[aerogear-dev] Docs: update on the UPS docs

[Jay Balunas]

Thanks Michelle - this is some good details and suggestions!  I like the different categories ideas.  I'm sure others will have feedback or additional items as well.

On Jul 23, 2014, at 7:18 PM, Michelle Murray <mmurray at redhat.com> wrote:

> I think Matthias' suggestions for the UPS content look great! I think having the UPS content on one page is ideal.
> 
> I came up with 4 categories:
> * UPS Guide,
> * Tutorials for adding and testing various application variants,
> * Tutorial for further developing push functionality in applications,
> * Reference material (APIs).
> 
> I think the only real difference here from Matthias' plan is that I would separate the existing tutorials into 2 distinct categories.
> 
> I've included ideas about the content for each of these categories/docs below. I've tried to fill out the table of contents for the docs from what Matthias listed and the docs on the site. As Matthias said, the info in the specs will likely be included in the UPS Guide so they'll become obsolete.
> 
> Please let me know what you think and how I can help further.
> 
> Thanks,
> Michelle
> 
> 
> Unified Push Server Guide
> 
> 1. Overview
>     1.1 About the Unified Push Server
>         [Overview only: What it is, What it consists of, What makes it different from other push servers]
>     1.2 Use Cases of the Unified Push Server
>         [Who uses it, When to use it, Why use it]
>     1.3 Useful Terminology
>         [Glossary]
>     1.4 How the Unified Push Server Works
>         [The details: What is the workflow for Admins and Devs using it? How do apps interact with it; basically setting out the tasks that need to be done and that come in the remaining chps of this guide]
> 
> 2. Installing the Unified Push Server on JBoss (Wildfly? other non-JBoss servers? make generic server?)
>         [When would choose this option, Components needed]
>         [Steps for installing and running]
>         [Any special JBoss configuration needed or options available]
> 
> 3. Installing the Unified Push Server on OpenShift
>         [When would choose this option, Components needed]
>         [Steps for installing and running: OpenShift UI, rhc CLI, JBoss Tools OpenShift Tools?]
>         [Any special OpenShift configuration needed or options available]
> 
> 4. Administering the Unified Push Server Console
>         [Chapter for Admins, common info regardless of underlying UPS hosting sever type]
>         [Overview: What is the console, when to use, who uses]
>         [How to access]
>         [Features: Enroll/remove console users (devs, admins, viewers), ..., (can also complete UPS actions relating to specific apps but see next chp for that info)]
>         [Any console customization? change password, ...]
>         [Additional security?]
> 
> 5. Configuring and Managing Applications that use the Unified Push Server
>         [Chapter for Devs; Admins can also do the tasks in the console]
>         [Overview of process: register app and variants with server, include server specific info in app, host app for users to install, apps can send automated push notification requests to server using JavaSender API or can use unified push server to send manual push notifications]
>         [How to register app and variants with server, add pointers to any variant prerequisites like needing certificates for Apple, can give more extended info in Tutorials**]
>         [How to configure app source code so as to use server - keep it minimal and focused on which info needed from UPS to be added to app source code, can give more extended info in Tutorials**]
>         [How to send push notification, disable push notifications for selected installs, ...]
>         [For examples of this in action see Tutorials**]
> 
> 6. More Information
>         [Info on adding and testing push notifications on various Application variants, see Tutorials**]
>         [Info on developing applications that use automated push notifications, see Tutorial"]
>         [Info on push and push server APIs, see blah page for a linked lists of APIs]
> 
> 
> 
> **Tutorials: Adding and Testing Push Notifications for Applications
> 1. Introduction
>         [Each variant has different requirements in terms of preconfiguration and where in source code to add push server info]
>         [Tutorials look at each variant and walk through an example of configuring push notifications for each variant]
>         [Assumes push server is running and dev enrolled to use it]
> 
> 
> 2. ANPs
> http://aerogear.org/docs/guides/aerogear-push-ios/
> 
> 3. GCM
> http://aerogear.org/docs/guides/aerogear-push-android/
> http://aerogear.org/docs/guides/aerogear-push-chrome/
> 
> 4. Cordova
> http://aerogear.org/docs/guides/aerogear-push-cordova-ios/
> http://aerogear.org/docs/guides/aerogear-push-cordova-android/
> http://aerogear.org/docs/guides/aerogear-cordova/AerogearCordovaPush/
> 
> 5. SimplePush
> http://aerogear.org/docs/guides/aerogear-push-js/
> 
> 
> 
> "Tutorial: Developing Push Notification Applications
> http://aerogear.org/docs/guides/GetStartedwithJavaSender/
> 
> 
> 
> Reference: Push APIs
> JavaSender
> ...?
> 
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