This article will guide you through the process of quickly integrating the TUILiveKit component. Performing the following steps generally takes about an hour, after which you can implement live streaming features with a complete UI interface.
Environment Preparations
Xcode 15 or later.
iOS 13.0 or later.
If you have any questions during environment configuration or compilation and running, please refer to the FAQ. Step 1. Activate the service
Before using audio and video services provided by Tencent Cloud, you need to go to the console and activate the service for your application. For detailed steps, refer to Activate the service. Step 2. Import the component
Use CocoaPods to import the components as follows:
1. Add the pod 'TUILiveKit'dependency to your Podfile file. If you encounter any issues, you can refer to the example project. target 'xxxx' do
...
...
pod 'TUILiveKit'
end
If you don't have a Podfile
file, first use the terminal to cd to the xxxx.xcodeproj
directory and then create the file with the following command.
2. In the terminal, first cd
to the Podfile
directory, and then run the following command to install the component.
If you are unable to install the latest version of TUILiveKit
, first delete Podfile.lock and Pods. Then, update the CocoaPods repository list locally by executing the following command.
Afterwards, execute the following command to update the Pod version of the component library.
3. Compile and run the project. If you encounter any issues, refer to the FAQ. If the problem still can't be solved, you can try running our example project first. We also welcome any feedback on issues you encounter during the integration process. Step 3. Configure the project
Your app needs to request microphone and camera permissions to use audio/video features. Add the following two items in the App's Info file, which correspond to the prompt messages shown to users when requesting microphone and camera permissions.
<key>NSCameraUsageDescription</key>
<string>TUILiveKit needs to access your camera to capture video.</string>
<key>NSMicrophoneUsageDescription</key>
<string>TUILiveKit needs to access your mic to capture audio.</string>
Step 4. Log in
To log in to the TUICallKit component, add the following code to your project to call the relevant APIs in TUICore. This step is very important, as the user can use the component features properly only after successfully logging in. Carefully check that the relevant parameters are correctly configured:
import TUICore
func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey: Any]?) -> Bool {
TUILogin.login(1400000001,
userID: "denny",
userSig: "xxxxxxxxxxx") {
print("login success")
} fail: { (code, message) in
print("login failed, code: \\(code), error: \\(message ?? "nil")")
}
return true
}
#import <TUICore/TUILogin.h>
- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions {
[TUILogin login:1400000001
userID:@"denny"
userSig:@"xxxxxxxxxxx"
print("login success")
succ:^{
NSLog(@"login success");
} fail:^(int code, NSString * _Nullable msg) {
NSLog(@"login failed, code: %d, error: %@", code, msg);
}];
return YES;
}
Parameter description: The key parameters used by the login
function are as detailed below:
SDKAppID: Obtained in the last step in Step 1 and not detailed here. UserID: The ID of the current user, which is a string that can contain only letters (a–z and A–Z), digits (0–9), hyphens (-), or underscores (_).
UserSig: The authentication credential used by Tencent Cloud to verify whether the current user is allowed to use the TRTC service. You can get it by using the SDKSecretKey
to encrypt the information such as SDKAppID
and UserID
. You can generate a temporary UserSig
on the UserSig Tools page in the console. Note:
Many developers have contacted us with many questions regarding this step. Below are some of the frequently encountered problems:
SDKAppID is invalid.
userSig is set to the value of Secretkey mistakenly. The userSig is generated by using the SecretKey for the purpose of encrypting information such as sdkAppId, userId, and the expiration time. But the value of the userSig that is required cannot be directly substituted with the value of the SecretKey.
userId is set to a simple string such as 1, 123, or 111, and your colleague may be using the same userId while working on a project simultaneously. In this case, login will fail as TRTC doesn't support login on multiple terminals with the same UserID. Therefore, we recommend you use some distinguishable userId values during debugging.
The sample code on GitHub uses the genTestUserSig
function to calculate UserSig
locally, so as to help you complete the current integration process more quickly. However, this scheme exposes your SecretKey
in the application code, which makes it difficult for you to upgrade and protect your SecretKey
subsequently. Therefore, we strongly recommend you run the UserSig
calculation logic on the server and make the application request the UserSig
calculated in real time every time the application uses the TUILiveKit
component from the server.
Step 5. Start live streaming
After the above log in to method call returns successfully, call the VideoLiveKit's startLive method, specifying the room ID to start your live streaming page. import TUILiveKit
VideoLiveKit.createInstance().startLive(roomId: "your room id")
#import <TUILiveKit/TUILiveKit-Swift.h>
[[VideoLiveKit createInstance] startLiveWithRoomId:@"your room id"];
Video Live Preview Screen | Live video streaming with pictures |
Step 6. Watch the live stream
After the above log in to method call returns successfully, call the VideoLiveKit's joinLive method, specifying the room ID to start your live streaming page. import UIKit
import TUILiveKit
VideoLiveKit.createInstance().joinLive(roomId: "your room id")
#import <TUILiveKit/TUILiveKit-Swift.h>
[[VideoLiveKit createInstance] joinLiveWithRoomId:@"your room id"];
Video Live Room | Video Live Room |
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If you encounter problems with access and use, please refer to FAQs. Suggestions and Feedback
If you have any suggestions or feedback, please contact info_rtc@tencent.com.
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