Ads

Supported platforms:
Available since: Gideros 2011.6
Inherits from: EventDispatcher

Description

The idea is to provide a common Ads Interface for most ad frameworks, allowing switching and fall back between ad frameworks at runtime.

Gideros Common Ads Interface provides:

• using the same interface not only across platforms, but also across ad frameworks
• ability to use multiple ad frameworks simultaneously
• easily create fall backs to other frameworks if one framework failed
• displaying and hiding banners
• preloading ads without showing them
• banners dimensions and position as any other Gideros element
• tween banners using GTween
• place personalized ads (Bitmap objects) under banners if there is no ad or Internet connection
• test ads with one simple call (depends on ad framework)

To add the Ads plugin to your project:

require "ads"

Then in the Plugins Folder you can right click the Ads plugin -> Properties and configure it as desired.

You can also add the Require plugin to further configure your app (right click -> Properties).

Examples

Admob

Ads = Core.class(Sprite) -- you need to add "Ads" and "Gaming" to your project Plugins

function Ads:init()
	-- ads
	self.ADMOB_APP_ID = "ca-app-pub-3940256099942544~3347511713" -- google test id
	self.ADMOB_UNIT_ID = "ca-app-pub-3940256099942544/6300978111" -- google test id

	-- admob (setup for simple banner adverts), note: only visible on phone/tablet
	if application:getDeviceInfo() == "Android" then
		require 'ads' --create real object for on device
		self.ADMOB = Ads.new('admob')
		self.ADMOB:setKey(self.ADMOB_APP_ID)
		self.ADMOB:addEventListener(Event.AD_RECEIVED, function() -- show ad
			self.ADMOB:showAd('banner')
			self.ADMOB:setAlignment('center', 'bottom')
		end)
		self.ADMOB:addEventListener(Event.AD_FAILED, function(e) end)
		self.ADMOB:addEventListener(Event.AD_ACTION_BEGIN, function() end)
		self.ADMOB:addEventListener(Event.AD_ACTION_END, function() end)
		self.ADMOB:addEventListener(Event.AD_DISMISSED, function() end)

		self.ADMOB:loadAd("banner", self.ADMOB_UNIT_ID) -- load ad
	else
		self.ADMOB = {} -- create fake object for testing in windows player
		self.ADMOB.loadAd = function() end
		self.ADMOB.showAd = function() end
	end
end

Creating fallbacks with Ads frameworks

--require plugin
require "ads"

--initialize amazon
amazon = Ads.new("amazon")
amazon:setKey("amazon-key")

--initialize admob
admob = Ads.new("admob")
admob:setKey("admob-key")

--if amazon fails
--show admob
amazon:addEventListener(Event.AD_FAILED, function(e)
	print("amazon AD_FAILED", e.error)
	admob:showAd("auto")
end)

--if admob fails
--show amazon
admob:addEventListener(Event.AD_FAILED, function(e)
	print("admob AD_FAILED", e.error)
	amazon:showAd("auto")
end)

--start displaying amazon ads
amazon:showAd("auto")

Methods Ads.new initializes new ad framework Ads:checkConsent triggers consent flow if needed Ads:enableTesting enables ads testing Ads:get gets ad property value Ads:getHeight gets ad height Ads:getPosition gets ad x and y position Ads:getWidth gets ad width Ads:getX gets ad x position Ads:getY gets ad y position Ads:hideAd hides ad Ads:loadAd loads ad Ads:set sets ad property value Ads:setAlignment sets ad alignment Ads:setKey sets framework key Ads:setPosition sets ad position Ads:setX sets ad x position Ads:setY sets ad y position Ads:showAd displays ad

Events Event.AD_ACTION_BEGIN Event.AD_ACTION_END Event.AD_CONSENT Event.AD_DISMISSED Event.AD_DISPLAYED Event.AD_ERROR Event.AD_FAILED Event.ADS_READY Event.AD_RECEIVED Event.AD_REWARDED Constants

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