Some test text!

Search
Hamburger Icon

Android / Guides / Setup viewer

Setting up realtime document collaboration in Android

Prerequisites

  • Minimum API: 21
  • Java 8

Step 1: Integration

Integrate collaboration package with Gradle

  1. Integrate Apryse core and the tools library as described in our Gradle get started guide .

  2. In your app module's build.gradle file (usually app/build.gradle), set the minSdkVersion to 21+ and enable compatibility for Java 8 features. Then, add the dependency for Apryse's collaboration package:

    android {
        defaultConfig {
            minSdkVersion 21
        }
        compileOptions {
            sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
            targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
        }
    }
    
    dependencies {
        implementation "com.pdftron:collab:11.1.0"
    }

Integrate collaboration package manually

  1. Integrate Apryse core and tools packages as described in Android manual integration guide .

  2. Copy pdftron-collab.aar directly into your app module's libs directory. You will see other Apryse AARs here such as pdftron.aar and tools.aar

  3. In your app module's build.gradle file (usually app/build.gradle), make sure the minSdkVersion is 21+ using Java 8 features. And add a dependency to Apryse collaboration package:

    android {
        defaultConfig {
            minSdkVersion 21
        }
        compileOptions {
            sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
            targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
        }
    }
    
    dependencies {
        implementation "com.pdftron:collab@aar"
    
        // room
        implementation "android.arch.persistence.room:runtime:2.4.2"
        annotationProcessor "android.arch.persistence.room:compiler:2.4.2"
        implementation "android.arch.persistence.room:rxjava2:2.4.2"
    }

Step 2: Add the viewer

  1. Update your AndroidManifest.xml as described in Step 1 of this guide.

  2. Create the CollabViewerTabHostFragment2, and start it like any other Android Fragment.

    // Create a viewer fragment using CollabViewerBuilder2 and add it to an activity
    public void addViewerFragment(AppCompatActivity activity, Uri fileUri) {
        // Create a custom ViewerConfig used to initialize the viewer fragment
        ViewerConfig config = new ViewerConfig.Builder()
                .multiTabEnabled(false)
                .build();
        // Create the Fragment using CollabViewerBuilder2
        CollabViewerTabHostFragment2 tabHostFragment =
                CollabViewerBuilder2.withUri(fileUri)
                        .usingConfig(config)
                        .build(activity);
        // Add the Fragment to your activity
        FragmentTransaction ft = activity.getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
        ft.replace(R.id.fragment_container, tabHostFragment, null);
        ft.commit();
    }

where R.id.fragment_container is the resource id of a layout in your activity that will contain your fragment:

For example:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- This FrameLayout will contain our viewer fragment -->
<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/fragment_container"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"/>

Next steps

Trial setup questions? Ask experts on Discord
Need other help? Contact Support
Pricing or product questions? Contact Sales