Make useable in all js environments

The branch sdk should check if window exists before utilizing it. See https://github.com/BranchMetrics/smart-app-banner-branch-deep-linking-web-library/blob/master/dist/build.js#L1845

This was only discovered while running branch in a worker thread, as window is not available in that environment.

[6graNik]

yep it is because of server-side rendering, you have lines like return navigator.isCookieEnable which will fail

Workaround may be using branch only on the client, use async chunk for example

[rubinsingh]

Hey Team,

Thank you for your feedback. To get our WebSDK operable in environments where the window object is not available is a significant undertaking for the team (as you’ve seen through searching for references to the ‘window’ object).

We’ve found another area that that would need to be re-tested/potentially re-written as a result of this change. That area is related to storage i.e. how we use application, local and cookie storage in the WebSDK to store and retrieve items related to our core deep linking functionality.

We do understand your frustration though so we’ve added this as a feature request in our internal WebSDK backlog.

Incase anyone in this thread finds it useful, we have an HTTP API as an alternative:

https://github.com/BranchMetrics/branch-deep-linking-public-api

@pho3nixf1re regarding using Branch with a server side rendered react app, I wanted to share a technique I used to make Branch work in this environment.

Using the example at the following location:

https://github.com/mhart/react-server-example

I made the following changes:

1. Added script({src: ‘https://cdn.branch.io/build.min.js’}) over at: https://github.com/mhart/react-server-example/blob/master/server.js#L61
2. Then to use it in a component, I added the following lines in componentDidMount(): branch.init(‘insert branch key’, function(err, data) { // callback to handle err or data });

at: https://github.com/mhart/react-server-example/blob/master/App.js#L18

This worked well for me. Please feel free to shoot an email to [e-mail] if you’re having trouble with React and Branch.

@morenoh149 thanks for calling out the .sdk_version issue - we’ve added it to our backlog.