The Push API provides functions to receive push notifications.

Required Header

#include <push-service.h>

Overview

The Push API allows your application to receive push notifications from a push server. The push service is a client daemon that maintains a permanent connection between your device and the push server, in order to process your registration/deregistration requests and deliver push notifications to your application. If the application is connected, the push service passes the notification data over the connection. Otherwise, the push service posts a UI notification with the data. It will be delivered when a user launches the application by selecting the posting.

To receive push notifications, you need to follow the steps below:

Connecting to the push service
Registering your application
Getting notification data

Push notification helps your application server send data to the application on devices over an IP network even if the application is not running. Push notification may reduce battery consumption over other applications keeping its own connection to its remote application server.

Service Limitation

Payload of a push message is limited to 4096 bytes.
Administrative permission is needed for your application and server to use the push service.
Push service does not guarantee delivery and order of push messages.
A device should have a valid IMEI number.

Functions
int	push_service_connect (const char push_app_id, push_service_state_cb state_callback, push_service_notify_cb notify_callback, void user_data, push_service_connection_h *connection)
	Connects to the push service and sets callback functions.
void	push_service_disconnect (push_service_connection_h connection)
	Closes the connection and releases all its resources.
int	push_service_register (push_service_connection_h connection, push_service_result_cb result_callback, void *user_data)
	Registers an application to the push server.
int	push_service_deregister (push_service_connection_h connection, push_service_result_cb result_callback, void *user_data)
	Deregisters an application from the Push server.
char *	push_service_app_control_to_noti_data (app_control_h app_control, char *operation)
	Retrieves the payload data of a notification that forcibly launched the app.
int	push_service_app_control_to_notification (app_control_h app_control, char operation, push_service_notification_h noti)
	Retrieves the notification that forcibly launched the app.
int	push_service_get_notification_data (push_service_notification_h notification, char **data)
	Gets notification data sent by the server.
int	push_service_get_notification_message (push_service_notification_h notification, char **msg)
	Gets the notification message sent by the server.
int	push_service_get_notification_time (push_service_notification_h notification, long long int *received_time)
	Gets the received time of the notification message.
int	push_service_get_notification_sender (push_service_notification_h notification, char **sender)
	Gets the sender of the notification.
int	push_service_get_notification_session_info (push_service_notification_h notification, char **session_info)
	Gets the session ID of the notification.
int	push_service_get_notification_request_id (push_service_notification_h notification, char **request_id)
	Gets the request ID assigned by the sender.
int	push_service_get_notification_type (push_service_notification_h notification, int *type)
	Gets the value in the type field of the notification.
int	push_service_get_unread_notification (push_service_connection_h connection, push_service_notification_h *noti)
	Gets an unread notification message from the push server.
int	push_service_request_unread_notification (push_service_connection_h connection)
	Requests unread notification messages to the push server.
int	push_service_get_registration_id (push_service_connection_h connection, char **reg_id)
	Gets the registration ID in the PUSH_SERVICE_STATE_REGISTERED state.
void	push_service_free_notification (push_service_notification_h noti)
	Frees the notification handle.
Typedefs
typedef struct push_connection_s *	push_service_connection_h
	Connection to the push service handle.
typedef struct push_notification_s *	push_service_notification_h
	Notification delivered from the push server handle.
typedef void(*	push_service_state_cb )(push_service_state_e state, const char err, void user_data)
	Called when the registration state is refreshed.
typedef void(*	push_service_notify_cb )(push_service_notification_h noti, void *user_data)
	Called to handle a notification.
typedef void(*	push_service_result_cb )(push_service_result_e result, const char msg, void user_data)
	Called with the result of a registration/deregistration.
Defines
#define	APP_CONTROL_DATA_PUSH_LAUNCH_TYPE "http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/push/launch_type"
	This is key string for getting extra data of App Control response.

Define Documentation

#define APP_CONTROL_DATA_PUSH_LAUNCH_TYPE "http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/push/launch_type"

This is key string for getting extra data of App Control response.

Since :: 3.0

Remarks:: Your application could be launched in the background by push service.
If you want to know what push operation makes your application wake up, use app_control_get_extra_data() with below key.
In the case that your application is launched by push notification with "LAUNCH" option, you can see a value, "notification" in App Control callback.
On the other hand, when the state of registration changed, you can find the other value, "registration_change".

See also:: app_control_get_extra_data()

Typedef Documentation

typedef struct push_connection_s* push_service_connection_h

Connection to the push service handle.

Since :: 2.3.1

typedef struct push_notification_s* push_service_notification_h

Notification delivered from the push server handle.

Since :: 2.3.1

typedef void(* push_service_notify_cb)(push_service_notification_h noti, void *user_data)

Called to handle a notification.

Since :: 2.3.1

Parameters:

[in]	notification	A handle of the notification containing its payload The handle is available inside this callback only.
[in]	user_data	The user data passed to this callback

See also:: push_service_connect(); push_service_get_notification_data()

typedef void(* push_service_result_cb)(push_service_result_e result, const char *msg, void *user_data)

Called with the result of a registration/deregistration.

Since :: 2.3.1

Parameters:

[in]	result	The registration/deregistration result
[in]	msg	The result message from the push server, otherwise `NULL`
[in]	user_data	The user data passed to this callback

See also:: push_service_register(); push_service_deregister()

typedef void(* push_service_state_cb)(push_service_state_e state, const char *err, void *user_data)

Called when the registration state is refreshed.

Since :: 2.3.1

Remarks:: This callback will be invoked when the registration state is refreshed.
If the registration or deregistration has succeeded, then this state callback must be called.
In addition, the state can be changed if the push server deregisters the application.

Parameters:

[in]	state	The registration state
[in]	err	The error message
[in]	user_data	The user data passed to this callback

See also:: push_service_connect()

Enumeration Type Documentation

enum push_service_error_e

Enumerations of error codes for push API.

Since :: 2.3.1

Enumerator:

PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NONE	Successful
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY	Out of memory
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	Invalid parameter
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NOT_CONNECTED	Not connected
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NO_DATA	No data available
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_OPERATION_FAILED	Internal operation failed
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_PERMISSION_DENIED	No privilege to access the push service
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED	Push service not supported

enum push_service_result_e

Enumeration of result.

Since :: 2.3.1

Enumerator:

PUSH_SERVICE_RESULT_SUCCESS	Successful
PUSH_SERVICE_RESULT_TIMEOUT	Request timed out
PUSH_SERVICE_RESULT_SERVER_ERROR	Push server error
PUSH_SERVICE_RESULT_SYSTEM_ERROR	System error

enum push_service_state_e

Enumeration of registration states.

Since :: 2.3.1

Enumerator:

PUSH_SERVICE_STATE_REGISTERED	Registered
PUSH_SERVICE_STATE_UNREGISTERED	Unregistered
PUSH_SERVICE_STATE_PROVISIONING_IPCHANGE	To change the provisioning server IP
PUSH_SERVICE_STATE_PING_CHANGE	Ping interval is changing
PUSH_SERVICE_STATE_ERROR	Error

Function Documentation

char* push_service_app_control_to_noti_data	(	app_control_h	app_control,
		char *	operation
	)

Retrieves the payload data of a notification that forcibly launched the app.

When a notification arrives at the device with the "LAUNCH"
option or a user clicks a notification in the quick panel,
the push daemon forcibly launches the app and delivers the
notification to the app as a bundle. This function returns
the payload data in the notification.

Since :: 2.3.1

Privilege Level:: public

Privilege:: http://tizen.org/privilege/push

Remarks:: This function must be called in the app control callback function.
You must release the payload data using free().
push_service_app_control_to_notification() is preferred to this API.
The specific error code can be obtained using the get_last_result()
Error codes are described in the exception section.

Parameters:

[in]	app_control	The app control handle that is handed over in the app control callback function
[in]	operation	The operation in the app control handle retrieved by app_control_get_operation()

Returns:: The payload data (appData) in the notification
NULL if the app is not launched by a push notification.

Exceptions:

PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NONE	Successful
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	Invalid parameter
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NO_DATA	Not launched by a notification
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_OPERATION_FAILED	Operation fail
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY	Out of memory
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NOT_CONNECTED	Connection to the daemon failed
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_PERMISSION_DENIED	No push privilege
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED	Not supported feature

See also:: app_control_get_operation()

int push_service_app_control_to_notification	(	app_control_h	app_control,
		char *	operation,
		push_service_notification_h *	noti
	)

Retrieves the notification that forcibly launched the app.

When a notification arrives at the device with the "LAUNCH"
option or a user clicks a notification in the quick panel,
the push daemon forcibly launches the app and delivers the
notification to the app as a bundle. This function returns
the notification from the bundle.

Since :: 2.3.1

Privilege Level:: public

Privilege:: http://tizen.org/privilege/push

Remarks:: This function must be called in the app control callback function.
You must release the notification using push_service_free_notification().

Parameters:

[in]	app_control	The app control handle that is handed over in the app control callback function
[in]	operation	The operation in the app control handle retrieved by app_control_get_operation()
[out]	noti	The handle of the notification that forcibly launched the app

Returns:: 0 on success, otherwise a negative error value

Return values:

PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NONE	Successful
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	Invalid parameter
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NO_DATA	Not launched by a notification
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_OPERATION_FAILED	Operation fail
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY	Out of memory
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NOT_CONNECTED	Connection to the daemon failed
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_PERMISSION_DENIED	No push privilege
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED	Not supported feature

See also:: push_service_free_notification(); app_control_get_operation()

int push_service_connect	(	const char *	push_app_id,
		push_service_state_cb	state_callback,
		push_service_notify_cb	notify_callback,
		void *	user_data,
		push_service_connection_h *	connection
	)

Connects to the push service and sets callback functions.

Since :: 2.3.1

Privilege Level:: public

Privilege:: http://tizen.org/privilege/push

Remarks:: If there is a connection between an application and the push service,
the notify callback passes the notification upon its arrival.
Otherwise, the push service posts a UI notification to alert users.
The connection should be freed with push_service_disconnect() by you.

Parameters:

[in]	push_app_id	App id received from Tizen Push Server team
[in]	state_callback	State callback function
[in]	notify_callback	Notify callback function
[in]	user_data	User data to pass to state_cb and notify_cb
[out]	connection	The connection handle to the push service

Returns:: 0 on success, otherwise a negative error value

Return values:

PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NONE	Successful
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	Invalid parameter
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY	Out of memory
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NOT_CONNECTED	Connection to the daemon failed
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_PERMISSION_DENIED	No push privilege
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED	Not supported feature

Precondition:: There is no connection to the push service for the app_id.

Postcondition:: The state callback will be called to let you know the current registration state immediately.

See also:: push_service_disconnect()

int push_service_deregister	(	push_service_connection_h	connection,
		push_service_result_cb	result_callback,
		void *	user_data
	)

Deregisters an application from the Push server.

Since :: 2.3.1

Parameters:

[in]	connection	The connection handle to the push service
[in]	result_callback	Result callback function
[in]	user_data	User data to pass to result_cb

Returns:: 0 on success, otherwise a negative error value

Return values:

PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NONE	Successful
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	Invalid parameter
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY	Out of memory
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NOT_CONNECTED	No connection to the push service
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_OPERATION_FAILED	Operation failed
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED	Not supported feature

Precondition:: The application should be connected to the push service.

Postcondition:: As a result, the state callback will be invoked.

See also:: push_service_register()

void push_service_disconnect ( push_service_connection_h connection )

Closes the connection and releases all its resources.

Since :: 2.3.1

Remarks:: If you call this function in the push callback functions,
it may cause your application to crash.
The specific error code can be obtained using the get_last_result()
Error codes are described in the exception section.

Parameters:

[in] connection The connection handle to the push service

Exceptions:

PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NONE	Successful
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	Invalid parameter
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED	Not supported feature

See also:: push_service_connect()

void push_service_free_notification ( push_service_notification_h noti )

Frees the notification handle.

Since :: 2.3.1

Remarks:: The specific error code can be obtained using the get_last_result()
Error codes are described in the exception section.

Parameters:

[in] noti The notification handle

Exceptions:

PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NONE	Successful
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	Invalid parameter
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED	Not supported feature

int push_service_get_notification_data	(	push_service_notification_h	notification,
		char **	data
	)

Gets notification data sent by the server.

Since :: 2.3.1

Remarks:: You must release data using free().

Parameters:

[in]	notification	The notification handle
[out]	data	The notification data Set NULL if error but PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER

Returns:: 0 on success, otherwise a negative error value

Return values:

PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NONE	Successful
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	Invalid parameter
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY	Out of memory
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NO_DATA	No data available
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED	Not supported feature

See also:: push_service_notify_cb(); push_service_request_unread_notification()

int push_service_get_notification_message	(	push_service_notification_h	notification,
		char **	msg
	)

Gets the notification message sent by the server.

Since :: 2.3.1

Remarks:: The msg must be released with free().
push_service_request_unread_notification() is
preferred to this API.

Parameters:

[in]	notification	The notification handle
[out]	msg	The notification message Set NULL if error but PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER

Returns:: 0 on success, otherwise a negative error value

Return values:

PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NONE	Successful
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	Invalid parameter
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY	Out of memory
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NO_DATA	No data available
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED	Not supported feature

See also:: push_service_notify_cb(); push_service_get_unread_notification()

int push_service_get_notification_request_id	(	push_service_notification_h	notification,
		char **	request_id
	)

Gets the request ID assigned by the sender.

Since :: 2.3.1

Remarks:: You must release request_id using free().

Parameters:

[in]	notification	The notification handle
[out]	request_id	The request ID Set `NULL` if error but PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER

Returns:: 0 on success, otherwise a negative error value

Return values:

PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NONE	Successful
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	Invalid parameter
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY	Out of memory
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NO_DATA	No data available
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED	Not supported feature

See also:: push_service_notify_cb(); push_service_request_unread_notification()

int push_service_get_notification_sender	(	push_service_notification_h	notification,
		char **	sender
	)

Gets the sender of the notification.

Since :: 2.3.1

Remarks:: You must release sender using free().

Parameters:

[in]	notification	The notification handle
[out]	sender	The sender Set `NULL` if error but PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER

Returns:: 0 on success, otherwise a negative error value

Return values:

PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NONE	Successful
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	Invalid parameter
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY	Out of memory
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NO_DATA	No data available
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED	Not supported feature

See also:: push_service_notify_cb(); push_service_get_unread_notification()

int push_service_get_notification_session_info	(	push_service_notification_h	notification,
		char **	session_info
	)

Gets the session ID of the notification.

Since :: 2.3.1

Remarks:: You must release session_info using free().

Parameters:

[in]	notification	The notification handle
[out]	session_info	The session ID Set `NULL` if error but PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER

Returns:: 0 on success, otherwise a negative error value

Return values:

PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NONE	Successful
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	Invalid parameter
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY	Out of memory
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NO_DATA	No data available
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED	Not supported feature

See also:: push_service_notify_cb(); push_service_request_unread_notification()

int push_service_get_notification_time	(	push_service_notification_h	notification,
		long long int *	received_time
	)

Gets the received time of the notification message.

Since :: 2.3.1

Parameters:

[in]	notification	The notification handle
[out]	received_time	The received time of the notification message The received_time is based on UTC.

Returns:: 0 on success, otherwise a negative error value

Return values:

PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NONE	Successful
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	Invalid parameter
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NO_DATA	No data available
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED	Not supported feature

See also:: push_service_notify_cb(); push_service_request_unread_notification()

int push_service_get_notification_type	(	push_service_notification_h	notification,
		int *	type
	)

Gets the value in the type field of the notification.

Since :: 2.3.1

Parameters:

[in]	notification	The notification handle
[out]	type	The type value assigned by the sender

Returns:: 0 on success, otherwise a negative error value

Return values:

PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NONE	Successful
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	Invalid parameter
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NO_DATA	No data available
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED	Not supported feature

See also:: push_service_notify_cb(); push_service_request_unread_notification()

int push_service_get_registration_id	(	push_service_connection_h	connection,
		char **	reg_id
	)

Gets the registration ID in the PUSH_SERVICE_STATE_REGISTERED state.

Since :: 2.3.1

Remarks:: You must release reg_id using free().

Parameters:

[in]	connection	The connection handle to the push service
[out]	reg_id	The registration ID Set NULL if error but PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER

Returns:: 0 on success, otherwise a negative error value

Return values:

PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NONE	Successful
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	Invalid parameter
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY	Out of memory
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NO_DATA	No registration ID available
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED	Not supported feature

int push_service_get_unread_notification	(	push_service_connection_h	connection,
		push_service_notification_h *	noti
	)

Gets an unread notification message from the push server.

If an application receives an unread message with this method, the message is removed from the system.
This method can be called repeatedly until it returns PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NO_DATA
But, this method does NOT guarantee order and reliability of notification messages.
Some notification messages can be dropped when the system message queue is full.

Since :: 2.3.1

Remarks:: It is recommended to use push_service_request_unread_notification().; You must release noti using push_service_free_notification().

Parameters:

[in]	connection	The connection handle to the push service
[out]	noti	The notification handle

Returns:: 0 on success, otherwise a negative error value

Return values:

PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NONE	Successful
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	Invalid parameter
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY	Out of memory
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NO_DATA	No data available
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED	Not supported feature

See also:: push_service_get_notification_message(); push_service_get_notification_time(); push_service_get_notification_data()

int push_service_register	(	push_service_connection_h	connection,
		push_service_result_cb	result_callback,
		void *	user_data
	)

Registers an application to the push server.

Since :: 2.3.1

Parameters:

[in]	connection	The connection handle to the push service
[in]	result_callback	Result callback function
[in]	user_data	User data to pass to result_cb

Returns:: 0 on success, otherwise a negative error value

Return values:

PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NONE	Successful
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	Invalid parameter
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY	Out of memory
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NOT_CONNECTED	No connection to the push service
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_OPERATION_FAILED	Operation failed
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED	Not supported feature

Precondition:: The application should be connected to the push service.

Postcondition:: As a result, the state callback will be invoked.

See also:: push_service_deregister()

int push_service_request_unread_notification ( push_service_connection_h connection )

Requests unread notification messages to the push server.

When the app wants to receive messages that arrived before it launched, this
method should be called. Upon receiving this request, the daemon sends messages
stored in its DB to the app. The notify_callback() method assigned in push_service_connect()
will be called when these messages arrive. No need to call this method multiple
times to receive multiple messages. This method does NOT guarantee order and
reliability of notification messages.

Since :: 2.3.1

Remarks:: This method is preferred to push_service_get_unread_notification().

Parameters:

[in] connection The connection handle to the push service

Returns:: 0 on success, otherwise a negative error value

Return values:

PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NONE	Successful
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	Invalid parameter
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NOT_CONNECTED	Not connected to the daemon
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_OPERATION_FAILED	Error when sending the request
PUSH_SERVICE_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED	Not supported feature

See also:: push_service_get_unread_notification(); push_service_connect()

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