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PROVIDER is FCM (Firebase Cloud Messaging) which is owned by Google. |
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PROVIDER is FCM (Firebase Cloud Messaging) which is owned by Google. |
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3) The Web Application that a user is visiting from their web browser. Let's |
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3) The Web Application that a user is visiting from their web browser. Let's |
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call this the SERVICE (short for Web Push application service) |
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call this the SERVICE (short for Web Push application service) |
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[4) A Custom Web Push Intermediary Service, either third party or self-hosted. |
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4) A Custom Web Push Intermediary Service, either third party or self-hosted. |
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Called INTERMEDIARY here. FCM also may fit in this category if the SERVICE |
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Called INTERMEDIARY here. FCM also may fit in this category if the SERVICE |
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has an API key from FCM.] |
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has an API key from FCM.] |
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caching issues in your browser! Incognito is highly recommended. |
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caching issues in your browser! Incognito is highly recommended. |
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sw-dev.ts |
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``` |
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self.addEventListener('push', function(event: PushEvent) { |
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self.addEventListener('push', function(event: PushEvent) { |
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console.log('Received a push message', event); |
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console.log('Received a push message', event); |
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}); |
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``` |
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``` |
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module.exports = { |
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module.exports = { |
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pwa: { |
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pwa: { |
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workboxOptions: { |
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} |
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} |
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} |
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``` |
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Once we have the service worker registered and the ServiceWorkerRegistration is |
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Once we have the service worker registered and the ServiceWorkerRegistration is |
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returned, we then have access to a `pushManager` property object. This property |
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returned, we then have access to a `pushManager` property object. This property |
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Here's a bit of code describing the above process: |
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Here's a bit of code describing the above process: |
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``` |
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// b64 is the VAPID |
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// b64 is the VAPID |
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b64 = 'BEl62iUYgUivxIkv69yViEuiBIa-Ib9-SkvMeAtA3LFgDzkrxZJjSgSnfckjBJuBkr3qBUYIHBQFLXYp5Nksh8U'; |
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b64 = 'BEl62iUYgUivxIkv69yViEuiBIa-Ib9-SkvMeAtA3LFgDzkrxZJjSgSnfckjBJuBkr3qBUYIHBQFLXYp5Nksh8U'; |
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const applicationServerKey = urlBase64ToUint8Array(b64); |
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.catch(function(error) { |
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console.error('Push subscription failed:', error); |
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}); |
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``` |
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In this example, the `applicationServerKey` variable contains the VAPID public |
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In this example, the `applicationServerKey` variable contains the VAPID public |
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key, which is converted to a `Uint8Array` using a function such as this: |
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key, which is converted to a `Uint8Array` using a function such as this: |
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The options object is of type `PushSubscriptionOptions`, which includes the |
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The options object is of type `PushSubscriptionOptions`, which includes the |
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`userVisibleOnly` and `applicationServerKey` (ie VAPID public key) properties. |
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`userVisibleOnly` and `applicationServerKey` (ie VAPID public key) properties. |
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options: An object that contains the options used for creating the |
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subscription. This object itself has the following sub-properties: |
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applicationServerKey: A public key your push service uses for application |
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server identification. This is normally a Uint8Array. |
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userVisibleOnly: A boolean value indicating that the push messages that |
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This is often set to true. |
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The subscribe() method returns a `Promise` that resolves to a `PushSubscription` |
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The subscribe() method returns a `Promise` that resolves to a `PushSubscription` |
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object containing details of the subscription, such as the endpoint URL and the |
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object containing details of the subscription, such as the endpoint URL and the |
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public key. The returned data would have a form like this: |
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public key. The returned data would have a form like this: |
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representing the subscription's expiration time in milliseconds since |
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representing the subscription's expiration time in milliseconds since |
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01 January, 1970 UTC. This can be null if the subscription never expires. |
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01 January, 1970 UTC. This can be null if the subscription never expires. |
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options: An object that contains the options used for creating the |
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subscription. This object itself has the following sub-properties: |
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applicationServerKey: A public key your push service uses for application |
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server identification. This is normally a Uint8Array. |
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userVisibleOnly: A boolean value indicating that the push messages that |
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are sent should be made visible to the user through a notification. |
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This is often set to true. |
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The BROWSER will, internally, then use that URL to check for incoming messages |
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The BROWSER will, internally, then use that URL to check for incoming messages |
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by way of the service worker we described earlier. The BROWSER also sends this |
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by way of the service worker we described earlier. The BROWSER also sends this |
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URL back to SERVICE which will use that URL to send messages to the BROWSER via |
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URL back to SERVICE which will use that URL to send messages to the BROWSER via |
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Just to remind us that in our service worker our code for receiving messages |
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Just to remind us that in our service worker our code for receiving messages |
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will look something like this: |
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will look something like this: |
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``` |
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self.addEventListener('push', function(event: PushEvent) { |
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self.addEventListener('push', function(event: PushEvent) { |
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console.log('Received a push message', event); |
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console.log('Received a push message', event); |
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}); |
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``` |
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Now to address the issue of receiving notification messages on mobile devices. |
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Now to address the issue of receiving notification messages on mobile devices. |
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