cristi8 / tifu-notifications

Send push notifications to players when using software https://www.dtfb.de/index.php/tifu-die-software

tifu-notifications

Send push notifications to players when using software https://www.dtfb.de/index.php/tifu-die-software

How to use

There are two components:

• A python program that should be run in the background at the same time with TiFu software.
• A server program that handles registration and sends notifications. This is currently deployed at https://foos.cristi8.net/

To use the software, you should:

• Copy the tifu_notifications subdirectory into the TiFu software installation directory.
• Install Python 3
• Install dependencies listed in requirements.txt by using pip
• Set the secret value in the file secret.txt. This can be communicated by Cristian Balas to event organizers, to allow access to sending notifications using https://foos.cristi8.net/ backend.
• Run the run.py script and keep it running in the background to notify about new matches.

How it works

• TiFu software writes tournament progress and match information into backup subdirectory.
• The python script monitors this directory for new information.
• When a new match is started, the match information is sent to the backend.
• The backend has a database of registered people (kept in Firebase Firestore)
• When the backend receives the new match information, it sends push notifications to participants (using Firebase Cloud Messaging)