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diff --git a/gnu/packages/messaging.scm b/gnu/packages/messaging.scm index beb1cfea96..20bdb713b5 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/messaging.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/messaging.scm @@ -1611,6 +1611,31 @@ protocols.") (description #f) (license (package-license prosody))))) +(define-public prosody-cloud-notify + (package + (inherit (prosody-module "mod_cloud_notify")) + (synopsis "XEP-0357: Push Notifications") + (description "This module implements XEP-0357: Push Notifications. + +Some platforms, notably Apple’s iOS and many versions of Android, impose +limits that prevent applications from running or accessing the network in the +background. This makes it difficult or impossible for an XMPP application to +remain reliably connected to a server to receive messages. + +In order for messaging and other apps to receive notifications, the OS vendors +run proprietary servers that their OS maintains a permanent connection to in +the background. Then they provide APIs to application developers that allow +sending notifications to specific devices via those servers. + +When you connect to your server with a client that requires push +notifications, it will use this module to set up a “push registration”. When +you receive a message but your device is not connected to the server, this +module will generate a notification and send it to the push gateway operated +by your application’s developers). Their gateway will then connect to your +device’s OS vendor and ask them to forward the notification to your device. +When your device receives the notification, it will display it or wake up the +app so it can connect to XMPP and receive any pending messages."))) + (define-public prosody-cloud-notify-encrypted (package (inherit (prosody-module "mod_cloud_notify_encrypted")) |