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Initializing the SDK

Before you begin#

This guide assumes that you are familiar with CocoaPod or Swift Package Manager and know how to install dependencies for iOS development. For more information, check out CocoaPod's or Swift Package Manager's user guides.

Initialize the SDK#

The Rokt SDK for iOS applications can be used by Rokt partners to display overlay or embedded placements, or by Rokt advertisers to record conversions for campaigns. The Rokt SDK for iOS is deployed using CocoaPod.

All use cases of the SDK will follow the same initial steps to integrate and initialize the SDK in your application. At a high level, these steps are:

  1. Set up a workspace using CocoaPod/Swift Package Manager
  2. Add the Rokt-Widget
  3. Install the pod/package
  4. Initialize the Rokt SDK

Following these steps, the execute method of the SDK can then be used in various ways to suit the required use case.

CocoaPods guide#

Set up a workspace using this CocoaPods tutorial.

  1. Add the Rokt-Widget pod to the pod file:
pod 'Rokt-Widget'
  1. Install the pod:
pod install

Swift Package Manager guide#

In Xcode:

  • Go to File > Swift Packages > Add Package Dependency
  • Add https://github.com/ROKT/rokt-sdk-ios.git
  • Select Up to Next Major with 3.7.0

or add below code to the dependencies part of Package.swift.

dependencies: [    .package(url: "https://github.com/ROKT/rokt-sdk-ios.git", .upToNextMajor(from: "3.7.0"))]

Note on Objective-C integration: The Rokt SDK for iOS is implemented using Swift. If you are using Objective-C, you need to import the bridging header file from the framework into the .h/.m file.

#import <Rokt_Widget/Rokt_Widget-Swift.h>

If you are having trouble installing and are receiving an error saying that the SWIFT_VERSION is not defined, please add a user-defined variable SWIFT_VERSION. This variable should be set to "5" for iOS SDK versions 2.0 and above. This variable should be set to "4.2" for iOS SDK version 1.2.1.

Initializing the Rokt SDK for iOS#

Initialize the Rokt SDK for iOS prior to using it in any ViewController. We recommend calling the init method from the applicationDidFinishLaunching handler.

caution

Contact Rokt for the Rokt Account ID associated with your account. In order to test your integration, you can use the Rokt Account ID below, but this needs to be replaced by your unique Rokt Account ID before you launch in production.

Test Rokt Account ID: 222

//file => AppDelegate.swift
import Rokt_Widget
func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplicationLaunchOptionsKey: Any]?) -> Bool {// The following will reveal a demo integration. To view your integration, replace the integration test tag ID (222) with your unique Rokt Tag ID    Rokt.initWith(roktTagId: "222")    return true}

Next steps#

Your next steps depend on the use case of your integration. Check out these resources for more information:

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