Firebase Analytics supports for Xamarin.Forms?

kalkotekedar · August 2017

I want to integrate Firebase analytic with the Xamarin.Form application so I wanted to know

Firebase analytics support for Xamarin.forms?

How can I integrate with it?

Wojciech_Kulik · July 2018

@DavidDupuis unfortunately, I don't remember how I fixed it. But currently I'm using NuGet package Xamarin.Firebase.iOS.Analytics and it works properly. Also maybe try to add in iOS Project Settings -> iOS Build -> Additional mtouch arguments, this value: --registrar:static

RaymondKelly · August 2017

Yes, it does, but you need to handle the logic in each project. So basically:
1. Add Firebase Analytics nuget package to each platform project (you don't need it in the Forms project)
2. Follow the instructions for each platform for initializing Firebase.

iOS AppDelegate - FinishedLaunching
Firebase.Analytics.App.Configure();

Android MainActivity - OnCreate
firebaseAnalytics = FirebaseAnalytics.GetInstance(this);

kalkotekedar · August 2017

@RaymondKelly Then how can I manage the click events happen through the xamarin.forms?

RaymondKelly · August 2017

You will need to create a dependancy service in each platform. In my case I made a class called Analytics. IOS example:

[assembly: Xamarin.Forms.Dependency(typeof(App.iOS.Analytics))] namespace App.iOS { public class Analytics : IAnalytics {....

I then have a function for each type of event I want to log. E.g.
'public void ConnectToServer(Server server)
{

        try
        {
            NSString[] keys = { new NSString(Global.ANALYTICS_CONNECTION_ESTABLISHED) };
            NSObject[] values = { new NSString(server.FullAddress) };
            var parameters = NSDictionary<NSString, NSObject>.FromObjectsAndKeys(values, keys, keys.Length);
            Firebase.Analytics.Analytics.LogEvent(EventNamesConstants.Login, parameters);
        }
        catch
        {
            // Ignore
        }
    }`

kalkotekedar · August 2017

@RaymondKelly Thanks for your reply hope this will work for me

Wojciech_Kulik · August 2017

Hi,

is there any way to use old Google Analytics Api, becasue I don't see this option anymore on web panel - there is only Firebase.

When I add to Xamarin.iOS project the nuget package with Firebase I get those errors:

Tedebus · September 2017

@RaymondKelly said:
Yes, it does, but you need to handle the logic in each project. So basically:
1. Add Firebase Analytics nuget package to each platform project (you don't need it in the Forms project)
2. Follow the instructions for each platform for initializing Firebase.

iOS AppDelegate - FinishedLaunching
Firebase.Analytics.App.Configure();

Android MainActivity - OnCreate
firebaseAnalytics = FirebaseAnalytics.GetInstance(this);

Hi,
can you tell me because I'm getting this strange error?

Error CS0234: The type or namespace name 'App' does not exist in the namespace 'Firebase.Analytics' (are you missing an assembly reference?) (CS0234)

It refers to:
Firebase.Analytics.App.Configure();

Here you can see Firebase resources on my project:

What do you think is going wrong?

Thank you in advance!

Tedebus · September 2017

Well... I solved after 3 minutes from last post. I'm sorry!
I don't know why but something changed.
Actually "Firebase.Analytics." doesn't longer contain the "App" class.
It's now in "Firebase.Core"!
I downloaded the sample project from GitHub to try to compile and I saw it.
Taking a look to the documentation I see that (now) it's written:

Add the following line of code somewhere in your app, typically in your AppDelegate's FinishedLaunching method (don't forget to import Firebase.Core namespace):

I'm quite sure it was in Analytics in the past because I was able to compile the code some months ago.

SabariMano · October 2017

@Tedebus. Your right, "Firebase.Core" working for me.

Thank you!

batmaci · November 2017

Is it also possible to use it in uwp application?

KahFaiLok.7221 · December 2017

I tried to install Firebase.Analytic on IOS project and I got the below error. Do anyone experience the same issue? What would be the solution?

Could not install package 'Xamarin.Firebase.Analytics 42.1021.1'. You are trying to install this package into a project that targets 'Xamarin.iOS,Version=v1.0', but the package does not contain any assembly references or content files that are compatible with that framework. For more information, contact the package author.

ioantakis · December 2017

KahFaiLok. You are trying to install the android version in iOS. Search for Xamarin iOS firebase Analytics.

MuratALTUNTAS · February 2018

App.Configure method was moved from Firebase.Analytics namespace to Firebase.Core namespace in the mayor release from v3.x to v4.x. Please, import Firebase.Core to your libraries to use this method.

JassimRahma · April 2018

Hi,

I am trying to add Firebase to my Xamarin.Forms project.

I added the Nuget pacjages to iOS and Droid

in my iOS AppDelegate:

Firebase.Core.App.Configure();

then I created a class FirebaseAnalytics.cs:

using System;
using Firebase.Core;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using Foundation;
using UIKit;

[assembly: Xamarin.Forms.Dependency(typeof(ZayedAlKhair.iOS.FirebaseAnalytics))]
namespace ZayedAlKhair.iOS
{
    public class FirebaseAnalytics : IFirebaseAnalytics
    {
        NSString[] keys = { new NSString(Global.ANALYTICS_CONNECTION_ESTABLISHED) };
        NSObject[] values = { new NSString(server.FullAddress) };
        var parameters = NSDictionary<NSString, NSObject>.FromObjectsAndKeys(values, keys, keys.Length);
        Firebase.Analytics.Analytics.LogEvent(EventNamesConstants.Login, parameters);
    }
}

but I getting this error:

Error CS1519: Invalid token '(' in class, struct, or interface member declaration (CS1519) (ZayedAlKhair.iOS)

for this line:

Firebase.Analytics.Analytics.LogEvent(EventNamesConstants.Login, parameters);

Kindly help..

Thanks

kalkotekedar · May 2018

@JassimRahma said:
Hi,

I am trying to add Firebase to my Xamarin.Forms project.

I added the Nuget pacjages to iOS and Droid

in my iOS AppDelegate:

Firebase.Core.App.Configure();

then I created a class FirebaseAnalytics.cs:
using System;
using Firebase.Core;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using Foundation;
using UIKit;

[assembly: Xamarin.Forms.Dependency(typeof(ZayedAlKhair.iOS.FirebaseAnalytics))]
namespace ZayedAlKhair.iOS
{
    public class FirebaseAnalytics : IFirebaseAnalytics
    {
        NSString[] keys = { new NSString(Global.ANALYTICS_CONNECTION_ESTABLISHED) };
        NSObject[] values = { new NSString(server.FullAddress) };
        var parameters = NSDictionary<NSString, NSObject>.FromObjectsAndKeys(values, keys, keys.Length);
        Firebase.Analytics.Analytics.LogEvent(EventNamesConstants.Login, parameters);
    }
}
but I getting this error:

Error CS1519: Invalid token '(' in class, struct, or interface member declaration (CS1519) (ZayedAlKhair.iOS)

for this line:

Firebase.Analytics.Analytics.LogEvent(EventNamesConstants.Login, parameters);

Kindly help..

Thanks

You have to remove the braces from the token manually. In my case I do like this
token.Trim('<').Trim('>').Replace(" ", "");

DavidDupuis · July 2018

@WojciechKulik said:
Hi,

is there any way to use old Google Analytics Api, becasue I don't see this option anymore on web panel - there is only Firebase.

When I add to Xamarin.iOS project the nuget package with Firebase I get those errors:

Hello @WojciechKulik ,
I'm experiencing almost the same problem actually.
Did you find a solution for that?

GiampaoloGabba · July 2018

Hello,
check this answer from stackoverflow: https://stackoverflow.com/a/50764452/9823528

This is how i'm using firebase so far without problems.

batmaci · July 2018

@GiampaoloGabba said:
Hello,
check this answer from stackoverflow: https://stackoverflow.com/a/50764452/9823528

This is how i'm using firebase so far without problems.

Does it work also for UWP somehow?

Wojciech_Kulik · July 2018

@DavidDupuis unfortunately, I don't remember how I fixed it. But currently I'm using NuGet package Xamarin.Firebase.iOS.Analytics and it works properly. Also maybe try to add in iOS Project Settings -> iOS Build -> Additional mtouch arguments, this value: --registrar:static

DavidDupuis · July 2018

@Wojciech_Kulik, it works! Thanks!

jdpennell · December 2018

I know this post has been around for a while, but I wanted to first thank you all for the useful answers. I don't mind bumping this since this was the only useful result in google.

To add real value though, I had to track this down for documentation. The change that the Firebase.Analytics to Firebase.Core move has this in git's log

commit 9001e3be62e701329bfaaadf25d62cea1013098e
Author: SotoiGhost <[email protected]>
Date:   Tue Jul 18 00:03:20 2017 -0500

    [firebase] Changed some Firebase.Analytics references to Firebase.Core

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