ancs

A node.js lib to access the Apple Notification Center Service (ANCS)

Install

npm install ancs

Prerequisites

• iOS 7 device with an app in peripheral mode which exposes ANCS
• your iOS device will ask to be paired with your Mac

Usage

var ANCS = require('ancs');

Discover

ANCS.discover(callback(ancs));

Connect

ancs.connect(callback);

Disconnect

ancs.disconnect(callback);

Notification Event

ancs.on('notification', function(notification) {
    // ...
});

• notification has the following properties
  • event (one of):
    • added
    • modified
    • removed
  • flags (array):
    • silent
    • important
  • category (one of):
    • other
    • incomingCall
    • missedCall
    • voicemail
    • schedule
    • email
    • other
    • news
    • healthAndFitness
    • businessAndFinance
    • location
    • entertianment
  • categoryCount
  • uid

Operations for 'added' or 'modified' notifications (event property)

Read App Identifier

notification.readAppIdentifier(function(appIdentifier) {
  // ...
});

Read Title

notification.readTitle(function(title) {
  // ...
});

Read Subtitle

notification.readSubtitle(function(subtitle) {
  // ...
});

Read Message

notification.readMessage(function(message) {
  // ...
});

Read Date

notification.readDate(function(date) {
  // ...
});

Read All Attributes

notification.readAttributes(function(attributes) {
  // ...
});

• attributes has the following properties
  • appIdentifier
  • title
  • subtitle
  • message
  • date