Runtime permissions controls for mobile (android & ios) Kotlin Multiplatform development
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Mobile Kotlin runtime permissions multiplatform controller
moko-permissions - Kotlin MultiPlatform library for providing runtime permissions on iOS & Android.Table of Contents
- Features
- Requirements
- Installation
- List of supported permissions
- Usage
- Samples
- Set Up Locally
- Contributing
- License
Features
- Permission - enumeration with primary types of device permissions
- PermissionsController - handler for runtime permission requests can be used in the common code with lifecycle safety for Android
- DeniedException and DeniedAlwaysException - exceptions to handle user denial of permissions
- Compose Multiplatform support
Requirements
- Gradle version 6.8+
- Android API 16+
- iOS version 12.0+
Installation
root build.gradleallprojects {
repositories {
mavenCentral()
}
}
project build.gradle
dependencies { commonMainApi("dev.icerock.moko:permissions:0.20.1") // specific permissions support commonMainImplementation("dev.icerock.moko:permissions-bluetooth:0.20.1") commonMainImplementation("dev.icerock.moko:permissions-camera:0.20.1") commonMainImplementation("dev.icerock.moko:permissions-contacts:0.20.1") commonMainImplementation("dev.icerock.moko:permissions-gallery:0.20.1") commonMainImplementation("dev.icerock.moko:permissions-location:0.20.1") commonMainImplementation("dev.icerock.moko:permissions-microphone:0.20.1") commonMainImplementation("dev.icerock.moko:permissions-motion:0.20.1") commonMainImplementation("dev.icerock.moko:permissions-notifications:0.20.1") commonMainImplementation("dev.icerock.moko:permissions-storage:0.20.1") // compose multiplatform commonMainApi("dev.icerock.moko:permissions-compose:0.20.1") // permissions api + compose extensions commonTestImplementation("dev.icerock.moko:permissions-test:0.20.1") }
List of supported permissions
dev.icerock.moko:permissions-bluetooth
dev.icerock.moko:permissions-camera
dev.icerock.moko:permissions-contacts
dev.icerock.moko:permissions-gallery
dev.icerock.moko:permissions-location
dev.icerock.moko:permissions-microphone
dev.icerock.moko:permissions-motion
dev.icerock.moko:permissions-notifications
dev.icerock.moko:permissions-storage
Usage
Common code:
class ViewModel(val permissionsController: PermissionsController): ViewModel() { fun onPhotoPressed() { viewModelScope.launch { try { permissionsController.providePermission(Permission.GALLERY) // Permission has been granted successfully. } catch(deniedAlways: DeniedAlwaysException) { // Permission is always denied. } catch(denied: DeniedException) { // Permission was denied. } } } }
Android:
override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState) val viewModel = getViewModel { // Pass the platform implementation of the permission controller to a common code. ViewModel(PermissionsController()) } // Binds the permissions controller to the activity lifecycle. viewModel.permissionsController.bind(activity) }
Compose:
@Composable fun TestScreen() { val viewModel = getViewModel { // Pass the platform implementation of the permission controller to a common code. ViewModel(PermissionsController()) } // Binds the permissions controller to the LocalLifecycleOwner lifecycle. BindEffect(viewModel.permissionsController) }
iOS:
// Just pass the platform implementation of the permission controller to a common code. let viewModel = ViewModel(permissionsController: PermissionsController())
Compose Multiplatform
@Composable
fun Sample() {
val factory: PermissionsControllerFactory = rememberPermissionsControllerFactory()
val controller: PermissionsController = remember(factory) { factory.createPermissionsController() }
val coroutineScope: CoroutineScope = rememberCoroutineScope()
Button(
onClick = {
coroutineScope.launch {
controller.providePermission(Permission.REMOTE_NOTIFICATION)
}
}
) {
Text(text = "give permissions")
}
}
Or with moko-mvvm with correct configuration change handle on android:
@Composable fun Sample() { val factory: PermissionsControllerFactory = rememberPermissionsControllerFactory() val viewModel: PermissionsViewModel = getViewModel( key = "permissions-screen", factory = viewModelFactory { PermissionsViewModel(factory.createPermissionsController()) } ) BindEffect(viewModel.permissionsController)
Button(onClick = viewModel::onButtonClick) { Text(text = "give permissions") } }
class PermissionsViewModel( val permissionsController: PermissionsController ) : ViewModel() { fun onButtonClick() { viewModelScope.launch { permissionsController.providePermission(Permission.REMOTE_NOTIFICATION) } } }
Samples
More examples can be found in the sample directory.Set Up Locally
- In permissions directory contains
permissionslibrary; - In sample directory contains samples on android, ios & mpp-library connected to apps.
Contributing
All development (both new features and bug fixes) is performed indevelop branch. This way master sources always contain sources of the most recently released version. Please send PRs with bug fixes to develop branch. Fixes to documentation in markdown files are an exception to this rule. They are updated directly in master.
The develop branch is pushed to master during release.
More detailed guide for contributors see in contributing guide.
License
Copyright 2019 IceRock MAG Inc Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.๐ More in this category