Braze iOS SDK integration guide

Forward push notification methods

Next, forward the system push notifications methods from AppDelegate.swift to BrazeManager.swift to be handled by the Braze iOS SDK.

Step 1: Create extension for push notification code

Create an extension for your push notification code in your BrazeManager.swift file so it reads in a more organized manner as to what purpose is being served in the helper file, like so:

1. Following the pattern of not including an import AppboyUI statement in your AppDelegate, we will handle the push notifications methods in the BrazeManager.swift file. User’s device tokens will need to be passed to Braze from the didRegisterForRemote... method. This method is required to implement silent push notifications. Next, add the same method from the AppDelegate in your BrazeManager class.
2. Add the following line inside the method to register the device token to Braze. This is necessary for Braze to associate the token with the current device.

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// MARK - Push Notifications
extension BrazeManager {
  // 1 
  func application(
    _ application: UIApplication,
    didRegisterForRemoteNotificationsWithDeviceToken deviceToken: Data
  ) {
    // 2 
    Appboy.sharedInstance().?registerDeviceToken(deviceToken)
  }
}

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// MARK - Push Notifications
// 1
- (void)application:(UIApplication *)application didRegisterForRemoteNotificationsWithDeviceToken:(NSData *)deviceToken {
  // 2
  [[Appboy sharedInstance] registerDeviceToken:deviceToken];
}

Step 2: Support remote notifications

In the Signing & Capabilities tab, add Background Modes support and select Remote notifications to begin your support of remote push notifications originating from Braze.

Step 3: Remote notification handling

The Braze SDK can handle remote push notifications that originate from Braze. Forward remote notifications to Braze; the SDK will automatically ignore push notifications that do not originate from Braze. Add the following method to your BrazeManager.swift file in the push notification extension.

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func application(
  _ application: UIApplication, 
  didReceiveRemoteNotification userInfo: [AnyHashable : Any], 
  fetchCompletionHandler completionHandler: @escaping (UIBackgroundFetchResult) -> Void
) {
  Appboy.sharedInstance()?.register(
    application, 
    didReceiveRemoteNotification: userInfo, 
    fetchCompletionHandler: completionHandler
  )
}

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- (void)application:(UIApplication *)application didReceiveRemoteNotification:(NSDictionary *)userInfo fetchCompletionHandler:(void (^)(UIBackgroundFetchResult))completionHandler {
  [[Appboy sharedInstance] registerApplication:application didReceiveRemoteNotification:userInfo fetchCompletionHandler:completionHandler];
}

Step 4: Forward notification responses

The Braze SDK can handle the response of push notifications that originate from Braze. Forward the response of the notifications to Braze; the SDK will automatically ignore responses from push notifications that do not originate from Braze. Add the following method to your BrazeManager.swift file:

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func userNotificationCenter(
  _ center: UNUserNotificationCenter, 
  didReceive response: UNNotificationResponse, 
  withCompletionHandler completionHandler: @escaping () -> Void
) {
  Appboy.sharedInstance()?.userNotificationCenter(
    center, 
    didReceive: response, 
    withCompletionHandler: completionHandler
  )
}

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- (void)userNotificationCenter:(UNUserNotificationCenter *)center
didReceiveNotificationResponse:(UNNotificationResponse *)response 
         withCompletionHandler:(void (^)(void))completionHandler {
  [[Appboy sharedInstance] userNotificationCenter:center 
                   didReceiveNotificationResponse:response 
                            withCompletionHandler:completionHandler];
}