Now I am a Titanium Certified App Developer

Recently(April 23 2012) I have completed TCAD Certification(Titanium Certified App Developer).

Following Links helped me to achieve TCAD

https://wiki.appcelerator.org/display/td/TCAD+Course+Labs
https://github.com/appcelerator-training

Launch third-party apps from Titanium App

We can open Third-party applications from our Titanium Application.

Example 1:

We can open iOS Maps app by using the below code.

Ti.Platform.openURL('Maps://');

Example 2:

We can open iOS settings app by using the below code.

Ti.Platform.openURL('Prefs://');

We can open iOS LOCATION SERVICES in settings by using the below code.

Ti.Platform.openURL('prefs:root=LOCATION_SERVICES'); 

List of currently known URL Scheme in the Settings app

    prefs:root=General&path=About
    prefs:root=General&path=ACCESSIBILITY
    prefs:root=AIRPLANE_MODE
    prefs:root=General&path=AUTOLOCK
    prefs:root=General&path=USAGE/CELLULAR_USAGE
    prefs:root=Brightness
    prefs:root=General&path=Bluetooth
    prefs:root=General&path=DATE_AND_TIME
    prefs:root=FACETIME
    prefs:root=General
    prefs:root=General&path=Keyboard
    prefs:root=CASTLE
    prefs:root=CASTLE&path=STORAGE_AND_BACKUP
    prefs:root=General&path=INTERNATIONAL
    prefs:root=LOCATION_SERVICES
    prefs:root=ACCOUNT_SETTINGS
    prefs:root=MUSIC
    prefs:root=MUSIC&path=EQ
    prefs:root=MUSIC&path=VolumeLimit
    prefs:root=General&path=Network
    prefs:root=NIKE_PLUS_IPOD
    prefs:root=NOTES
    prefs:root=NOTIFICATIONS_ID
    prefs:root=Phone
    prefs:root=Photos
    prefs:root=General&path=ManagedConfigurationList
    prefs:root=General&path=Reset
    prefs:root=Sounds&path=Ringtone
    prefs:root=Safari
    prefs:root=General&path=Assistant
    prefs:root=Sounds
    prefs:root=General&path=SOFTWARE_UPDATE_LINK
    prefs:root=STORE
    prefs:root=TWITTER
    prefs:root=General&path=USAGE
    prefs:root=VIDEO
    prefs:root=General&path=Network/VPN
    prefs:root=Wallpaper
    prefs:root=WIFI
    prefs:root=INTERNET_TETHERING

Reference URL : iOS-url-scheme
NOTE : All url schemes to iOS settings will be removed in iOS 5.1

Google Geocode in Titanium Application

In my Titanium Application I have tried to use reverseGeocoder to find the current address (Street, City, State, Zip and Country) from the latitude and longitude.

But Ti reverseGeocoder does not return the exact address from the current latitude and longitude at all the time. It works only in few locations only.

So that I have move to Google Geocode API

Here is my sample code for how to use Google Geocode API in Titanium Application to get Street, City, State, Zip and Country value using latitude and longitude.

var addrUrl = "http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?sensor=true&latlng="+latitude+","+longitude;
/* web-service call */
var addrReq = Titanium.Network.createHTTPClient();
addrReq.open("GET",addrUrl);
addrReq.send(null);
 
addrReq.onload = function()
{
    var response = JSON.parse(this.responseText);
 
    if(response.status == "OK"){
        var resLen = response.results[0].address_components.length;
        for(var i=0; i < resLen; i++) {
            switch (response.results[0].address_components[i].types[0])
            {
                case "street_number":
                    Ti.API.info("street number : "+response.results[0].address_components[i].long_name);
                    break;
                case "route":
                    Ti.API.info("street name : "+response.results[0].address_components[i].long_name);
                    break;
                case "locality":
                    Ti.API.info("city name : "+response.results[0].address_components[i].long_name);
                    break;
                case "administrative_area_level_1":
                    Ti.API.info("state name : "+response.results[0].address_components[i].long_name);
                    break;
                case "postal_code":
                    Ti.API.info("zip code : "+response.results[0].address_components[i].long_name);
                    break;
                case "country":
                    Ti.API.info("country name : "+response.results[0].address_components[i].long_name);
                    break;
                }
        }
    }else{
        showAlert('','Unable to find Address');
    }
 
};

Google Analytics in Titanium Application

I have recently used Google Analytics to track pages and track events in My Titanium iOS Application. For that I have used Roger Chapman's Titanium Google Analytics Library. I have followed the below steps

STEP 1 : Create Google Analytics Account

You need to Create a Google Analytics Account click this link(http://www.google.com/analytics/) to get started.

After successful creating the account you will get a Google Analytic ID like similar to this one UA-18135349-1

STEP 2 : Add Google Analytics to Titanium App

add the below code in you app.js file

var analytics = new Analytics('UA-18135349-1'); //replace it with your Google Analytics ID
 
analytics.reset();
 
Titanium.App.addEventListener('analytics_trackEvent', function(e){
    analytics.trackEvent(e.category, e.action, e.label, e.value);
});
 
Titanium.App.addEventListener('analytics_trackPageview', function(e){
    var pagename = (e.pageUrl);
    analytics.trackPageview(pagename);
});
 
Titanium.App.Analytics = {
    trackPageview:function(pageUrl){
        Titanium.App.fireEvent('analytics_trackPageview', {pageUrl:pageUrl});
    },
    trackEvent:function(category, action, label, value){
        Titanium.App.fireEvent('analytics_trackEvent', {category:category, action:action, label:label, value:value});
    }
}
 
 
// Function takes an integer which is the dispatch interval in seconds
analytics.start(10);
 
// You don't need to call stop on application close, but this is just to show you can call stop at any time (Basically sets enabled = false)
Titanium.App.addEventListener('close', function(e){
    analytics.stop();
});

STEP 3 : Track Pages

in your win1.js(the page which you want to Track Page View) add the below code

// track page view on focus
win.addEventListener('focus', function(e){
    Titanium.App.Analytics.trackPageview('all-listings/list-view'); // here 'all-listings/list-view' page url, you can use your custom url
});

STEP 4 : Track Events

Add below code in EventListener of the Control which you want to track. For example in my app I have to track the closeBtn event, so that I used below code

// pass the following parameters trackEvent(category, action, label, value)
closeBtn.addEventListener('click', function (e) {
    Titanium.App.Analytics.trackEvent('Dialog','Cancel','CloseButton','');
    win.close();
});

Okay. Cool now everything fine.But how to Check Google Analytics works or not?

Normally Google Analytics Account Activation takes 12 hrs to 1 day(if you created the account newly)

After the activation you can use the below link for real time testing(It will shows the last 30minutes activities)

https://www.google.com/analytics/web/#realtime

For TrackEvent you can check this one

We can't test TrackEvent immediately like(realtime analytics). It takes some time to reflect the changes.

How to test Google Analytics track event for Mobile Applications?