Install the iOS core framework for the user app

The core framework of Creator's iOS SDK allows you to create custom UI and build an iOS app using the data present in your Creator application.

1. Prerequisites

• Xcode IDE 15
• iOS 13 or above
• CocoaPods

2. Register your iOS app with Zoho

Registering your iOS app with Zoho generates a Client ID and Client Secret combination. These are required to allow your iOS app to integrate with your Creator application. To register your iOS app with Zoho:

1. Edit your Zoho Creator application.
2. Navigate to its Settings page.
3. Click Mobile SDK under Developer Tools.
4. Under the For Users section, click For iOS. A pane will slide in from the right.
5. Select the Core framework.

6. Click the Generate Client Credentials. This will generate the client ID, client secret, and redirectURI for the iOS app that you want to integrate with your Creator application.

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7. Download the ZCAppInfo.plist file and add it to your project.

   

3. Install the iOS core framework for the user app

1. Install the Zoho Creator SDK using Pod:

   target 'Demo' do
   use_frameworks!
   pod 'ZohoAuth'
   pod 'ZCCoreFramework'
   end
   post_install do |installer|
   installer.generated_projects.each do |project|
   project.targets.each do |target|
   target.build_configurations.each do |config|
   config.build_settings['CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED'] = 'NO'
   config.build_settings['IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET'] = '13.0'
   end
   end
   end
   end

2. Add the following statement to your bridging header:

   #import <ZohoAuthKit/ZohoAuth.h> 

3. Import ZCCoreFramework to use Zoho Creator iOS SDK's core framework:

   import ZCCoreFramework

4. Configure your project with the following code, for example in the SceneDelegate file:

   class SceneDelegate: UIResponder, UIWindowSceneDelegate {
    var window: UIWindow?
   
     func scene(_ scene: UIScene, willConnectTo session: UISceneSession, options connectionOptions: UIScene.ConnectionOptions) {
      if let windowScene = scene as? UIWindowScene {
       let window = UIWindow(windowScene: windowScene)
      }
   
      // ZohoAuth Configuration
   
      let scope = ["aaaserver.profile.READ","zohocontacts.userphoto.READ","ZohoContacts.contactapi.READ","ZohoCreator.meta.CREATE","ZohoCreator.meta.READ","ZohoCreator.meta.UPDATE","ZohoCreator.meta.DELETE","ZohoCreator.data.CREATE","ZohoCreator.data.READ","ZohoCreator.data.UPDATE","ZohoCreator.data.DELETE","Stratus.stratusop.READ","ZohoCRM.modules.READ","ZohoCRM.users.READ"]
      let clientID = "<Your Client ID>"
      let clientSecret = "<Your Client Secret>"
      let urlScheme = "<Your Url Scheme>"
      let accountsUrl = "https://accounts.zoho.com" // enter the accounts URL of your respective DC. For eg: EU users use 'https://accounts.zoho.eu'.
      ZohoAuth.initWithClientID(clientID, clientSecret: clientSecret, scope: scope, urlScheme: urlScheme, mainWindow: window, accountsURL: accountsUrl)
   
      // To verify if the app is already logged in
   
      ZohoAuth.getOauth2Token {
       (token, error) in
       if token == nil {
        // Not logged in
        self.showLoginScreen()
       } else {
        // App logged in already.
        // Ensure to use the following line of code in your iOS app before you utilize any of Creator SDK’s methods
        Creator.configure(delegate: self)
       }
      }
     }
   
    func scene(_ scene: UIScene, openURLContexts URLContexts: Set <UIOpenURLContext> ) {
     if let context = URLContexts.first {
      let _ = ZohoAuth.handleURL(context.url,
       sourceApplication: context.options.sourceApplication,
       annotation: context.options.annotation)
     }
    }
   }
   
   extension SceneDelegate: ZCCoreFrameworkDelegate {
     func oAuthToken(with completion: @escaping AccessTokenCompletion) {
      ZohoAuth.getOauth2Token {
       (token, error) in
       completion(token, error)
      }
     }
     func configuration() -> CreatorConfiguration {
      return CreatorConfiguration(creatorURL: "https://creator.zoho.com") // enter the creator URL of your respective data center (DC). For eg: EU users must use https://creator.zoho.eu
      }
     }

   
   Code to add Zoho login to your iOS app:

   func showLoginScreen() {
    ZohoAuth.presentZohoSign( in: {
     (token, error) in
     if token != nil {
      // success login
      // Ensure to use the following line of code in your iOS app before you utilize any of Creator SDK’s methods
      Creator.configure(delegate: self)
     }
    })
   }

   
   Code to provision logout from Zoho:

   func logout() {
    ZohoAuth.revokeAccessToken {
     (error) in
     if error == nil {
      //Logout Successfully
     }
     else {
      //Error Occurred
     }
    }
   }

FAQ

1. I'm a M1 Mac user and I'm facing issues while adding dependencies. What should I do?
   To proceed further, please use the arch=x86_64 pod install command.

References

1. Refer to the examples page for sample code snippets.
2. Please refer to our iOS SDK documentation for detailed information about the various SDK methods.
3. Familiarize yourself with Mobile SDK for iOS by trying out our sample application here.​
4. To configure push notifications for iOS, refer here.