Push API setup with Convex
I currently want to implement the Push API with Convex for my PWA.
For that I setup all the neccessary service worker stuff for this to work on the frontend. In my cases with serwist and this example
After that I want to trigger an HTTP Action if a message was created and call inside this action the web-push library.
Is there anything wrong or missing here in my implementation with Convex?
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Is something not working currently? Specific error or failure mode?
Doesn't sound like you need an HTTP Action. You should be able to call serwist from a normal action (and you can schedule it via
ctx.scheduler.runAfter(0 from a mutation.Hi, actually I have to use node in order to use web-push because of all the missing packages
what are the benefits of using the scheduler here and not calling the api directly?
This might be relevant: https://docs.convex.dev/functions/actions#calling-actions-from-clients
Actions | Convex Developer Hub
Actions can call third party services to do things such as processing a payment
Is the scheduler just the way of calling an action?
Is the intent of the scheduler in this example anything different than calling the action?
Thought that the scheduler is the way of not blocking the thread of the mutation
Think of
ctx.scheduler.runAfter(0 kinda like useEffect in React.
The "side-effecty" thing has to go into an action.
And the mutation cannot wait on the side-effecty thing, so it has to schedule the action.
You can schedule it to run ASAP (After(0) or laterok, so we use the scheduler to not block the mutation right?