daily-notification-plugin/doc/IOS_ANDROID_ERROR_CODE_MAPPING.md

# iOS-Android Error Code Mapping

**Status:** ✅ **VERIFIED**  
**Date:** 2025-01-XX  
**Objective:** Verify error code parity between iOS and Android implementations

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## Executive Summary

This document provides a comprehensive mapping between Android error messages and iOS error codes for Phase 1 methods. All Phase 1 error scenarios have been verified for semantic equivalence.

**Conclusion:** ✅ **Error codes are semantically equivalent and match directive requirements.**

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## Error Response Format

Both platforms use structured error responses (as required by directive):

```json
{
  "error": "error_code",
  "message": "Human-readable error message"
}
```

**Note:** Android uses `call.reject()` with string messages, but the directive requires structured error codes. iOS implementation provides structured error codes that semantically match Android's error messages.

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## Phase 1 Method Error Mappings

### 1. `configure()`

| Android Error Message | iOS Error Code | iOS Message | Status |
|----------------------|----------------|-------------|--------|
| `"Configuration failed: " + e.getMessage()` | `CONFIGURATION_FAILED` | `"Configuration failed: [details]"` | ✅ Match |
| `"Configuration options required"` | `MISSING_REQUIRED_PARAMETER` | `"Missing required parameter: options"` | ✅ Match |

**Verification:**
- ✅ Both handle missing options
- ✅ Both handle configuration failures
- ✅ Error semantics match

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### 2. `scheduleDailyNotification()`

| Android Error Message | iOS Error Code | iOS Message | Status |
|----------------------|----------------|-------------|--------|
| `"Time parameter is required"` | `MISSING_REQUIRED_PARAMETER` | `"Missing required parameter: time"` | ✅ Match |
| `"Invalid time format. Use HH:mm"` | `INVALID_TIME_FORMAT` | `"Invalid time format. Use HH:mm"` | ✅ Match |
| `"Invalid time values"` | `INVALID_TIME_VALUES` | `"Invalid time values"` | ✅ Match |
| `"Failed to schedule notification"` | `SCHEDULING_FAILED` | `"Failed to schedule notification"` | ✅ Match |
| `"Internal error: " + e.getMessage()` | `INTERNAL_ERROR` | `"Internal error: [details]"` | ✅ Match |
| N/A (iOS-specific) | `NOTIFICATIONS_DENIED` | `"Notification permissions denied"` | ✅ iOS Enhancement |

**Verification:**
- ✅ All Android error scenarios covered
- ✅ iOS adds permission check (required by directive)
- ✅ Error messages match exactly where applicable

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### 3. `getLastNotification()`

| Android Error Message | iOS Error Code | iOS Message | Status |
|----------------------|----------------|-------------|--------|
| `"Internal error: " + e.getMessage()` | `INTERNAL_ERROR` | `"Internal error: [details]"` | ✅ Match |
| N/A (iOS-specific) | `PLUGIN_NOT_INITIALIZED` | `"Plugin not initialized"` | ✅ iOS Enhancement |

**Verification:**
- ✅ Error handling matches Android
- ✅ iOS adds initialization check

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### 4. `cancelAllNotifications()`

| Android Error Message | iOS Error Code | iOS Message | Status |
|----------------------|----------------|-------------|--------|
| `"Internal error: " + e.getMessage()` | `INTERNAL_ERROR` | `"Internal error: [details]"` | ✅ Match |
| N/A (iOS-specific) | `PLUGIN_NOT_INITIALIZED` | `"Plugin not initialized"` | ✅ iOS Enhancement |

**Verification:**
- ✅ Error handling matches Android

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### 5. `getNotificationStatus()`

| Android Error Message | iOS Error Code | iOS Message | Status |
|----------------------|----------------|-------------|--------|
| `"Internal error: " + e.getMessage()` | `INTERNAL_ERROR` | `"Internal error: [details]"` | ✅ Match |
| N/A (iOS-specific) | `PLUGIN_NOT_INITIALIZED` | `"Plugin not initialized"` | ✅ iOS Enhancement |

**Verification:**
- ✅ Error handling matches Android

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### 6. `updateSettings()`

| Android Error Message | iOS Error Code | iOS Message | Status |
|----------------------|----------------|-------------|--------|
| `"Internal error: " + e.getMessage()` | `INTERNAL_ERROR` | `"Internal error: [details]"` | ✅ Match |
| N/A (iOS-specific) | `MISSING_REQUIRED_PARAMETER` | `"Missing required parameter: settings"` | ✅ iOS Enhancement |
| N/A (iOS-specific) | `PLUGIN_NOT_INITIALIZED` | `"Plugin not initialized"` | ✅ iOS Enhancement |

**Verification:**
- ✅ Error handling matches Android
- ✅ iOS adds parameter validation

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## Error Code Constants

### iOS Error Codes (DailyNotificationErrorCodes.swift)

```swift
// Permission Errors
NOTIFICATIONS_DENIED = "notifications_denied"
BACKGROUND_REFRESH_DISABLED = "background_refresh_disabled"
PERMISSION_DENIED = "permission_denied"

// Configuration Errors
INVALID_TIME_FORMAT = "invalid_time_format"
INVALID_TIME_VALUES = "invalid_time_values"
CONFIGURATION_FAILED = "configuration_failed"
MISSING_REQUIRED_PARAMETER = "missing_required_parameter"

// Scheduling Errors
SCHEDULING_FAILED = "scheduling_failed"
TASK_SCHEDULING_FAILED = "task_scheduling_failed"
NOTIFICATION_SCHEDULING_FAILED = "notification_scheduling_failed"

// Storage Errors
STORAGE_ERROR = "storage_error"
DATABASE_ERROR = "database_error"

// System Errors
PLUGIN_NOT_INITIALIZED = "plugin_not_initialized"
INTERNAL_ERROR = "internal_error"
SYSTEM_ERROR = "system_error"
```

### Android Error Patterns (from DailyNotificationPlugin.java)

**Phase 1 Error Messages:**
- `"Time parameter is required"` → Maps to `missing_required_parameter`
- `"Invalid time format. Use HH:mm"` → Maps to `invalid_time_format`
- `"Invalid time values"` → Maps to `invalid_time_values`
- `"Failed to schedule notification"` → Maps to `scheduling_failed`
- `"Configuration failed: [details]"` → Maps to `configuration_failed`
- `"Internal error: [details]"` → Maps to `internal_error`

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## Semantic Equivalence Verification

### Mapping Rules

1. **Missing Parameters:**
   - Android: `"Time parameter is required"`
   - iOS: `MISSING_REQUIRED_PARAMETER` with message `"Missing required parameter: time"`
   - ✅ **Semantically equivalent**

2. **Invalid Format:**
   - Android: `"Invalid time format. Use HH:mm"`
   - iOS: `INVALID_TIME_FORMAT` with message `"Invalid time format. Use HH:mm"`
   - ✅ **Exact match**

3. **Invalid Values:**
   - Android: `"Invalid time values"`
   - iOS: `INVALID_TIME_VALUES` with message `"Invalid time values"`
   - ✅ **Exact match**

4. **Scheduling Failure:**
   - Android: `"Failed to schedule notification"`
   - iOS: `SCHEDULING_FAILED` with message `"Failed to schedule notification"`
   - ✅ **Exact match**

5. **Configuration Failure:**
   - Android: `"Configuration failed: [details]"`
   - iOS: `CONFIGURATION_FAILED` with message `"Configuration failed: [details]"`
   - ✅ **Exact match**

6. **Internal Errors:**
   - Android: `"Internal error: [details]"`
   - iOS: `INTERNAL_ERROR` with message `"Internal error: [details]"`
   - ✅ **Exact match**

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## iOS-Specific Enhancements

### Additional Error Codes (Not in Android, but Required by Directive)

1. **`NOTIFICATIONS_DENIED`**
   - **Reason:** Directive requires permission auto-healing
   - **Usage:** When notification permissions are denied
   - **Status:** ✅ Required by directive (line 229)

2. **`PLUGIN_NOT_INITIALIZED`**
   - **Reason:** iOS initialization checks
   - **Usage:** When plugin methods called before initialization
   - **Status:** ✅ Defensive programming, improves error handling

3. **`BACKGROUND_REFRESH_DISABLED`**
   - **Reason:** iOS-specific Background App Refresh requirement
   - **Usage:** When Background App Refresh is disabled
   - **Status:** ✅ Platform-specific requirement

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## Directive Compliance

### Directive Requirements (Line 549)

> "**Note:** This TODO is **blocking for Phase 1**: iOS error handling must not be considered complete until the table is extracted and mirrored."

**Status:** ✅ **COMPLETE**

### Verification Checklist

- [x] Error codes extracted from Android implementation
- [x] Error codes mapped to iOS equivalents
- [x] Semantic equivalence verified
- [x] Error response format matches directive (`{ "error": "code", "message": "..." }`)
- [x] All Phase 1 methods covered
- [x] iOS-specific enhancements documented

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## Conclusion

✅ **Error code parity verified and complete.**

All Phase 1 error scenarios have been mapped and verified for semantic equivalence. iOS error codes match Android error messages semantically, and iOS provides structured error responses as required by the directive.

**Additional iOS error codes** (e.g., `NOTIFICATIONS_DENIED`, `PLUGIN_NOT_INITIALIZED`) are enhancements that improve error handling and are required by the directive's permission auto-healing requirements.

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## References

- **Directive:** `doc/directives/0003-iOS-Android-Parity-Directive.md` (Line 549)
- **Android Source:** `src/android/DailyNotificationPlugin.java`
- **iOS Error Codes:** `ios/Plugin/DailyNotificationErrorCodes.swift`
- **iOS Implementation:** `ios/Plugin/DailyNotificationPlugin.swift`

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**Status:** ✅ **VERIFIED AND COMPLETE**  
**Last Updated:** 2025-01-XX