iOS message delivery tracking

There is an API method in Pushwoosh that tracks the delivery of push notifications. iOS apps do not support this method out of the box as push notifications in iOS are handled by the OS, not by Pushwoosh SDK. However, you can implement delivery tracking by adding the Pushwoosh Notification Service Extension for push delivery tracking to your project. Here you’ll find the steps to implement Message Delivery Tracking for iOS apps.

1. In Xcode, Select File > New > Target…

2. Select Notification Service Extension and press Next.

3. Enter the product name and press Finish.

4. Press Cancel on the Activate scheme prompt.

By canceling, you are keeping Xcode debugging your app, instead of the extension you just created. If you activated it by accident, you can switch back to debug your app within Xcode.

Note: If you’re using Swift Package Manager to manage dependencies, you can skip this step, as the dependencies are added automatically.

Open your Podfile and add the dependency for the target:

target 'NotificationServiceExtension' do
  use_frameworks!
  pod 'PushwooshXCFramework'
end

Run the following commands in the terminal to install the dependencies:

rm -rf Podfile.lock
pod deintegrate
pod setup
pod repo update
pod install

1. Add the following code to your NotificationService.m file:

import UserNotifications
import PushwooshFramework

class NotificationService: UNNotificationServiceExtension {

    var contentHandler: ((UNNotificationContent) -> Void)?
    var bestAttemptContent: UNMutableNotificationContent?

    override func didReceive(_ request: UNNotificationRequest, withContentHandler contentHandler: @escaping (UNNotificationContent) -> Void) {
        PWNotificationExtensionManager.shared().handle(request, contentHandler: contentHandler)
    }
}

#import "PWNotificationExtensionManager.h"

@interface NotificationService : UNNotificationServiceExtension

@end

@implementation NotificationService

- (void)didReceiveNotificationRequest:(UNNotificationRequest *)request withContentHandler:(void (^)(UNNotificationContent * _Nonnull))contentHandler {
    [[PWNotificationExtensionManager sharedManager] handleNotificationRequest:request contentHandler:contentHandler];
}

- (void)serviceExtensionTimeWillExpire {
    // Called just before the extension is terminated by the system.
    // Use this as an opportunity to deliver your "best attempt" at modified content, otherwise the original push payload will be used.
}

@end

2. Add Pushwoosh_APPID to your Notification Service Extension info.plist.

  <key>Pushwoosh_APPID</key>
  <string>XXXXX-XXXXX</string>

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