Installation & Setup

This guide covers how to add the Virtual Stadium Data SDK to your project and perform the initial setup.

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#System Requirements

Android

• Minimum SDK: 21 (Android 5.0)
• Target SDK: Latest available
• Kotlin: 1.8.0 or higher

iOS

• Minimum iOS: 11.0
• Xcode: 12.0 or higher
• Swift: 5.0 or higher

#Add SDK to Your Project

repositories {
    // ...existing repositories...
    maven(url = "https://artifacts.vs.sportradar.com/virtualstadium/datasdk/maven/libs")
}

dependencies {
    implementation("ag.sportradar.virtualstadium.datasdk:shared-android:<data-sdk-version>")
    // ...other dependencies...
}

source 'https://github.com/sportradar/VirtualStadium-SDK-Core-Pods.git'

target '<your target>' do
  pod 'VirtualStadiumDataSDK', '<data-sdk-version>'
end

import VirtualStadiumDataSDK

#Initialize the SDK

Initialize the SDK before using any SDK features. This must be done once at app startup.

Android

Initialize in your Application class using init() and register it in AndroidManifest.xml.

iOS

Initialize in your app entry point (SwiftUI or UIKit) using doInit() with UserDefaults.standard.

class VirtualStadiumApp : Application() {

    override fun onCreate() {
        super.onCreate()
        
        // Initialize the SDK
        VirtualStadiumSDK.init(applicationContext)
        
        // ...rest of your app initialization...
    }
}

<application
    android:name=".VirtualStadiumApp"
    ...>
    <!-- Your activities -->
</application>

#Next Steps

After successful installation and initialization, continue with these guides: