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[firebase-messaging] Missing 'foreground' property in onMessage callback on Android

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
android, firebase, typescript
Domain
mobile

Research direction

Start by comparing the current Android onMessage callback behavior with the linked Eddy Firebase messaging documentation, then trace where the callback payload is assembled. Done means the callback exposes a foreground boolean that distinguishes foreground and background message delivery, with behavior consistent with the documented example.

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Description

android enhancement

In many instances it is desirable to handle notifications differently depending on if the message was received while the app is in the foreground vs when it is in the background. There is currently no way to determine this right now.

The old Firebase plugin by Eddy had a 'foreground' boolean property to accomplish this. Then in the 'onMessage' callback you could decide how to handle it.

https://github.com/EddyVerbruggen/nativescript-plugin-firebase/blob/master/docs/MESSAGING.md

Dominant language
TypeScript
Stars
62
Forks
53
Avg merge
8d 4h
Merged PRs (30d)
2

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