How to refresh app when opened from deeplink? - firebase

Question

I am struggling with a react native app. I would implement react native firebase dynamic link, but now I am a little lost. I use this method on HomeScreen which working perfectly every times when somebody opens the app.
async componentWillMount() {
try {
let url = await firebase.links().getInitialLink();
if(url) {
let api = "example.com/user/123456";
try {
this.setState({ data: "John Doe" });
this.props.navigation.navigate('Preview', {user: this.state.data })
}
catch {
}
}
}
catch {
}
}
But when the app is already opened this method doesn't work properly. Is there a way where I can trigger a function every time when somebody comes back to the opened app?

Answer 1

Just a tip, you should place your code in componentDidMount so that you do not block the initial (first) render.
You could use AppState to listen out for changes to apps being put in the background/foreground.
componentDidMount() {
this.showPreview();
AppState.addEventListener('change', this.onAppStateChange);
}
componentWillUnmount() {
AppState.removeEventListener('change', this.onAppStateChange);
}
const onAppStateChange = appState => {
// You can check if appState is active/background/foreground
this.showPreview();
}
const showPreview = async (appState) => {
// You can check if appState is active/inactive/background
try {
let url = await firebase.links().getInitialLink();
if(url) {
let api = "example.com/user/123456";
try {
this.setState({ data: "John Doe" });
this.props.navigation.navigate('Preview', {user: this.state.data })
}
catch {
}
}
}
catch(e) {
console.error(e);
}
}