Rpush-server

A simple push server implementation based on RPush.

• Simple. Has an admin panel for managing push notifications credentials, users and push tokens.
• Powerful. Has all API methods for keeping push tokens and sending messages.
• No DevOps needed. Easy deploy to Heroku or Dokku.

The RPush server admin panel is accessible by the link.

Default credentials: admin & admin

Run the RPush server in development mode

1. Install dependencies

   brew install libpq
   brew install postgresql@14
   brew install overmind
   npm install --global yarn
   yarn install

2. Create db and run migrations

   rails db:setup

3. Run a Procfile_dev processes

   yarn s

Auth

Generate mobile_token using the admin page:

Open the app dashboard and fill in credentials for APNS and Firebase.

Endpoints

• POST /mobile_devices
• DELETE /mobile_device/:push_token
• POST /push_notifications

Create mobile device

Run this method every time after starting a mobile application.

POST /mobile_devices Params:

{
    "mobile_device": {
        "device_token": "mobile_device_push_token",
        "device_type": "ios" // ios/android
    },
    "mobile_user": {
        "external_key": 123, // server user identifier
        "environment": "development" // development/production
    }
}

Headers:

{ Authorization: "Bearer client_token" }

Response:

{}

Response status: 200

Remove mobile device

Run this method when the user logout.

DELETE /mobile_device/:push_token

Response:

{}

Response status: 200

Create push notifications

Run this method on the server side

POST /push_notifications Params:

{
    "message": {
        "title": "New message",
        "message": "Hello Mark",
        "data": {},
        "data_notification": {}
    },
    "mobile_user": {
        "external_key": 123, // server user identifier
        "environment": "production" // development/production
    },
    device_type: 'android' // ios/android/all
}

Headers:

{ Authorization: "Bearer server_token" }

Response:

{}

Response status: 200

Restore production backup for local development purposes

 pg_restore --verbose --clean --no-acl --no-owner -U postgres -d rpush_server_dev < [path_to_backup]