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/* |
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* This file is part of the MobileNotif package. |
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* |
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* For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE |
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* file that was distributed with this source code. |
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*/ |
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namespace LinkValue\MobileNotif\Model; |
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/** |
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* Apple Push Notification Service Message implementation. |
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* Refer to APNS documentation for more details. |
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* @see https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/NetworkingInternet/Conceptual/RemoteNotificationsPG/Chapters/TheNotificationPayload.html |
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* |
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* @author Jamal Youssefi <[email protected]> |
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* @author Valentin Coulon <[email protected]> |
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class ApnsMessage extends Message |
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const DEFAULT_SOUND = 'default'; |
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private $simpleAlert; |
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private $alertTitle; |
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private $alertBody; |
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private $alertTitleLocKey; |
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private $alertActionLocKey; |
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$payload = array( |
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public function setCategory($category) |
|
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|
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public function getData() |
|
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|
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|
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|
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return $this->data; |
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|
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* Set the data array. |
|
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* @param array $data |
|
478
|
|
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* |
|
479
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* @return self |
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480
|
|
|
*/ |
|
481
|
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|
public function setData(array $data) |
|
482
|
|
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{ |
|
483
|
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|
$this->data = $data; |
|
484
|
|
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|
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|
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|
return $this; |
|
486
|
|
|
} |
|
487
|
|
|
|
|
488
|
|
|
/** |
|
489
|
|
|
* Set a key/value pair in the data array. |
|
490
|
|
|
* |
|
491
|
|
|
* @param string|int $key |
|
492
|
|
|
* @param mixed $value |
|
493
|
|
|
* |
|
494
|
|
|
* @return self |
|
495
|
|
|
*/ |
|
496
|
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|
|
|
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|
|
497
|
|
|
{ |
|
498
|
2 |
|
if (!is_string($key) && !is_int($key)) { |
|
499
|
1 |
|
throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Data keys must be of type "string" or "integer".'); |
|
500
|
|
|
} |
|
501
|
|
|
|
|
502
|
1 |
|
$data = $this->getData(); |
|
503
|
|
|
|
|
504
|
1 |
|
$data[$key] = $value; |
|
505
|
|
|
|
|
506
|
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|
return $this->setData($data); |
|
507
|
|
|
} |
|
508
|
|
|
|
|
509
|
|
|
/** |
|
510
|
|
|
* Get the value of the payload "alert" key. |
|
511
|
|
|
* |
|
512
|
|
|
* @return string|array |
|
513
|
|
|
*/ |
|
514
|
5 |
|
private function getPayloadAlertKeyValue() |
|
515
|
|
|
{ |
|
516
|
|
|
// Alert "string" (simple alert) |
|
517
|
5 |
|
if ($this->getSimpleAlert()) { |
|
518
|
1 |
|
return $this->getSimpleAlert(); |
|
519
|
|
|
} |
|
520
|
|
|
|
|
521
|
|
|
// Alert "array" (complex alert) |
|
522
|
4 |
|
$payloadAlert = array(); |
|
523
|
|
|
|
|
524
|
4 |
|
if ($this->getAlertTitle()) { |
|
525
|
1 |
|
$payloadAlert['title'] = $this->getAlertTitle(); |
|
526
|
1 |
|
} |
|
527
|
4 |
|
if ($this->getAlertBody()) { |
|
528
|
1 |
|
$payloadAlert['body'] = $this->getAlertBody(); |
|
529
|
1 |
|
} |
|
530
|
4 |
|
if ($this->getAlertTitleLocKey()) { |
|
531
|
1 |
|
$payloadAlert['title-loc-key'] = $this->getAlertTitleLocKey(); |
|
532
|
1 |
|
} |
|
533
|
4 |
|
if ($this->getAlertTitleLocArgs()) { |
|
534
|
1 |
|
$payloadAlert['title-loc-args'] = $this->getAlertTitleLocArgs(); |
|
535
|
1 |
|
} |
|
536
|
4 |
|
if ($this->getAlertActionLocKey()) { |
|
537
|
1 |
|
$payloadAlert['action-loc-key'] = $this->getAlertActionLocKey(); |
|
538
|
1 |
|
} |
|
539
|
4 |
|
if ($this->getAlertLocKey()) { |
|
540
|
1 |
|
$payloadAlert['loc-key'] = $this->getAlertLocKey(); |
|
541
|
1 |
|
} |
|
542
|
4 |
|
if ($this->getAlertLocArgs()) { |
|
543
|
1 |
|
$payloadAlert['loc-args'] = $this->getAlertLocArgs(); |
|
544
|
1 |
|
} |
|
545
|
4 |
|
if ($this->getAlertLaunchImage()) { |
|
546
|
1 |
|
$payloadAlert['launch-image'] = $this->getAlertLaunchImage(); |
|
547
|
1 |
|
} |
|
548
|
|
|
|
|
549
|
4 |
|
return $payloadAlert; |
|
550
|
|
|
} |
|
551
|
|
|
} |
|
552
|
|
|
|
This check looks for assignments to scalar types that may be of the wrong type.
To ensure the code behaves as expected, it may be a good idea to add an explicit type cast.