---
id: navigation-plugin
title: Navigation Plugin Setup
sidebar_label: Navigation
---

import {FbInternalOnly} from 'internaldocs-fb-helpers';
import FbNavigationPluginSetup from '../fb/Navigation-Plugin.mdx';

<FbInternalOnly>

## Adding the plugin using Buck

<FbNavigationPluginSetup />

## Adding the plugin to non-buck-based apps

</FbInternalOnly>

### Android

First, add the plugin to your Flipper client instance:
```java
import com.facebook.flipper.android.AndroidFlipperClient;
import com.facebook.flipper.plugins.navigation.NavigationFlipperPlugin;

final FlipperClient client = AndroidFlipperClient.getInstance(this);
client.addPlugin(NavigationFlipperPlugin.getInstance());
```

Navigation events in the app can then be recorded by calling `sendNavigationEvent` method of the `NavigationFlipperPlugin` instance from anywhere in the app. This allows for the Navigation Plugin to be integrated into existing navigation frameworks.

#### Using Android Deep Links

The Navigation Plugin can be used with built in [deep links for Android](https://developer.android.com/training/app-links/deep-linking).

To deep link to an activity, edit the AndroidManifest.xml and add the intent filter for the given activity.

```xml
<intent-filter>
  <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
  <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
  <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
  <data android:scheme="flipper" android:host="deep_link_activity" />
</intent-filter>
```

This will allow the user to jump to `flipper://deep_link_activity` within Flipper.

To log that navigation event in  flipper, we can send the navigation event in the Activity's `onCreate` method.

```java
public class DeepLinkActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
  @Override
  protected void onCreate(final Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    NavigationFlipperPlugin.getInstance().sendNavigationEvent("flipper://deep_link_activity/");
    ...
```

#### Third Party Solutions
The Navigation Plugin can easily be integrated into a third party navigation framework.

##### AirBnB Deep Link Dispatch
[Deep Link Dispatch](https://github.com/airbnb/DeepLinkDispatch) will work out of the box with Flipper for navigating to links, including support for url parameters. To add logging, simply add a BroadcastReceiver to your app that is called on any incoming deep links.

```java
public class DeepLinkReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
  private static final String TAG = "DeepLinkReceiver";

  @Override public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
    String deepLinkUri = intent.getStringExtra(DeepLinkHandler.EXTRA_URI);
    if (intent.getBooleanExtra(DeepLinkHandler.EXTRA_SUCCESSFUL, false)) {
      NavigationFlipperPlugin.getInstance().sendNavigationEvent(deepLinkUri);
    }
  }
}

public class DeepLinkApplication extends Application {
  @Override public void onCreate() {
    super.onCreate();
    IntentFilter intentFilter = new IntentFilter(DeepLinkHandler.ACTION);
    LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(this).registerReceiver(new DeepLinkReceiver(), intentFilter);
  }
}
```

### iOS
iOS support is coming soon.