Type Library Revision 2017.3060 Keywords Platforms Android, iOS See also Facebook Portal Setup (guide) Implementing Facebook (guide)
The Facebook plugin provides a set of APIs for accessing the Facebook social network. The functions allow a user to login/logout, post messages and images, retrieve the status of users, send game invites, and more.
Your app must work properly with
The Facebook platform evolves very quickly and changes frequently. Because of this, the Facebook plugin must also evolve, and sometimes these changes will alter the behavior of your apps. Consult our Facebook Versioning/Upgrading guide for more info on moving between different versions of the Facebook plugin.
Developing for Facebook requires that you register in the Facebook Developer Portal.
local facebook = require( "plugin.facebook.v4" )
To use this plugin, add an entry into the plugins
table of build.settings
. When added, the build server will integrate the plugin during the build phase.
settings = { plugins = { ["plugin.facebook.v4"] = { publisherId = "com.coronalabs" }, }, }
If your app is for iOS, you must also include the following code in build.settings
to ensure that the native Facebook app functions properly:
settings = { iphone = { plist = { MinimumOSVersion = "7.0", UIApplicationExitsOnSuspend = false, FacebookAppID = "XXXXXXXXXX", -- Replace XXXXXXXXXX with your Facebook App ID CFBundleURLTypes = { { CFBundleURLSchemes = { "fbXXXXXXXXXX", } } -- Replace XXXXXXXXXX with your Facebook App ID }, -- Whitelist Facebook apps LSApplicationQueriesSchemes = { "fb", -- Needed for the facebook-v4.isFacebookAppEnabled() API "fbapi", "fbauth2", "fb-messenger-api", "fbshareextension" }, } } }
Notice that there are several critical parts which must be specified:
MinimumOSVersion
— Prevents your
UIApplicationExitsOnSuspend
— To ensure that Facebook can resume your app properly, you must include UIApplicationExitsOnSuspend = false
. If you've set this parameter to true
for some other reason, you must revert it to false
(default).
FacebookAppID
— Set this key to FacebookAppID = "XXXXXXXXXX"
and replace XXXXXXXXXX
with your unique Facebook App ID.
CFBundleURLTypes
— The CFBundleURLTypes
table must be declared exactly as shown and it must include a table named CFBundleURLSchemes
. Inside this, include your Facebook App ID and prefix it with fb
. Thus, if your App ID is 1234567890, you should specify: "fb1234567890"
.
LSApplicationQueriesSchemes
— This table of whitelisted URL schemes ensures that your app and the Facebook SDK run properly together.
If your app is for Android, you must also include a build.settings
:
settings = { android = { facebookAppId = "XXXXXXXXXX", -- Replace XXXXXXXXXX with your Facebook App ID }, }
For Android, the following permissions/features are automatically added when using this plugin:
"android.permission.INTERNET"
If you're using Corona Enterprise for iOS, you should ensure that the following static libraries are linked:
libBolts.a
libFBSDKCoreKit.a
libFBSDKLoginKit.a
libFBSDKShareKit.a
libfacebook.a
In addition, you'll need to add several properties to your Info.plist
. Open the file in an external text editor and add the following XML code into it:
<key>UIApplicationExitsOnSuspend</key> <false/> <key>FacebookAppID</key> <!-- Replace XXXXXXXXXX with your Facebook App ID --> <string>XXXXXXXXXX</string> <key>CFBundleURLTypes</key> <array> <dict> <key>CFBundleURLSchemes</key> <array> <!-- Replace XXXXXXXXXX with your Facebook App ID --> <string>fbXXXXXXXXXX</string> </array> </dict> </array> <key>LSApplicationQueriesSchemes</key> <array> <string>fb</string> <string>fbapi</string> <string>fbauth2</string> <string>fb-messenger-api</string> <string>fbshareextension</string> </array> <key>CoronaDelegates</key> <array> <string>CoronaFacebookDelegate</string> </array>
This has all of the same critical pieces as the build.settings
additions for CoronaDelegates
key with CoronaFacebookDelegate
in its array. This allows Facebook login to work as well as suspending/resuming your app while Facebook is active.
If you're using Corona Enterprise for Android, there are several configuration changes you'll need to make to your Android Studio project. Be sure to follow this procedure carefully as even minor mistakes can result in debugging headaches.
CoronaEnterprisePlugins.2016.2932.tgz
, and copy only the "plugin.facebook.v4.jar"
file into your project's "libs"
directory.The rest of the binaries in the Facebook plugin package will be copied/rebuilt for you later when the Facebook SDK is linked to your Android Studio project.
AndroidManifest.xml
:<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
application
element of your AndroidManifest.xml
, add a meta-data
<!-- Replace XXXXXXXXXX with your Facebook App ID --> <meta-data android:name="com.facebook.sdk.ApplicationId" android:value="\ XXXXXXXXXX"/>
Since your Facebook App ID is a number that needs to be converted to a string for Android, the \
android:value
is required.
meta-data
<!-- Replace XXXXXXXXXX with your Facebook Display Name from the Facebook Developer Portal --> <meta-data android:name="com.facebook.sdk.ApplicationName" android:value="XXXXXXXXXX"/>
The ApplicationName
meta-data
AndroidManifest.xml
:<activity android:name="com.facebook.FacebookActivity" android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|screenLayout|screenSize|orientation" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar" /> <activity android:name="plugin.facebook.v4.FacebookFragmentActivity" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen" android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|screenSize|orientation"/>
Since Facebook v4 uses a modified version of the Facebook SDK on Android, it's important that you make a library reference to the version of the Facebook SDK that is provided on GitHub.
Link in the source code for the Facebook SDK via
Find the facebook
directory in the downloaded Facebook SDK. Confirm selection of that Gradle project and then click Finish on the New Module screen to import the Facebook SDK as a module for your Enterprise project.
In the downloaded Facebook SDK, locate the gradle.properties
file in the root directory and copy its contents to your Android Studio project's gradle.properties
file.
Back in Android Studio, open the build.gradle (Module: app)
dependencies
block:
compile project(':facebook')