Understanding your project / AirWatch MDM integration

[DaKaZ]

Hello,

I recently was pointed to your project and I am just wanting to learn a little more. Unfortunately your readme file just doesn't have the details I am looking for.

I am currently implementing an integration with the AirWatch SDK to provide MDM(ish) functions for our native app. Is react-native-mdm meant to be a generic interface for any MDM library? I am thinking it might be based on the code I just looked at.

For example, in my current implementation I have two main areas of development. First, I have a new react-native native-module named AirWatchReactNative. This module basically provides a dispatchEvent function that is used to notify the app when something happens as well as the list of supported events. Its implementation looks like this:

#import "AirWatchReactNative.h"
#if __has_include(<React/RCTEventDispatcher.h>)
#import <React/RCTEventDispatcher.h>
#else
#import "RCTEventDispatcher.h"
#endif

@implementation AirWatchReactNative
@synthesize sharedInstance;

+ (BOOL)requiresMainQueueSetup
{
  return NO;
}

- (instancetype)init
{
  self = [super init];
  self.sharedInstance = self;
  return self;
}

- (dispatch_queue_t)methodQueue
{
  return dispatch_get_main_queue();
}

- (void)dispatchEvent:(NSString *)name withBody: (NSDictionary *)body {
  NSLog(@"Calling dispatch: %@", name);
  [self sendEventWithName:name body:body];
}

- (NSArray<NSString *> *)supportedEvents
{
  return @[
           @"AWreceivedProfiles",
           @"AWenrollmentStatus",
           @"AWinitialCheck",
           @"AWwipe",
           @"AWlock",
           @"AWunlock",
           @"AWstopNetwork",
           @"AWresumeNetwork"
           ];
}

RCT_EXPORT_MODULE();

@end

I think call these methods when the AirWatch SDK functions are called. In my AppDelegate.swift file (yes, we had to use swift because AirWatch SDK is only available in swift now) we do this (just one example):

  func controllerDidReceive(profiles: [Profile]) {
    AWLogVerbose("SDK recieved \(profiles.count) profiles.")
    
    guard profiles.count > 0 else {
      AWLogError("No profile received")
      AirWatchReactNative().sharedInstance.dispatchEvent("AWreceivedProfiles", withBody: [
        "count": profiles.count,
        "profiles": []
        ]
      )
      return
    }
    AWLogInfo("Now printing profiles received: \n")
    profiles.forEach { AWLogInfo("\(String(describing: $0))") }
    AirWatchReactNative().sharedInstance.dispatchEvent("AWreceivedProfiles", withBody: [
      "count": profiles.count,
      "profiles": profiles
      ]
    )
  }

What I am wondering is if react-native-mdm is meant to replace my AirWatchReactNative module and if so, what your roadmap for features looks like as there are numerous events beyond app_config that need to be supported. If this is your intended purpose, I'd gladly lend effort to extend react-native-mdm to support our needs, but if it is not, I just need to know so that I don't waste the effort.

[pavinthan]

@DaKaZ could you please share your AirWatch integration because we need same feature ?

[dennylesmanajr]

Hi , is react-native-mdm just for Airwatch or supported other providers ? is there any list of supported MDM providers ?

Thanks

[jeveloper]

@DaKaZ Hey there, could you share if you had success with Airwatch or didnt and some feedback?
trying to evaluate it . Thanks

[shouse]

We did have success with the integration. I'm worked with Kaz. We can't share the code unfortunately because of restrictions from our client.

[kappe]

Short question: I've integrated AWS-SDK into my React Native App. Now I've one small problem. When the Task Switch is activated a BlockerView should be shown. AWS logs that the View is shown but it is not?
2020-10-01 10:59:02.579528+0200 zeusMobile[475:24568] 2020-10-01 10:59:02:576 zeusMobile[475:24182] +[AWSDKPresentation showBlockerView] [Line:410][I]: Showing blocker view.