react-native-share-menu
Add your app as a target for sharing from other apps and write iOS Share Extensions in React Native.
Installation
npm i --save react-native-share-menu-v1
Automatic Linking (React Native 0.60+)
At the command line, in the ios directory:
pod install
Manual Linking (React Native 0.36+)
At the command line, in the project directory:
react-native link
Android Instructions
iOS Instructions
Custom iOS Share View (optional)
API Docs
Example Project
Example Usage
import React, { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from "react";
import { AppRegistry, Text, View, Image, Button } from "react-native";
import ShareMenu, { ShareMenuReactView } from "react-native-share-menu";
type SharedItem = {
mimeType: string,
data: string,
extraData: any,
};
const Test = () => {
const [sharedData, setSharedData] = useState(null);
const [sharedMimeType, setSharedMimeType] = useState(null);
const handleShare = useCallback((item: ?SharedItem) => {
if (!item) {
return;
}
const { mimeType, data, extraData } = item;
setSharedData(data);
setSharedMimeType(mimeType);
// You can receive extra data from your custom Share View
console.log(extraData);
}, []);
useEffect(() => {
ShareMenu.getInitialShare(handleShare);
}, []);
useEffect(() => {
const listener = ShareMenu.addNewShareListener(handleShare);
return () => {
listener.remove();
};
}, []);
if (!sharedMimeType && !sharedData) {
// The user hasn't shared anything yet
return null;
}
if (sharedMimeType === "text/plain") {
// The user shared text
return <Text>Shared text: {sharedData}</Text>;
}
if (sharedMimeType.startsWith("image/")) {
// The user shared an image
return (
<View>
<Text>Shared image:</Text>
<Image source={{ uri: sharedData }} />
</View>
);
}
// The user shared a file in general
return (
<View>
<Text>Shared mime type: {sharedMimeType}</Text>
<Text>Shared file location: {sharedData}</Text>
</View>
);
};
const Share = () => {
const [sharedData, setSharedData] = useState("");
const [sharedMimeType, setSharedMimeType] = useState("");
useEffect(() => {
ShareMenuReactView.data().then(({ mimeType, data }) => {
setSharedData(data);
setSharedMimeType(mimeType);
});
}, []);
return (
<View>
<Button
title="Dismiss"
onPress={() => {
ShareMenuReactView.dismissExtension();
}}
/>
<Button
title="Send"
onPress={() => {
// Share something before dismissing
ShareMenuReactView.dismissExtension();
}}
/>
<Button
title="Dismiss with Error"
onPress={() => {
ShareMenuReactView.dismissExtension("Something went wrong!");
}}
/>
<Button
title="Continue In App"
onPress={() => {
ShareMenuReactView.continueInApp();
}}
/>
<Button
title="Continue In App With Extra Data"
onPress={() => {
ShareMenuReactView.continueInApp({ hello: "from the other side" });
}}
/>
{sharedMimeType === "text/plain" && <Text>{sharedData}</Text>}
{sharedMimeType.startsWith("image/") && (
<Image source={{ uri: sharedData }} />
)}
</View>
);
};
AppRegistry.registerComponent("Test", () => Test);
AppRegistry.registerComponent("ShareMenuModuleComponent", () => Share);
Or check the "example" directory for an example application.
How it looks
Android
iOS
Releasing a new version
$ npm version <minor|major|patch> && npm publish
Credits
Sponsored and developed by Meedan.
iOS version maintained by Gustavo Parreira.