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@codexteam/deeplinker
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@codexteam/deeplinker
Tiny script that helps you to use one link to open web pages or installed apps
Deeplinker
This module helps you to create links to open pages in apps directly if it is possible. Otherwise web page will be opened.
Install
You can install script via package managers or download it to your server.
NPM and Yarn
Install package
npm install @codexteam/deeplinker --save
yarn add @codexteam/deeplinker
Then require deeplinker module
const deeplinker = require('@codexteam/deeplinker');
Local script
Download dist/deeplinker.js file to your server and add it to your webpage.
<script src="dist/deeplinker.js" async></script>
Usage
Let's imagine that you want to create a link that opens some page in application, if it is installed. If target application is missing then link should open a web page as a normal link.
Check out example schemes below.
On click
Call deeplinker.click(element) function. Element should contain the following params:
data-linkorhrefwith a usual linkdata-app-linkwith a deep link (with custom protocol) to an application
Upgrade your link element by adding a listener with preventing default action. Set up data-app-link param.
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/codex_team/"
onclick="event.preventDefault(); deeplinker.click(this)"
data-app-link="instagram://user?username=codex_team">Follow us on Instagram</a>
Or add listener to any element. Set up data-link and data-app-link params.
<div onclick="deeplinker.click(this)"
data-link="https://t.me/codex_team"
data-app-link="tg://resolve?domain=codex_team">Join our Telegram-channel</div>
Run automatically
If you want to try to open app silently then call deeplinker.tryToOpenApp(deepLink).
Could be useful for redirection or invitation pages.
Doesn't works on mobile devices.
<body onload="deeplinker.tryToOpenApp('tg://user?username=codex_team')">
Schemes of popular apps
Telegram
tg://resolve?domain=[username]
twitter://user?screen_name=[username]
instagram://user?username=[username]
fb://profile/[id]
VK
vk://vk.com/[id]
Issues and improvements
Feel free to ask a question or improve this project.
License
MIT
FAQs
Tiny script that helps you to use one link to open web pages or installed apps
The npm package @codexteam/deeplinker receives a total of 18 weekly downloads. As such, @codexteam/deeplinker popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that @codexteam/deeplinker demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 4 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 27 May 2018
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