Push Notifications

AFCore sends push notifications to members through Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM), which uses APNs on iOS. Your app owns Firebase and shows the notifications; AFCore only keeps track of which install belongs to which member, so the backend can reach the right device.

What you can do

• Register this install's FCM token for the signed-in member, so the backend can send to it.
• Remove the registration when the member turns push off.
• Rely on sign-out: logout() removes this install's registration before it ends the session.
• Route the deep link a notification carries the same way you route other in-app links.

Key APIs

Call	What it is for
messaging().updateToken(token, deviceId)	Register the FCM token for the signed-in member
messaging().deleteToken(deviceId)	Remove this install's registration
AFPermissions.requestPermission(Permission.NOTIFICATIONS)	Ask to show notifications

deviceId is your own identifier for the install: generate it once (a UUID, for example) and keep it, so each install has its own registration.

When to register and remove the token

When	Call
The member signs in, or the app starts with a restored session	updateToken
Firebase hands you a new token while a member is signed in	updateToken
The member turns push off in your app	deleteToken
Sign-out	Usually nothing: logout() removes the registration

Example

Android (Kotlin)

// After sign-in, and whenever Firebase rotates the token
lifecycleScope.launch {
    val token = FirebaseMessaging.getInstance().token.await()
    AFCore.messaging().updateToken(token = token, deviceId = installId)
}

// The member turns push off in your settings
lifecycleScope.launch {
    AFCore.messaging().deleteToken(deviceId = installId)
}

iOS (Swift)

// After sign-in, and whenever Firebase reports a new FCM token
Task {
    _ = try await AFCore.shared.messaging().updateToken(token: fcmToken, deviceId: installId)
}

// The member turns push off in your settings
Task {
    _ = try await AFCore.shared.messaging().deleteToken(deviceId: installId)
}

Learn more

• API Reference for messaging().
• Firebase and APNs setup, connecting your Firebase project to AIDE, and complete integration guides are in AIDE Docs.