@r2u/react-native-ar-sdk

R2U Augmented Reality SDK for React Native

Methods

interface R2U {
  init: (params: { customerId: string }) => Promise<void>
  sku: {
    isActive: (sku: string) => Promise<boolean>
  }
  ar: {
    isSupported: () => Promise<boolean>
    open: (params: { sku: string; resize?: boolean }) => Promise<void>
  }
  viewer: {
    getLink: (sku: string) => Promise<string>
  }
}

function	description
init	Instantiates the R2U module to gather needed information from our API
sku.isActive	Indicates the availability of a product in augmented reality
ar.isSupported	Displays the compatibility of a device with the AR experience *
ar.open	Tries to display given SKU model inside the AR experience
viewer.getLink	Returns the URL to display the 3D model inside a webview

* List of supported devices = iOS & Android

Installation

Add the module to your app project

# with npm
npm install @r2u/react-native-ar-sdk

# with yarn
yarn add @r2u/react-native-ar-sdk

Additional steps

iOS

1. Add camera access permission request on your Info.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "___">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
  <key>NSCameraUsageDescription</key>
  <string>Camera used to display product in Augmented Reality</string>
  ...
</dict>
</plist>

2. Install the React Native pod

cd ios
pod install

Android

1. Add camera access permission request on your AndroidManifest.xml

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />

<application …>
    ...
    <!-- "AR Optional" app, contains non-AR features that can be used when
         "Google Play Services for AR" (ARCore) is not available. -->
    <meta-data android:name="com.google.ar.core" android:value="optional" />
</application>

Code example

// Demo using React Hooks
import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
import {
  Button,
  SafeAreaView,
  ScrollView,
  StatusBar,
  StyleSheet,
  View,
} from 'react-native'

import { WebView } from 'react-native-webview' // Needed to display the 3D model inside the app

import R2U from '@r2u/react-native-ar-sdk'

const customerId = '5e8e7580404328000882f4ae' // Remember to use your ID
const sku = 'RE000001' // Gather from your product page

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  webview: {
    marginTop: 32,
    width: 400,
    height: 400,
    margin: 'auto',
    backgroundColor: '#ccc',
  },
})

const App: React.FC = () => {
  const [init, setInit] = useState(false)
  const [isActive, setIsActive] = useState(false)
  const [canOpenAR, setCanOpenAR] = useState(false)
  const [uri, setUri] = useState('')

  useEffect(() => {
    R2U.init({ customerId }).then(() => {
      setInit(true)
    })
    R2U.ar.isSupported().then((supported) => setCanOpenAR(supported))
  }, [])

  useEffect(() => {
    if (!init) return
    R2U.sku.isActive(sku).then((active) => {
      setIsActive(active)
    })
  }, [init])

  useEffect(() => {
    if (!init || !isActive) return
    R2U.viewer.getLink(sku).then((link) => {
      setUri(link)
    })
  }, [isActive])

  return (
    <SafeAreaView>
      <StatusBar barStyle={'light-content'} />
      <ScrollView contentInsetAdjustmentBehavior="automatic">
        <View>
          {uri ? <WebView style={styles.webview} source={{ uri }} /> : null}
        </View>
        <Button
          title="View in your space"
          onPress={() => R2U.ar.open({ sku, resize: false })}
          disabled={!init || !isActive || !canOpenAR}
        ></Button>
      </ScrollView>
    </SafeAreaView>
  )
}

export default App

Demo project

Clone the repo at r2u-io/documentation-react-native

Test on devices

1. Android: cd android && ./gradlew assembleRelease and install the apk from android/app/build/outputs/apk/release/app-release.apk or setup ADB to run yarn android
2. iOS: yarn ios --configuration Release