SwiftUI remote push notifications without AppDelegate (Firebase Cloud Messaging)

Question

I'm trying to implement remote push notifications in SwiftUI 2.0 and there is no AppDelegate. I know I can provide one via @UIApplicationDelegateAdaptor(AppDelegate.self) var appDelegate but I have learned that it's not recommended.

I have tried triggering a notification via Firebase Cloud Messaging but I do no receive any test notifications. I just got the pop up to allow notifications and thats it.

I do not get any errors or something.. nothing really happens.

Am I missing something?

The test:

Firebase registration token: Optional("fwRsIKd7aUZeoLmmW5b4Zo:APA91bHrVvArS-mLZMEkdtzTxhRUuMWVgHNKXdLethAvR3Fa3h_RmAcdOz_jJzp1kDsEEtcvbnAFUn9eh9-cUSCTy9jBibbFoR2xngWdzWCvci1_iLQJtHtCjxk-C02CkVUDl7FX8esp")

Here is my code:

import SwiftUI
import Firebase
import OSLog

@main
struct Le_fretApp: App {
    @StateObject var sessionStore = SessionStore()
    @StateObject var locationManagerService = LocationManagerService()
    @StateObject var userViewModel = UserViewModel()
    
    var notificationsService = NotificationsService()
    
    
    
    init() {
        UIApplication.shared.delegate = NotificationsService.Shared
        FirebaseConfiguration.shared.setLoggerLevel(.min)
        
        notificationsService.register()
        
        FirebaseApp.configure()
        
        notificationsService.setDelegate()
    }
    
    var body: some Scene {
        WindowGroup {
            TabViewContainerView()
                .environmentObject(sessionStore)
                .environmentObject(userViewModel)
                .environmentObject(locationManagerService)
                .onAppear {
                    sessionStore.listen()
                    userViewModel.listen()
                }
        }
    }
}

The service:

import Foundation
import UserNotifications
import OSLog
import UIKit

import Firebase


class NotificationsService: NSObject, UNUserNotificationCenterDelegate {
    static let Shared = NotificationsService()
    let gcmMessageIDKey = "gcmMessageIDKey"
    
    func register() {
        // For iOS 10 display notification (sent via APNS)
        UNUserNotificationCenter.current().delegate = self
        
        let authOptions: UNAuthorizationOptions = [.alert, .badge, .sound]
        UNUserNotificationCenter.current().requestAuthorization(options: authOptions, completionHandler: {_, _ in })
        
        DispatchQueue.main.async {
          UIApplication.shared.registerForRemoteNotifications()
        }
    }
    

      // Receive displayed notifications for iOS 10 devices.
      func userNotificationCenter(_ center: UNUserNotificationCenter,
                                  willPresent notification: UNNotification,
        withCompletionHandler completionHandler: @escaping (UNNotificationPresentationOptions) -> Void) {
        let userInfo = notification.request.content.userInfo

        // With swizzling disabled you must let Messaging know about the message, for Analytics
        // Messaging.messaging().appDidReceiveMessage(userInfo)

        // Print message ID.
        if let messageID = userInfo[gcmMessageIDKey] {
          print("Message ID: \(messageID)")
        }

        // Print full message.
        print(userInfo)

        // Change this to your preferred presentation option
        completionHandler([[.alert, .sound]])
      }

      func userNotificationCenter(_ center: UNUserNotificationCenter,
                                  didReceive response: UNNotificationResponse,
                                  withCompletionHandler completionHandler: @escaping () -> Void) {
        let userInfo = response.notification.request.content.userInfo
        // Print message ID.
        if let messageID = userInfo[gcmMessageIDKey] {
          print("Message ID: \(messageID)")
        }

        // With swizzling disabled you must let Messaging know about the message, for Analytics
        // Messaging.messaging().appDidReceiveMessage(userInfo)

        // Print full message.
        print(userInfo)

        completionHandler()
      }
}

extension NotificationsService: UIApplicationDelegate {
    func application(_ application: UIApplication, didReceiveRemoteNotification userInfo: [AnyHashable: Any]) {
      // If you are receiving a notification message while your app is in the background,
      // this callback will not be fired till the user taps on the notification launching the application.
      // TODO: Handle data of notification

      // With swizzling disabled you must let Messaging know about the message, for Analytics
      // Messaging.messaging().appDidReceiveMessage(userInfo)

      // Print message ID.
      if let messageID = userInfo[gcmMessageIDKey] {
        print("Message ID: \(messageID)")
      }

      // Print full message.
      print(userInfo)
    }

    func application(_ application: UIApplication, didReceiveRemoteNotification userInfo: [AnyHashable: Any],
                     fetchCompletionHandler completionHandler: @escaping (UIBackgroundFetchResult) -> Void) {
      // If you are receiving a notification message while your app is in the background,
      // this callback will not be fired till the user taps on the notification launching the application.
      // TODO: Handle data of notification

      // With swizzling disabled you must let Messaging know about the message, for Analytics
      // Messaging.messaging().appDidReceiveMessage(userInfo)

      // Print message ID.
      if let messageID = userInfo[gcmMessageIDKey] {
        print("Message ID: \(messageID)")
      }

      // Print full message.
      print(userInfo)

      completionHandler(UIBackgroundFetchResult.newData)
    }
}

extension NotificationsService: MessagingDelegate {
    func setDelegate() {
        Messaging.messaging().delegate = self
    }
    
    func messaging(_ messaging: Messaging, didReceiveRegistrationToken fcmToken: String?) {
      print("Firebase registration token: \(String(describing: fcmToken))")

      let dataDict:[String: String] = ["token": fcmToken ?? ""]
      NotificationCenter.default.post(name: Notification.Name("FCMToken"), object: nil, userInfo: dataDict)
      // TODO: If necessary send token to application server.
      // Note: This callback is fired at each app startup and whenever a new token is generated.
    }
}

Sebastiansebastiano

Why is @UIApplicationDelegateAdaptor not recommended? – Congeal

Answer 1

I just created an App Delegate. Works for local and remote notifications.

I have a PushNotificationManager that does the remote pushing. Whenever I send data to Firebase (I'm using Firestore), I pass in the AppDelegate.fcmToken to the user's fcmToken property (every user has one in the model) e.g. token: user.fcmToken.

class AppDelegate: NSObject, UIApplicationDelegate {
    
    private var gcmMessageIDKey = "gcm_message_idKey"
    static var fcmToken = String()
    
    func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey : Any]? = nil) -> Bool {
        
        FirebaseApp.configure()
        Messaging.messaging().delegate = self
        UNUserNotificationCenter.current().delegate = self
        registerForPushNotifications()
        
        return true
    }
    
    func registerForPushNotifications() {
        UNUserNotificationCenter.current().requestAuthorization(options: [.alert, .sound, .badge]) { [weak self] granted, _ in
            print("Permission granted: \(granted)")
            guard granted else { return }
            self?.getNotificationSettings()
        }
    }
    
    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) {
       
        AppDelegate.fcmToken = deviceToken.hexString
    }
    
    func application(
        _ application: UIApplication,
        didFailToRegisterForRemoteNotificationsWithError error: Error
    ) {
        print("Failed to register: \(error.localizedDescription)")
    }
    
    func application(
        _ application: UIApplication, didReceiveRemoteNotification userInfo: [AnyHashable: Any],
        fetchCompletionHandler completionHandler: @escaping (UIBackgroundFetchResult) -> Void) {
       
        print(userInfo)
        completionHandler(.newData)
    }
}

Extensions

@available(iOS 10, *)
extension AppDelegate : UNUserNotificationCenterDelegate {
    
    func userNotificationCenter(
        _ center: UNUserNotificationCenter,
        willPresent notification: UNNotification,
        withCompletionHandler completionHandler: @escaping (UNNotificationPresentationOptions) -> Void) {
        
        let userInfo = notification.request.content.userInfo
        print("Will Present User Info: \(userInfo)")
        
        completionHandler([[.banner, .sound]])
    }
    
    func userNotificationCenter(
        _ center: UNUserNotificationCenter,
        didReceive response: UNNotificationResponse,
        withCompletionHandler completionHandler: @escaping () -> Void) {
        
        let userInfo = response.notification.request.content.userInfo
        
        if response.actionIdentifier == "accept" {
            print("Did Receive User Info: \(userInfo)")
            
            completionHandler()
        }
    }
}

extension AppDelegate: MessagingDelegate {
    func messaging(_ messaging: Messaging, didReceiveRegistrationToken fcmToken: String?) {
        let dataDict: [String: String] = [AppDelegate.fcmToken: fcmToken ?? ""]
        NotificationCenter.default.post(name: NSNotification.Name("FCMToken"), object: nil, userInfo: dataDict)

        // Note: This callback is fired at each app startup and whenever a new token is generated.
        AppDelegate.fcmToken = fcmToken!
    }
}

extension Data {
    var hexString: String {
        let hexString = map { String(format: "%02.2hhx", $0) }.joined()
        return hexString
    }
}

Downgrade

It worked,, but not in the simulator .. Do you know why is that ? – Sebastiansebastiano

@Rexhin I don't. You can do local notifications on the simulator, and you can even send notifications from the simulator to your device. But the simulator cannot receive notifications from your device. When I need to test something, I tell a friend who has my app that I need to confirm this or that. – Downgrade

@Downgrade so do we have to use the delegate for push notification ?. I thought SwiftUI reduces the pain of Delegate and other few things. Please help me out a little – Navigate

Answer 2

Le_fretApp.init is too early to work with UIApplication.shared, because it is not initialised there yet.

Try to do that on scene creation (or in other place where you find desirable and app already initialized).

@main
struct Le_fretApp: App {
  // ... other code here

    func createScene() -> some Scene {
        if nil == UIApplication.shared.delegate {
            UIApplication.shared.delegate = NotificationsService.Shared  // << !!
        }

        return WindowGroup {
            // ... your scene content here
        }
    }

    var body: some Scene {
        createScene()
    }

and, btw, I assume this property also should refer to same instance of service, i.e. shared

var notificationsService = NotificationsService.Shared    // !!

Alvaroalveolar

Answer 3

@Rexhin, I am not sure if that's the cause of the problem you are experiencing but I noticed you are using two instances of NotificationsService.

You are creating one instance in the following line and later calling register() on this instance.

var notificationsService = NotificationsService()

You are using the shared() instance as the delegate (first line of init):

UIApplication.shared.delegate = NotificationsService.Shared

I don't see how this is messing you up but it surely isn't a good idea and perhaps it causes some issues behind the scenes.

Polygamist