BlackBerry Push Development

[simon_hain]

After digging through the whole sample application RIM provides i thought i'd provide a simplified sample code. Short notice: posting the connection suffix is not allowed on the forums. You can check the sample app from RIM if you did not already find it somewhere else. please see the KB article here, it is up for review if you want to contribute (albeit the code is mainly in the attached files): http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/BlackBerry-Push-Development/Simplified-BIS-Push-client-sample...

[simon_hain · Accepted solution]

the article has been published: http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/BlackBerry-Push-Development/Simplified-BIS-Push-client-sample...

[bb_cladsa]

I am little confused on the client registering with the BIS-Push Server. According to the code sample an http register request is made to the BIS-Push Server with only the app id, os version and model number. Since the client is registering itself should it provide the BB PIN too so that the server has a unique way of identifying with user is registering?

[simon_hain]

i think the BIS infrastructure identifies the device without needing the pin. when you register with your content provider you need the device pin.

[idonen]

This code has been working very well for us for a while, but it doesn't seem to be working on OS 6.x devices for us, only on 5.0 and earlier. Anyone else seeing this?

[akc]

Simon - 

Any reason why you chose to use the PushLib43 instead of PushLib50 for the example?

[simon_hain]

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akc wrote:

Simon -

Any reason why you chose to use the PushLib43 instead of PushLib50 for the example?

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the difference is small, you can easily adjust. most of our products are not OS5+ as customers, especially in the corporate environment, are sometimes hesistant to upgrade.

(i respectfully declined the question about developing on JDE 3.6 though)

[Meghasanghvi]

hi 

thanks for your simplified code.

with the help of your code i successfully register my devices to the BIS server

but my question is

in your code you use ServerSocketConnection which block the application until its connection is open

in blackberry demo app they not use the ServerSocketConnection.

you also use PushInputStream class which is not used in demo app.why you use ServerSocketConnection

i want to develop  enterprise application in which Push Notification is added.so what i have to implement ServerSocketConnection or use the technology given in the PushSDK demo.

hope for the Positive response

thanks

[ranganath]

Hi Simon,

I tried myself to port this to work for 5.0+ devices, couldn't get ahead much since i am an absolute beginner. Could you help me port this to 5.0+? I want to get it working on an app for 6.0 but i hope 5.0+ should work for 6.0 too. Any help would be highly appreciated.

Thanks

Ranganath

[dech]

Hi can you please tell me how to register to content provider from the BB device.