BlackBerry Push Development

[bert2002]

Great. Thanks for the fast reply. Now I will figure out how to get the registration done in an widget 

[gmurciam]

Im not sure if anyone still needs any code, but this is working code for j2se

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.DataOutputStream;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.net.URL;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.TimeZone;
import java.util.Vector;
import javax.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection;


public class Pusher {
	private static String _appid = "xxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";
	private static String _spacers = "mPsbVQo0a68eIL3OAxnm";
	private static String _auth = "Basic <base64token>"; // Replace <base64token> with your userid:password encode, http://bit.ly/diYQUr enter APPID:PASS and encode
	private static String _pushurl = "https://pushapi.eval.blackberry.com/mss/PD_pushRequest";
	private static String _uagent = "Hallgren Networks BB Push Server/1.0";
	private static boolean _output = false;

	public static boolean pushMessage(Vector<String> pins, String msg) {
		if (pins.isEmpty())
			return false;
		if (msg.equals(""))
			return false;

		String pushid = "" + System.currentTimeMillis();
		String delivebefore = getDeliveryTime();
		StringBuffer dataToSend = new StringBuffer();
		dataToSend.append("--" + _spacers + "\r\n");
		dataToSend.append("Content-Type: application/xml; charset=UTF-8\r\n\r\n");
		dataToSend.append("<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>\r\n");
		dataToSend.append("<!DOCTYPE pap PUBLIC \"-//WAPFORUM//DTD PAP 2.1//EN\" \"http://www.openmobilealliance.org/tech/DTD/pap_2.1.dtd\">\r\n");
		dataToSend.append("<pap>\r\n");
		dataToSend.append("<push-message push-id=\"" + pushid + "\" ");
		dataToSend.append("deliver-before-timestamp=\"" + delivebefore + "\" ");
		dataToSend.append("source-reference=\"" + _appid + "\">");
		for (int i = 0; i < pins.size(); ++i)
			dataToSend.append("<address address-value=\"" + pins.elementAt(i) + "\"/>");
		dataToSend.append("<quality-of-service delivery-method=\"unconfirmed\"/>\r\n");
		dataToSend.append("</push-message>\r\n");
		dataToSend.append("</pap>\r\n");
		dataToSend.append("--" + _spacers + "\r\n");
		dataToSend.append("Content-Type: text/plain\r\n");
		dataToSend.append("Push-Message-ID: " + pushid + "\r\n");
		dataToSend.append("\r\n");
		dataToSend.append(msg + "\r\n");
		dataToSend.append("--" + _spacers + "--");
		printer("-------------------------------------------------------------------");
		printer(dataToSend.toString());
		printer("-------------------------------------------------------------------");

		URL url;
		HttpsURLConnection connection = null;
		try {
			url = new URL(_pushurl);
			connection = (HttpsURLConnection) url.openConnection();
			connection.setRequestMethod("POST");
			connection.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "multipart/related; boundary=" + _spacers + "; type=application/xml");
			connection.setRequestProperty("User-Agent", _uagent);
			connection.setRequestProperty("Authorization", _auth);
			connection.setDoInput(true);
			connection.setDoOutput(true);

			DataOutputStream wr = new DataOutputStream(connection.getOutputStream());
			wr.writeBytes(dataToSend.toString());
			wr.flush();
			wr.close();
			BufferedReader rd = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(connection.getInputStream()));
			StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
			String line = null;
			while ((line = rd.readLine()) != null) {
				sb.append(line + '\n');
			}
			printer(connection.getResponseCode() + " | " + connection.getResponseMessage());
			printer(sb.toString());
			if (sb.toString().contains("code=\"1001\""))
				return true;
			return false;
		} catch (Exception e) {
			printer(e.getMessage());
			return false;
		} finally {
			if (connection != null) {
				connection.disconnect();
			}
		}

	}

	public static String getDeliveryTime() {
		Date now = new Date(System.currentTimeMillis() + 300000);
		SimpleDateFormat d = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'");
		d.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT"));
		return d.format(now);
	}

	private static void printer(Object response) {
		if (_output)
			System.out.println(response);
	}
	/*
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		Vector<String> v = new Vector<String>();
		v.add("12345678");
		v.add("87654321");
		v.add("12345678");
		v.add("87654321");
		if (pushMessage(v, "message"))
			System.out.println("Sent Ok");
		else {
			System.out.println("Returned False");
		}
		/////////////////////////// Or send to all 
		Vector<String> v1 = new Vector<String>();
		v1.add("push_all");
		if (pushMessage(v, "message"))
			System.out.println("Sent Ok");
		else {
			System.out.println("Returned False");
		}
		
	}
	*/
}

It works pretty well so far

[shashika]

Hi,

I tried this code.

I get connection.getResponseCode()=200 and connection.getResponseMessage()=OK

But I don't receive anything in inputstream

BufferedReader rd = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(connection.getInputStream()));

It gives me null value and message is not sent to device

what could be exact issue that inputstream object has null value.

Thanks,

shashika

[rahul_kalidindi]

Hi,

I want to know how to use Application id and Push port in the client application. Most of the code in this thread is for the server side. Can i get client side sample that uses the application id and push port credentials.I looked at http push demo client app but it doesnt use these credentials. I registered with BIS and got these credentials...

So can anyone please help me out.

[mehedi]

Hi Bullety,

I am trying to develop a push initiator using ruby on rails.  php and java codes works but the ruby script is not working but I am getting the response code 200 and doing the same thing.

Here is my ruby script I am using pap push format:

require 'net/http'

require 'net/https'

require 'uri'

require 'rubygems'

require 'restclient'

boundary='fghjkklllmnggddcvjjkkm'

push_id=Time.now.to_i.to_s

pin='312acd76'

delivery_method='unconfirmed'

t= Time.now+(60*5)

delivery_before=t.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ ")

content='very bad ninja'

content_type=%w["Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary=fghjkklllmnggddcvjjkkm;/xml" "Accept: text/html, image/gif, image/jpeg, *;  q=.2, */*; q=.2, Connection: keep-alive", "User-Agent: Hallgren Networks BB Push Server/1.0"]

app_id='811-9Bt2yRM15O78M3a8'

pass='fSGBqegc8'

port='20754'

url = "https://pushapi.eval.blackberry.com/mss/PD_pushRequest"

data="--#{boundary}

Content-Type: application/xml; charset=UTF-8

<?xml version='1.0'?>

<!DOCTYPE pap PUBLIC '-//WAPFORUM//DTD PAP 2.1//EN' 'http://www.openmobilealliance.org/tech/DTD/pap_2.1.dtd'>

<pap>

  <push-message push-id='#{push_id}' deliver-before-timestamp='#{delivery_before}' source-reference='#{app_id}'>

    <address address-value='#{pin}'/>

    <quality-of-service delivery-method='#{delivery_method}'/>

  </push-message>

</pap>

--#{boundary}\n

Content-Type: text/html\n\n

Push-Message-ID:#{push_id}\n\n#{content}\n\n--#{boundary}--"

response = RestClient::Request.execute(:method => ost,

  :url => url,

  ayload => data,

  :headers=>{

    :content_type=> content_type,

    :user_agent=> "User-Agent: Hallgren Networks BB Push Server/1.0"},

  :user=>app_id,

  assword=>pass,

  ort=> port)

puts data

puts response.code

puts response

Above code sends the following pap message:

--fghjkklllmnggddcvjjkkm

Content-Type: application/xml; charset=UTF-8

<?xml version='1.0'?>

<!DOCTYPE pap PUBLIC '-//WAPFORUM//DTD PAP 2.1//EN' 'http://www.openmobilealliance.org/tech/DTD/pap_2.1.dtd'>

<pap>

  <push-message push-id='1285124936' deliver-before-timestamp='2010-09-22T09:13:56Z ' source-reference='811-9Bt2yRM15O78M3a8'>

    <address address-value='312acd76'/>

    <quality-of-service delivery-method='unconfirmed'/>

  </push-message>

</pap>

--fghjkklllmnggddcvjjkkm

Content-Type: text/html

Push-Message-ID:1285124936

very bad ninja

--fghjkklllmnggddcvjjkkm--

when I am ruuning the script I am getting the following response:

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<!DOCTYPE pap PUBLIC "-//WAPFORUM//DTD PAP 2.1//EN" "http://www.openmobilealliance.org/tech/DTD/pap_2.1.dtd">

<pap>

   <push-response push-id="1285124936" sender-address="http://pushapi.eval.blackberry.com/mss/PD_pushRequest" sender-name="RIM Push-Data Service" reply-time="2010-09-22T03:08:55Z">

      <response-result code="1001" desc="The request has been accepted for processing."></response-result>

   </push-response>

</pap>

From the response its look likes push server is receiving my request but is not sending the notifications to device

Please HELP.

[agmangas]

Hello everyone!

I just wanted to point out a little problem I encountered when using the PHP code posted by challgren ( many thanks for the code, it´s really usefull ), in case there are more people in my situation.

When trying to send the push message, I obtained an 'Invalid Document End' error, that was because cURL didn´t know how to handle the site´s SSL certificate.

By adding the following line of code before de cURL exec() everything started working:

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);

Hope this helps!

[yogay2010]

Hi guys!!

Could anyone tell me how do i implement the clinet side of the application?

@chellgren:  you said you figured out the client side application..I got two variaes for client side fromRIM. App ID and Port number??Where do i use them? Could you share you code with us please??

Thank you i nadvance.

Sam

[nickybee]

excellent stuff @Bullety - thanks for all the explanations and code.

soooo annoying though. I mean RIM is almost making it purposely obscure to do this.

We've been through push notifications now on iphone (APNS), android (C2DM - cloud to device messaging - ha ha - google's fancy name for push), symbian (OVI notifications) - and they are all very straightforward to implement.

in fact symbian even has a developer facing http accessible area for testing client side implementations separately (i.e. a web interface for "sending" push messages") - RIM appears to be doing all this as an afterthought.

Anyway - I had one quick question. I applied for evaluation credentials from RIM and received them. However we didn't get around to re-visiting push notifications until last week - and of course the evaluation had expired by then. I tried to get an extension - but no way to do this that I could see - and no reply from RIM by email when I asked.

So I tried to apply for another set of credentials....

this worked - I received a response about 36 hours later (automated) - containing a whole new set of app ID etc etc - however I used the SAME EMAIL for the 2nd request.

I cannot login to the Push Service Evaluation portal with the new details.

So basically I'm stuck - the old credentials have timed out. The new credentials do not allow me to login.

Anyone got any ideas ??

I decided to try to apply for a 3rd set of credentials - this time using a different email address to see if that fixes it. Shame I couldn't just get an extension on the original credentials.

Nick

[nickybee]

actually just to clarify...

the SECOND email I got from RIM with credentials is not actually entirely new credentials

it's a new Portal Password but same APPid and same Port Number.

however when I login to portal account I can only use the old password - which shows me the old -expired - account. So something seems to have gotten confused in the RIM accounts database.

Yet again - it would be nice if RIM had a web-accessible thing that would mimic API access so we could all collectively try typing in our APPid/password details to throw pushes to our registered devices...

anyway - if anyone knows which user on the support forum I should ask about this - by all means let me know

[aichholzer]

Hey Challgren,

Its been a while since you posted the code below, which seems to work just fine. I have created a sample form that submits a sample message to the Blackberry server, I get a response telling me the request has been accepted and all fine. I am submitting the message to a couple of PIN numbers. Question is; the messages never get to the devices... Do you have any idea on what else needs to be done?

I have read that the sample applciation (registered at BB) needs to be registered to accept messaged in order to forward those to the devices, but I cant find any details on it.

Could you please help me out a little?

Thank you