Strapi Plugin Notification Expo

Overview

The Strapi Plugin Notification Expo is a tool that allows users to draft and send Expo notifications through the Strapi admin panel. It provides features such as managing notifications, sending notifications to specific users, and automatic publishing with a dedicated cron. This plugin is compatible with Strapi version 3.4 and above, and requires NodeJS version 12.x to 14 and NPM version 6.x.

Features

• Admin panel to manage notifications
• Built with Buffetjs.io
• Use Draft and Publish Strapi feature to send notifications
• Send notifications to a group of users via the Admin panel
• Automatic publishing with a dedicated cron as middleware call cronExpo
• Set notifications as read-only once they have been sent
• Programmatically send notifications to one user from API services/controllers

Requirements

• Strapi version 3.4 or above
• NodeJS version 12.x to 14
• NPM version 6.x

Install the package from your app root directory

Using npm:

npm install strapi-plugin-notification-expo --save

Using yarn:

yarn add strapi-plugin-notification-expo

Database information

This plugin will add two tables to your project:

• expotokens: a list of all Expo tokens (platform, "Expo push token", Strapi user)
• exponotifications: a list of all notifications with a state

Summary

The Strapi Plugin Notification Expo is a powerful tool that enhances the functionality of the Strapi admin panel by allowing users to draft and send Expo notifications. With features such as managing notifications, sending notifications to specific users, and automatic publishing, this plugin makes it easy for developers to incorporate notification functionality into their applications. By following the installation guide and leveraging the provided features, users can easily enhance their Strapi projects with Expo notification capabilities.