feat: linking utils

README.md

@@ -134,6 +134,15 @@ getStatusBarHeight, hasNotch, hasNotchOnly, hasDynamicIsland
 | hasDynamicIsland   | function | returns if the device has dynamic island                                                  |
 | getStatusBarHeight |  number  | returns status bar height of the device                                                   |
 
+## Utils Props
+
+| Property           |                 Type                 | Description                                            |
+|--------------------|:------------------------------------:|--------------------------------------------------------|
+| openAppInPlayStore |       function(appPackageName)       | opens the app on android or Google Play                |
+| openAppInAppStore  |         function(appStoreId)         | opens the app on ios or App Store                      |
+| openExternalApp    | function(appPackageName, appStoreId) | opens the app on ios or android - handles the platform |
+
+
 ## Normalize Text Props
 
 | Property  |       Type       | Description                      |

lib/index.ts

@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ import {
 } from "./helpers/notch/Notch";
 import normalizeText from "./helpers/normalize/normalizeText";
 
+import {
+  openExternalApp,
+  openAppInAppStore,
+  openAppInPlayStore,
+} from "./utils";
+
 import { numberFormat } from "./helpers/text/Text";
 
 export {
@@ -54,4 +60,7 @@ export {
   hasDynamicIsland,
   numberFormat,
   normalizeText,
+  openExternalApp,
+  openAppInAppStore,
+  openAppInPlayStore,
 };

lib/utils/index.ts

@@ -1,118 +1,7 @@
-export const capitalizeFirstLetter = (str: string) =>
-  str && str.length ? str.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + str.slice(1) : str;
+import {
+  openExternalApp,
+  openAppInAppStore,
+  openAppInPlayStore,
+} from "./linking";
 
-export const capitalizeAllStartingWords = (
-  str: string,
-  lower: boolean = false,
-) =>
-  (lower ? str.toLowerCase() : str).replace(/(?:^|\s|[''({])+\S/g, (match) =>
-    match.toUpperCase(),
-  );
-
-export const capitalize = (str: string) =>
-  str.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + str.slice(1);
-
-export const generateRandomNumber = (min: number, max: number) =>
-  Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1) + min);
-
-export const diffArrays = (arr1: any[], arr2: any[]): any[] =>
-  arr1 &&
-  arr2 &&
-  arr1.filter(
-    (obj1) => !arr2.find((obj2) => obj1.id === obj2.id && obj2.isChecked),
-  );
-
-export const diffArraysWithId = (arr1: any[], arr2: any[]): any[] =>
-  arr1 &&
-  arr2 &&
-  arr1.filter((obj1) => !arr2.find((obj2) => obj1.id === obj2.id && obj2.id));
-
-export const diffDates = (date: number, date2: number) =>
-  Math.floor(Math.abs(date - date2) / 86400000);
-
-export const isBlankString = (str: string) =>
-  !str || str.length === 0 || /^\s*$/.test(str);
-
-export const randomBoolean = () => Math.random() >= 0.5;
-export const coinflip = () => Math.random() >= 0.5;
-
-export const isEven = (val: number) => val % 2 === 0;
-
-export const removeAllDuplicateValuesInArray = (arr: any[]) => [
-  ...new Set(arr),
-];
-
-export const isArray = (arr: any[]) => Array.isArray(arr);
-
-export const generateRandomString = () => Math.random().toString(36).slice(2);
-
-export const mergeArrays = (a: any[], b: any[]) => [...a, ...b];
-
-export const mergeArraysAndRemoveDuplicates = (a: any[], b: any[]) => [
-  ...new Set([...a, ...b]),
-];
-
-export const getTrueType = (obj: any) =>
-  Object.prototype.toString.call(obj).slice(8, -1).toLocaleLowerCase();
-
-export const isNotEmptyArray = (arr: any[]) =>
-  Array.isArray(arr) && arr.length > 0;
-
-export const safelyParseJson = (string?: string | null) => {
-  try {
-    return JSON.parse(string as string);
-  } catch {
-    return string;
-  }
-};
-
-export const isEmptyObj = (obj: any) =>
-  Reflect.ownKeys(obj).length === 0 && obj.constructor === Object;
-
-export const shuffleArray = (arr: any[]) => arr.sort(() => 0.5 - Math.random());
-
-export const convertSnakeToCamelCase = (str: string) => {
-  return str.replace(/([-_][a-z])/g, (group) =>
-    group.toUpperCase().replace("-", "").replace("_", ""),
-  );
-};
-
-export const getRandomHexColor = () =>
-  `#${Math.floor(Math.random() * 0xffffff)
-    .toString(16)
-    .padEnd(6, "0")}`;
-
-export const convertRGBToHexColor = (r: number, g: number, b: number) =>
-  "#" + ((1 << 24) + (r << 16) + (g << 8) + b).toString(16).slice(1);
-
-export const getMinMaxOfArray = (arr: any[]) => [
-  Math.min(...arr),
-  Math.max(...arr),
-];
-
-export const sleep = (delay: number): Promise<void> => {
-  return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, delay));
-};
-
-/**
- * Create an object from the pairs of key and value
- * @param arr
- * @returns
- */
-export const toObj = (arr: any[]) => Object.fromEntries(arr);
-
-/**
- * Get union of arrays
- * @param arr
- * @returns
- */
-export const getUnion = (...arr) => [...new Set(arr.flat())];
-
-/**
- * Partition an array based on the criteria/condition
- * @param arr
- * @param criteria
- * @returns
- */
-export const partition = (arr: any[], criteria: any) =>
-  arr.reduce((acc, i) => (acc[criteria(i) ? 0 : 1].push(i), acc), [[], []]);
+export { openExternalApp, openAppInAppStore, openAppInPlayStore };

lib/utils/linking.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { Linking, Platform } from "react-native";
+
+export const openAppInPlayStore = (appPackageName: string) => {
+  const url = `market://details?id=${appPackageName}`;
+  Linking.canOpenURL(url)
+    .then((supported) => {
+      if (!supported) {
+        return console.log("Cannot handle URL: " + url);
+      } else {
+        return Linking.openURL(url);
+      }
+    })
+    .catch((err) => console.error("An error occurred", err));
+};
+
+export const openAppInAppStore = (appStoreId: string) => {
+  const url = `https://apps.apple.com/app/id${appStoreId}`;
+  Linking.canOpenURL(url)
+    .then((supported) => {
+      if (!supported) {
+        return console.log("Cannot handle URL: " + url);
+      } else {
+        return Linking.openURL(url);
+      }
+    })
+    .catch((err) => console.error("An error occurred", err));
+};
+
+export const openExternalApp = (appPackageName: string, appStoreId: string) => {
+  if (Platform.OS === "ios") {
+    openAppInAppStore(appStoreId);
+  } else if (Platform.OS === "android") {
+    openAppInPlayStore(appPackageName);
+  }
+};

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@freakycoder/react-native-helpers",
-  "version": "2.2.2",
+  "version": "2.3.0",
   "description": "All helpers in one; iPhone series support, dimensions helper, hasNotch helper, normalize text helper and text helpers for React Native with very easy use",
   "keywords": [
     "ios",