#105 Firebase was unable to connect to FCM

Author: EddyVerbruggen

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 <img src="docs/images/firebase-logo.png" width="116px" height="32px" alt="Firebase"/>
 
+## 3.5.2 (2016, August 20)
+
+[Full changelog](https://github.com/EddyVerbruggen/nativescript-plugin-firebase/compare/3.5.1...3.5.2)
+
+### SDK versions
+If version numbers changed clean your platform folders to avoid build errors.
+
+- __iOS: 3.4.x__
+- Android: 9.4.0
+
+### New
+- [#104](#104) Swap authentiction to a different Google account
+
+### Fixes
+- [#105](#105) Receiving notifications from FCM on iOS may work better now 
+
+
+
 ## 3.5.1 (2016, August 12)
 
 [Full changelog](https://github.com/EddyVerbruggen/nativescript-plugin-firebase/compare/3.5.0...3.5.1)

firebase.ios.js

@@ -57,6 +57,16 @@ firebase.addAppDelegateMethods = function(appDelegate) {
 
   // making this conditional to avoid http://stackoverflow.com/questions/37428539/firebase-causes-issue-missing-push-notification-entitlement-after-delivery-to ?
   if (typeof(FIRMessaging) !== "undefined") {
+    appDelegate.prototype.applicationDidRegisterForRemoteNotificationsWithDeviceToken = function (application, devToken) {
+      // TODO guard with _messagingConnected ?
+      FIRInstanceID.instanceID().setAPNSTokenType(devToken, FIRInstanceIDAPNSTokenTypeUnknown);
+      FIRMessaging.messaging().connectWithCompletion(function(error) {
+        if (!error) {
+          firebase._messagingConnected = true;
+        }
+      });
+    };
+
     appDelegate.prototype.applicationDidReceiveRemoteNotificationFetchCompletionHandler = function (application, userInfo, completionHandler) {
       completionHandler(UIBackgroundFetchResultNewData);
       var userInfoJSON = firebase.toJsObject(userInfo);
@@ -124,16 +134,39 @@ firebase._processPendingNotifications = function() {
       firebase._receivedNotificationCallback(userInfoJSON);
     }
     firebase._pendingNotifications = [];
-    firebase._addObserver(kFIRInstanceIDTokenRefreshNotification, firebase._onTokenRefreshNotification);
     UIApplication.sharedApplication().applicationIconBadgeNumber = 0;
   }
 };
 
+firebase._onTokenRefreshNotification = function (notification) {
+  var token = FIRInstanceID.instanceID().token();
+  if (token === null) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  console.log("Firebase FCM token received: " + token);
+
+  if (firebase._receivedPushTokenCallback) {
+    firebase._receivedPushTokenCallback(token);
+  }
+
+  FIRMessaging.messaging().connectWithCompletion(function(error) {
+    if (error) {
+      // this is not fatal and it scares the hell out of ppl so not logging it
+      // console.log("Firebase was unable to connect to FCM. Error: " + error);
+    } else {
+      firebase._messagingConnected = true;
+    }
+  });
+};
+
 // rather than hijacking the appDelegate for these we'll be a good citizen and listen to the notifications
 (function () {
 
   if (typeof(FIRMessaging) !== "undefined") {
 
+    firebase._addObserver(kFIRInstanceIDTokenRefreshNotification, firebase._onTokenRefreshNotification);
+
     firebase._addObserver(UIApplicationDidFinishLaunchingNotification, function (appNotification) {
       var notificationTypes = UIUserNotificationTypeAlert | UIUserNotificationTypeBadge | UIUserNotificationTypeSound | UIUserNotificationActivationModeBackground;
       var notificationSettings = UIUserNotificationSettings.settingsForTypesCategories(notificationTypes, null);
@@ -161,9 +194,7 @@ firebase._processPendingNotifications = function() {
       // Firebase notifications (FCM)
       if (firebase._messagingConnected !== null) {
         FIRMessaging.messaging().connectWithCompletion(function(error) {
-          if (error) {
-            console.log("Firebase was unable to connect to FCM. Error: " + error);
-          } else {
+          if (!error) {
             firebase._messagingConnected = true;
           }
         });
@@ -308,12 +339,9 @@ firebase.init = function (arg) {
 
       // Firebase notifications (FCM)
       if (typeof(FIRMessaging) !== "undefined") {
-        firebase._addObserver(kFIRInstanceIDTokenRefreshNotification, firebase._onTokenRefreshNotification);
-
         if (arg.onMessageReceivedCallback !== undefined) {
           firebase.addOnMessageReceivedCallback(arg.onMessageReceivedCallback);
         }
-
         if (arg.onPushTokenReceivedCallback !== undefined) {
           firebase.addOnPushTokenReceivedCallback(arg.onPushTokenReceivedCallback);
         }
@@ -336,28 +364,6 @@ firebase.init = function (arg) {
   });
 };
 
-firebase._onTokenRefreshNotification = function (notification) {
-  var token = FIRInstanceID.instanceID().token();
-  if (token === null) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  console.log("Firebase FCM token received: " + token);
-
-  if (firebase._receivedPushTokenCallback) {
-    firebase._receivedPushTokenCallback(token);
-  }
-
-  FIRMessaging.messaging().connectWithCompletion(function(error) {
-    if (error) {
-      // this is not fatal at all but still would like to know how often this happens
-      console.log("Firebase was unable to connect to FCM. Error: " + error);
-    } else {
-      firebase._messagingConnected = true;
-    }
-  });
-};
-
 firebase.getRemoteConfig = function (arg) {
   return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
     try {

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nativescript-plugin-firebase",
-  "version": "3.5.2-dev",
+  "version": "3.5.2",
   "description" : "Fire. Base. Firebase!",
   "main" : "firebase.js",
   "nativescript": {

platforms/ios/Podfile

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-pod 'Firebase', '~> 3.3.0'
+pod 'Firebase', '~> 3.4.0'
 pod 'Firebase/Database'
 pod 'Firebase/Auth'
 pod 'Firebase/Crash'