Embed App Builder Web SDK in a NextJS Web App

The following guide describes the process of embedding the App Builder React SDK in a NextJS app.

Building

STEP 1

You need to download and extract the app builder source code, you can read more here.

Run the app-builder-cli in your project folder using the following command:

npm i && npm run start

STEP 2

Navigate using the arrow keys and select the Build option using the enter key

STEP 3

Select the React SDK platform, after which the CLI will start the build process. This will take a few minutes.

STEP 4

Once the build is complete open a terminal window in your NextJs project directory.

STEP 5

The app-builder-cli compiles your App Builder project into a node module inside the <Agora App Builder>/Builds/react-sdk folder. Simply install this module using the following command.

npm install <path-to-app-builder-project-folder>/Builds/react-sdk

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Usage

STEP 1

The module is installed with same name as your App Builder project which can be imported into your Nextjs App.

However in a NextJS environment, Client Side rendering must be enforced for the App Builder component. One way to do so is by importing App Builer into a new App Builder wrapper component.

src/components/AppBuilderWrapper.tsx

import AgoraAppBuilder from "@appbuilder/react";

STEP 2

After importing the module your App Builder project can be rendered using the View property on the imported AgoraAppBuilder object.

Make sure to provide necessary styling including a width, height and display flex on the parent element of the View component for proper scaling.

src/components/AppBuilderWrapper.tsx

import AgoraAppBuilder from "@appbuilder/react";

const AppBuilderWrapper = () => {
  return (
    <div style={{ display: "flex", width: "100vw", height: "550px" }}>
      <AgoraAppBuilder.View />
    </div>
  );
};

STEP 3

Dynamically import the wrapper in your desired Nextjs page/component using the dynamic function.

import dynamic from "next/dynamic";

const AgoraAppBuilderWraper = dynamic(
  () => import("../components/AppBuilderWrapper"),
  {
    ssr: false,
  },
);

STEP 4

After dynamically importing the wrapper it can be rendered normally in any page/component.

You can add a suppressHydrationWarning={true} prop to the parent element of the wrapper to suppress any subsequent hydration warnings emitted due to client side rendering of its children component.

import dynamic from "next/dynamic";

const AgoraAppBuilderWraper = dynamic(
  () => import("../components/AppBuilderWrapper"),
  {
    ssr: false,
  },
);

const VideoCall = () => {
  return (
    <div suppressHydrationWarning={true}>
      <AgoraAppBuilderWrapper />
    </div>
  );
};

STEP 5

Start the development server inside your NextJs project directory with the following command

npm run dev

STEP 6

You should now see your App Builder project being displayed in your desired web page.

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Customization

STEP 1

You can use Customization APIs to customize your embedded App Builder project.

Read this guide for more information.

STEP 2

To create a Customization you need to access the createCustomization method on the imported AgoraAppBuilder object, which takes the UserCustomizationConfig as a parameter and returns a customization object.

Make sure you do this on component mount for best results.

src/components/AppBuilderWrapper.tsx

import AgoraAppBuilder from "@appbuilder/react";

const AppBuilderWrapper = () = {
  useEffect(()=>{
    const customization = AgoraAppBuilder.createCustomization({
    /*
      My Customization Config. See https://appbuilder-docs.agora.io/customization-api/quickstart to get started with customizing!
    */
    });
  },[])
...

STEP 3

Pass the returned customization object to the customize method available under the same AgoraAppBuilder object to apply the config to your embedded App Builder project.

src/components/AppBuilderWrapper.tsx

import AgoraAppBuilder from "@appbuilder/react";

const AppBuilderWrapper = () = {
  useEffect(()=>{
    const customization = AgoraAppBuilder.createCustomization({
    /*
      My Customization Config. See https://appbuilder-docs.agora.io/customization-api/quickstart to get started with customizing!
    */
    });
    AgoraAppBuilder.customize(customization);
  },[])
...

STEP 4

You should now be able to see your customizations in action!