# Add PinchSDK

# Prerequisites

The following criterias must be fulfilled to implement the SDK:

• Minimum SDK version: 15
• Android Jetpack artifacts (AndroidX)
• Must be compiled with Java 8+

# Gradle Configuration

# Reference repository

PinchSDK for Android is hosted on a non-public repository and has to be added manually.

Open your projects build.gradle script and add the repository hosting the SDK:

allprojects {
    repositories {
        maven { url = "https://fluxloop.jfrog.io/artifactory/pinch" }
    }
}

# Enable Java 8 byte code

If your project is not targeting or compiled with Java 8+, you have to edit your applications build.gradle to do so:

compileKotlin {
  kotlinOptions {
    jvmTarget = "1.8"
  }
}

compileTestKotlin {
  kotlinOptions {
    jvmTarget = "1.8"
  }
}

android {
  compileOptions {
    sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
  }
}

compileJava {
  sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
  targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
}

android {
  compileOptions {
    sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
  }
}

# Import PinchSDK

Add the SDK as a dependency to the applications build.gradle:

dependencies {
  implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
  implementation 'com.fluxloop.pinch:pinch-sdk:x.x.x'
}

# Add API Key

In AndroidManifest.xml, add the following element as a child of the <application> element, by inserting it just before the closing </application> tag:

  <meta-data
      android:name="com.fluxloop.pinch.sdk.API_KEY"
      android:value="your-api-key-here"/>

If your project utilizies ProGuard, add the following exception to your ProGuard definition:

-keep class com.fluxloop.pinch.core.model.** { *; }
-keep class com.fluxloop.pinch.common.model.** { *; }