Appcelerator Cloud Push Notification in iPhone

Push Notification in iOS Using Appcelerator Cloud Service

We can implement Push Notification in iOS using Appcelerator Cloud Service in 5 steps.

1. Cloud User Login
2. Retrieve Device Token
3. Subscribe a Channel
4. Push Certificates
5. Push Configuration 

1)Cloud User Login
Create a test user in Appcelerator Cloud Console 
My Apps -> Manage ACS ->  DEVELOPMENT ->  Users
and login with credential. Use below code for cloud user login

 
    var Cloud = require('ti.cloud');

    Cloud.Users.login({
        login: 'push123',
        password: 'push123'
    }, function (e) {
    if (e.success) {
    var user = e.users[0];
     alert("Loggin successfully");
        } else {
            alert("Error :"+e.message);
        }
    });

2)Retrieve Device Token
You can Retrieve Device Token using below code

 

    Titanium.Network.registerForPushNotifications({
        types: [
            Titanium.Network.NOTIFICATION_TYPE_BADGE,
            Titanium.Network.NOTIFICATION_TYPE_ALERT,
            Titanium.Network.NOTIFICATION_TYPE_SOUND
        ],
    success:function(e)
    {
        deviceToken = e.deviceToken;
        alert("deviceToken = "+deviceToken);
        registerForPush();
    },
    error:function(e)
    {
        alert("Error: "+e.message);
    },
    callback:function(e)
    {
        alert("push notification received"+JSON.stringify(e.data));
    }
    });

3)Subscribe a Channel
Add following code for channel subscribtion

 
    Cloud.PushNotifications.subscribe({
        channel: 'demo_alert',
        type:'ios',
        device_token: deviceToken
    }, function (e) {
        if (e.success) {
            alert('Success :'+((e.error && e.message) || JSON.stringify(e)));
        } else {
            alert('Error:' + ((e.error && e.message) || JSON.stringify(e)));
        }
    });

4)Push Certificates
It is most important part of this Tutotial, Appcelerator Doc clearly expained about how to create push certificates. http://cloud.appcelerator.com/docs/ios#push
Follow this section("Provisioning your Device for specialized Development") to create Development and Production Push certificates. Your certificates should be in .p12 format.

5)Push Configuration
After getting the push certificates(in my case I have created development push certificate), upload it in cloud console. 
My Apps -> Manage ACS ->  DEVELOPMENT ->  Settings -> Apple iOS Push Certificates

Cool.., You have completed  Push Notification setup. This time for testing, run the application in iOS device and click the button "REGISTER PUSH NOTIFICATION". You will get 3 alerts continuously.

Then go to My Apps -> Manage ACS -> DEVELOPMENT -> Push Notifications, here you can see "1 iOS clients subscribed to push notifications"

 It is time to send push notification, enter the values and hit the button "Send Push Notification" instantly you will receive notification in your iOS device(with default icon and sound)

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Here you can download the complete working project from my Github Appcelerator Titanium iOS Push Notification

If anyone found difficulties in push notification implementation feel free to contact me

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