System
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#Native System
NativePHP allows you to trigger many native system functions.
System functions are called using the System facade.
use Native\Mobile\Facades\System;#Synchronous Functions
#Vibration
You may vibrate the user's device by calling the vibrate method:
System::vibrate()#Flashlight
You may toggle the device flashlight (on/off) by calling the flashlight method:
System::flashlight()#Asynchronous Functions
#Camera
Front End Event: `native:Native\Mobile\Events\Camera\PhotoTaken`Back End Event: `Native\Mobile\Events\Camera\PhotoTaken`You may request the native camera interface to take a photograph by calling the System::camera() method:
When the user takes a photograph the event is fired with a payload array that contains one item: path
which is a string containing the path to the photo.
use Native\Mobile\Events\Camera\PhotoTaken; System::camera(); // Later...#[On('native:' . PhotoTaken::class)]public function handlePhotoTaken($path){ $data = base64_encode(file_get_contents($path)); $mime = mime_content_type($path); $this->photoDataUrl = "data:$mime;base64,$data";}Note: The first time your application asks to use the camera, the user will be prompted to grant permission. If they decline, triggering the camera API will silently fail.
#Push Notifications
Front End Event: `native:Native\Mobile\Events\PushNotification\TokenGenerated`Back End Event: `Native\Mobile\Events\PushNotification\TokenGenerated`Currently, NativePHP uses Firebase Cloud Messaging to send push notifications to your users.
Simply use the enrollForPushNotifications method to trigger enrolment. If this is the first time that your app tries
to enrol this device for push notifications, the user will be presented with a native alert, allowing them to opt-in.
Then use the getPushNotificationsToken method to retrieve the token. If enrolment was unsuccessful for some reason,
this method will return null.
use Native\Mobile\Events\PushNotification\TokenGenerated; System::enrollForPushNotifications(); // Later...#[On('native:' . TokenGenerated::class)]public function handlePushNotifications(string $token){ // Do something with the token...}Once you have the token, you may use it from your server-based applications to trigger Push Notifications directly to your user's device.
Learn more about what to do with push tokens here.
#Biometric ID
Front End Event: `native:Native\Mobile\Events\Biometric\Completed`Back End Event: `Native\Mobile\Events\Biometric\Completed`For devices that support some form of biometric identification, you can use this to protect and unlock various parts of your application.
use Native\Mobile\Events\Biometric\Completed; System::promptForBiometricID() // Later...#[On('native:' . Completed::class)]public function handleBiometricAuth(boolean $success){ if ($success) { // Do your super secret activity here }}Using this, you can gate certain parts of your app, allowing you to offer an extra layer of protection for your user's data.
Note: Despite the name, Biometric identification only gives you greater confidence that the person using your app is someone who has the capacity to unlock the device your app is installed on. It does not allow you to identify that user or prove that they are willingly taking this action.