react-native-networking

A react-native module to download and upload files on iOS and Android.

Installation

Installation (iOS)

You should have pod installed.

$ sudo gem install cocoapods
$ pod setup

Open Terminal and cd to your project folder.
Install react-native-networking with npm and AFNetworking with pods:

npm install react-native-networking --save && cd node_modules/react-native-networking && pod install && open RNNetworkingManager.xcworkspace

Add necessary linking to RNNetworkingManager following these steps:
Select RNNetworkingManager target
Go to Build Phases, select Link Binary with Libraries
Remove libPods-AFNetworking and add libAFNetworking.a using + and - signs.
Close RNNetworkingManager workspace.
Add and link libraries
In XCode, in the project navigator, right click Libraries ➜ Add Files to [your project's name].
Go to node_modules ➜ react-native-networking and add RNNetworkingManager.xcodeproj.
Again, right click Libraries ➜ Add Files to [your project's name].
Go to node_modules/react-native-networking/Pods and add Pods.xcodeproj.
In XCode, in the project navigator, select your project. Add libRNNetworkingManager.a to your project's Build Phases ➜ Link Binary With Libraries
Click RNNetworkingManager.xcodeproj in the project navigator and go the Build Settings tab. Make sure 'All' is toggled on (instead of 'Basic'). Look for Header Search Paths and make sure it contains both $(SRCROOT)/../react-native/React and $(SRCROOT)/../../React - mark both as recursive.
Run your project (Cmd+R)

Installation (Android)

In android/setting.gradle

...
include ':RNNetworkingManager', ':app'
project(':RNNetworkingManager').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, '../node_modules/react-native-networking/android')

In android/app/build.gradle

...
dependencies {
    ...
    compile project(':RNNetworkingManager')
}

import com.learnium.RNNetworkingManager.*;  // <--- import

public class MainActivity extends Activity implements DefaultHardwareBackBtnHandler {
  ......

  @Override
  protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    mReactRootView = new ReactRootView(this);

    mReactInstanceManager = ReactInstanceManager.builder()
      .setApplication(getApplication())
      .setBundleAssetName("index.android.bundle")
      .setJSMainModuleName("index.android")
      .addPackage(new MainReactPackage())
      .addPackage(new RNNetworkingManagerModule())              // <------ add here
      .setUseDeveloperSupport(BuildConfig.DEBUG)
      .setInitialLifecycleState(LifecycleState.RESUMED)
      .build();

    mReactRootView.startReactApplication(mReactInstanceManager, "ExampleRN", null);

    setContentView(mReactRootView);
  }

  ......

}

(Thanks to @chirag04 for writing the instructions)

Android Limitations

Android currently only supports downloading at the moment.

Usage

In your react-native project, require the module:

var RNNetworkingManager = require('react-native-networking');
var url = 'localhost:3000';

// Example GET request, (download)
RNNetworkingManager.requestFile(url, {
    'method':'GET'
}, function(results) {
  console.log(results);
});

// Example POST request, (upload)
RNNetworkingManager.requestFile(url, {
    'method': 'POST',
    'data' : 'pathToYourFileHere'
}, function(results) {
    console.log(results);
});

The GET request automatically downloads the file to the Documents/ in your app. Similarly, the POST request automatically uploads from Documents/ of your app.