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Flagsmith Android/Kotlin SDK

This SDK can be used for Android applications written in Kotlin. The source code for the client is available on Github.

Installation​

Gradle - App​

In your project path app/build.gradle add a new dependence

//flagsmith
implementation 'com.github.Flagsmith:flagsmith-kotlin-android-client:1.0.1'

You should be able to find the latest version in the releases section of the GitHub repository.

Gradle - Project​

In the new Gradle version 7+ update your settings.gradle file to include JitPack if you haven't already

repositories {
    google()
    mavenCentral()

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

Basic Usage​

The SDK is initialised against a single environment within a project on https://flagsmith.com, for example the Development or Production environment. You can find your Client-side Environment Key in the Environment settings page.

Initialization​

Within your Activity inside onCreate()​

lateinit var flagsmith : Flagsmith

override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
    initFlagsmith();
}

private fun initFlagsmith() {
    flagsmith = Flagsmith(environmentKey = FlagsmithConfigHelper.environmentDevelopmentKey, context = context)
}

Custom configuration​

The Flagsmith SDK has various parameters for initialisation. Most of these are optional, and allow you to configure the Flagsmith SDK to your specific needs:

  • environmentKey Take this API key from the Flagsmith dashboard and pass here
  • baseUrl By default we'll connect to the Flagsmith backend, but if you self-host you can configure here
  • context The current Context is required to use the Flagsmith Analytics functionality
  • enableAnalytics Enable analytics - default true. Disable this if you'd like to avoid the use of Context
  • analyticsFlushPeriod The period in seconds between attempts by the Flagsmith SDK to push analytic events to the server

Flags​

Now you are all set to retrieve feature flags from your project. To list and print all flags:

flagsmith.getFeatureFlags { result ->
    result.fold(
        onSuccess = { flagList ->
            Log.i("Flagsmith", "Current flags:")
            flagList.forEach { Log.i("Flagsmith", "- ${it.feature.name} - enabled: ${it.enabled} value: ${it.featureStateValue ?: "not set"}") }
        },
        onFailure = { err ->
            Log.e("Flagsmith", "Error getting feature flags", err)
        })
}

Get Flag Object by featureId​

To retrieve a feature flag boolean value by its name:

flagsmith.hasFeatureFlag(forFeatureId = "test_feature1") { result ->
    val isEnabled = result.getOrDefault(true)
    Log.i("Flagsmith", "test_feature1 is enabled? $isEnabled")
}

Create a Trait for a user identity​

flagsmith.setTrait(Trait(key = "set-from-client", value = "12345"), identity = "test@test.com") { result ->
    result.fold(
        onSuccess = { _ ->
            Log.i("Flagsmith", "Successfully set trait")

        },
        onFailure = { err ->
            Log.e("Flagsmith", "Error setting trait", err)
        })
}

Get all Traits​

To retrieve a trait for a particular identity as explained here Traits

flagsmith.getTraits(identity = "test@test.com") { result ->
    result.fold(
        onSuccess = { traits ->
            traits.forEach {
                Log.i("Flagsmith", "Trait - ${it.key} : ${it.value}")
            }
        },
        onFailure = { err ->
            Log.e("Flagsmith", "Error setting trait", err)
        })
}

Override the default base URL​

If you'd like to use your own API URL you can override this like so during initialization:

        flagsmith = Flagsmith(
            environmentKey = Helper.environmentDevelopmentKey,
            context = context,
            baseUrl = "https://hostedflagsmith.company.com/")