = @{@"global.privacy":@"optedout"};
[AEPMobileCore updateConfiguration:updatedConfig];
Syntax
static func updateConfiguration(_: [String: Any])
Example
let updatedConfig = ["global.privacy":"optedout"]
ACPCore.updateConfiguration(updatedConfig)
Syntax
+ (void) updateConfiguration: (NSDictionary* __nullable) config;
Example
NSDictionary *updatedConfig = @{@"global.privacy":@"optedout"};
[ACPCore updateConfiguration:updatedConfig];
Syntax
void UpdateConfiguration([NullAllowed] NSDictionary config);
iOS Example
var config = new NSMutableDictionary<NSString, NSObject>
{
["global.privacy"] = new NSString("optedout")
};
ACPCore.UpdateConfiguration(config);
Android Example
var config = new Dictionary<string, Java.Lang.Object>();
config.Add("global.privacy", "optedout");
ACPCore.UpdateConfiguration(config);
This API is only available in Android and iOS (AEP 3.x).
You can clear any programmatic updates made to the configuration via the
clearUpdatedConfiguration
API. This will clear programmatic updates to configuration made via the updateConfiguration(configMap)
(Android)/ updateConfigurationWith(configDict:)
(iOS) API. It will also clear any updates to the MobilePrivacyStatus
(Android)/ PrivacyStatus
(iOS) made via setPrivacyStatus(privacyStatus)
(Android)/ setPrivacyStatus(_ status:)
(iOS).You can include a bundled JSON configuration file in your app package to replace or complement the configuration that was downloaded by using the Configure with App ID per environment approach.
To download the JSON configuration file, use the following URL:
https://assets.adobedtm.com/PASTE-ENVIRONMENT-ID.json
- In iOS, the
ADBMobileConfig.json
file can be placed anywhere that it is accessible in your bundle. - In Android, the
ADBMobileConfig.json
file must be placed in the assets folder.
You can also load a different
ADBMobileConfig.json
file by using the ConfigureWithFileInPath
method. The Adobe Experience Platform SDKs will attempt to load the file from the given path and parse its JSON contents. Previous programmatic configuration changes that were set by using the UpdateConfiguration
method are applied on the bundled file's configuration before setting the new configuration to the Adobe Experience Platform SDKs. If a file-read error or JSON parsing error occurs, no configuration changes are made.To pass in a bundled path and file name:
Android
iOS (AEP 3.x)
iOS (ACP 2.x)
Xamarin
// Case 1: to use ADBMobileConfig.json in the assets folder
// No code is needed
// Case 2: to use a config json from a absolute path:
MobileCore.configureWithFileInPath("absolute/path/to/exampleJSONfile.json");
// Case 3: to use a config json in Assets folder
MobileCore.configureWithFileInAssets("exampleJSONfile.json");
Syntax
static func configureWith(filePath: String)
Example
let filePath = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "ExampleJSONFile", ofType: "json")
if let filePath = filePath {
MobileCore.configureWith(filePath: filePath)
}
Syntax
+ (void) configureWithFilePath: (NSString* __nullable) filepath;
Example
NSString *filePath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"ExampleJSONFile" ofType:@"json"];
[AEPMobileCore configureWithFilePath: filePath];
Syntax
static func configureWithFile(inPath: String)
Example
let filePath = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "ExampleJSONFile", ofType: "json")
ACPCore.configureWithFile(inPath: filePath)
Syntax
+ (void) configureWithFileInPath: (NSString* __nullable) filepath;
Example
NSString *filePath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"ExampleJSONFile"ofType:@"json"];
[ACPCore configureWithFileInPath:filePath];
This feature is only available in iOS ACPCore version 2.0.3 or later, and iOS AEPCore version 3.0.0 and above.
Some extension developers might use different configuration values based on their environment, and the generated configuration might have several entries for the same property. For example, the Adobe Campaign Standard extension has different endpoints for development, staging, and production servers. Here is an example of a raw configuration that supports multiple build environments:
{
"myExtension.server": "mydomain.com",
"__dev__myExtension.server": "mydomain.dev.com",
"__stage__myExtension.server": "mydomain.stage.com"
}
Each time a remote configuration is generated in the Data Collection UI, a
build.environment
value is set. This value is based on the environment that you are publishing. When the remote configuration is downloaded, the Configuration extension considers the value in build.environment
and provides only the non-prefixed version for the current environment in the shared state.Here is a modification of the previous example, which now includes
build.environment
:{
"build.environment": "dev",
"myExtension.server": "mydomain.com",
"__dev__myExtension.server": "mydomain.dev.com",
"__stage__myExtension.server": "mydomain.stage.com"
}
Here is the resulting shared state from the Configuration extension:
{
"build.environment": "dev",
"myExtension.server": "mydomain.dev.com"
}
Here's a sample JSON file for the SDK:
{
"experienceCloud.org": "[email protected]",
"target.clientCode": "yourclientcode",
"target.timeout": 5,
"audience.server": "omniture.demdex.net",
"audience.timeout": 5,
"analytics.rsids": "mobilersidsample",
"analytics.server": "obumobile1.sc.omtrdc.net",
"analytics.aamForwardingEnabled": false,
"analytics.offlineEnabled": true,
"analytics.batchLimit": 0,
"analytics.backdatePreviousSessionInfo": false,
"global.privacy": "optedin",
"lifecycle.sessionTimeout": 300,
"rules.url": "https://link.to.rules/test.zip"
}
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