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Thomas L
2,366 PointsWhat is a better way to show badge notifications for Ribbit?
This is my code in the app delegate. It feels very redundant and inefficient although it works, albeit buggy (I have to open and close the app to get the number to update). Is there a way to simply refer to the message array from the inbox view controller to get the count, instead of re-initializing a message array from Parse?
Also, I am still researching how I can get the badge notifications to update while my app is in the background... Any pointers are appreciated!
In the applicationDidEnterBackground method...
'''Objective-C { PFQuery *query = [PFQuery queryWithClassName:@"Messages"]; [query whereKey:@"recipientIds" equalTo:[[PFUser currentUser] objectId]]; [query findObjectsInBackgroundWithBlock:^(NSArray *objects, NSError *error) { self.messages = objects; }];
UILocalNotification *notification = [[UILocalNotification alloc] init];
notification.fireDate = nil;
notification.applicationIconBadgeNumber = (int)self.messages.count;
UIApplication *app = [UIApplication sharedApplication];
[app presentLocalNotificationNow:notification];
}
'''
1 Answer
Thomas L
2,366 PointsSo I may have answered my question..
In the inbox VC, I simply put the line below in the retrieveMessages method.
[UIApplication sharedApplication].applicationIconBadgeNumber = self.messages.count;
In the app delegate, I put the line below in the applicationDidBecomeActiveMethod as suggested in SO. This resets the badge Icon when user is not logged in.
application.applicationIconBadgeNumber = 0;