Lifecycle

{% hint style="warning" %} In version 4 of the iOS SDK, this implementation was completed automatically.

The Experience Platform SDK will not automatically collect Lifecycle metrics. To continue collecting Lifecycle metrics, you must add code to your app. For more information, see Manual Lifecycle Implementation. {% endhint %}

Sessions contain information about the app's current lifecycle, such as the device information, the application install or upgrade information, the session start and pause times, the number of application launches, and additional context data that is provided by the developer through the LifecycleStart API. Session data is persisted, so it is available across application launches.

Add Lifecycle to your app

{% tabs %} {% tab title="Android" %}

Import the library:

   import com.adobe.marketing.mobile.*;

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="iOS" %}

Objective-C

Import the library:

 #import "ACPLifecycle.h"
 #import "ACPCore.h"

Swift

In Swift, importing ACPCore also imports the necessary Lifecycle APIs:

import ACPCore

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="React Native" %}

JavaScript

Import the Lifecycle extension

import {ACPLifecycle} from '@adobe/react-native-acpcore';

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Flutter" %}

Dart

Import the Lifecycle extension

import 'package:flutter_acpcore/flutter_acplifecycle.dart';

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Cordova" %}

Cordova

After creating your Cordova app and adding the Android and iOS platforms, the Lifecycle extension for Cordova can be added with this command:

cordova plugin add https://github.com/adobe/cordova-acpcore.git

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Unity" %}

C#

After importing the ACPCore.unitypackage, the Lifecycle extension for Unity can be added with following code in the MainScript

using com.adobe.marketing.mobile;

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Xamarin" %}

C#

After adding the iOS ACPCore NuGet package or the Android ACPLifecycle NuGet package, the Lifecycle extension can be added by this import statement

using Com.Adobe.Marketing.Mobile;

{% endtab %} {% endtabs %}

Register Lifecycle with Mobile Core and add appropriate Start/Pause calls

{% tabs %} {% tab title="Android" %}

Register the Lifecycle extension:

public class TargetApp extends Application {

 @Override
 public void onCreate() {
     super.onCreate();
     MobileCore.setApplication(this);

     try {
         Lifecycle.registerExtension();
     } catch (Exception e) {
         //Log the exception
     }
 }
}

In the onResume function, start the lifecycle data collection:
```
   @Override  
   public void onResume() {  
      MobileCore.setApplication(getApplication());
      MobileCore.lifecycleStart(null);
   }
```
Setting the application is only necessary on activities that are entry points for your application. However, setting the application on each Activity has no negative impact and ensures that the SDK always has the necessary reference to your application. We recommend that you call setApplicationin each of your activities.
In the onPause function, pause the lifecycle data collection:
```
   @Override
   public void onPause() {
      MobileCore.lifecyclePause();
   }
```
To ensure accurate session and crash reporting, this call must be added to every activity. {% endtab %}

{% tab title="iOS" %}

Register the Lifecycle extension with the SDK Core by adding the following to your app's application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions: delegate method:

- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions {
  // register the lifecycle extension
 [ACPLifecycle registerExtension];
  return YES;
}

Start Lifecycle data collection by calling lifecycleStart: from within the callback of the ACPCore::start: method in your app's application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions: delegate method.

If your iOS application supports background capabilities, your application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions: method might be called when iOS launches your app in the background. If you do not want background launches to count towards your lifecycle metrics, then lifecycleStart: should only be called when the application state is not equal to UIApplicationStateBackground.
```
- (BOOL) application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions {
    // register the lifecycle extension
    [ACPLifecycle registerExtension];

    const UIApplicationState appState = application.applicationState;
    [ACPCore start:^{
        // only start lifecycle if the application is not in the background
        if (appState != UIApplicationStateBackground) {
            [ACPCore lifecycleStart:nil];
        }
    }];
}
```
When launched, if your app is resuming from a backgrounded state, iOS might call your applicationWillEnterForeground: delegate method. You also need to call lifecycleStart:, but this time you do not need all of the supporting code that you used in application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions::
```
- (void) applicationWillEnterForeground:(UIApplication *)application {
    [ACPCore lifecycleStart:nil];
}
```
In iOS 13 and later, for a scene-based application, use the UISceneDelegate's sceneWillEnterForeground method as follows:
```
- (void) sceneWillEnterForeground:(UIScene *)scene {
   [ACPCore lifecycleStart:nil];
}
```
For more information on handling foregrounding applications with Scenes, refer to Apple's documentation here
When the app enters the background, pause Lifecycle data collection from your app's applicationDidEnterBackground: delegate method:
```
 - (void) applicationDidEnterBackground:(UIApplication *)application {
    [ACPCore lifecyclePause];
 }
```
In iOS 13 and later, for a scene-based application, use the UISceneDelegate's sceneDidEnterBackground method as follows:
```
- (void) sceneDidEnterBackground:(UIScene *)scene {
   [ACPCore lifecyclePause];
}
```
For more information on handling backgrounding applications with Scenes, refer to Apple's documentation here

Swift

Register the Lifecycle extension with the SDK Core by adding the following to your app's application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions: delegate method:

func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey: Any]?) -> Bool {
    // register the lifecycle extension
    ACPLifecycle.registerExtension();
}

Start Lifecycle data collection by calling lifecycleStart: from within the callback of the ACPCore::start: method in your app's application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions: delegate method.

If your iOS application supports background capabilities, your application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions: method might be called when iOS launches your app in the background. If you do not want background launches to count towards your lifecycle metrics, then lifecycleStart: should only be called when the application state is not equal to UIApplicationStateBackground.

func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplicationLaunchOptionsKey: Any]?) -> Bool {
    // register the lifecycle extension
    ACPLifecycle.registerExtension();

    let appState = application.applicationState;            
    ACPCore.start {
        // only start lifecycle if the application is not in the background    
        if appState != .background {
            ACPCore.lifecycleStart(nil)
        }    
    }    
}

When launched, if your app is resuming from a backgrounded state, iOS might call your applicationWillEnterForeground: delegate method. You also need to call lifecycleStart:, but this time you do not need all of the supporting code that you used in application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions::
```
func applicationWillEnterForeground(_ application: UIApplication) {    
    ACPCore.lifecycleStart(nil)
}
```
In iOS 13 and later, for a scene-based application, use the UISceneDelegate's sceneWillEnterForeground method as follows:
```
func sceneWillEnterForeground(_ scene: UIScene) {
     ACPCore.lifecycleStart(nil)
}
```
For more information on handling foregrounding applications with Scenes, refer to Apple's documentation here
When the app enters the background, pause Lifecycle data collection from your app's applicationDidEnterBackground: delegate method:
```
func applicationDidEnterBackground(_ application: UIApplication) {    
    ACPCore.lifecyclePause()
}
```
In iOS 13 and later, for a scene-based application, use the UISceneDelegate's sceneDidEnterBackground method as follows:
```
func sceneDidEnterBackground(_ scene: UIScene) {
     ACPCore.lifecyclePause()
}
```
For more information on handling backgrounding applications with Scenes, refer to Apple's documentation here {% endtab %}

{% tab title="React Native" %} Registering the extension with Core:

When using React Native, registering Lifecycle with Mobile Core should be done in native code which is shown under the Android and iOS tabs.

Note: Implementing Lifecycle via JavaScript may lead to inaccurate Lifecycle metrics, therefore we recommend implementing Lifecycle in native Android and iOS code. However, these APIs are still provided in JavaScript to support flexible Lifecycle implementations.

Starting a lifecycle event:

ACPCore.lifecycleStart({"lifecycleStart": "myData"});

Pausing a lifecycle event:

ACPCore.lifecyclePause();

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Cordova" %} When using Cordova, registering Lifecycle with Mobile Core must be done in native code which is shown under the Android and iOS tabs. {% endtab %}

{% tab title="Unity" %} Starting and Pausing a lifecycle event: Add the OnApplicationPause in the MainScript with the following code:

private void OnApplicationPause(bool pauseStatus)
{
  if (pauseStatus)
  {
    ACPCore.LifecyclePause();
  }
  else
  {
    var cdata = new Dictionary<string, string>();
    cdata.Add("launch.data", "added");
    ACPCore.LifecycleStart(cdata);
  }
}

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Xamarin" %} iOS

Register the Lifecycle extension with the SDK Core by adding the following to your app's FinishedLaunching: delegate method:

public override bool FinishedLaunching(UIApplication app, NSDictionary options)
{
  ACPLifecycle.RegisterExtension();
  return base.FinishedLaunching(app, options);
}

Start Lifecycle data collection by calling LifecycleStart: from within the callback of the ACPCore::start: method in your app's FinishedLaunching: delegate method.

If your iOS application supports background capabilities, your FinishedLaunching: method might be called when iOS launches your app in the background. If you do not want background launches to count towards your lifecycle metrics, then LifecycleStart: should only be called when the application state is not equal to UIApplicationState.Background.
```
public override bool FinishedLaunching(UIApplication app, NSDictionary options)
{
  ACPLifecycle.RegisterExtension();

  // only start lifecycle if the application is not in the background
  var appstate = app.ApplicationState;
  if(appstate != UIApplicationState.Background)
  {
    ACPCore.LifecycleStart(null);
  }
  return base.FinishedLaunching(app, options);
}
```
When launched, if your app is resuming from a backgrounded state, iOS might call your WillEnterForeground: delegate method. You also need to call LifecycleStart:, but this time you do not need all of the supporting code that you used in FinishedLaunching::
```
public override void WillEnterForeground(UIApplication uiApplication)
{
  base.WillEnterForeground(uiApplication);
  ACPCore.LifecycleStart(null);
}
```

When the app enters the background, pause Lifecycle data collection from your app's DidEnterBackground: delegate method:

public override void DidEnterBackground(UIApplication uiApplication)
{
  base.DidEnterBackground(uiApplication);
  ACPCore.LifecycleStart(null);
}

Android

Register the Lifecycle extension:

protected override void OnCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
  base.OnCreate(savedInstanceState);
 LoadApplication(new App());
  ACPCore.Application = this.Application;
  ACPLifecycle.RegisterExtension();
}

In the onResume function, start the lifecycle data collection:
```
protected override void OnResume()
{
  base.OnResume();
  ACPCore.LifecycleStart(null);
}
```
Setting the application is only necessary on activities that are entry points for your application. However, setting the application on each Activity has no negative impact and ensures that the SDK always has the necessary reference to your application. We recommend that you set the application (ACPCore.Application = this.Application;) in each of your activities.
In the onPause function, pause the lifecycle data collection:
```
protected override void OnPause()
{
  base.OnPause();
  ACPCore.LifecyclePause();
}
```
To ensure accurate session and crash reporting, this call must be added to every activity. {% endtab %} {% endtabs %}

Lifecycle metrics

The following is a complete list of all of the metrics provided on your user's app lifecycle.

Metric	Key	Description
App ID	a.AppID	Stores the application name and version in the following format: `AppName BundleVersion (app version code)` . An example of this format is `MyAppName 1.1(1)`.
Device Name	a.DeviceName	Stores the device name.
Operating System Version	a.OSVersion	Operating system name and version.
Carrier Name	a.CarrierName	Stores the name of the mobile service provider as provided by the device. Important: This metric is not automatically stored in an Analytics variable. You must create a processing rule to copy this value to an Analytics variable for reporting.
Resolution	a.Resolution	Width x Height in pixels.
Locale	a.locale	Locale set for this device, for example, en-US.

Metric	Key	Description
AppID	`a.AppID`	Stores the application name and version in the `AppName BundleVersion (app version code)` format. An example of this format is `MyAppName 1.1(1)`.
Device name	`a.DeviceName`	Stores the device name.
Operating system version	`a.OSVersion`	Operating system name and version.
Carrier name	`a.CarrierName`	Stores the name of the mobile service provider as provided by the devices. Important: This metric is not automatically stored in an Analytics variable. For reporting, you must create a processing rule to copy this value to an Analytics variable.
Resolution	`a.Resolution`	Width x height, in pixels.
Locale	`a.Locale`	Locale set for this device, for example, en-US.

If you need to programmatically update your SDK configuration, use the following information to change your Lifecycle configuration values:

{% hint style="warning" %} The time that your app spends in the background is not included in the session length. {% endhint %}

Key Description

lifecycle.sessionTimeout

Time, in seconds, that must elapse between the time the app is launched and before the launch is considered to be a new session. This timeout also applies when your application is sent to the background and reactivated.

Default value is 300 seconds (5 minutes).

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Register Lifecycle with Mobile Core and add appropriate Start/Pause calls

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Add Lifecycle to your app

Objective-C

Swift

JavaScript

Dart

Cordova

C#

C#

Register Lifecycle with Mobile Core and add appropriate Start/Pause calls

Swift

Lifecycle metrics