title: Keyboard

version: 1.0.0
layout: default
sdk: core

# Keyboard Module

Version Keyboard 1.0.0

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• Usage
• Overview
• Methods
  • email
  • password
  • standard
• Types
  • EmailUsage

Usage

To use the Keyboard module, you can import it into your project from the Firebolt SDK:

import { Keyboard } from '@firebolt-js/sdk'

Overview

Methods for prompting users to enter text with task-oriented UX

Methods

email

Prompt the user for their email address with a simplified list of choices.

function email(type: EmailUsage, message?: string): Promise<string>

Parameters:

Promise resolution:

string

Capabilities:

Examples

Prompt the user to select or type an email address

JavaScript:

import { Keyboard } from '@firebolt-js/sdk'

Keyboard.email("signIn", "Enter your email to sign into this app")
    .then(email => {
        console.log(email)
    })

Value of email:

"user@domain.com"

{
	"jsonrpc": "2.0",
	"id": 1,
	"method": "Keyboard.email",
	"params": {
		"type": "signIn",
		"message": "Enter your email to sign into this app"
	}
}

{
	"jsonrpc": "2.0",
	"id": 1,
	"result": "user@domain.com"
}

Prompt the user to type an email address to sign up

JavaScript:

import { Keyboard } from '@firebolt-js/sdk'

Keyboard.email("signUp", "Enter your email to sign up for this app")
    .then(email => {
        console.log(email)
    })

Value of email:

"user@domain.com"

{
	"jsonrpc": "2.0",
	"id": 1,
	"method": "Keyboard.email",
	"params": {
		"type": "signUp",
		"message": "Enter your email to sign up for this app"
	}
}

{
	"jsonrpc": "2.0",
	"id": 1,
	"result": "user@domain.com"
}

password

Show the password entry keyboard, with typing obfuscated from visibility

function password(message?: string): Promise<string>

Parameters:

Promise resolution:

string

Capabilities:

Examples

Prompt the user to enter their password

JavaScript:

import { Keyboard } from '@firebolt-js/sdk'

Keyboard.password("Enter your password")
    .then(value => {
        console.log(value)
    })

Value of value:

"abc123"

{
	"jsonrpc": "2.0",
	"id": 1,
	"method": "Keyboard.password",
	"params": {
		"message": "Enter your password"
	}
}

{
	"jsonrpc": "2.0",
	"id": 1,
	"result": "abc123"
}

standard

Show the standard platform keyboard, and return the submitted value

function standard(message: string): Promise<string>

Parameters:

Promise resolution:

string

Capabilities:

Examples

Prompt the user for an arbitrary string

JavaScript:

import { Keyboard } from '@firebolt-js/sdk'

Keyboard.standard("Enter the name you'd like to associate with this device")
    .then(value => {
        console.log(value)
    })

Value of value:

"Living Room"

{
	"jsonrpc": "2.0",
	"id": 1,
	"method": "Keyboard.standard",
	"params": {
		"message": "Enter the name you'd like to associate with this device"
	}
}

{
	"jsonrpc": "2.0",
	"id": 1,
	"result": "Living Room"
}

Types

EmailUsage

enum EmailUsage {
	SIGN_IN = 'signIn',
	SIGN_UP = 'signUp'
}