Question 1

How to send push notifications to iOS using ruby push notifications?

Accepted Answer

Install the gem, require it, create an APNS notification with device tokens and payload, instantiate APNSPusher with your certificate and sandbox mode setting, then call push. Refer to the APNS example file for detailed code.

Question 2

What causes error 255 in ruby push notifications and how to fix it?

Accepted Answer

Error 255 is an unknown error often due to incorrect APNS configuration. Ensure your certificate file and device tokens match the sandbox or production mode in APNSPusher—set the second argument to true for sandbox, false for production.

Question 3

How to handle retries for failed notifications with this gem?

Accepted Answer

The library has built-in retry management; errors are captured during push operations, and retries can be configured. Review the error handling in the pusher classes and adjust settings for connection timeouts or network issues.

Question 4

Ruby push notifications gem vs using platform-specific SDKs directly?

Accepted Answer

This gem simplifies multi-platform support with a unified Ruby API, saving development time. However, direct SDKs might offer more up-to-date features and finer control, especially for platform-specific optimizations or newer services.

Question 5

Can I send notifications to both iOS and Android at the same time with this library?

Accepted Answer

Yes, you can create separate notifications for each platform and use their respective pushers (APNS for iOS, GCM/FCM for Android) in the same codebase, as demonstrated in the cross-platform examples provided.

Question 6

How to configure APNS for sandbox mode in ruby push notifications?

Accepted Answer

When initializing APNSPusher, pass 'true' as the second argument for sandbox mode, e.g., RubyPushNotifications::APNS::APNSPusher.new('cert.pem', true). Ensure your certificates and tokens are for the development environment to avoid errors.

Question 7

Is ruby push notifications suitable for high-volume notification sending?

Accepted Answer

It can handle moderate volumes, but the lack of automatic GCM batch splitting for over 1000 devices and pending validation tasks may require custom scaling solutions or workarounds for production-heavy use cases.

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