Initialization

To create a VWO Client instance, you need to initialize the VWO FME React Native SDK. This client instance serves as the core interface for conducting feature management and experimentation(A/B and personalization) within your application.

Usage

import { init } from 'vwo-fme-react-native-sdk';

import {
  VWOInitOptions,
  VWOContext,
  GetFlagResult,
} from 'vwo-fme-react-native-sdk/src/types';

let vwoClient;;

// initialize sdk
useEffect(() => {

    const initializeSDK = async () => {
      const options: VWOInitOptions = { sdkKey: SDK_KEY, accountId: ACCOUNT_ID };
      try {
        vwoClient = await init(options);
        console.log('VWO init success');
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Error initialising', error);
      }
    };
    
    initializeSDK();
}, []);

The init() function is called with the sdkKeyand accountId. It initializes and returns a VWO Client ObjectvwoClient, which can be used to perform feature
This client object allows you to run experiments, track events, and enable/disable feature flags.

Parameter Definitions

Parameter

Type

Description

accountId Required

number

Your VWO application's Account ID.

sdkKey Required

string

A unique environment key is provided to you inside the Websites & Apps section in the VWO application, under Default Project.

logLevel Optional

enum

The level of logging to be used. For more details, please check - Logger

logPrefix Optional

string

A prefix to be added to log messages. For more details, please check - Logger

integrations Optional

boolean

A callback function that receives data which can be pushed to any external tool that you need to integrate with. For more details, please check - Integrations

cachedSettingsExpiryTime Optional

number

Expiry time for cached settings in milliseconds. For more details, please check - Cache Management

pollInterval Optional

number

Time (in milliseconds) at which VWO should check with the server for any updates to the feature flag or rules in the VWO Dashboard. Useful to keep your VWO Client instance up-to-date with any changes made in the VWO Application. For more details, please check -Polling

batchMinSize Optional

number

Minimum size of batch to upload. For more detail, please check - Event Batching

batchUploadTimeInterval Optional

number

Batch upload time interval in milliseconds. For more detail, please check - Event Batching

Additional Callbacks

  • Integration Callback: Use VWO.registerIntegrationCallback to manage integration events. Refer documentation
  • Log Callback: Use VWO.registerLogCallback to capture and handle log events. Refer documentation

Polling Interval Adjustment

The pollInterval is an optional parameter that allows the SDK to automatically fetch and update settings from the VWO server at specified intervals. Setting this parameter ensures your application always uses the latest configuration.

Example usage:

const options: VWOInitOptions = { sdkKey: SDK_KEY, accountId: ACCOUNT_ID, pollInterval: 600000 }; // 10 minutes
vwoClient = await init(options);

Cached Settings Expiry Time

The cachedSettingsExpiryTime parameter allows you to specify how long the cached settings should be considered valid before fetching new settings from the VWO server. This helps in managing the freshness of the configuration data.

Example usage:

const options: VWOInitOptions = { sdkKey: SDK_KEY, accountId: ACCOUNT_ID, cachedSettingsExpiryTime: 600000 }; // 10 minutes
vwoClient = await init(options);

Event Batching Configuration

The VWO SDK supports storing impression events while the device is offline, ensuring no data loss. These events are batched and seamlessly synchronized with VWO servers once the device reconnects to the internet. Additionally, online event batching allows synchronization of impression events while the device is online. This feature can be configured by setting either the minimum batch size or the batch upload time interval during SDK initialization.

NOTE: The batching will trigger based on whichever condition is met first if using both options.

ParameterDescriptionRequiredTypeExample
batchMinSizeMinimum size of the batch to upload.Nonumber10
batchUploadTimeIntervalBatch upload time interval in milliseconds. Please specify at least a few minutes.Nonumber300000

Example usage:

const options: VWOInitOptions = { sdkKey: SDK_KEY, accountId: ACCOUNT_ID, batchMinSize: 10, batchUploadTimeInterval: 300000 }; // 5 minutes
vwoClient = await init(options);