Firefox OS app push notifications through websocket

This is an example of FireFox OS push notifications through websockets using Node.js socket.io module. The "server" module runs a Node.js app which waits for tweets with specific keywords (using twitter streaming API) and pushes them to all the clients through websockets. The "client" module is the FireFox OS app with a "manifest.webapp" file which can be installed on phones running FireFox OS. The app will make a websocket connection to the "server" and will then display the tweets received through that connection as notifications.

How to install

Run the server

Create a twitterCredentials.js file with the following content in the "server" directory:

var credentials = {
  consumer_key: 'Your twitter consumer key',
  consumer_secret: 'Your twitter consumer secret',
  access_token_key: 'Your twitter access token key',
  access_token_secret: 'Your twitter access token secret'
};

module.exports = credentials;

Twitter keys can be acquired from dev.twitter.com/apps.

Then, from the "server" directory, run "npm install" to install the dependencies and at the end, run "node index.js".

Try the app on FireFox OS simulator (a FireFox browser plugin)

Add the "manifest.webapp" file in the "client" directory to the simulator dashboard.