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Introducing Java Support in Socket
We're excited to announce that Socket now supports the Java programming language.
@firebase/messaging
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This is the Firebase Cloud Messaging component of the Firebase JS SDK.
The @firebase/messaging package is part of the Firebase JavaScript SDK, providing web and mobile push messaging capabilities. It allows developers to send and receive messages across platforms reliably and at no cost. This package is specifically designed to integrate with Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM), enabling the delivery of notifications and messages to users across devices.
Receiving messages
This feature allows your web app to receive messages sent from the Firebase Console or your server-side code. The `onMessage` function listens for messages when your web app is in the foreground.
import { getMessaging, onMessage } from '@firebase/messaging';
const messaging = getMessaging();
onMessage(messaging, (payload) => {
console.log('Message received. ', payload);
// Handle the received message here.
});
Requesting permission to send notifications
Before sending notifications to the user, your application needs to request permission. This code snippet demonstrates how to request a token, which implicitly asks the user for permission to receive notifications. If permission is granted, you receive a token that you can use to send messages to the user.
import { getMessaging, getToken } from '@firebase/messaging';
const messaging = getMessaging();
getToken(messaging, { vapidKey: 'your-public-vapid-key' }).then((currentToken) => {
if (currentToken) {
// Send the token to your server and update the UI if necessary
// For example, enable a button that lets the user see the notification
console.log(currentToken);
} else {
// Show permission request UI
console.log('No registration token available. Request permission to generate one.');
}
}).catch((err) => {
console.log('An error occurred while retrieving token. ', err);
});
Background message handling
This feature enables the handling of messages when your web app or a web page is not active in the foreground. It's particularly useful for showing notifications that can engage or re-engage your user with your web app.
import { getMessaging, setBackgroundMessageHandler } from '@firebase/messaging/sw';
const messaging = getMessaging();
setBackgroundMessageHandler(messaging, (payload) => {
console.log('[firebase-messaging-sw.js] Received background message ', payload);
// Customize notification here
const notificationTitle = 'Background Message Title';
const notificationOptions = {
body: 'Background Message body.',
icon: '/firebase-logo.png'
};
return self.registration.showNotification(notificationTitle,
notificationOptions);
});
OneSignal is a widely used service for sending push notifications. The onesignal-node package is a Node.js client for the OneSignal API, similar to @firebase/messaging in that it allows sending notifications to users. However, it's not tied to Firebase and works with OneSignal's own service, offering a broader range of features specific to notification delivery and user engagement.
Pusher is a service that focuses on building real-time applications with capabilities like WebSockets. The pusher-js package is their JavaScript client that allows for real-time bi-directional communication between web servers and clients. While it offers real-time messaging capabilities, it's more focused on application signaling and less on push notifications compared to @firebase/messaging.
The web-push package is a Node.js library for sending notifications using the Web Push protocol. It supports sending messages to any web push service, making it a versatile choice for web applications. Unlike @firebase/messaging, which is tied to Firebase's ecosystem, web-push is more generic and can be used without any specific backend service, offering more flexibility in how notifications are sent.
This is the Firebase Cloud Messaging component of the Firebase JS SDK.
This package is not intended for direct usage, and should only be used via the officially supported firebase package.
FAQs
This is the Firebase Cloud Messaging component of the Firebase JS SDK.
The npm package @firebase/messaging receives a total of 1,500,515 weekly downloads. As such, @firebase/messaging popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @firebase/messaging demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 4 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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