NodeBB WebView App v3

[AOKP]

After more than 1 year its time to present the third version of the NodeBB WebView App.
Down below you can see an old screenshot, however not much has changed since then (interface sided).

Features

• OneSignal push notifications
• Upload/Download support
• Analytics
• AdMob
• Full JavScript support
• Multiple colors
• Sidebar support

Credits

@CCob

Download

Sample APK
Source code

Documentation

GitHub Wiki

F.A.Q.

Q.: I fail to compile the app, can you help me?
A.: Open an issue ticket on GitHub. I will ignore ANY personal messages related to issues with the webview app here on the forum.

Q.: Can you compile the app for me?
A.: Not for free.

Q.: Can I contribute to your code?
A.: Of course, any contributions are welcome and will be credited!

[CCob]

Great stuff. I've been having a play around with it. Seems to be working very well. One question, is the OneSignal integration only for push notifications sent from OneSignal itself, or does it work with notifications sent from NodeBB too, e.g. response to topic?

[AOKP]

@CCob it only works with notifications send from OneSignal. However, it should be possible to integrate OneSignal with NodeBB and then send notifications from NodeBB to OneSignal and then onto your phone.

[AOKP]

Bumping this.
Are there any features missing, improvements wished, etc.?

[Pappmann]

Hello,

webview app works fine, but nodebb notification sounds not working correctly only after playing it manually and the app was not staying in background.

[AOKP]

@Pappmann thanks for the feedback. However, please keep in mind that the app stays open depending on the RAM management of your device.

[Pappmann]

@AOKP Okay, is there a possibility to make Desktop Notifications working?

[CCob]

@AOKP OK, I've had a first crack at a nodebb-plugin-onesignal notifier. You can give it a try here.

https://github.com/CCob/nodebb-plugin-onesignal

Ignore the README, it was forked and modified from the pushbullet plugin and I haven't got around to updating the README and publishing on npm yet.

You need to populate your OneSignal app_id and API key within the admin section. You can get this from the OneSignal website under your applications Keys & Id section

I haven't done the Android integration yet, but you can get your player_ids from the OneSignal site here

https://onesignal.com/apps/your_app_id/players

I have exposed a REST API for adding player id's at /api/me/onesignal/devices. An authenticated POST with either a valid cookie or bearer token from the nodebb-plugin-write-api will work with the following JSON body

{
	"player_id" : "player-id-here"
}

Once this has been completed, notifications should work which you can test by going to the OneSignal settings within your profile.

Appreciate any feedback

[Braulio Cesar Holtz Ribeiro]

I installed this plugin, moving the files to node_modules (I could not get through npm), and I activated the plugin, but I can not access, the following message appears

/admin/onesignal Not Found
You seem to have stumbled upon a page that does not exist. Return to the home page.

[CCob]

@Braulio-Cesar-Holtz-Ribeiro Did you access the onesignal admin via menu after login, or directly enter the url?

[Braulio Cesar Holtz Ribeiro]

@CCob said in NodeBB WebView App v3:

Did you access the onesignal admin via menu after login, or directly enter the url?

Also does not appear in the menu, the plugin is only enabled.

[CCob]

@Braulio-Cesar-Holtz-Ribeiro said in NodeBB WebView App v3:

@CCob said in NodeBB WebView App v3:

Did you access the onesignal admin via menu after login, or directly enter the url?

Also does not appear in the menu, the plugin is only enabled.

Sounds like the plugin is not installed correctly. I noticed you said you copied into the node modules directory. I don't believe this will install dependencies. Try using npm link *path* where path is a separate directory outside of NodeBBC where the plugin directory is

[CCob]

@Braulio-Cesar-Holtz-Ribeiro Also before you use npm link make sure you remove the manually copied folder from node_modules first

[Braulio Cesar Holtz Ribeiro]

@CCob I have run the npm link nodebb-plugin-onesignal- and the only response I have is "/opt/bitnami/nginx/html/node_modules/nodebb-plugin-onesignal -> /usr/lib/node_modules/nodebb-plugin-onesignal -> /opt/bitnami/nginx/html/nodebb-plugin-onesignal"

[PitaJ]

@Braulio-Cesar-Holtz-Ribeiro you have to do it in the nodebb director.

[CCob]

@Braulio-Cesar-Holtz-Ribeiro As @PitaJ suggests, it needs to be run from the NodeBB directory. I also suggest you get the latest version of the plugin as I pushed a new version last night that is compatible with older nodejs engines.

[Jenkler]

Can I browse all nodebb forums with this app (playstore) or is it only for community.nodebb.org? Cool projekt BTW

[CCob]

@Jenkler It's not on play store. It's designed to be taken and modified to suit your own forum URL's. So the demo version only works with the NodeBB community version.

[Jenkler]

Ok, but maybe we can add configuration to the app and in the future use it for private forums like Tapatalk

[Braulio Cesar Holtz Ribeiro]

I made some tests, the plugin is installed in the forum and I configured the key and id of the application. On Android I tested OneSignal by sending manual messages (in their system) and received it normally.
The issue is that if I send the message from a user (test user for admin user), in the Android application logged in with the admin account, I do not get the message notification, I tried also responding to a post, as a normal interaction
Is there anything else necessary for the correct functioning of the notification plugin?