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Wasyster
Wasyster

Reputation: 2535

Azure notification hub installation c#

Can anyone help me with Azure notification hub, how to set up device installation form c# code. I have problem with the Installation object. How to set it to pass it as parameter to CreateOrUpdateInstallation method of hub client instance. It's not clear to me.

I have a hub on azure that works with device registration like charm in local, but uploaded on azure are not working. Now I wanna try with istalation.

thnx

update: after 4 days, I figured out, that you can't send notification to yourself. Azure somehow knows that you are sending notification to yours phone, and that's why my welcome message never delivered to my phone.

update: this is how now I install the device i my backend code:

[HttpGet]
[Route("api/push/test-installation")]
public async Task<IActionResult> NotificationInstalationTest()
{
 string connectionString = "{{my connection string}}";
 string hubName = "{{my hub name}}";
 string token = "{{tokne}}";

 NotificationHubClient hubClient = NotificationHubClient.CreateClientFromConnectionString(connectionString, hubName);

 string notificationText = $"Test message for Azure delivery for Atila at: {DateTime.Now.ToShortTimeString()}";

 var alert = new JObject
 (
      new JProperty("aps", new JObject(new JProperty("alert", notificationText))),
      new JProperty("inAppMessage", notificationText)
 ).ToString(Newtonsoft.Json.Formatting.None);

 IList<string> tags = new List<string>();
 tags.Add("email");

 IDictionary<string, string> pushVariables = new Dictionary<string, string>();
 pushVariables.Add( "email", "[email protected]" );

 Installation installation = new Installation();
 installation.InstallationId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
 installation.Platform = NotificationPlatform.Apns;
 installation.PushChannel = token;
 installation.Tags = tags;
 installation.PushVariables = pushVariables;

 await hubClient.CreateOrUpdateInstallationAsync(installation);
 NotificationOutcome result = await hubClient.SendAppleNativeNotificationAsync(alert);

 return Ok("Success");
}

Now when I hit this endpoint with Postman it works, if the same endpoint call comes from iOS it not works!

thnx

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1735

Answers (1)

Bruce Chen
Bruce Chen

Reputation: 18465

How to set it to pass it as parameter to CreateOrUpdateInstallation method of hub client instance. It's not clear to me.

Based on my understanding, you are registering the notification hub from your backend using the installation model. For your WebAPI project, assuming your method for create/update an installation as follows:

InstallationController.cs

//PUT api/installation
public async Task<HttpResponseMessage> Put(DeviceInstallation deviceUpdate)
{
    Installation installation = new Installation();
    installation.InstallationId = deviceUpdate.InstallationId;
    //TODO:
    await hub.CreateOrUpdateInstallationAsync(installation);
    return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK);
}

For your mobile client, you could refer to the following method:

private async Task<HttpStatusCode> CreateOrUpdateInstallationAsync(DeviceInstallation deviceInstallation)
{
    using (var httpClient = new HttpClient())
    {
        //TODO: set your authorization header
        //httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization

        var putUri =$"{your-backend-endpoint}/api/installation";
        string json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(deviceInstallation);
        var response = await httpClient.PutAsync(putUri, new StringContent(json, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json"));
        return response.StatusCode;
    }
}

Moreover, for more details you could refer to Registration management and here for building backend with the registration model to build your backend using the installation model.

Upvotes: 0

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