react-native-ip-sec-vpn

react-native-ip-sec-vpn

Getting started

Plugin can be installed using npm
With yarn:
$ yarn add react-native-ip-sec-vpn --save
Or with npm:
$ npm install react-native-ip-sec-vpn --save

Mostly automatic installation

on react native >60 no need to do anything but for manualing installation run the code below

$ react-native link react-native-ip-sec-vpn

Example

To run example:

• make sure the module folder has no node_modules
• install the dependencies on the example folder using yarn or npm i
• run the project:

npx react-native run-android

Usage

import {prepare, connect} from "react-native-ip-sec-vpn";
...
useEffect(() => {
	prepare();
}); /// or use componentDidmount in case of a class component
...
connect(address, username, password)

see example folder.

Methods

Name	arguments	returns	Description
prepare	None	Promise	Android: This will ask permission and do necessary setups IOS: This will listen for status change on vpn
connect	address: string (address of VPN) username: string (username of VPN's credentials) password: string (username of VPN's credentials) vpnType: string | undefined (Android only, not implemented yet) mtu: number | undefiend (Android only, VPN's maximum transmission unit)	Promise	Connect to vpn with provided credentials
getCurrentState	None	Promise	Get current VPN state
getCharonErrorState (Android only)	None	Promise	Get current VPN Error state (Android only)
disconnect	None	Promise	Disconnect the VPN
onStateChangedListener	callback: (state: { state: VpnState; charonState: CharonErrorState }) => void	EmitterSubscription	Will call the callback on state change
removeOnStateChangeListener	stateChangedEvent: EmitterSubscription	void	Remove the state change listener

Enums

Name	Values	Description
VpnState	disconnected = 0 (VPN is disconnected) connecting = 1 (VPN is connecting) connected = 2 (VPN is connected) disconnecting = 3 (VPN is disconnecting) genericError = 4 (VPN encountered an error charon state on android to find out the error)	VPN current state
CharonErrorState	NO_ERROR = 0 (VPN has no error) AUTH_FAILED = 1 (Wrong credentials) PEER_AUTH_FAILED = 2 LOOKUP_FAILED = 3 (Wrong VPN URL) UNREACHABLE = 4 (VPN URL is unreachable) GENERIC_ERROR = 5 PASSWORD_MISSING = 6 (No password has been provided) CERTIFICATE_UNAVAILABLE = 7 (Certification has not been provided) UNDEFINED = 8 (Unknown error)	VPN Error