B4A Library Tappx ads service

Erel · Oct 14, 2018

1. Register with Tappx and get an app key: https://www.tappx.com

2. Download their AAR library and copy it to the additional libraries folder: https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/tappx/sdk/android/tappx-sdk/3.1.3/

3. Add dependencies:

Code:

#AdditionalJar: tappx-sdk-3.0.9.aar
#AdditionalJar: com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads

4. Add to manifest editor:

Code:

CreateResourceFromFile(Macro, FirebaseAnalytics.GooglePlayBase)
AddPermission(android.permission.INTERNET)
AddPermission(android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE)
AddApplicationText(
<!-- Tappx Activities -->
<activity
    android:name="com.tappx.sdk.android.AdActivity"
    android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize" />
<activity
    android:name="com.tappx.sdk.android.InterstitialAdActivity"
    android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
    android:theme="@style/Transparent" />
<activity
    android:name="com.tappx.sdk.android.VideoAdActivity"
    android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize" />

<service android:name="com.tappx.sdk.android.TrackInstallIntentService" />

<!-- AdActivity from Google Play Services,, needed by Tappx -->
<activity
    android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.AdActivity"
            android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|uiMode|screenSize|smallestScreenSize"
    android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent" />
)

Replace CreateResourceFromFile(Macro, FirebaseAnalytics.GooglePlayBase) with the snippet from firebase integration tutorial if using an older version of B4A.

5. Code, make sure to update the key:

Code:

Sub Globals
   Private const TappxKey As String = "Pub-8888-Android-6456"
   Private banner As JavaObject
End Sub

Sub Activity_Create(FirstTime As Boolean)
   CreateBanner(TappxKey)
   Activity.AddView(banner, 0, 0, 320dip, 50dip)
End Sub

Sub CreateBanner (key As String)
   Dim banner As JavaObject
   Dim ctxt As JavaObject
   ctxt.InitializeContext
   banner.InitializeNewInstance("com.tappx.sdk.android.TappxBanner", Array(ctxt, key))
   banner.RunMethod("setAdSize", Array("BANNER_320x50"))
   banner.RunMethod("loadAd", Null)
   Dim listener As Object = banner.CreateEventFromUI("com.tappx.sdk.android.TappxBannerListener", "ad", Null)
   banner.RunMethod("setListener",Array(listener))
End Sub

Sub Ad_Event (MethodName As String, Args() As Object) As Object
   Dim argsList As List = Args
   Log(MethodName & ": " & argsList)
   Return Null
End Sub

Sub Activity_Pause (UserClosed As Boolean)
   If UserClosed Then
       If banner.IsInitialized Then
           banner.RunMethod("destroy", Null)
       End If
   End If
End Sub

Depends on JavaObject.

mlc · Apr 12, 2018

Thanks Erel.
Very interesting to promote your app for free.
I have already uploaded an app with his sdk, today is the first day and in just a few hours I had 1018 impressions of my app for free.

Here I leave my "Guess-Link", https://www.tappx.com/?h=24b49ecbf874669c8f1ea5c067b98c28
For every member that integrates his app after registering from my "Guess-Link" I will win extra promotion. 50000 tappix.

sorex · Oct 12, 2018

To make this comply with the EU GDPR misery we need to use the current SDK and some additional likes of code.

But I'm having problems to convert the code to something working.
(full example code can be found here > https://www.tappx.com/en/manual/?os=and#1_integration_gdpr)

while the main aim is to use only the lines below based on the setting they select in my privacy policy page
Code:
Tappx.getPrivacyManager(context).grantPersonalInfoConsent();

Tappx.getPrivacyManager(context).denyPersonalInfoConsent();
I currently try to just display their own disclaimer so that I know that the privacy manager is working.
Code:
Tappx.getPrivacyManager(context).checkAndShowPrivacyDisclaimer(activity);
looking at the .arr file there's a TappxPrivacyManager class.

So I assumed this should be the code
Code:
Dim consentGDPR As JavaObject
Dim ctxtGDPR As JavaObject
ctxtGDPR.InitializeContext
consentGDPR.InitializeNewInstance("com.tappx.sdk.android.TappxPrivacyManager", Array(ctxtGDPR, Null))
consentGDPR.RunMethod("checkAndShowPrivacyDisclaimer", Null)
but this gives java.lang.RuntimeException: Constructor not found. on the initializeNewInstance line.

Can any javaObject expert give some advice on how to make this code working?

Erel · Oct 14, 2018

It should be:

Code:

Dim tappx As JavaObject
tappx.InitializeStatic("com.tappx.sdk.android.Tappx")
Dim ctxt As JavaObject
ctxt.InitializeContext
Dim PrivacyManager As JavaObject = tappx.RunMethod("getPrivacyManager", Array(ctxt))
'work with privacy manager

sorex · Oct 15, 2018

Thanks, Erel.

No errors with that method.

But when I add the following line
Code:
PrivacyManager.RunMethod("checkAndShowPrivacyDisclaimer", Array(ctxt))
nothing shows up BUT no ads are loaded either so I guess it's waiting for that consent grant/deny value.
(their documentation mentioned that it ignores request untill the consent mode was selected)

commenting that line and then using
Code:
PrivacyManager.RunMethod("grantPersonalInfoConsent", Null)
makes the ads load again so I guess that's the way it's supposed to work.

chris ash · Oct 22, 2018

Hi @sorex

I have been reading this one with interest. Would you have a sample project that you could supply that has the basics of getting the adverts working with the GDPR requirements in place?

I have had a go and managed to get some adverts but I am just a little unsure what I need to put and where.

Thanks in advance for any assistance

Kind Regards
CAsh

hookshy · Dec 3, 2018

Do they have interstitials as well?

Douglas Farias · Dec 5, 2018 at 7:08 PM

hi @Erel.
thx for the example.
can you make a sample code, of how add a intersticial with events? closed, ready etc...?

thank you

Erel · Dec 6, 2018 at 6:10 AM

Where is the Java code?

sorex · Dec 6, 2018 at 6:04 PM

you can use the event callback for that.

altho it makes more sense to do the load on a button press (go on with next level for example)

Code:

Sub tappxInterstitial_Event (MethodName As String, Args() As Object) As Object
    Select MethodName
        Case "onInterstitialShown"
            tappxInterstitialLoad
     End Select
Return Null
End Sub

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