instabug 1.0.0-beta.5

Instabug is an in-app feedback and bug reporting tool for mobile apps. With just a simple shake, your users or beta testers can report bugs or send in-app feedback and the SDK will capture an enviro [...]

Instabug for Flutter

A Flutter plugin for Instabug.

⚠️ While this plugin is currently in beta, it's safe to start using it and ship apps with it to production. If you'd like to give us feedback or create a pull request, we would highly appreciate it!

Available Features

Feature	Status
Bug Reporting	✅
Crash Reporting	⚠
In-App Chat	✅
In-App Surveys	✅
Feature Requests	✅

• ✅ Stable
• ⚙️ Under active development
• ⚠ Not available yet

APIs

The section below contains the APIs we're planning to implement for our 1.0 release across different classes. We'll add the Dart API methods as we implement them.

Instabug

API Method	Native Equivalent (Android/iOS)
start(String token, List<InvocationEvent> invocationEvents)	new Instabug.Builder(this, "APP_TOKEN").build() + startWithToken:invocationEvents:
showWelcomeMessageWithMode(WelcomeMessageMode welcomeMessageMode)	showWelcomeMessage(WelcomeMessage.State state) + showWelcomeMessageWithMode:
identifyUserWithEmail(String email, [String name])	identifyUser(String username, String email) + identifyUserWithEmail:name:
logOut()	logoutUser() + logOut
setLocale(Locale locale)	setLocale(Locale locale) + setLocale:
setColorTheme(ColorTheme colorTheme)	setColorTheme(InstabugColorTheme theme) + setColorTheme:
appendTags(List<String> tags)	addTags(String... tags) + appendTags:
resetTags()	resetTags() + resetTags
getTags()	getTags() + getTags
setStringForKey(String value, String key)	setCustomTextPlaceHolders(InstabugCustomTextPlaceHolder placeholder) + setValue:forStringWithKey:
setUserAttributeWithKey(String value, String key)	setUserAttribute(String key, String value) + setUserAttribute:withKey:
getUserAttributeForKey(Sring Key)	getUserAttribute(String key) + userAttributeForKey:
removeUserAttributeForKey(String key)	removeUserAttribute(String key) + removeUserAttributeForKey:
getUserAttributes()	getAllUserAttributes() + userAttributes:
logUserEventWithName(String name)	logUserEvent(String name) + logUserEventWithName:
show()	show() + show
setSessionProfilerEnabled(bool sessionProfilerEnabled)	setSessionProfilerState(Feature.State state) sessionProfilerEnabled
setPrimaryColor(Color color)	setPrimaryColor(@ColorInt int primaryColorValue) tintColor
setUserData(String userData)	setUserData(String userData) userData
addFileAttachmentWithURL(String filePath, String fileName)	addFileAttachment(Uri fileUri, String fileNameWithExtension) + addFileAttachmentWithURL:
addFileAttachmentWithData(Uint8List data, String fileName)	addFileAttachment(byte[] data, String fileNameWithExtension) + addFileAttachmentWithData:
clearFileAttachments()	clearFileAttachment() + clearFileAttachments
setWelcomeMessageMode(WelcomeMessageMode welcomeMessageMode)	setWelcomeMessageState(WelcomeMessage.State welcomeMessageState) welcomeMessageMode

BugReporting

API Method	Native Equivalent (Android/iOS)
invokeWithMode(InvocationMode invocationMode, [List<InvocationOption> invocationOptions])	invoke(InvocationMode mode, @InvocationOption int... options) +invokeWithMode:options:
setEnabled(bool isEnabled)	setState(Feature.State state) enabled
setOnInvokeCallback(Function function)	setOnInvokeCallback(OnInvokeCallback onInvokeCallback) willInvokeHandler
setOnDismissCallback(Function function)	setOnDismissCallback(OnSdkDismissCallback onSdkDismissedCallback) didDismissHandler
setInvocationEvents(List<InvocationEvent> invocationEvents)	setInvocationEvents(InstabugInvocationEvent... invocationEvents) invocationEvents
setEnabledAttachmentTypes(bool screenshot, bool extraScreenshot, bool galleryImage, bool screenRecording)	setAttachmentTypesEnabled(boolean initial, boolean extra, boolean gallery, boolean recording enabledAttachmentTypes
setReportTypes(List<ReportType> reportTypes)	setReportTypes(@BugReporting.ReportType int... types) promptOptionsEnabledReportTypes
setExtendedBugReportMode(ExtendedBugReportMode extendedBugReportMode)	setExtendedBugReportState(ExtendedBugReport.State state) extendedBugReportMode
setInvocationOptions(List<InvocationOption> invocationOptions)	setOptions(@Option int... options) bugReportingOptions
showWithOptions(ReportType reportType, List<InvocationOption> invocationOptions)	show(@BugReporting.ReportType int type) + showWithReportType:options:

InstabugLog

API Method	Native Equivalent (Android/iOS)
logDebug(String message)	d(String message) + logDebug:
logVerbose(String message)	v(String message) + logVerbose:
logInfo(String message)	i(String message) + logInfo:
logWarn(String message)	w(String message) + logWarn:
logError(String message)	e(String message) + logError:
clearAllLogs(String message)	clearLogs() + clearAllLogs:

Surveys

API Method	Native Equivalent (Android/iOS)
setEnabled(bool isEnabled)	setState(Feature.State state) enabled
setAutoShowingEnabled(bool isEnabled)	setAutoShowingEnabled(boolean isAutoShowingEnabled) autoShowingEnabled
getAvailableSurveys(Function function)	getAvailableSurveys() + availableSurveys
setOnShowCallback(Function function)	setOnShowCallback(OnShowCallback onShowCallback) willShowSurveyHandler
setOnDismissCallback(Function function)	setOnDismissCallback(OnDismissCallback onDismissCallback) didDismissSurveyHandler
setShouldShowWelcomeScreen(bool shouldShowWelcomeScreen)	setShouldShowWelcomeScreen(boolean shouldShow) shouldShowWelcomeScreen
showSurveyIfAvailable()	showSurveyIfAvailable() + showSurveyIfAvailable
showSurvey(String surveyToken)	showSurvey(String token) + showSurveyWithToken:
hasRespondedToSurvey(String surveyToken, Function function)	hasRespondToSurvey(String token) + hasRespondedToSurveyWithToken:

FeatureRequests

API Method	Native Equivalent (Android/iOS)
show()	show() + show
setEmailFieldRequired(bool isEmailFieldRequired, List<ActionType> actionTypes)	setEmailFieldRequired(boolean isEmailRequired, ActionTypes actions) + setEmailFieldRequired:forAction:

Chats

API Method	Native Equivalent (Android/iOS)
show()	show() + show
setEnabled(bool isEnabled)	setState(Feature.State state) enabled

Replies

API Method	Native Equivalent (Android/iOS)
setEnabled(bool isEnabled)	setState(Feature.State state) enabled
show()	show() + show
hasChats(Function function)	hasChats() + hasChats
setOnNewReplyReceivedCallback(Function function)	setOnNewReplyReceivedCallback(Callback callback) didReceiveReplyHandler
getUnreadRepliesCount(Function function)	getUnreadRepliesCount() unreadRepliesCount
setInAppNotificationsEnabled(bool isEnabled)	setInAppNotificationEnabled(Boolean isChatNotificationEnable) inAppNotificationsEnabled
setInAppNotificationSound(bool isEnabled)	setInAppNotificationSound(Boolean shouldPlaySound)

Integration

Creating a Flutter app on the Instabug dashboard isn't possible yet. Create a React Native app instead.

Installation

1. Add Instabug to your pubspec.yaml file.

dependencies:
    instabug:

2. Install the package by running the following command.

flutter packages get

Using Instabug

1. To start using Instabug, import it into your Flutter app.

import 'package:instabug/Instabug.dart';

2. Initialize the SDK in initState(). This line enables the SDK with the default behavior and sets it to be shown when the device is shaken. Ignore this if you're building for Android only.

Instabug.start('APP_TOKEN', [InvocationEvent.shake]);

3. Add the following Maven repository to your project level build.gradle

allprojects {
	repositories {
	    maven {
	        url "https://sdks.instabug.com/nexus/repository/instabug-cp"
	    }
	}
}

Make sure to replace app_token with your application token.

4. If your app supports Android, create a new Java class that extends FlutterApplication and add it to your AndroidManifest.xml.

<application
    android:name=".CustomFlutterApplication"
    ...
</application>

5. In your newly created CustomFlutterApplication class, override onCreate() and add the following code.

ArrayList<String> invocationEvents = new ArrayList<>();
invocationEvents.add(InstabugFlutterPlugin.INVOCATION_EVENT_SHAKE);
new InstabugFlutterPlugin().start(CustomFlutterApplication.this, "APP_TOKEN", invocationEvents);

Microphone and Photo Library Usage Description (iOS Only)

Instabug needs access to the microphone and photo library to be able to let users add audio and video attachments. Starting from iOS 10, apps that don’t provide a usage description for those 2 permissions would be rejected when submitted to the App Store.

For your app not to be rejected, you’ll need to add the following 2 keys to your app’s info.plist file with text explaining to the user why those permissions are needed:

• NSMicrophoneUsageDescription
• NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription

If your app doesn’t already access the microphone or photo library, we recommend using a usage description like:

• "<app name> needs access to the microphone to be able to attach voice notes."
• "<app name> needs access to your photo library for you to be able to attach images."

The permission alert for accessing the microphone/photo library will NOT appear unless users attempt to attach a voice note/photo while using Instabug.

Network Logging

You can choose to attach all your network requests to the reports being sent to the dashboard. To enable the feature when using the dart:io package HttpClient, use the custom Instabug client:

InstabugCustomHttpClient client = InstabugCustomHttpClient();

and continue to use the package normally to make your network requests:

client.getUrl(Uri.parse(URL)).then((request) async {
      var response = await request.close();
});

We also support the packages http and dio. For details on how to enable network logging for these external packages, refer to the Instabug Dart Http Adapter and the Instabug Dio Interceptor repositories.