Xamarin

Learn how to connect your Xamarin app to Filebase.

What is Xamarin?

Xamarin is a mobile application development platform for Windows, iOS and Android applications. An Xamarin app can be built with the .NET and C# frameworks using Xamarin Studio or in Microsoft's Visual Studio. The AWS Transfer Utility can be configured within an Xamarin app to connect to Filebase.

Prerequisites:

• Download and install Visual Studio (Version 2019 or older).

• Sign up for a free Filebase account.

• Have your Filebase Access and Secret Keys. Learn how to view your access keys here.

• Create a Filebase Bucket. Learn how to create a bucket here.

1. Install the 'Mobile Development with .NET' Tool Package for Visual Studio.

This workload package includes the templates and frameworks for Xamarin.

2. Create or open a Visual Studio project.

3. Within your Visual Studio project, view your SolutionExplorer > Packages > Manage NuGet Packages.

4. Browse for and install the following NuGets:

• AWSSDK.S3

• AwsSignatureVersion4

5. Configure your Xamarin app as desired for use with Filebase.

Xamarin includes a wide range of implementation for creating Android, iOS, and Windows Applications. This code snippet is a single example of a stand alone file download. This does not include other application functionality, such as a User Interface or Button configuration. Filebase is unable to provide specific configurations for custom applications due to their individualized nature.

The following code example showcases how to download a file from Filebase:

using System;
using System.IO;
using Amazon.S3;
using Amazon.S3.Model;
using Amazon.S3.Util;

namespace ConsoleApp1
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            AmazonS3Config s3Config = new AmazonS3Config
            {
                ServiceURL = "https://s3.filebase.com",
            };
            var accessKey = "Filebase Access Key";
            var secretKey = "Filebase Secret Key";

            var s3Client = new AmazonS3Client(accessKey, secretKey, s3Config);
            var transferUtility = new Amazon.S3.Transfer.TransferUtility(s3Client);

            transferUtility.Download("Local/Path/To/Download/File/File.name",
                                     "Filebase-Bucket-Name",
                                     "Object-Name-To-Download");
        }
    }
}

Edit this code with your:

• Filebase Access Key

• Filebase Secret Key

• Local Path Where To Download The File To

• Filebase Bucket Name

• Object Name to be Downloaded

The following code example showcases how to upload a file to Filebase:

using System;
using System.IO;
using Amazon.S3;
using Amazon.S3.Model;
using Amazon.S3.Util;

namespace ConsoleApp1
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            AmazonS3Config s3Config = new AmazonS3Config
            {
                ServiceURL = "https://s3.filebase.com",
            };
            var accessKey = "Filebase Access Key";
            var secretKey = "Filebase Secret Key";

            var s3Client = new AmazonS3Client(accessKey, secretKey, s3Config);
            var transferUtility = new Amazon.S3.Transfer.TransferUtility(s3Client);

            transferUtility.Upload("Local/Path/To/File/To/Upload",
                                     "Filebase-Bucket-Name");
        }
    }
}

Edit this code with your:

• Filebase Access Key

• Filebase Secret Key

• Local Path Where The File To Upload Is Located

• Filebase Bucket Name