Constant Contact IOS SDK

Installation

In order to use the Constant Contact SDK you have to follow these steps:

1. Open the project in Xcode

2. Drag The Constant Contact Folder into the Project Navigation Panel.

3. Be sure to make the following selections in the popup: Folders : "Create groups for ant added folders" Add to targets: "" Destination: "Copy items into destination group's folder(if needed)"

Documentation

The source documentation is hosted at http://constantcontact.github.io/ios-sdk

API Documentation is located at http://developer.constantcontact.com/docs/developer-guides/api-documentation-index.html

Usage

1. Include the following code in the file you wish to use the SDK:

#import "Config.h" -for api key and other configuration elements
#import "ContactsCollection.h" -for contact collection manipulation
#import "ListsCollection.h" -for list collection manipulation
#import "ActivityService.h" -for activity manipulation
#import "EmailCampaignService.h" -for email campaign manipulation
#import "CampaignScheduleService.h" -for campaign schedule manipulation
#import "CampaignTrackingService.h" -for campaign tracking manipulation
#import "ContactTrackingService.h" -for contact tracking manipulation
#import "VerifiedEmailAddress.h" -to obtain the valid email addresses used in some calls

2. Create an authentication object using your user credentials:

###Instantiate your credentials

In the Config directory open the Congif.plist file.

Select the config drop down section and fill in your consumer_secret, api_key, and redirect_uri keys.

###Authentication

3. Show authentication view

    CTCTLoginViewController *loginViewController = [[CTCTLoginViewController alloc] init];
        loginViewController.delegate = self;
   
    [self presentModalViewController:loginViewController animated:YES];
   

4. Get the access token

Respond to the following delegate method:

    - (void)loginViewController:(CTCTLoginViewController *)loginViewController didLoginWithAccessToken:(NSString *)accessToken;

Note: Requesting the access token implicitly means that you are giving the all the permissions needed by the SDK, no further permissions are required.

3. Start using the SDK.

##Example for getting a array of contacts

HttpResponse *result = [ContactsCollection contactsWithAccessToken: myToken withLimitOf:10];
NSArray *contactArray = result.data;