Getting an alert dialog saying download faild about node-deeplink

[mderazon]

Is it only on IOS 9 ? Haven't tested it on this version yet, there might have been some changes in Safari.

Can you try running the code in an earlier version in the simulator ?

[jaikumar-b]

Getting the same error on iOS 8.4 as well

[mderazon]

deeplink already exposes a middleware, so there's no need to save it to a var before and execute it.
try doing

exports.deeplink = deeplink({
    fallback: 'http://' + req.headers.host,
    ios_store_link: 'https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cups-unlimited-coffee/id556462755?mt=8&uo=4',
});

see example here
https://github.com/mderazon/node-deeplink/blob/master/example/app.js

[jaikumar-b]

No luck with that either. Same error.

[jaikumar-b]

Is there any way we can have a callback with the inline html and from the controller response, send the html to client?

[mderazon]

Can you show me the complete code of what you're trying to do ? I could try and reproduce it

Also you could try and debug it in the simulator, you'll have to hook Safari debugger to the simulator (done in Safari menu somewhere) and put a breakpoint on the js code that runs on that page

[jaikumar-b]

I don't think the javascript is going to the mobile client. All I can see is standardError.html. in the Safari debugger.

I am using the mean js boilerplate code. After the reset password token validation, a function checks if the reset link was clicked by iPad or iPhone and redirects them to the mobile deeplink which makes a get request to the deeplinked URL in the core server route.

function(err, user) {
    var userAgent = req.headers['user-agent'];
    if (userAgent !== null && (userAgent.indexOf('iPhone') > -1 || userAgent.indexOf('iPad') > -1) {
        res.redirect('/deeplink?url=myapp%3A%2F%2Freset');
    } else {
      if (!user) {
            return res.redirect('/#!/password/reset/invalid');
        }
        res.redirect('/#!/password/reset/' + req.params.token);
    }

In my core server routes, there is wildcard route for deeplinks.

    // Deeplinking into apps
    app.route('/deeplink*').get(core.deeplink);

In the core server controller -

exports.deeplink = deeplink({
    fallback: 'http://localhost:3000',
    ios_store_link: 'https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cups-unlimited-coffee/id556462755?mt=8&uo=4',
});
};

[mderazon]

If the page doesn't load then my guess is that something is wrong in the routing configuration.

Try logging the request going right before the deeplink middleware

// Deeplinking into apps
app.route('/deeplink*').get(function(req, res, next) { 
  console.log('here') 
  next()
}, core.deeplink);

Also, your fallback is defined as

http://localhost:3000

Do you have a route that listens there ?
Try changing it to something that you know is up like

http://google.com

[jaikumar-b]

I don't think its a routing issue since I an able debug via the node inspector and see that the flow actually goes to the deeplink library and the javascript data to be inlined is constructed. After the inline html piping with response, I don't see any response body being constructed.

[mderazon]

Can you post a complete sample code ?

[jaikumar-b]

Just uploaded the repo. I am directly hitting the url from from iOS simulator after running the server.

https://github.com/codebreaker01/Deeplink

[mderazon]

the problem is the the MEAN server messes with the header type and sets it to text/plain instead of text/html

[mderazon]

try updating to v0.2.2 and see how it goes

[jaikumar-b]

I updated the version. Now I am getting a different error. Was it working on the repo that I posted earlier?

[mderazon]

Do you have an app that can open the deep link ? Or can you try and open it in a real device ?

I think that you can't open itunes on the simulator

[jaikumar-b]

Deeplinking and fallback to itunes both are working on a real device but deeplinking is not on simulator(though I have the app installed). Any reason why deeplinking isn't happening on simulator?

Btw, thanks for the prompt responses and getting this resolved. 👍

[mderazon]

Hmm, weird. Not sure why it doesn't work in the simulator. The fallback to itunes probably can't work there but not sure why it's not opening the app