Notification on desktop

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popup notification when test finished etc

• PHP https://github.com/jolicode/JoliNotif
• js https://github.com/mikaelbr/node-notifier
• golang https://github.com/0xAX/notificator use growlnotify
• golang2 https://github.com/deckarep/gosx-notifier only works for OSX
• python https://github.com/dschep/ntfy
• .exe for sending notification on windows

Windows

• size of application
• works on Windows 10 only (Older versions are ignored since MS has forced the update for Windows10 on both 7 and 8)

Ref:

• https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/tiles_and_toasts/2015/07/08/quickstart-sending-a-local-toast-notification-and-handling-activations-from-it-windows-10/

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the two golang notificator are all not good enough, the first one is too simple, I can just rewrite it, and it use growlnotify but I didn't see it on windows, nor does it include a binary file. the second one is for OSX only .... I think the php and js one worth more investigation.

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e.... visual studio community is updating .... (and it seems the update service is blocked)

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Update on how to install vs

• VS install sucks ... it takes hours and end up with errors telling you it didn't install any extra packages except vs itself
• The install program itself is also slow .....

Solutions

• http://www.howtosolutions.net/2015/08/solving-installation-is-stuck-problem-in-visual-studio-community-edition/

all they have to do is run the setup as an admin with the /NoWeb argument and the setup will succeed in reasonable time. The real culprit is not the setup itself, but that it tries to download and apply optional items not included in the .iso file.

And no need to mention microsoft got tons of services blocked in China, f**k, you got Azure running in China's DC, why can't you f**king use them for your f**king services. ( e.. or maybe it's the DNS services got blocked by the wall .... )

Update: A very detailed explanation on this problem

• https://www.gittprogram.com/question/124638_windows-10-sdk-installer-failed-error-code-2146889721.html

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• https://github.com/nels-o/toaster can be used by looking at code from https://github.com/jolicode/JoliNotif

[at15]

Also it's possible to use desktop notification from web interface #15

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In order to use traditional windows application, an example can be found here https://www.whitebyte.info/programming/c/how-to-make-a-notification-from-a-c-desktop-application-in-windows-10

The original post by MS is https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/hh802768(v=vs.85).aspx which requires a shortcut on start menu, however, remove the related code just works .....

Another issue worth mentioning is that previous examples are using universal windows app, which need to have interface and use background tasks to receive event when it is minimized by user.

• a simple toast example that does not use background tasks
• a sample that use background tasks

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For win32 app (which is a normal desktop application .... )

• https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/tiles_and_toasts/2015/10/16/quickstart-handling-toast-activations-from-win32-apps-in-windows-10/
• https://github.com/WindowsNotifications/desktop-toasts

It uses a com server and need to create shortcut, the com server is needed when user click the notification from notification center

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• https://github.com/Nickersoft/push.js can be used for browser based desktop notification

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• https://github.com/sciactive/pnotify another library for browser based desktop notification

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• https://github.com/alexflint/gallium someone is trying build an electron for golang ..... though only mac is supported.