APNS-Sender_APNS-Client

THis repo contains two apps , one is for registering push notification and another for sendin push notification to apns server

#APNS-Server - The APN Server app

Follow the below steps to install the app,

1. open the APNS-Server/APNSPusher app

2. Go to the target->APNSPusher and set teh bundleID (Bundle Id should be added to the grouping in apple developer account)

3. set signing credentials

4. Enable the App Groups in Capabilities. Please select the group name where your Bundle ID is added.

5. Go to the target-> Shareme.

6. set Bundle Identifier annd signing credentials (the bundleId should be inside the same group as the APNSPusher bundle Id).

7. In the capabilities enable the App Groups, and select the app group.

8. open keychain and export your push development iOS certificate as p12.

9. drag and drop the p12 file to the APNSPusher/Cert folder inside Xcode

10. open the APNSPusher/Utils and go to Constants.swift file. give values for - APP_BUNDLE_GROUP_NAME, PUSH_BUNDLE_ID, PUSH_CERT_NAME and PUSH_CERT_PASSWORD.

Note: The PUSH_BUNDLE_ID field is teh bundle id of the second app (APNS-Client) that register for push notification.

11. Go to ShareMe/ShareViewController.swift and add your group Id value inside let userdefaults = UserDefaults.init(suiteName: "your group ID")

12. Build the app and run

Now we will go and setup the second app..

#APNS-Client - The client app

To run the client app do the following,

1. Open the APNS-Client/pushAlert app and add Bundle Id (same value you gave in PUSH_BUNDLE_ID in PNS-Server app )

2. add signing credentials

3. Add push notification, Background->Remote notification and background fetch capabilities

4. Run your app and register for push notification.

5. it will ask you for sharing the token, select the APNSPusher from the list.

6. Now open the APNSPusher app. It will show you the shared token from pushAlert app.

7. type the message and perform send action.

8. open the APNSPusher app the see the messages that came. the messages will be stored when th eapp is in teh background , and when you open the next time it will show you the recieved push message.

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License

Copyright 2017 Ananth.

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