Updated example for iOS 7 and updated version.

Author: Edward Smith

Branch-SDK/Branch-SDK/BNCConfig.m

@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 
 NSString * const BNC_API_VERSION     = @"v1";
 NSString * const BNC_LINK_URL        = @"https://bnc.lt";
-NSString * const BNC_SDK_VERSION     = @"0.14.7";
+NSString * const BNC_SDK_VERSION     = @"0.14.8";

Branch-SDK/Branch-SDK/BranchShareLink.m

@@ -109,13 +109,13 @@ - (void) shareDidComplete:(BOOL)completed activityError:(NSError*)error {
     // Log share initiated event
     [self.universalObject userCompletedAction:BNCShareInitiatedEvent];
 
+    NSMutableArray *items = [NSMutableArray new];
     BranchShareActivityItem *item = nil;
-    _activityItems = [NSPointerArray weakObjectsPointerArray];
     if (self.shareText.length) {
         item = [[BranchShareActivityItem alloc] initWithPlaceholderItem:self.shareText];
         item.itemType = BranchShareActivityItemTypeShareText;
         item.parent = self;
-        [_activityItems addPointer:(__bridge void * _Nullable)(item)];
+        [items addObject:item];
     }
 
     NSString *URLString =
@@ -130,16 +130,22 @@ - (void) shareDidComplete:(BOOL)completed activityError:(NSError*)error {
     item = [[BranchShareActivityItem alloc] initWithPlaceholderItem:URL];
     item.itemType = BranchShareActivityItemTypeBranchURL;
     item.parent = self;
+    [items addObject:item];
+
     [_activityItems addPointer:(__bridge void * _Nullable)(item)];
 
     if (self.shareObject) {
         item = [[BranchShareActivityItem alloc] initWithPlaceholderItem:self.shareObject];
         item.itemType = BranchShareActivityItemTypeOther;
         item.parent = self;
-        [_activityItems addPointer:(__bridge void * _Nullable)(item)];
+        [items addObject:item];
     }
 
-    return [_activityItems allObjects];
+    _activityItems = [NSPointerArray weakObjectsPointerArray];
+    for (item in items)
+        [_activityItems addPointer:(__bridge void * _Nullable)(item)];
+
+    return items;
 }
 
 - (void) presentActivityViewControllerFromViewController:(UIViewController*_Nullable)viewController

Branch-TestBed-Swift/TestBed-Swift/ViewController.swift

@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ class ViewController: UITableViewController, BranchShareLinkDelegate {
         return _dateFormatter!
     }
 
+//MARK: - Share a Branch Universal Object with BranchShareLink
+
     @IBAction func shareBranchLinkAction(_ sender: AnyObject) {
         let canonicalIdentifier = "id-" + self.dateFormatter().string(from: Date.init())
 
@@ -327,6 +329,8 @@ class ViewController: UITableViewController, BranchShareLinkDelegate {
         }
     }
 
+//MARK: - Link Properties
+
     @IBAction func loadLinkPropertiesButtonTouchUpInside(_ sender: AnyObject) {
         let branch = Branch.getInstance()
         let params: Dictionary = (branch?.getLatestReferringParams())!
@@ -383,10 +387,10 @@ class ViewController: UITableViewController, BranchShareLinkDelegate {
             if (error == nil) {
                 print(self.branchLinkProperties.description())
                 print(self.branchUniversalObject.description())
-                print("Link Created: \(url?.description)")
+                print("Link Created: \(String(describing: url?.description))")
                 self.linkTextField.text = url
             } else {
-                print(String(format: "Branch TestBed: %@", error as! CVarArg))
+                print(String(format: "Branch TestBed: %@", error! as CVarArg))
                 self.showAlert("Link Creation Failed", withDescription: error!.localizedDescription)
             }
 
@@ -406,7 +410,7 @@ class ViewController: UITableViewController, BranchShareLinkDelegate {
             }
 
             if (error != nil || !changed) {
-                print(String(format: "Branch TestBed: Didn't redeem anything: %@", error as! CVarArg))
+                print(String(format: "Branch TestBed: Didn't redeem anything: %@", error! as CVarArg))
                 self.showAlert("Redemption Unsuccessful", withDescription: error!.localizedDescription)
             } else {
                 print("Branch TestBed: Five Points Redeemed!")

Branch-TestBed-Xcode-7/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<document type="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder3.CocoaTouch.Storyboard.XIB" version="3.0" toolsVersion="11762" systemVersion="16D32" targetRuntime="iOS.CocoaTouch" propertyAccessControl="none" useAutolayout="YES" colorMatched="YES" initialViewController="rgL-wI-yV3">
+<document type="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder3.CocoaTouch.Storyboard.XIB" version="3.0" toolsVersion="12118" systemVersion="16D32" targetRuntime="iOS.CocoaTouch" propertyAccessControl="none" useAutolayout="YES" colorMatched="YES" initialViewController="rgL-wI-yV3">
     <device id="retina4_7" orientation="portrait">
         <adaptation id="fullscreen"/>
     </device>
     <dependencies>
         <deployment identifier="iOS"/>
-        <plugIn identifier="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.IBCocoaTouchPlugin" version="11757"/>
+        <plugIn identifier="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.IBCocoaTouchPlugin" version="12086"/>
         <capability name="Constraints to layout margins" minToolsVersion="6.0"/>
         <capability name="documents saved in the Xcode 8 format" minToolsVersion="8.0"/>
     </dependencies>
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
                                                         <color key="titleColor" red="1" green="1" blue="1" alpha="1" colorSpace="custom" customColorSpace="sRGB"/>
                                                     </state>
                                                     <connections>
-                                                        <action selector="shareLinkButtonTouchUpInside:" destination="i3m-ex-Bu1" eventType="touchUpInside" id="yok-zE-KD6"/>
+                                                        <action selector="shareLinkAsActivityItem:" destination="i3m-ex-Bu1" eventType="touchUpInside" id="1yu-mO-vP8"/>
                                                     </connections>
                                                 </button>
                                             </subviews>

Branch-TestBed/Branch-TestBed/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard

@@ -206,6 +206,17 @@ - (IBAction)simulateContentAccessButtonTouchUpInsideButtonTouchUpInside:(id)send
     [self showAlert:@"Content Access Registered" withDescription:@""];
 }
 
+- (NSDateFormatter*) dateFormatter {
+    if (_dateFormatter) return _dateFormatter;
+
+    _dateFormatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
+    _dateFormatter.locale = [NSLocale localeWithLocaleIdentifier:@"en_US_POSIX"];
+    _dateFormatter.dateFormat = @"yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssX";
+    _dateFormatter.timeZone = [NSTimeZone timeZoneForSecondsFromGMT:0];
+    return _dateFormatter;
+}
+
+#pragma mark - Share a Branch Link
 
 - (IBAction)oldShareLinkButtonTouchUpInside:(id)sender {
     // This method uses the old way of sharing Branch links.
@@ -216,23 +227,17 @@ - (IBAction)oldShareLinkButtonTouchUpInside:(id)sender {
     [linkProperties addControlParam:@"$desktop_url" withValue: desktop_url];
     [linkProperties addControlParam:@"$ios_url" withValue: ios_url];
 
-    [self.branchUniversalObject showShareSheetWithLinkProperties:linkProperties andShareText:shareText fromViewController:self.parentViewController completion:^(NSString *activityType, BOOL completed) {
-        if (completed) {
-            NSLog(@"%@", [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Branch TestBed: Completed sharing to %@", activityType]);
-        } else {
-            NSLog(@"%@", [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Branch TestBed: Sharing failed"]);
+    [self.branchUniversalObject showShareSheetWithLinkProperties:linkProperties
+        andShareText:shareText
+        fromViewController:self.parentViewController
+        completion:^(NSString *activityType, BOOL completed) {
+            if (completed) {
+                NSLog(@"Branch TestBed: Completed sharing to %@", activityType);
+            } else {
+                NSLog(@"Branch TestBed: Sharing failed");
+            }
         }
-    }];
-}
-
-- (NSDateFormatter*) dateFormatter {
-    if (_dateFormatter) return _dateFormatter;
-
-    _dateFormatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
-    _dateFormatter.locale = [NSLocale localeWithLocaleIdentifier:@"en_US_POSIX"];
-    _dateFormatter.dateFormat = @"yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssX";
-    _dateFormatter.timeZone = [NSTimeZone timeZoneForSecondsFromGMT:0];
-    return _dateFormatter;
+    ];
 }
 
 - (IBAction)shareLinkButtonTouchUpInside:(id)sender {
@@ -258,8 +263,38 @@ - (IBAction)shareLinkButtonTouchUpInside:(id)sender {
     [shareLink presentActivityViewControllerFromViewController:self anchor:nil];
 }
 
+- (IBAction)shareLinkAsActivityItem:(id)sender {
+    // Share as an activity item.
+
+    BranchLinkProperties *linkProperties = [[BranchLinkProperties alloc] init];
+    linkProperties.feature = feature;
+    linkProperties.campaign = @"sharing campaign";
+    [linkProperties addControlParam:@"$desktop_url" withValue: desktop_url];
+    [linkProperties addControlParam:@"$ios_url" withValue: ios_url];
+
+    BranchShareLink *shareLink =
+        [[BranchShareLink alloc]
+            initWithUniversalObject:self.branchUniversalObject
+            linkProperties:linkProperties];
+
+    shareLink.title = @"Share your test link!";
+    shareLink.delegate = self;
+    shareLink.shareText = [NSString stringWithFormat:
+        @"Shared from Branch's Branch-TestBed at %@.",
+        [self.dateFormatter stringFromDate:[NSDate date]]];
+
+    UIActivityViewController *activityController =
+        [[UIActivityViewController alloc]
+            initWithActivityItems:shareLink.activityItems
+            applicationActivities:nil];
+
+    if (activityController) {
+        [self presentViewController:activityController animated:YES completion:nil];
+    }
+}
+
 - (void) branchShareLinkWillShare:(BranchShareLink*)shareLink {
-    // This example shows changing the share text.
+    // This delegate example shows changing the share text.
     //
     // Link properties, such as alias or channel can be overridden here based on the users'
     // choice stored in shareSheet.activityType.
@@ -283,6 +318,8 @@ - (void) branchShareLink:(BranchShareLink*)shareLink
     }
 }
 
+#pragma mark - Commerce Events
+
 - (IBAction) sendCommerceEvent:(id)sender {
     BNCProduct *product = [BNCProduct new];
     product.price = [NSDecimalNumber decimalNumberWithString:@"1000.99"];

Branch-TestBed/Branch-TestBed/ViewController.m

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name             = "Branch"
-  s.version          = "0.14.7"
+  s.version          = "0.14.8"
   s.summary          = "Create an HTTP URL for any piece of content in your app"
   s.description      = <<-DESC
 - Want the highest possible conversions on your sharing feature?

Branch.podspec

@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
 	<string>FMWK</string>
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-	<string>0.14.7</string>
+	<string>0.14.8</string>
 	<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
 	<string>????</string>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-	<string>0.14.7</string>
+	<string>0.14.8</string>
 	<key>NSPrincipalClass</key>
 	<string></string>
 </dict>

carthage-files/Info.plist

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Options:
 USAGE
 }
 
-version=0.14.7
+version=0.14.8
 
 if (( $# == 0 )); then
     echo $version