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README.md

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ sudo docker run -d -p 8900:3000 -v ~/py-push-server-db:/app/instance/data --name
 
 On a production server for security (eg /web-push/generate_vapid): set an environment variable `ADMIN_PASSWORD` for permissions; one way is to add this to the `docker run` command: `-e ADMIN_PASSWORD=<anything secure>`
 
-Finally, after it's started, generate a new VAPID by hitting the `regenerate_vapid` endpoint with a POST, eg. `curl -X POST localhost:8080/web-push/regenerate_vapid`
+Finally, after it's started, generate a new VAPID by hitting the `regenerate-vapid` endpoint with a POST, eg. `curl -X POST localhost:8080/web-push/regenerate-vapid`
 
 
 
@@ -244,7 +244,10 @@ pip install gunicorn
 
 source venv/bin/activate
 
-gunicorn -b 0.0.0.0:3000 --log-level=debug --workers=1 app:app # 3 workers trigger 3 daily subscription runs
+cp data/webpush.db.empty data/webpush.db
+
+# 3 workers would trigger 3 daily subscription runs
+gunicorn -b 0.0.0.0:3000 --log-level=debug --workers=1 app:app
 
 ```
 

app.py

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class WebPushService():
 
         # Setting the application instance
         self.app = app
-        self.app.add_url_rule('/web-push/regenerate_vapid', view_func=self.regenerate_vapid, methods=['POST'])
+        self.app.add_url_rule('/web-push/regenerate-vapid', view_func=self.regenerate_vapid, methods=['POST'])
 
         # Setting the database URI for the application
         db_uri = os.getenv('SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI', 'sqlite:////app/instance/data/webpush.db')
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ class WebPushService():
             db.session.commit()
 
         except Exception as e:
-            print(f"Error generating VAPID keys: {e}")
+            print(f"Error generating VAPID keys: {str(e)}")
+            raise e
 
 
     def _initialize(self) -> None:
@@ -135,7 +136,8 @@ class WebPushService():
         - vapid_key (VAPIDKey): The VAPID key model instance containing the private key used for sending the notification.
 
         Returns:
-        - bool: True if the push notification was sent successfully, False otherwise.
+        - request.Response https://requests.readthedocs.io/en/latest/api.html#requests.Response if the push notification was sent successfully
+          or False if there was an exception
 
         Notes:
         - The `webpush` function is used to send the notification.
@@ -144,14 +146,15 @@ class WebPushService():
 
         # Sending the push notification using the webpush function
         try:
-            webpush(
+            result = webpush(
                 subscription_info=subscription_info,
                 data=json.dumps(message),
                 vapid_private_key=vapid_key.private_key,
                 vapid_claims={"sub": CONTACT_EMAIL}
             )
+            # "because sometimes that's what I had to do to make it work!" - Matthew
             time.sleep(1)
-            return True
+            return {"success": True, "message": result.text, "result": result}
 
         except WebPushException as ex:
             now = datetime.datetime.now().isoformat()
@@ -172,7 +175,7 @@ class WebPushService():
             else:
                 print("Error other than unsubscribed/expired.", ex.args[0], flush=True)
 
-            return False
+            return {"success": False, "message": ex.args[0]}
 
 
     def _send_daily_notifications(self) -> None:
@@ -234,19 +237,19 @@ class WebPushService():
         1. Deletes the current VAPID keys from the database.
         2. Generates and stores new VAPID keys using the `_generate_and_save_vapid_keys` method.
 
-        URL: /web-push/regenerate_vapid
+        URL: /web-push/regenerate-vapid
         Method: POST
         Header: Authentication: Basic ...
 
         Returns:
-        - Tuple[str, int]: A JSON response indicating the success or failure of the operation, along with the appropriate HTTP status code.
+        - tuple with "success" as True or False, and "message" message string
 
         Notes:
         - If the operation is successful, a JSON response with a success message is returned with a 200 status code.
         - If there's an error during the operation, a JSON response with the error message is returned with a 500 status code.
         """
 
-        # This default can be invoked thus: curl -X POST -H "Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46YWRtaW4=" localhost:3000/web-push/regenerate_vapid
+        # This default can be invoked thus: curl -X POST -H "Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46YWRtaW4=" localhost:3000/web-push/regenerate-vapid
         envPassword = os.getenv('ADMIN_PASSWORD', 'admin')
         auth = request.authorization
         if (auth is None
@@ -273,7 +276,7 @@ class WebPushService():
             return jsonify(success=True, message="VAPID keys regenerated successfully"), 200
 
         except Exception as e:
-            return jsonify(error=f'Error regenerating VAPID keys: {str(e)}'), 500
+            return jsonify(success=False, message=f'Error regenerating VAPID keys: {str(e)}'), 500
 
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -317,7 +320,7 @@ class WebPushService():
         Method: POST
 
         Returns:
-        - Tuple[str, int]: A JSON response indicating the success or failure of the operation, along with the appropriate HTTP status code.
+        - A JSON response with "success" as True or False, "message" as a response message string, and potentially a "result" as a request.Response object from sending a test notification
 
         Notes:
         - If the operation is successful, a confirmation push notification is sent to the subscriber with a success message.
@@ -333,7 +336,7 @@ class WebPushService():
 
         # Checking if the VAPID key is available
         if not vapid_key:
-            return jsonify(success=False, error="No VAPID keys available"), 500
+            return jsonify(success=False, message="No VAPID keys available"), 500
 
         # Creating a new Subscription instance with the provided data
         subscription = Subscription(endpoint=content['endpoint'],
@@ -361,10 +364,10 @@ class WebPushService():
         message = {"title": "Subscription Successful", "message": "Thank you for subscribing!"}
 
         # Sending the confirmation push notification
-        success = WebPushService._send_push_notification(subscription_info, message, vapid_key)
+        result = WebPushService._send_push_notification(subscription_info, message, vapid_key)
 
         # Returning the operation status
-        return jsonify(success=success)
+        return jsonify(success=result["status_code"]==201, message=result["text"])
 
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -404,7 +407,69 @@ class WebPushService():
 
         # If the subscription is not found, return an error message
         else:
-            return jsonify(success=False, error="Subscription not found"), 404
+            return jsonify(success=False, message="Subscription not found"), 404
+
+
+    @staticmethod
+    @app.route('/web-push/send-test', methods=['POST'])
+    def send_test() -> Tuple[str, int]:
+        """
+        Endpoint to send a test push notification to a specific client.
+
+        This method:
+        1. Retrieves the subscription information from the incoming request.
+        2. Looks up the subscription in the database.
+        3. Calls the _send_push_notification method to send a test push notification.
+        4. Returns the result of the _send_push_notification call.
+
+        URL: /web-push/send-test
+        Method: POST
+
+        Returns:
+        - A JSON response with the result of the _send_push_notification call.
+
+        Notes:
+        - The incoming request should contain the parameters "endpoint", "p256dh", and "auth".
+        """
+
+        # Retrieving the subscription information from the incoming request
+        content = request.json
+        endpoint = content['endpoint']
+        p256dh = content['keys']['p256dh']
+        auth = content['keys']['auth']
+
+        # Looking up the subscription in the database
+        subscription = Subscription.query.filter_by(endpoint=endpoint, p256dh=p256dh, auth=auth).first()
+
+        # If the subscription is found, call the _send_push_notification method
+        if subscription:
+            subscription_info = {
+                "endpoint": subscription.endpoint,
+                "keys": {
+                    "p256dh": subscription.p256dh,
+                    "auth": subscription.auth
+                }
+            }
+
+            title = "Test Notification"
+            if "title" in content:
+                title = content['title']
+            message = "This is a test notification."
+            if "message" in content:
+                message = content['message']
+
+            vapid_key = VAPIDKey.query.filter_by(id=subscription.vapid_key_id).first()
+            result = WebPushService._send_push_notification(
+                subscription_info,
+                {"title": title, "message": message},
+                vapid_key
+            )
+            return jsonify(
+                success=result["result"].status_code==201,
+                message=result["result"].text,
+            )
+        else:
+            return jsonify({"success": False, "message": "Subscription not found"}), 404
 
 
 web_push_service = WebPushService(app, "app")