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esilver
esilver

Reputation: 28473

Can you use google-api-ruby-client with Google Cloud Messaging (GCM)?

Google Cloud Messaging appears to only provide sample code in Java. I run ruby on my servers and wish to use google-api-ruby-client to power my GCM installation instead. Are there any guides on how to do this? I just want "hello world" for GCM using google-api-ruby-client.

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Answers (1)

esilver
esilver

Reputation: 28473

Nevermind - This doesn't require use of google-api-ruby-client with its more advanced authentication logic, and instead uses the much simpler API Key that can be used with simple POST requests. From the docs:

Server changes

When the application server receives a GCM registration ID, it should store it and mark it as such.

Sending messages to GCM devices requires a few changes:

The request should be sent to a new endpoint: https://android.googleapis.com/gcm/send. The Authorization header of the request should contain the API key generated during sign up. This key replaces the deprecated ClientLogin Auth token. For example:

Content-Type:application/json 
Authorization:key=AIzaSyB-1uEai2WiUapxCs2Q0GZYzPu7Udno5aA

{   "registration_id" : "APA91bHun4MxP5egoKMwt2KZFBaFUH-1RYqx...",   
    "data" : {
     "Team" : "Portugal",
     "Score" : "3",
     "Player" : "Varela",   }, 
}

For a detailed discussion of this topic and more examples, see the Architectural Overview.

Upvotes: 1

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