Support for .NET iOS / .NET MAUI apps

[mattleibow]

Are you requesting automatic instrumentation for a framework or library? Please describe.
I am wondering about the plans and/or interest in supporting .NET for iOS and/or .NET MAUI for iOS.

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I would like to use DataDog RUM with my .NET mobile app, but I am unable to find any bindings for the DataDog SDK for iOS.

Describe the solution you'd like
An official or community .NET binding for the iOS SDK so I ca use it in my apps.

Describe alternatives you've considered
I am not able to maintain a binding myself at this time.

Additional context

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/migration/ios-binding-projects
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/cross-platform/macios/binding

[MaelNamNam]

Hi Matthew and thanks for reaching out! x-posting this from our Android repo but indeed, we are not supporting .NET frameworks at the moment, and unfortunately do not have plans to bring official support in the near future. However, it's something that has been on our radar for some time already, and I was wondering if you could go through your support channels to escalate this feature request? It will help us better track demand to re-asses our priorities, and retrieve more details about your needs (number of apps, volume of sessions, particular use cases...) in a more confidential way :)
Cheers!

[craigwi]

As I mentioned on DataDog/dd-sdk-android#1811, DataDog is referenced as a recommended solution for the retirement of https://appcenter.ms/apps. Will you be ready by March 2025?

[ivandamyanov]

As I mentioned on DataDog/dd-sdk-android#1811, DataDog is referenced as a recommended solution for the retirement of https://appcenter.ms/apps. Will you be ready by March 2025?

Same reason I am looking into DataDog for Xamarin - the AppCenter recommendation. I guess not all AppCenter were using Xamarin (which I am) and maybe that's why Microsoft recommended it even though Xamarin/MAUI is not even planned. That's why I am looking into New Relic as well.

[mariedm]

Hi! Support for Xamarin or MAUI is currently not on our roadmap. As @MaelNamNam suggested, please feel free to submit this feature request through your support channels to ensure it’s escalated internally.

[prashanth-ardex]

Hi,
Has there been any change regarding the status of this feature request?

[oddfrer]

I've tested the binding Bcr.Datadog.iOS.Sdk for Logs and RUM, and it works great.

Easy setup:

// DDConfig
var configuration = new DDConfiguration(ClientToken, environment);
configuration.Site = DDSite.EU1;
DDDatadog.Initialize(configuration, DDTrackingConsent.Granted);

// DDLogs
var logsConfiguration = new DDLogsConfiguration(null);
DDLogs.Enable(logsConfiguration);

// DDCrashReporter
DDCrashReporter.Enable();

// DDRUM
var rumConfiguration = new DDRUMConfiguration(AppId);
DDRUM.Enable(rumConfiguration);

_rumMonitor = DDRUMMonitor.Shared;

// DDLogger
var loggerConfiguration = new DDLoggerConfiguration
{
    Service = "test.test.test",
    Name = "ios-logger",
    NetworkInfoEnabled = true,
    RemoteLogThreshold = DDLogLevel.Info,
    RemoteSampleRate = 100,
    PrintLogsToConsole = true,
};

_logger = DDLogger.Create(loggerConfiguration);

Example of custom RUM events and page tracking:

static partial void TrackAppPagePlatform(string pageName)
{   
    _rumMonitor?.StartView(pageName, pageName, new NSDictionary<NSString, NSObject>());
}

static partial void StopTrackAppPagePlatform(string pageName)
{
    _rumMonitor?.StopView(pageName, new NSDictionary<NSString, NSObject>());
}

static partial void TrackTapEventPlatform(string viewName)
{
    _rumMonitor?.AddAction(DDRUMActionType.Tap, viewName, new NSDictionary<NSString, NSObject>());
}