react-native-dotenv VS axios

Best way to store API keys in RN? I need to store the google autocomplete API key somewhere but react-native-config and react-native-dotenv can be reverse-engineered. Any ideas? Thanks!

To consume env variables in js code you'd need https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-dotenv — basically, it will allow to reference single variable in the js code and at compile time it will pick up current value from the config

It's not possible to use react-native-dotenv in native code files like `build.gradle` or `Info.plist`: https://github.com/goatandsheep/react-native-dotenv/issues/190

Then install the 'react-native-dotenv' library in your project with the below commands using NPM or Yarn.

While you still developing your app use this package https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-dotenv

I know, not a direct answer to your question, but if you're looking for file-defined custom properties, the typical solution is to use https://github.com/goatandsheep/react-native-dotenv

⚙️ Handel environment variables with react-native-env

There are a few special libraries from npm that are used to make all this work and we cover them all in the video. Specifically we needed an AsyncStorage library and dotEnv, a library to manage local environment variable for the application

It's time to use the Firebase project configuration in the Expo app. To do so, first install the Firebase SDK by running expo install firebase. Additionally, install react-native-dotenv by running npm install react-native-dotenv, so that environment variables can be imported in the app via an .env file. Next, add the module:react-native-dotenv plugin to the default Expo babel.config.js file.

We will be making use of the handy npm library react-native-dotenv

Also, copy this code to add axios

Typically, there are various ways to choose an HTTP client, and for this example, I've chosen axios.

axios: To fetch data from the Strapi CMS API and also to fetch responses from our Express server.

Note, you can use any library for HTTP requests like axios. This example uses the http and node-fetch libraries available on npm.

Interact with other APIs over an encrypted channel. For example, you can use Axios with Node.js.

For this article, I will be using the TypeScript Starter template as shown in the screenshot above. This comes with Nodejs, Cheerio, Axios

Axios is suitable for a wide range of web development projects, from simple single-page applications (SPAs) to complex, large-scale enterprise software.

Axios for streamlined API interactions, facilitating seamless data fetching.

Axios is a popular HTTP client library for Node.js that provides a more user-friendly and feature-rich way to make HTTP requests. Axios simplifies error handling and supports features like automatic JSON parsing and request/response interceptors, making it a great choice for many HTTP request scenarios.

For this tutorial, we’re going to scan the file for malware using Verisys Antivirus API, and so we’ll add a package to make it easier to make external HTTP requests. Popular choices include Axios and node-fetch - for this article, we’ll use node-fetch