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Notification Hubs Push Bing Spatial Data Geofencing Notification
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This page is part of the Azure documentation. It contains code examples and configuration instructions for working with Azure services.
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Summary
The documentation is heavily focused on Windows and Universal Windows Platform (UWP) development, with all examples, tooling, and workflows centered around Visual Studio, UWP APIs, and Windows-specific notification services. There are no examples or guidance for Linux, macOS, or cross-platform development environments, nor are alternative tools or approaches mentioned. The backend sample is .NET-based and assumes Visual Studio usage, and all push notification testing is demonstrated on Windows devices.
Recommendations
  • Provide equivalent instructions and code samples for cross-platform or Linux-based development environments, such as using .NET Core on Linux, or alternative backend stacks (Node.js, Python, etc.).
  • Include examples for sending push notifications to non-Windows platforms (e.g., Android, iOS) using Azure Notification Hubs.
  • Offer guidance for setting up and testing the backend and client apps using open-source editors (e.g., VS Code) and CLI tools instead of Visual Studio.
  • Mention and demonstrate use of cross-platform notification libraries or SDKs.
  • Clarify which steps are Windows-specific and provide alternatives or notes for Linux/macOS users where possible.
  • Add instructions for using cURL, Postman, or other cross-platform tools to interact with the Bing Spatial Data API and Notification Hub endpoints.
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Flagged Code Snippets

    using System;
    using System.Threading.Tasks;
    using Windows.Devices.Geolocation;

    namespace NotificationHubs.Geofence.Core
    {
        public class LocationHelper
        {
            private static readonly uint AppDesiredAccuracyInMeters = 10;

            public async static Task<Geoposition> GetCurrentLocation()
            {
                var accessStatus = await Geolocator.RequestAccessAsync();
                switch (accessStatus)
                {
                    case GeolocationAccessStatus.Allowed:
                        {
                            Geolocator geolocator = new Geolocator { DesiredAccuracyInMeters = AppDesiredAccuracyInMeters };

                            return await geolocator.GetGeopositionAsync();
                        }
                    default:
                        {
                            return null;
                        }
                }
            }

        }
    }
    
    private async void MainPage_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
        var location = await LocationHelper.GetCurrentLocation();

        if (location != null)
        {
            Debug.WriteLine(string.Concat(location.Coordinate.Longitude,
                " ", location.Coordinate.Latitude));
        }
    }
    
    private static async void Geolocator_PositionChanged(Geolocator sender, PositionChangedEventArgs args)
    {
        await CoreApplication.MainView.CoreWindow.Dispatcher.RunAsync(CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal, () =>
        {
            Debug.WriteLine(string.Concat(args.Position.Coordinate.Longitude, " ", args.Position.Coordinate.Latitude));
        });
    }
    
    if (ApiHelper.IsPointWithinBounds(longitude, latitude))
    {
        switch (pns.ToLower())
        {
            case "wns":
                //// Windows 8.1 / Windows Phone 8.1
                var toast = @"<toast><visual><binding template=""ToastText01""><text id=""1"">" +
                            "From " + user + ": " + message + "</text></binding></visual></toast>";
                outcome = await Notifications.Instance.Hub.SendWindowsNativeNotificationAsync(toast, userTag);

                // Windows 10 specific Action Center support
                toast = @"<toast><visual><binding template=""ToastGeneric""><text id=""1"">" +
                            "From " + user + ": " + message + "</text></binding></visual></toast>";
                outcome = await Notifications.Instance.Hub.SendWindowsNativeNotificationAsync(toast, userTag);

                break;
        }
    }
    
    var channel = await PushNotificationChannelManager.CreatePushNotificationChannelForApplicationAsync();

    var hub = new NotificationHub("HUB_NAME", "HUB_LISTEN_CONNECTION_STRING");
    var result = await hub.RegisterNativeAsync(channel.Uri);

    // Displays the registration ID so you know it was successful
    if (result.RegistrationId != null)
    {
        Debug.WriteLine("Reg successful.");
    }