Edge Network API reference

extensionVersion

Returns the version of the client-side Edge extension.

Android Java

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Syntax

public static String extensionVersion();

Example

String extensionVersion = Edge.extensionVersion();

Android Kotlin

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Example

val extensionVersion = EdgeBridge.extensionVersion()

iOS Swift

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Syntax

static let extensionVersion

Example

let extensionVersion = Edge.extensionVersion

iOS Objective-C

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Syntax

+ (nonnull NSString*) extensionVersion;

Example

NSString *extensionVersion = [AEPMobileEdge extensionVersion];

getLocationHint

Gets the Edge Network location hint used in requests to the Adobe Experience Platform Edge Network. The Edge Network location hint may be used when building the URL for Adobe Experience Platform Edge Network requests to hint at the server cluster to use.

Android Java

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Syntax

public static void getLocationHint(final AdobeCallback<String> callback)

Example

Edge.getLocationHint(new AdobeCallbackWithError<String>() {
    @Override
    public void call(final String hint) {
        // Handle the hint here
    }

    @Override
    public void fail(AdobeError adobeError) {
        // Handle the error here
    }
});

Android Kotlin

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Example

Edge.getLocationHint(object: AdobeCallbackWithError<String> {
    override fun call(hint: String) {
      // Handle the hint here
    }
    override fun fail(error: AdobeError?) {
      // Handle the error here
    }
})

iOS Swift

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Syntax

static func getLocationHint(completion: @escaping (String?, Error?) -> Void)

Example

Edge.getLocationHint { (hint, error) in
  if let error = error {
    // Handle the error here
  } else {
    // Handle the location hint here
  }
}

iOS Objective-C

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Syntax

+ (void) getLocationHint:^(NSString * _Nullable hint, NSError * _Nullable error)completion

Example

[AEPMobileEdge getLocationHint:^(NSString *hint, NSError *error) {
    // handle the error and the hint here
}];

registerExtension

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This API has been deprecated starting in v2.0.0 and removed in v3.0.0 of the Android mobile extension.
Use MobileCore.registerExtensions() API instead.

Android Java

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Syntax

public static void registerExtension();

Example

Edge.registerExtension();

resetIdentities

Resets current state of the AEP Edge extension and clears previously cached content related to current identity, if any.

See MobileCore.resetIdentities for more details.

sendEvent

Sends an Experience event to Adobe Experience Platform Edge Network.

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Starting with Edge extension version 2.4.0 (Android) and 4.3.0 (iOS), the sendEvent API supports optional datastream overrides. This allows you to adjust your datastreams without the need for new ones or modifications to existing settings.

The process involves two steps:

  1. Define your Datastream configuration overrides on the datastream configuration page.
  2. Send these overrides to the Edge Network using the sendEvent API.

Android Java

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Syntax

public static void sendEvent(final ExperienceEvent experienceEvent,
                             final EdgeCallback callback);

Example

// Create Experience Event from map
Map<String, Object> xdmData = new HashMap<>();
xdmData.put("eventType", "SampleXDMEvent");
xdmData.put("sample", "data");

ExperienceEvent experienceEvent = new ExperienceEvent.Builder()
  .setXdmSchema(xdmData)
  .build();

Example 1

// Example 1 - send the Experience Event without handling the Edge Network response
Edge.sendEvent(experienceEvent, null);

Example 2

// Example 2 - send the Experience Event and handle the Edge Network response onComplete
Edge.sendEvent(experienceEvent, new EdgeCallback() {
  @Override
  public void onComplete(final List<EdgeEventHandle> handles) {
        // Handle the Edge Network response
  }
});

Example with Datastream ID override

// Create experience event from Map
Map<String, Object> xdmData = new HashMap<>();
xdmData.put("eventType", "SampleXDMEvent");
xdmData.put("sample", "data");

ExperienceEvent experienceEvent = new ExperienceEvent.Builder()
  .setXdmSchema(xdmData)
  .setDatastreamIdOverride("SampleDatastreamId")
  .build();

Edge.sendEvent(experienceEvent, new EdgeCallback() {
  @Override
  public void onComplete(final List<EdgeEventHandle> handles) {
    // Handle the Edge Network response
  }
});

Example with Datastream config override

// ----------------- Datastream config overrides map start -----------------
Map<String, Object> configOverrides = new HashMap<>();

// com_adobe_experience_platform
Map<String, Object> experiencePlatform = new HashMap<>();
Map<String, Object> datasets = new HashMap<>();

Map<String, Object> eventDataset = new HashMap<>();
eventDataset.put("datasetId", "SampleEventDatasetIdOverride");

datasets.put("event", eventDataset);

experiencePlatform.put("datasets", datasets);
configOverrides.put("com_adobe_experience_platform", experiencePlatform);

// com_adobe_analytics
Map<String, Object> analytics = new HashMap<>();
analytics.put("reportSuites", new String[]{"rsid1", "rsid2", "rsid3"});
configOverrides.put("com_adobe_analytics", analytics);

// com_adobe_identity
Map<String, Object> identity = new HashMap<>();
identity.put("idSyncContainerId", "1234567");
configOverrides.put("com_adobe_identity", identity);

// com_adobe_target
Map<String, Object> target = new HashMap<>();
target.put("propertyToken", "SamplePropertyToken");
configOverrides.put("com_adobe_target", target);
// ----------------- Datastream config overrides map end -----------------

// Create experience event from Map
Map<String, Object> xdmData = new HashMap<>();
xdmData.put("eventType", "SampleXDMEvent");
xdmData.put("sample", "data");

ExperienceEvent experienceEvent = new ExperienceEvent.Builder()
  .setXdmSchema(xdmData)
  .setDatastreamConfigOverride(configOverrides)
  .build();

Edge.sendEvent(experienceEvent, new EdgeCallback() {
  @Override
  public void onComplete(final List<EdgeEventHandle> handles) {
    // Handle the Edge Network response
  }
});

Android Kotlin

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Example

// Create Experience Event from map
val xdmData = mutableMapOf<String, Any>()
xdmData["eventType"] = "SampleXDMEvent"
xdmData["sample"] = "data"

val experienceEvent = ExperienceEvent.Builder()
  .setXdmSchema(xdmData)
  .build()

Example 1

// Example 1 - send the Experience Event without handling the Edge Network response
Edge.sendEvent(experienceEvent, null)

Example 2

// Example 2 - send the Experience Event and handle the Edge Network response onComplete
Edge.sendEvent(experienceEvent) {
  // Handle the Edge Network response
}

Example with Datastream ID override

// Create experience event from Map
val xdmData = mutableMapOf<String, Any>()
xdmData["eventType"] = "SampleXDMEvent"
xdmData["sample"] = "data"

val experienceEvent = ExperienceEvent.Builder()
  .setXdmSchema(xdmData)
  .setDatastreamIdOverride("SampleDatastreamId")
  .build()

Edge.sendEvent(experienceEvent) {
  // Handle the Edge Network response
}

Example with Datastream config override

// Create experience event from Map
val xdmData = mutableMapOf<String, Any>()
xdmData["eventType"] = "SampleXDMEvent"
xdmData["sample"] = "data"

val configOverrides = mapOf(
                "com_adobe_experience_platform" to mapOf(
                    "datasets" to mapOf(
                        "event" to mapOf("datasetId" to "SampleEventDatasetIdOverride")
                    )
                ),
                "com_adobe_analytics" to mapOf(
                    "reportSuites" to listOf("rsid1", "rsid2", "rsid3")
                ),
                "com_adobe_identity" to mapOf(
                    "idSyncContainerId" to "1234567"
                ),
                "com_adobe_target" to mapOf(
                    "propertyToken" to "SamplePropertyToken"
                )
            )

val experienceEvent = ExperienceEvent.Builder()
  .setXdmSchema(xdmData)
  .setDatastreamConfigOverride(configOverrides)
  .build()

Edge.sendEvent(experienceEvent) {
  // Handle the Edge Network response
}

iOS Swift

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Syntax

static func sendEvent(experienceEvent: ExperienceEvent, _ completion: (([EdgeEventHandle]) -> Void)? = nil)

Example

// Create Experience Event from dictionary:
var xdmData : [String: Any] = ["eventType" : "SampleXDMEvent",
                              "sample": "data"]
let experienceEvent = ExperienceEvent(xdm: xdmData)

Example 1

// Example 1 - send the Experience Event without handling the Edge Network response
Edge.sendEvent(experienceEvent: experienceEvent)

Example 2

// Example 2 - send the Experience Event and handle the Edge Network response onComplete
Edge.sendEvent(experienceEvent: experienceEvent) { (handles: [EdgeEventHandle]) in
  // Handle the Edge Network response
}

Example with Datastream ID override

// Create Experience event from dictionary
var xdmData : [String: Any] = ["eventType" : "SampleXDMEvent",
                              "sample": "data"]
let experienceEvent = ExperienceEvent(xdm: xdmData, datastreamIdOverride: "SampleDatastreamId")

Edge.sendEvent(experienceEvent: experienceEvent) { (handles: [EdgeEventHandle]) in
  // Handle the Edge Network response
}

Example with Datastream config override

// Create Experience event from dictionary
var xdmData : [String: Any] = ["eventType" : "SampleXDMEvent",
                              "sample": "data"]

let configOverrides: [String: Any] = [
                                        "com_adobe_experience_platform": [
                                          "datasets": [
                                            "event": [
                                              "datasetId": "SampleEventDatasetIdOverride"
                                            ]
                                          ]
                                        ],
                                        "com_adobe_analytics": [
                                          "reportSuites": [
                                            "rsid1",
                                            "rsid2",
                                            "rsid3"
                                            ]
                                        ],
                                        "com_adobe_identity": [
                                          "idSyncContainerId": "1234567"
                                        ],
                                        "com_adobe_target": [
                                          "propertyToken": "SamplePropertyToken"
                                        ]
                                      ]

let experienceEvent = ExperienceEvent(xdm: xdmData, datastreamConfigOverride: configOverrides)

Edge.sendEvent(experienceEvent: experienceEvent) { (handles: [EdgeEventHandle]) in
  // Handle the Edge Network response
}

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Syntax

+ (void) sendExperienceEvent:(AEPExperienceEvent * _Nonnull) completion:^(NSArray<AEPEdgeEventHandle *> * _Nonnull)completion

Example

// Create Experience Event from dictionary:
NSDictionary *xdmData = @{ @"eventType" : @"SampleXDMEvent"};
NSDictionary *data = @{ @"sample" : @"data"};

Example 1

// Example 1 - send the Experience Event without handling the Edge Network response
[AEPMobileEdge sendExperienceEvent:event completion:nil];

Example 2

// Example 2 - send the Experience Event and handle the Edge Network response onComplete
[AEPMobileEdge sendExperienceEvent:event completion:^(NSArray<AEPEdgeEventHandle *> * _Nonnull handles) {
  // handle the Edge Network response
}];

Example with Datastream ID override

// Create Experience event from dictionary:
NSDictionary *xdmData = @{ @"eventType" : @"SampleXDMEvent"};
NSDictionary *data = @{ @"sample" : @"data"};
AEPExperienceEvent* event = [[AEPExperienceEvent alloc]initWithXdm:xdmData data:data datastreamIdOverride: @"SampleDatastreamIdOverride"];

[AEPMobileEdge sendExperienceEvent:event completion:^(NSArray<AEPEdgeEventHandle *> * _Nonnull handles) {
  // Handle the Edge Network response
}];

Example with Datastream config override

// Create Experience event from dictionary:
NSDictionary *xdmData = @{ @"eventType" : @"SampleXDMEvent"};
NSDictionary *data = @{ @"sample" : @"data"};
NSDictionary *configOverrides = @{ @"com_adobe_experience_platform" : @{
                                    @"datasets" : @{
                                        @"event" : @{
                                          @"datasetId": @"SampleEventDatasetIdOverride"
                                        }
                                      }
                                    },
                                    @"com_adobe_analytics" : @{
                                      @"reportSuites" : @[
                                        @"rsid1",
                                        @"rsid2",
                                        @"rsid3",
                                      ]
                                    },
                                    @"com_adobe_identity" : @{
                                      @"idSyncContainerId": @"1234567"
                                    },
                                    @"com_adobe_target" : @{
                                      @"propertyToken": @"SamplePropertyToken"
                                    }
                                  }

AEPExperienceEvent* event = [[AEPExperienceEvent alloc]initWithXdm:xdmData data:data datastreamConfigOverride: configOverrides];

[AEPMobileEdge sendExperienceEvent:event completion:^(NSArray<AEPEdgeEventHandle *> * _Nonnull handles) {
  // Handle the Edge Network response
}];

setLocationHint

Sets the Edge Network location hint used in requests to the Adobe Experience Platform Edge Network. Passing nil or an empty string clears the existing location hint. Edge Network responses may overwrite the location hint to a new value when necessary to manage network traffic.

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Use caution when setting the location hint. Only use location hints for the "EdgeNetwork" scope. An incorrect location hint value will cause all Edge Network requests to fail with 404 response code.

Android Java

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Syntax

public static void setLocationHint(final String hint)

Example

Edge.setLocationHint(hint);

Android Kotlin

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Example

Edge.setLocationHint(hint)

iOS Swift

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Syntax

@objc(setLocationHint:)
public static func setLocationHint(_ hint: String?)

Example

Edge.setLocationHint(hint)

iOS Objective-C

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+ (void) setLocationHint: (NSString * _Nullable hint);

Example

[AEPMobileEdge setLocationHint:hint];

Public classes

XDM Schema

The AEP Edge extension provides the Schema and Property interfaces (Android) / XDMSchema protocol (iOS) that can be used to define the classes associated with your XDM schema in Adobe Experience Platform.

Android Java

/**
 * The interface that represents an Experience XDM event data schema.
 */
public interface Schema {

    /**
     * Returns the version of this schema as defined in the Adobe Experience Platform.
     * @return the version of this schema.
     */
    String getSchemaVersion();

    /**
     * Returns the identifier for this schema as defined in the Adobe Experience Platform.
     * The identifier is a URI where this schema is defined.
     * @return the URI identifier for this schema.
     */
    String getSchemaIdentifier();

    /**
     * Returns the identifier for this dataset as defined in the Adobe Experience Platform.
     * @return the dataset ID
     */
    String getDatasetIdentifier();

    /**
     * Serialize this {@code Schema} object to a map with the same format as its XDM schema.
     * @return the XDM-formatted map of this {@code Schema} object.
     */
    Map<String, Object> serializeToXdm();
}

By implementing the Property interface, you can define complex properties for your XDM Schema. A complex property is defined as not being a primitive type, String, or Date.

public interface Property {

    /**
     * Serialize this {@code Property} object to a map with the same format as its XDM schema.
     * @return XDM-formatted map of this {@code Property} object.
     */
    Map<String, Object> serializeToXdm();
}

When defining your custom XDM schema(s), implement these interfaces to ensure that the AEP Edge extension successfully serializes the provided data before sending it to Adobe Experience Platform Edge Network.

iOS Swift

/// An interface representing a Platform XDM Event Data schema.
public protocol XDMSchema: Encodable {

    /// Returns the version of this schema as defined in the Adobe Experience Platform.
    /// - Returns: The version of this schema
    var schemaVersion: String { get }

    /// Returns the identifier for this schema as defined in the Adobe Experience Platform.
    /// The identifier is a URI where this schema is defined.
    /// - Returns: The URI identifier for this schema
    var schemaIdentifier: String { get }

    /// Returns the identifier for this dataset as defined in the Adobe Experience Platform.
    /// This is a system generated identifier for the Dataset the event belongs to.
    /// - Returns: The  identifier as a String for this dataset
    var datasetIdentifier: String { get }
}

EdgeEventHandle

The EdgeEventHandle is a response fragment from Adobe Experience Platform Edge Network for a sent XDM Experience Event. One event can receive none, one or multiple EdgeEventHandle(s) as response.

Android Java

/**
 * The {@link EdgeEventHandle} is a response fragment from Adobe Experience Edge Service for a sent XDM Experience Event.
 * One event can receive none, one or multiple {@link EdgeEventHandle}(s) as response.
 */
public class EdgeEventHandle {
  /**
   * @return the payload type or null if not found in the {@link JSONObject} response
   */
  public String getType() {...}

  /**
   * @return the event payload values for this {@link EdgeEventHandle} or null if not found in the {@link JSONObject} response
   */
  public List<Map<String, Object>> getPayload() {...}
}

iOS Swift

@objc(AEPEdgeEventHandle)
public class EdgeEventHandle: NSObject, Codable {
    /// Payload type
    @objc public let type: String?

    /// Event payload values
    @objc public let payload: [[String: Any]]?
}

Use this class when calling the sendEvent API with EdgeCallback.

ExperienceEvent

Experience Event is the event to be sent to Adobe Experience Platform Edge Network. The XDM data is required for any Experience Event being sent using the Edge extension.

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public final class ExperienceEvent {

  public static class Builder {
    ...

    public Builder() {
      ...
    }

    /**
    * Sets free form data associated with this event to be passed to Adobe Experience Edge.
    *
    * @param data free form data, JSON like types are accepted
    * @return instance of current builder
    * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if this instance was already built
    */
    public Builder setData(final Map<String, Object> data) {...}

    /**
    * Solution specific XDM event data for this event.
    *
    * @param xdm {@link Schema} information
    * @return instance of current builder
    * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if this instance was already built
    */
    public Builder setXdmSchema(final Schema xdm) {...}

    /**
    * Solution specific XDM event data and dataset identifier for this event.
    *
    * @param xdm {@code Map<String, Object>} of raw XDM schema data
    * @param datasetIdentifier The Experience Platform dataset identifier where this event is sent.
    *                          If not provided, the default dataset defined in the configuration ID is used
    * @return instance of current builder
    * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if this instance was already built
    */
    public Builder setXdmSchema(final Map<String, Object> xdm, final String datasetIdentifier) {...}

    /**
    * Solution specific XDM event data for this event, passed as raw mapping of keys and
    * Object values.
    *
    * @param xdm {@code Map<String, Object>} of raw XDM schema data
    * @return instance of current builder
    * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if this instance was already built
    */
    public Builder setXdmSchema(final Map<String, Object> xdm) {...}

    /**
    * Override the default datastream identifier to send this event's data to a different datastream.
    *
    * When using {@link Edge#sendEvent}, this event is sent to the Experience Platform using the
    * datastream identifier {@code datastreamIdOverride} instead of the default Experience Edge
    * configuration ID set in the SDK Configuration key {@code edge.configId}.
    *
    * @param datastreamIdOverride Datastream identifier to override the default datastream identifier set in the Edge configuration
    * @return instance of current builder
    * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if this instance was already built
    *
    */
    public Builder setDatastreamIdOverride(final String datastreamIdOverride) {...}

    /**
    * Override the default datastream configuration settings for individual services for this event.
    *
    * When using {@link Edge#sendEvent}, this event is sent to the Experience Platform along with the
    * datastream overrides defined in {@code datastreamConfigOverride}.
    *
    * @param datastreamConfigOverride Map defining datastream configuration overrides for this Experience Event
    * @return instance of current builder
    * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if this instance was already built
    */
    public Builder setDatastreamConfigOverride(final Map<String, Object> datastreamConfigOverride) {...}

    /**
    * Builds and returns a new instance of {@code ExperienceEvent}.
    *
    * @return a new instance of {@code ExperienceEvent} or null if one of the required parameters is missing
    * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if this instance was already built
    */
    public ExperienceEvent build() {...}
  }

  public Map<String, Object> getData() {...}

  public Map<String, Object> getXdmSchema() {...}

  public String getDatastreamIdOverride() {...}

  public Map<String, Object> getDatastreamConfigOverride() {...}
}

Examples 1

// Example 1
// Create Experience Event with both XDM and freeform data using maps
Map<String, Object> xdmData = new HashMap<>();
xdmData.put("eventType", "SampleXDMEvent");
xdmData.put("sample", "data");

Map<String, Object> data = new HashMap<>();
data.put("free", "form");
data.put("data", "example");

ExperienceEvent experienceEvent = new ExperienceEvent.Builder()
  .setXdmSchema(xdmData)
  .setData(data)
  .build();

Examples 2

// Example 2
// Create Experience Event from XDM Schema implementation
public class XDMSchemaExample implements com.adobe.marketing.mobile.xdm.Schema {
  private String eventType;
  private String otherField;
      ...

      public String getEventType() {
        return this.eventType;
      }

      public void setEventType(final String newValue) {
        this.eventType = newValue;
      }

      public String getOtherField() {
        return this.otherField;
      }

      public void setOtherField(final String newValue) {
        this.otherField = newValue;
      }
      }

// Create Experience Event from Schema
XDMSchemaExample xdmData = new XDMSchemaExample();
xdmData.setEventType("SampleXDMEvent");
xdmData.setOtherField("OtherFieldValue");

ExperienceEvent experienceEvent = new ExperienceEvent.Builder()
  .setXdmSchema(xdmData)
  .build();

Examples 3

// Example 3
// Set the destination Dataset identifier to the current Experience Event
Map<String, Object> xdmData = new HashMap<>();
xdmData.put("eventType", "SampleXDMEvent");
xdmData.put("sample", "data");

ExperienceEvent experienceEvent = new ExperienceEvent.Builder()
  .setXdmSchema(xdmData, "datasetIdExample")
  .build();

iOS Swift

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Syntax

@objc(AEPExperienceEvent)
public class ExperienceEvent: NSObject {

    /// XDM formatted data, use an `XDMSchema` implementation for a better XDM data injection and format control
    @objc public let xdm: [String: Any]?

    /// Optional free-form data associated with this event
    @objc public let data: [String: Any]?

    /// Datastream identifier used to override the default datastream identifier set in the Edge configuration for this event
    @objc public private(set) var datastreamIdOverride: String?

    /// Datastream configuration used to override individual settings from the default datastream configuration for this event
    @objc public private(set) var datastreamConfigOverride: [String: Any]?

    /// Adobe Experience Platform dataset identifier, if not set the default dataset identifier set in the Edge Configuration is used
    @objc public let datasetIdentifier: String?

    /// Initialize an Experience Event with the provided event data
    /// - Parameters:
    ///   - xdm:  XDM formatted data for this event, passed as a raw XDM Schema data dictionary.
    ///   - data: Any free form data in a [String : Any] dictionary structure.
    @objc public init(xdm: [String: Any], data: [String: Any]? = nil) {...}

    /// Initialize an Experience Event with the provided event data
    /// - Parameters:
    ///   - xdm:  XDM formatted data for this event, passed as a raw XDM Schema data dictionary.
    ///   - data: Any free form data in a [String : Any] dictionary structure.
    ///   - datasetIdentifier: The Experience Platform dataset identifier where this event should be sent to; if not provided, the default dataset identifier set in the Edge configuration is used
    @objc public convenience init(xdm: [String: Any], data: [String: Any]? = nil, datasetIdentifier: String? = nil) {...}

    /// Initialize an Experience Event with the provided event data
    /// - Parameters:
    ///   - xdm:  XDM formatted data for this event, passed as a raw XDM Schema data dictionary.
    ///   - data: Any free form data in a [String : Any] dictionary structure.
    ///   - datastreamIdOverride: Datastream identifier used to override the default datastream identifier set in the Edge configuration for this event.
    ///   - datastreamConfigOverride: Datastream configuration used to override individual settings from the default datastream configuration for this event.
    @objc public convenience init(xdm: [String: Any], data: [String: Any]? = nil, datastreamIdOverride: String? = nil, datastreamConfigOverride: [String: Any]? = nil) {...}

    /// Initialize an Experience Event with the provided event data
    /// - Parameters:
    ///   - xdm: XDM formatted event data passed as an XDMSchema
    ///   - data: Any free form data in a [String : Any] dictionary structure.
    public init(xdm: XDMSchema, data: [String: Any]? = nil) {...}

    /// Initialize an Experience Event with the provided event data
    /// - Parameters:
    ///   - xdm: XDM formatted event data passed as an XDMSchema
    ///   - data: Any free form data in a [String : Any] dictionary structure.
    ///   - datastreamIdOverride: Datastream identifier used to override the default datastream identifier set in the Edge configuration for this event.
    ///   - datastreamConfigOverride: Datastream configuration used to override individual settings from the default datastream configuration for this event.
    public convenience init(xdm: XDMSchema, data: [String: Any]? = nil, datastreamIdOverride: String? = nil, datastreamConfigOverride: [String: Any]? = nil) {...}
}
Examples 1
// Example 1
// Create Experience Event with both XDM and freeform data using dictionaries
var xdmData : [String: Any] = ["eventType" : "SampleXDMEvent",
                              "sample": "data"]

let experienceEvent = ExperienceEvent(xdm: xdmData, data: ["free": "form", "data": "example"])
Examples 2
// Example 2
// Create Experience Event from XDM Schema implementation
import AEPEdge

public struct XDMSchemaExample : XDMSchema {
    public let schemaVersion = "1.0" // Returns the version of this schema as defined in the Adobe Experience Platform.
    public let schemaIdentifier = "" // The URI identifier for this schema
    public let datasetIdentifier = "" // The identifier for the Dataset this event belongs to.

    public init() {}

    public var eventType: String?
    public var otherField: String?

    enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
    case eventType = "eventType"
    case otherField = "otherField"
    }
}

extension XDMSchemaExample {
    public func encode(to encoder: Encoder) throws {
      var container = encoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
      if let unwrapped = eventType { try container.encode(unwrapped, forKey: .eventType) }
      if let unwrapped = otherField { try container.encode(unwrapped, forKey: .otherField) }
    }
}
...

// Create Experience Event from XDMSchema
var xdmData = XDMSchemaExample()
xdmData.eventType = "SampleXDMEvent"
xdm.otherField = "OtherFieldValue"
let event = ExperienceEvent(xdm: xdmData)
Examples 3
// Example 3
// Set the destination Dataset identifier to the current Experience Event
var xdmData : [String: Any] = ["eventType" : "SampleXDMEvent",
                              "sample": "data"]

let experienceEvent = ExperienceEvent(xdm: xdmData, datasetIdentifier: "datasetIdExample")

iOS Objective-C

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Example 1
// Example 1
// Create Experience Event with both XDM and freeform data using dictionaries
NSDictionary *xdmData = @{ @"eventType" : @"SampleXDMEvent"};
NSDictionary *data = @{ @"sample" : @"data"};

AEPExperienceEvent* event = [[AEPExperienceEvent alloc]initWithXdm:xdmData data:data];
Example 2
// Example 2
// Set the destination Dataset identifier to the current Experience Event
NSDictionary *xdmData = @{ @"eventType" : @"SampleXDMEvent"};

AEPExperienceEvent *event = [[AEPExperienceEvent alloc] initWithXdm:xdmData data:nil datasetIdentifier:@"datasetIdExample"];

See Edge Extension Usage for more examples.