How to differentiate bringing the app to the foreground via a notification tap

[pakoArtal]

Hi,
This is be related to the issue App open from PushNotification click without payload where @cjadhav and @DFoxinator ask about getting the payload on clicking on notification.

To differentiate bringing the app to the foreground via a notification tap from just bringing the app to the foreground normally, I have tried the following:

• At GCMIntentService.java add an Extra to the launcherIntent :

launcherIntent.putExtra("PUSH_LAUNCH", true);`

• Somewhere in my code add an 'newIntent' event listener.
  I have tried with no luck:

win.activity.addEventListener("newIntent", function(e) {
     console.log('NEW INTENT ' + JSON.stringify(e.intent) + ' WITH EXTRA: ' + e.intent.getBooleanExtra('PUSH_LAUNCH', false));
});

and

Ti.Android.currentActivity.addEventListener('newintent', function(e) {
         console.log('NEW INTENT ' + JSON.stringify(e.intent) + ' WITH EXTRA: ' + e.intent.getBooleanExtra('PUSH_LAUNCH', false));
});

@FokkeZB opened a JIRA ticket :Android newintent event not fired so that could be reason I do not get it.

Do you know another way to do it?

[DFoxinator]

@pakoArtal were you ever able to figure this out?

[pakoArtal]

Hi @DFoxinator,
No luck yet, if I get news I will write them here...
If I understand correctly we need a 'newIntent' listener. In the JIRA ticket related to the newIntent listener says:
Resolution: Unresolved
Affects Version/s: Release 5.2.0
Fix Version/s: Release 6.0.0

To get notified, Login to jira and press 'Start watching this issue' on https://jira.appcelerator.org/browse/TIMOB-4865

I heard that the more people watching the issue the fastest they solve it ....

[DFoxinator]

@pakoArtal thanks a bunch, what you're saying makes sense. The way you were trying to do it with newintent listener is what I was trying to do too.

I left a comment on the ticket asking about a workaround. This seems like very critical functionality, if in fact you literally can't properly open a Titanium app that's in the background from a push notification with a payload.

[bitfabrikken]

You can do it yourself by using gcm.getLastData(); when you start the app

Edit: Actually, couldn't get this to work. Seems there is indeed a need for some way to detect if user clicked on the notification or not.

[mark22]

Agreed, this is critical functionality. Surprised this isn't included somehow??