push

#!/usr/bin/env bash
#
# push
#
# Sends a push notification to the specified iOS simulator.

set -Eeuo pipefail

readonly SCRIPT_NAME=${0##*/}
readonly APP_BUNDLE_ID="com.your.app.bundle"

# Print out error messages to stderr.
function err() {
  echo -e "\033[0;31mERROR: $@\033[0m" >&2;
}

function check_file() {
    local file="$1"
    if [[ ! -f $file ]]; then
        err "File not found: $file"
        exit 1
    fi
    if [[ ! -r $file ]]; then
        err "File not readable: $file"
        exit 1
    fi
    if [[ ! -s $file ]]; then
        err "File is empty: $file"
        exit 1
    fi
}

#-- Main
function main() {
    if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
        err "Usage: $SCRIPT_NAME /path/to/payload.apns"
        exit 1
    fi

    check_file "$1"

    device_id=$(xcrun simctl list | grep "booted" -i | grep -oEi '[a-f0-9-]{36}')

    if [[ -z $device_id ]]; then
        err "No simulators found."
        exit 1
    fi

    # Check if there are multiple devices found, echo that to the user, and select the first one
    if [[ $(echo "$device_id" | wc -l) -gt 1 ]]; then
        echo "Multiple simulators found:"
        echo "$device_id"
        echo "Using the first one."
    fi

    echo "Sending remote notification to device: $device_id"

    xcrun simctl push "$device_id" "$APP_BUNDLE_ID" "$1"
}

main "$@"

Description

Sends a fake remote notification to the booted simulator. If you have multiple simulators running, this script will choke.

APNs payload

Below is an example of a APNs payload. Save it as a .apns file and use this to send the push notification.

{
  "aps": {
    "category": "SomeCategory",
    "alert": {
      "title" : "Doorbell",
      "body": "Johnny Appleseed rang your doorbell",
    },
    "badge": 3,
    "sound": "chime.aiff"
  },
  "url": "https://www.goog.com"
}