Payload not properly sent to node-apn

[toriqo]

The payload and rawPayload properties on the notification are not properly formatted as node-apn requires it here

I only need to send this object as a PushKit (VoIP) notification but I can't construct my object properly.

{
    "aps": {"alert":"some message"},
    "data":{
        "Key": {
            "AnotherKey": "value",
            "Key": "value",
            "SomeKey": "value"
        }
    }
}

The payload attribute seems to be ignored as it's not forwarding data in the notification.

Usage example:

{
      title: 'some title', // REQUIRED for Android
      topic: '(bundle).voip', // REQUIRED for iOS (apn and gcm)
      data: {}, // payload for android
      /* The topic of the notification. When using token-based authentication, specify the bundle ID of the app.
       * When using certificate-based authentication, the topic is usually your app's bundle ID.
       * More details can be found under
       * https://developer.apple.com/documentation/usernotifications/setting_up_a_remote_notification_server/sending_notification_requests_to_apns
       */
      body: 'some body',
      priority: 'high', // gcm, apn. Supported values are 'high' or 'normal' (gcm). Will be translated to 10 and 5 for apn. Defaults to 'high'
      // collapseKey: '', // gcm for android, used as collapseId in apn
      contentAvailable: false, // gcm, apn. node-apn will translate true to 1 as required by apn.
      // delayWhileIdle: true, // gcm for android
      // restrictedPackageName: '', // gcm for android
      dryRun: false, // gcm for android
      icon: '', // gcm for android
      // image: '', // gcm for android
      // style: '', // gcm for android
      // picture: '', // gcm for android
      // tag: '', // gcm for android
      // color: '', // gcm for android
      // clickAction: '', // gcm for android. In ios, category will be used if not supplied
      retries: 1, // gcm, apn
      // badge: 2, // gcm for ios, apn
      sound: 'sound.m4r', // gcm, apn
      // android_channel_id: '', // gcm - Android Channel ID
      alert: 'new pushkit',
      payload: {
        data: {
           Key: {
                AnotherKey: 'value',
                Key: 'value',
                SomeKey: 'value'
              }
          }
      },
      silent: false, // apn, will override badge, sound, alert and priority if set to true
      /*
       * A string is also accepted as a payload for alert
       * Your notification won't appear on ios if alert is empty object
       * If alert is an empty string the regular 'title' and 'body' will show in Notification
       */
      pushType: 'voip', // apn. valid values are 'alert' and 'background'
      expiry: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) + 28 * 86400, // unit is seconds. if both expiry and timeToLive are given, expiry will take precedence
}

[alex-friedl]

@toriqo In order to set the payload property for APN you need to pass your data object into the custom property, e.g.

{
  title: 'some title',
  pushType: 'voip',
  alert: 'new pushkit',
  custom: {
    data: {
           Key: {
                AnotherKey: 'value',
                Key: 'value',
                SomeKey: 'value'
              }
          }
     }
}

This is documented in https://github.com/appfeel/node-pushnotifications#apn:

{ 
   ... 
   payload: data.custom || {} 
   ...
}

[toriqo]

Thanks. It works.

FYI: I saw the data.custom in the docs but the info is a bit blurry there, as the APN object still has the payload key in it making me think I have to send it. No mention anywhere about the custom property.