#phonegap-plugin-push

Register and receive push notifications

Installation

This requires phonegap 5.0+ ( current stable v1.0.0 )

phonegap plugin add phonegap-plugin-push

It is also possible to install via repo url directly ( unstable )

phonegap plugin add https://github.com/phonegap/phonegap-plugin-push

Supported Platforms

• Android
• iOS

Platforms Under Development

• WP8

Quick Example

    var push = PushNotification.init({ "android": {"senderID": "12345679"},
    	 "ios": {}, "wp": {"channelName": "12345679"} } );

    push.on('registration', function(data) {
        // data.registrationId
    });

    push.on('notification', function(data) {
        // data.message,
        // data.title,
        // data.count,
        // data.sound,
        // data.additionalData
    });

    push.on('error', function(e) {
        // e.message
    });

API

PushNotification.init(options)

Parameter	Description
options	JSON Object platform specific initialization options.

Returns

• Instance of PushNotification.

Example

    var push = PushNotification.init({ "android": {"senderID": "12345679"},
    	 "ios": {}, "wp": {"channelName": "12345679"} } );

push.on(event, callback)

Parameter	Description
event	String Name of the event to listen to. See below for all the event names.
callback	Function is called when the event is triggered.

push.on('registration', callback)

The event registration will be triggered on each successful registration with the 3rd party push service.

Callback Parameter	Description
data.registrationId	String The registration ID provided by the 3rd party remote push service.

Example

push.on('registration', function(data) {
    // data.registrationId
});

push.on('notification', callback)

The event notification will be triggered each time a push notification is received by a 3rd party push service on the device.

Callback Parameter	Description
data.message	String The text of the push message sent from the 3rd party service.
data.title	String The optional title of the push message sent from the 3rd party service.
data.count	Integer The number of messages to be displayed in the badge iOS or message count in the notification shade in Android.
data.sound	String The name of the sound file to be played upon receipt of the notification.
data.additionalData	JSON Object An optional collection of data sent by the 3rd party push service that does not fit in the above properties.

Example

    push.on('notification', function(data) {
        // data.message,
        // data.title,
        // data.count,
        // data.sound,
        // data.additionalData
    });

push.on('error', callback)

The event error will trigger when an internal error occurs and the cache is aborted.

Callback Parameter	Description
e	Error Standard JavaScript error object that describes the error.

Example

push.on('error', function(e) {
    // e.message
});

push.unregister(successHandler, errorHandler)

The unregister method is used when the application no longer wants to receive push notifications.

Example

push.unregister(successHandler, errorHandler);

Native Requirements

• There should be no dependency on any other plugins.
• All platforms should use the same API!

Running Tests

npm test

Contributing

Editor Config

The project uses .editorconfig to define the coding style of each file. We recommend that you install the Editor Config extension for your preferred IDE.

JSHint

The project uses .jshint to define the JavaScript coding conventions. Most editors now have a JSHint add-on to provide on-save or on-edit linting.

Install JSHint for vim

1. Install jshint.
2. Install jshint.vim.

Install JSHint for Sublime

1. Install Package Control
2. Restart Sublime
3. Type CMD+SHIFT+P
4. Type Install Package
5. Type JSHint Gutter
6. Sublime -> Preferences -> Package Settings -> JSHint Gutter
7. Set lint_on_load and lint_on_save to true