android deeplinking - the first path prefix is dynamic, but the second not

Question

I have a url, e.g. https://www.mobilePhoneSystem.com/{user}/registerDate/{date}. So the {user} path-prefix is dynamic. I need to handle ONLY the deeplinks, that contains registerDate. I wrote in my manifest something like this

<!-- Deep linking-->
        <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="https"
                android:host="/www.mobilePhoneSystem.com"
                android:pathPrefix="/registerDate" />

        </intent-filter>
    </activity>

But it doesn't trigger. When I add any user in mainfest, e.g. pathPrefix=/user111/registerDate, it triggers and works fine. But the user is dynamic. So how can I handle this type of deeplink?

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 08 '20 at 16:51

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This should work for you :

android:pathPattern="/.*/registerDate/.*/"

Explanation : The . enforces a pattern of "one of any character". The .* enforces "any number (or none!) of any character".

Combining these two, ..* enforces "any number of any characters, but at least one must be provided"

answered Oct 08 '20 at 16:51

Miran Shaikh

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android:pathPattern="..*/registerDate/..*" - For me this solution worked with 2 dots, I didn't try with single dot, but anyway I'll accept your answer. Thanks – Hayk Mkrtchyan Oct 09 '20 at 09:04

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 23 '20 at 10:47

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You can check navGraphs here

in navGraph

<deepLink
    android:id="@+id/deepLink"
    app:uri="mobilePhoneSystem.com/{userId}/registerDate" />
       
<argument
    android:name="userId"
    app:argType="string"/>

answered Jul 23 '20 at 10:47

gmetax

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That's the navigation component? – Hayk Mkrtchyan Jul 23 '20 at 10:49
What if I'm not using navigation component? – Hayk Mkrtchyan Jul 23 '20 at 10:51

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 28 '21 at 13:08

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you could use library it will solve the problem for you github.com/airbnb/DeepLinkDispatch and you could even get your {user} and {date} directly without any added hassle

answered May 28 '21 at 13:08

mhemdan

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android deeplinking - the first path prefix is dynamic, but the second not

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