How to set up push notifications in Swift

Question

I am trying to set up a push notification system for my application. I have a server and a developer license to set up the push notification service.

I am currently

Answer 1

Swift 4

I think this is the correct way for setup in iOS 8 and above.

Turn on Push Notifications in the Capabilities tab

Import UserNotifications

import UserNotifications

Modify didFinishLaunchingWithOptions

func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplicationLaunchOptionsKey: Any]?) -> Bool {


    if let notification = launchOptions?[.remoteNotification] as? [String: AnyObject] {

        // If your app wasn’t running and the user launches it by tapping the push notification, the push notification is passed to your app in the launchOptions

        let aps = notification["aps"] as! [String: AnyObject]
        UIApplication.shared.applicationIconBadgeNumber = 0
    }

    registerForPushNotifications()

    return true
}

It’s extremely important to call registerUserNotificationSettings(_:) every time the app launches. This is because the user can, at any time, go into the Settings app and change the notification permissions. application(_:didRegisterUserNotificationSettings:) will always provide you with what permissions the user currently has allowed for your app.

Copy paste this AppDelegate extension

// Push Notificaion
extension AppDelegate {
func registerForPushNotifications() {
    if #available(iOS 10.0, *) {
        UNUserNotificationCenter.current().requestAuthorization(options: [.alert, .sound, .badge]) {
            [weak self] (granted, error) in
            print("Permission granted: \(granted)")

            guard granted else {
                print("Please enable \"Notifications\" from App Settings.")
                self?.showPermissionAlert()
                return
            }

            self?.getNotificationSettings()
        }
    } else {
        let settings = UIUserNotificationSettings(types: [.alert, .sound, .badge], categories: nil)
        UIApplication.shared.registerUserNotificationSettings(settings)
        UIApplication.shared.registerForRemoteNotifications()
    }
}

@available(iOS 10.0, *)
func getNotificationSettings() {

    UNUserNotificationCenter.current().getNotificationSettings { (settings) in
        print("Notification settings: \(settings)")
        guard settings.authorizationStatus == .authorized else { return }
        DispatchQueue.main.async {
            UIApplication.shared.registerForRemoteNotifications()
        }
    }
}

func application(_ application: UIApplication, didRegisterForRemoteNotificationsWithDeviceToken deviceToken: Data) {

    let tokenParts = deviceToken.map { data -> String in
        return String(format: "%02.2hhx", data)
    }

    let token = tokenParts.joined()
    print("Device Token: \(token)")
    //UserDefaults.standard.set(token, forKey: DEVICE_TOKEN)
}

func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFailToRegisterForRemoteNotificationsWithError error: Error) {
    print("Failed to register: \(error)")
}

func application(_ application: UIApplication, didReceiveRemoteNotification userInfo: [AnyHashable: Any]) {

    // If your app was running and in the foreground
    // Or
    // If your app was running or suspended in the background and the user brings it to the foreground by tapping the push notification

    print("didReceiveRemoteNotification /(userInfo)")

    guard let dict = userInfo["aps"]  as? [String: Any], let msg = dict ["alert"] as? String else {
        print("Notification Parsing Error")
        return
    }
}

func showPermissionAlert() {
    let alert = UIAlertController(title: "WARNING", message: "Please enable access to Notifications in the Settings app.", preferredStyle: .alert)

    let settingsAction = UIAlertAction(title: "Settings", style: .default) {[weak self] (alertAction) in
        self?.gotoAppSettings()
    }

    let cancelAction = UIAlertAction(title: "Cancel", style: .default, handler: nil)

    alert.addAction(settingsAction)
    alert.addAction(cancelAction)

    DispatchQueue.main.async {
        self.window?.rootViewController?.present(alert, animated: true, completion: nil)
    }
}

private func gotoAppSettings() {

    guard let settingsUrl = URL(string: UIApplicationOpenSettingsURLString) else {
        return
    }

    if UIApplication.shared.canOpenURL(settingsUrl) {
        UIApplication.shared.openURL(settingsUrl)
    }
}
}

Check out: Push Notifications Tutorial: Getting Started