Share images with other applications with callbacks -> Android Kotlin Library

Esma3el Nabil — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 21:07:09 +0000

An Image & Text Sharing library for Android backed by Kotlin Coroutines. Share is:

Fast: Share performs it's operation in Background Thread using Coroutines.
Lightweight: Share adds ~10 methods to your APK (for apps that already uses Coroutines).
Easy to use: Share's API leverages Kotlin's language features for simplicity and minimal boilerplate.
Modern: Share uses Coroutines.

Implementation

Share is available on jitpack.

Gradle

Add below code to your root build.gradle file (not your module/app build.gradle file).

allprojects {
    repositories {

    ....

    maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }

    }
}

And add a dependency code to your APP's build.gradle file.

dependencies {

      implementation 'com.github.EsmaeelNabil:Share-em:1.0.7'

}

Usage

Simple usage

Only share the Image

Share.with(context = this)
            .item(SharableItem(pictureUrl = "ImageUrl"),
                onStart = {},
                onFinish = { isSuccessful, errorMessage -> })

Only share A Text

Share.with(context = this)
            .item(SharableItem(data = "Text To Share"),
                onStart = {},
                onFinish = { isSuccessful, errorMessage -> })

More Specific Example


Share.with(context = this).item(SharableItem(
        pictureUrl = "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1554290712-e640351074bd?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=965&q=80",
        data = "body text",                       //default = ""
        shareAppLink = false,                    // don't generate appliaction playstore `download our app` message with the data text. default = false
        downloadOurAppMessage = "Find us here"  // A custom message for AppLink sharing feature
    ),

        onStart = {
            // do something onStart like : Loading
            Log.e(TAG, "Sharing Started.")
        },

        onFinish = { isSuccessful: Boolean, errorMessage: String ->

            // if isSuccessful : you will see an intent chooser
            // else            : check the error message

            if (isSuccessful)
                Log.e(TAG, "Successfully shared")
            else
                Log.e(TAG, "error happened : $errorMessage")

        }
    )

Tips

if pictureUrl = "ImageUrl" is not a valid URL you will be sharing only the data text.
if downloadOurAppMessage is provided andshareAppLink` is false it will be ignored.