[AC-1646] iOS 8 Interactive Notification - Not working when app is not running

GitHub Issue	n/a
Type	Bug
Priority	n/a
Status	Closed
Resolution	Not Our Bug
Resolution Date	2014-10-13T00:01:42.000+0000
Affected Version/s	n/a
Fix Version/s	n/a
Components	Titanium SDK & CLI
Labels	ios8, notification
Reporter	Manojkumar Murugesan
Assignee	Mauro Parra-Miranda
Created	2014-10-09T14:24:23.000+0000
Updated	2016-03-08T07:38:07.000+0000

Description

Question : Is it possible to make a HTTP call and update the data in background when the user clicks on accept button from the interactive notification (without launching the app / bring it foreground if it already running)?

Ti.API.info("app launched");

Ti.App.iOS.addEventListener('localnotificationaction', function(e) {
	if (e.category == "DOWNLOAD_CONTENT" && e.identifier == "ACCEPT_IDENTIFIER") {
		var url = "http://www.appcelerator.com";
		var client = Ti.Network.createHTTPClient({
			onload : function(e) {
				Ti.API.info("Received text: " + this.responseText);
			},
			onerror : function(e) {
				Ti.API.debug(e.error);
				alert('error');
			},
			timeout : 5000
		});
		client.open("GET", url);
		client.send();
		Ti.App.Properties.setString("dataupdated", new Date().getTime());
	}
});

var acceptAction = Ti.App.iOS.createUserNotificationAction({
	identifier : "ACCEPT_IDENTIFIER",
	title : "Accept",
	activationMode : Ti.App.iOS.USER_NOTIFICATION_ACTIVATION_MODE_BACKGROUND,
	destructive : false,
	authenticationRequired : true
});
var rejectAction = Ti.App.iOS.createUserNotificationAction({
	identifier : "REJECT_IDENTIFIER",
	title : "Reject",
	activationMode : Ti.App.iOS.USER_NOTIFICATION_ACTIVATION_MODE_BACKGROUND,
	destructive : true,
	authenticationRequired : false
});
var downloadContent = Ti.App.iOS.createUserNotificationCategory({
	identifier : "DOWNLOAD_CONTENT",
	actionsForDefaultContext : [acceptAction, rejectAction]
});
Ti.App.iOS.registerUserNotificationSettings({
	types : [Ti.App.iOS.USER_NOTIFICATION_TYPE_ALERT, Ti.App.iOS.USER_NOTIFICATION_TYPE_BADGE, Ti.App.iOS.USER_NOTIFICATION_TYPE_SOUND],
	categories : [downloadContent]
});

// App UI
var win = Ti.UI.createWindow({
	backgroundColor : 'white'
});
var label = Ti.UI.createLabel({
	top : 30,
	text : "Last update : " + Ti.App.Properties.getString("dataupdated")
});
win.add(label);
var button = Ti.UI.createButton({
	title : 'Trigger Notification'
});
button.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
	var note = Ti.App.iOS.scheduleLocalNotification({
		date : new Date(new Date().getTime() + 3000),
		alertBody : "New content available! Download now?",
		badge : 1,
		userInfo : {
			"url" : "http://www.download.com/resource/asset.json",
			id : "1"
		},
		category : "DOWNLOAD_CONTENT"
	});
});
win.add(button);
win.open();

Test Case 1:

1. Open the app, it asked for notification permissions. I clicked OK. 2. The label on the top was saying "Last update : null" 3. Clicked on the "Trigger Notification" button, then pressed the home button to send the app to background. 4. After 3 seconds I got banner notification appearing on the top, I clicked accept. 5. I could see, some html was printed on the console log. 6. Exit the app and launched it again, The label on the top was saying "Last update : 1412854520621" - meaning I was able to make the http call in the background as my app was running in background.

Test Case 2:

1. Clicked on the "trigger notification" button, then double tapped the home button, removed the app from background. 2. After 3 seconds I got banner notification appearing on the top, I clicked accept. 3. I could see only the followings on my console log.


[INFO] : push/1.0 (3.4.0.b54c467) 
[INFO] : app launched

Meaning, it tried to execute but failed. *I guess it should act in the same way even if the app is not running in background. Isn't?* If not how to handle such cases?

Comments

Mauro Parra-Miranda 2014-10-13

This is more related to the way to handle a notification. Once you click on the dialog, you are able to request the app to open at certain window, but you can't start a process in the background like that.
Manojkumar Murugesan 2014-10-13

Thanks for the clarification.

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