Possibility on Android to pass notification channel ID

[alexandrubichis]

Possibility on Android to pass notification channel ID. In case the channel ID is not found the SDK should create a new one.

Your Environment

• Plugin version: 4.8.2
• Platform: Android
• OS version: 12
• Device manufacturer / model: Samsung S20FE 5G
• React Native version (react-native -v): 0.68
• Plugin config

await BackgroundGeolocation.ready({
      // Geolocation Config
      enableHeadless: true, 
      desiredAccuracy: BackgroundGeolocation.DESIRED_ACCURACY_HIGH,
      distanceFilter: 10,
      stopTimeout: 10, 
      // Application config
      debug: false, 
      logLevel: BackgroundGeolocation.LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE,
      stopOnTerminate: false,
      startOnBoot: true, 
      isMoving: true, 
      url: `${baseUrl}/location`,
      batchSync: false,
      autoSync: true, 
      headers: { 
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "Authorization": `${authorization}`
      },
      disableLocationAuthorizationAlert: false,
      locationAuthorizationRequest: "Any",
      backgroundPermissionRationale: {
        message: I18n.t("request_permissions_bk_location"),
        negativeAction: I18n.t("no_label"),
        positiveAction: I18n.t("yes_label")
      },
      locationTemplate: '{"latitude":<%= latitude %>,"longitude":<%= longitude %>, "activity": "<%= activity.type %>"}',
      httpRootProperty: ".",
      notification: {
        smallIcon: "mipmap/ic_notification",
        color: "#02d1bb",
        channelName: "Location tracking"
      }
    });

Expected Behavior

To add channelID parameter to the notification and use it as the notification channel. If the notification manager does not find the channel ID then create a new one as is implemented currently.

await BackgroundGeolocation.ready({
      // Geolocation Config
      enableHeadless: true, 
      desiredAccuracy: BackgroundGeolocation.DESIRED_ACCURACY_HIGH,
      distanceFilter: 10,
      stopTimeout: 10, 
      // Application config
      debug: false, 
      logLevel: BackgroundGeolocation.LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE,
      stopOnTerminate: false,
      startOnBoot: true, 
      isMoving: true, 
      url: `${baseUrl}/location`,
      batchSync: false,
      autoSync: true, 
      headers: { 
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "Authorization": `${authorization}`
      },
      disableLocationAuthorizationAlert: false,
      locationAuthorizationRequest: "Any",
      backgroundPermissionRationale: {
        message: I18n.t("request_permissions_bk_location"),
        negativeAction: I18n.t("no_label"),
        positiveAction: I18n.t("yes_label")
      },
      locationTemplate: '{"latitude":<%= latitude %>,"longitude":<%= longitude %>, "activity": "<%= activity.type %>"}',
      httpRootProperty: ".",
      notification: {
        smallIcon: "mipmap/ic_notification",
        color: "#02d1bb",
        channelD: CHANNEL_ID
      }
    });

[christocracy]

So are you creating your own NotificationChannel, and hoping to have the plugin use your own channel?

[alexandrubichis]

So are you creating your own NotificationChannel, and hoping to have the plugin use your own channel?

Yes indeed.

[christocracy]

I will look into adding Notification.channelId.

[BlackJohnny]

I will look into adding Notification.channelId.

We would appreciate if you can add it. We are using it commercially (with license) and having two foreground services in the notification bar on Android doesn't look professional. And we can't reuse your channel as these two use-cases don't overlap 100% in terms of when they are used.

Thanks

[christocracy]

Authorization.channelId has been pushed to branch release-4.8.3. Please test by installing the plugin from the private repo

yarn add https://github.com/transistorsoft/react-native-background-geolocation-android#release-4.8.3

[christocracy]

Tagged in private repo as 4.9.0

[BlackJohnny]

Authorization.channelId has been pushed to branch release-4.8.3. Please test by installing the plugin from the private repo

yarn add https://github.com/transistorsoft/react-native-background-geolocation-android#release-4.8.3

update status: Sorry for the delay, we are stuck in some 'notification group' related issues/arhitecture. We'll provide feedback soon. Thanks

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