User with multiple devices

[icemancast]

Using the notification channel how would i handle if a user has multiple devices? Currently I have a users table and a devices table that's a one to many. The notification setup shows:

/**

• Route notifications for the Apn channel.
• @return string|array
  */
  public function routeNotificationForApn()
  {
  return $this->ios_push_token;
  }

Which I assume would go in the users model. But I don't have a token for users I have a devices table that holds a users device. Any one user could have an iphone, ipad or any other device. Currently I pull all devices and send that list for a push which is working but i can't do stuff for instance of counting the users unread messages to badge as the list is all devices in the database. Does that make sense? Should i be iterating over the users and then sending their devices only? that doesn't seem like I should but just wondering.

[ExpDev07]

The setup should be pretty easy once we know that the Apn Notification Channel can accept an array of recipients (https://github.com/Edujugon/PushNotification/blob/master/src/Apn.php#L289). Just make sure your Device model has the ios_push_token attribute, and then you can simply define your method as such:

public function routeNotificationForApn()
{
    // Simply return an array of the push tokens (multiple recipients).
    $tokens = $this->devices()->get()->map(function ($device) {
        $device->ios_push_token;
    });
    return $tokens->toArray();
}

[icemancast]

Okay, yeah it does have a token it's called something different but believe that will still work. This goes in the user model correct?

[ExpDev07]

@icemancast Yes. The value that you return is the recipient of the notification, or if you return an array, recipients. It's given that your User model has a devices relationship.

public function devices()
{
    return $this->hasMany(Device::class);
}

[icemancast]

How would you then get the feedback request if using this so I can unregister devices?

[ExpDev07]

Just delete the device row from the database?

[icemancast]

yes the feedback() method on a push gives back the failed tokens so I soft delete them from the database. I guess what I am trying to get to is mass notify however I can't send the badge(1) per user when i mass send the tokens through a push.

I don't think i should iterate through each user and then grab their devices to send the unread badge number to.

[ExpDev07]

You can iterate through all users and send a notification, but for this you should use a job service (e.g redis).

[icemancast]

Okay @ExpDev07 and there should not be a rate limit for apple or android when doing this? I already have notifications working except for this part of the badge. I tried to do through laravel notification channel but didn't work that way and will likely refactor later.