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Notification Hubs Aspnet Backend Ios Apple Apns Notification
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This page contains Windows bias
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This page is part of the Azure documentation. It contains code examples and configuration instructions for working with Azure services.
Bias Analysis
Bias Types:
⚠️
windows_first
⚠️
missing_linux_example
⚠️
windows_tools
Summary:
The documentation demonstrates a Windows bias by exclusively using an ASP.NET (Windows-centric) backend for the server-side component, without mentioning or providing examples for Linux-friendly alternatives such as Node.js, Python (Flask/Django), or Java. The backend setup and all code samples assume a Windows development environment and toolchain. There are no instructions or references for setting up or deploying the backend on Linux, nor are there cross-platform command-line or deployment examples. The only backend technology mentioned is ASP.NET, which is traditionally associated with Windows, even though .NET Core is cross-platform.
Recommendations:
- Provide alternative backend implementation examples using popular Linux-friendly stacks (e.g., Node.js/Express, Python/Flask, Java/Spring Boot) alongside the ASP.NET example.
- Include instructions for deploying the backend on Linux-based environments (e.g., Ubuntu, Docker) and not just Azure App Service.
- When referencing backend technologies, mention cross-platform options and clarify that .NET Core can run on Linux.
- Add Linux/macOS command-line instructions where relevant (e.g., for project setup, deployment, or testing), not just Windows/PowerShell.
- Explicitly state that the backend can be implemented and hosted on Linux, and provide links to relevant documentation for cross-platform development.
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| 2025-08-17 00:01 | #83 | in_progress | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-13 21:37 | #48 | completed | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-07-12 23:44 | #41 | in_progress | ❌ Biased |
Flagged Code Snippets
- (IBAction)LogInAction:(id)sender {
// create authentication header and set it in register client
NSString* username = self.UsernameField.text;
NSString* password = self.PasswordField.text;
[self createAndSetAuthenticationHeaderWithUsername:username AndPassword:password];
__weak ViewController* selfie = self;
[self.registerClient registerWithDeviceToken:self.deviceToken tags:nil
andCompletion:^(NSError* error) {
if (!error) {
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(),
^{
selfie.SendNotificationButton.enabled = YES;
[self MessageBox:@"Success" message:@"Registered successfully!"];
});
}
}];
}
- (void)SendNotificationASPNETBackend:(NSString*)pns UsernameTag:(NSString*)usernameTag
Message:(NSString*)message
{
NSURLSession* session = [NSURLSession
sessionWithConfiguration:[NSURLSessionConfiguration defaultSessionConfiguration] delegate:nil
delegateQueue:nil];
// Pass the pns and username tag as parameters with the REST URL to the ASP.NET backend
NSURL* requestURL = [NSURL URLWithString:[NSString
stringWithFormat:@"%@/api/notifications?pns=%@&to_tag=%@", BACKEND_ENDPOINT, pns,
usernameTag]];
NSMutableURLRequest* request = [NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL:requestURL];
[request setHTTPMethod:@"POST"];
// Get the mock authenticationheader from the register client
NSString* authorizationHeaderValue = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Basic %@",
self.registerClient.authenticationHeader];
[request setValue:authorizationHeaderValue forHTTPHeaderField:@"Authorization"];
//Add the notification message body
[request setValue:@"application/json;charset=utf-8" forHTTPHeaderField:@"Content-Type"];
[request setHTTPBody:[message dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]];
// Execute the send notification REST API on the ASP.NET Backend
NSURLSessionDataTask* dataTask = [session dataTaskWithRequest:request
completionHandler:^(NSData *data, NSURLResponse *response, NSError *error)
{
NSHTTPURLResponse* httpResponse = (NSHTTPURLResponse*) response;
if (error || httpResponse.statusCode != 200)
{
NSString* status = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Error Status for %@: %d\nError: %@\n",
pns, httpResponse.statusCode, error];
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(),
^{
// Append text because all 3 PNS calls may also have information to view
[self.sendResults setText:[self.sendResults.text stringByAppendingString:status]];
});
NSLog(status);
}
if (data != NULL)
{
xmlParser = [[NSXMLParser alloc] initWithData:data];
[xmlParser setDelegate:self];
[xmlParser parse];
}
}];
[dataTask resume];
}