Quickstart: Android WebView

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# If you want to build and install the demo app from the command line:
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git clone https://github.com/persona-id/persona-android-webview
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cd persona-android-webview
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./gradlew installDebug

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// inside Activity#onCreate
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// assuming some WebView called "webView"
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WebSettings settings = webView.getSettings();
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settings.setDomStorageEnabled(true);
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settings.setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
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settings.setMediaPlaybackRequiresUserGesture(false);
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final Uri personaUrl = new Uri.Builder()
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    .scheme("https")
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    .encodedAuthority("withpersona.com")
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    .path("verify")
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    .appendQueryParameter("is-webview", "true")
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    .appendQueryParameter("template-id", "<your template ID starting with itmpl_>")
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    .appendQueryParameter("environment-id", "<your environment ID starting with env_>")
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    // optional - specify theme for new inquiry
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    // .appendQueryParameter("theme-id", "the_Z7S2Ltor9fp2oEGXMLXBPsHa")
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    .build();

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />

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// set fields on your Activity
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public static final int INPUT_FILE_REQUEST_CODE = 1;
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private static final int CAMERA_PERMISSION_REQUEST = 1111;
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private PermissionRequest cameraPermission;
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private ValueCallback<Uri[]> filePathCallback;
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private String cameraPhotoPath;
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@Override
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public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
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  if (requestCode != INPUT_FILE_REQUEST_CODE || filePathCallback == null) {
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    super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
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    return;
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  }
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  Uri[] results = null;
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  // Check that the response is a good one
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  if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
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    if (data == null) {
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      // If there is not data, then we may have taken a photo
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      if (cameraPhotoPath != null) {
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        results = new Uri[] { Uri.parse(cameraPhotoPath) };
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      }
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    } else {
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      String dataString = data.getDataString();
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      if (dataString != null) {
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        results = new Uri[] { Uri.parse(dataString) };
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      }
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    }
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  }
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  filePathCallback.onReceiveValue(results);
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  filePathCallback = null;
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}
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// in the Activity#onCreate method
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webView.setWebChromeClient(new WebChromeClient() {
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  @Override
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  public void onPermissionRequest(final PermissionRequest request) {
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    if (request.getOrigin().toString().equals("https://withpersona.com/")) {
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      ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(MainActivity.this,
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          new String[] { Manifest.permission.CAMERA }, CAMERA_PERMISSION_REQUEST);
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      cameraPermission = request;
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    } else {
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      request.deny();
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    }
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  }
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  @Override
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  public boolean onShowFileChooser(
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    WebView webView, ValueCallback<Uri[]> newFilePathCallback,
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    FileChooserParams fileChooserParams) {
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    if (filePathCallback != null) {
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      filePathCallback.onReceiveValue(null);
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    }
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    filePathCallback = newFilePathCallback;
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    Intent takePictureIntent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
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    if (takePictureIntent.resolveActivity(getPackageManager()) != null) {
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      // Create the File where the photo should go
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      File photoFile = null;
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      // Create an image file name
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      String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss", Locale.US).format(new Date());
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      String imageFileName = "JPEG_" + timeStamp + "_";
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      File storageDir =
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        Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES);
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      try {
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        photoFile = File.createTempFile(imageFileName, ".jpg", storageDir);
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      } catch (IOException ex) {
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        // Error occurred while creating the File
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      }
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      // Continue only if the File was successfully created
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      if (photoFile != null) {
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        cameraPhotoPath = "file:" + photoFile.getAbsolutePath();
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        takePictureIntent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT,
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                                   Uri.fromFile(photoFile));
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      } else {
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        takePictureIntent = null;
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      }
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    }
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    Intent contentSelectionIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
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    contentSelectionIntent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE);
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    contentSelectionIntent.setType("image/*");
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    Intent[] intentArray;
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    if (takePictureIntent != null) {
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      intentArray = new Intent[] { takePictureIntent };
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    } else {
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      intentArray = new Intent[0];
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    }
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    Intent chooserIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CHOOSER);
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    chooserIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_INTENT, contentSelectionIntent);
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    chooserIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TITLE, "Image Chooser");
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    chooserIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_INITIAL_INTENTS, intentArray);
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    startActivityForResult(chooserIntent, INPUT_FILE_REQUEST_CODE);
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    return true;
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  }
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});
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// overwriting your AppCompatActivity's #onRequestPermissionsResult
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@Override
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public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, @NonNull String[] permissions,
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    @NonNull int[] grantResults) {
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  super.onRequestPermissionsResult(requestCode, permissions, grantResults);
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  if (requestCode == CAMERA_PERMISSION_REQUEST) {
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    if (grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
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      cameraPermission.grant(cameraPermission.getResources());
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    } else {
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      cameraPermission.deny();
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    }
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  }
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}

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@Override
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public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) {
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  Uri parsedUri = Uri.parse(url);
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  if (Objects.equals(parsedUri.getAuthority(), "personacallback")) {
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    // User succeeded verification or `inquiryID` is `null`
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    String inquiryId = parsedUri.getQueryParameter("inquiry-id");
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    // ... do something with the inquiryId
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    return true;
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  } else {
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    return false;
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  }
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}