将Windows Azure Azure移动服务中的通知推送到html / js Web应用程序

Question

I want to enable push notifications on my windows azure mobile service, i have non-windows store html/js client. I have searched azure documentation and i see only examples for windows store/android/ios platforms. So i am kind of confused if there is a way to make it work on an html/js client or an MVC web app ? if not is SignalR along with Rx a good approach ?

Answer 1

Each of the mobile platforms has a push notification service. The web, or browsers in general don't (with the exception of some support in Safari). The setup you see in Azure Mobile is for those mobile platforms.

SignalR is a great way to push to connected browser clients. Using the newly released .NET back end for your Azure Mobile Service it is very easy to create and work with SignalR hubs to send out notifications. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/azuremobile/archive/2014/05/30/realtime-with-signalr-and-azure-mobile-net-backend.aspx

However, if you are using the Node.JS back end then the SignalR pieces aren't there. In that case you have the option to use Socket.IO to achieve the same type of connectivity. http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2014/08/26/how-to-use-socket-io-with-azure-mobile-service-node-backend/

On the client you'll have to use some javascript to actually display the notifications. Toastr ( https://github.com/CodeSeven/toastr ) is a nice option [also available on nuget].