Apple Notification Service client

nRF5 SDK v14.1.0

Apple Notification Center Service Client Module. More...

Data Structures

struct write_params_t
Structure for writing a message to the central, thus the Control Point or CCCD. More...
struct tx_message_t
Data to be transmitted to the connected master. More...
struct ble_ancs_c_notif_flags_t
Flags for iOS notifications. More...
struct ble_ancs_c_evt_notif_t
iOS notification structure. More...
struct ble_ancs_c_attr_t
iOS attribute structure. This type is used for both notification attributes and app attributes. More...
struct ble_ancs_c_evt_attr_t
iOS notification attribute structure for incoming attributes. More...
struct ble_ancs_c_evt_app_attr_t
struct ble_ancs_c_attr_list_t
iOS notification attribute content wanted by our application. More...
struct ble_ancs_c_service_t
Structure used for holding the Apple Notification Center Service found during the discovery process. More...
struct ble_ancs_c_evt_t
ANCS client module event structure. More...
struct ble_ancs_parse_sm_t
struct ble_ancs_c_t
iOS notification structure, which contains various status information for the client. More...
struct ble_ancs_c_init_t
Apple Notification client init structure, which contains all options and data needed for initialization of the client. More...

Macros

#define TX_BUFFER_MASK 0x07
TX buffer mask. Must be a mask of contiguous zeroes followed by a contiguous sequence of ones: 000...111.
#define TX_BUFFER_SIZE ( TX_BUFFER_MASK + 1)
Size of the send buffer, which is 1 bigger than the mask.
#define WRITE_MESSAGE_LENGTH 20
Length of the write message for the CCCD/control point.
#define BLE_ANCS_C_DEF (_name)
Macro for defining a ble_ancs_c instance. More...
#define BLE_ANCS_ATTR_DATA_MAX 32
Maximum data length of an iOS notification attribute.
#define BLE_ANCS_NB_OF_CATEGORY_ID 12
Number of iOS notification categories: Other, Incoming Call, Missed Call, Voice Mail, Social, Schedule, Email, News, Health And Fitness, Business And Finance, Location, Entertainment.
#define BLE_ANCS_NB_OF_NOTIF_ATTR 8
Number of iOS notification attributes: AppIdentifier, Title, Subtitle, Message, MessageSize, Date, PositiveActionLabel, NegativeActionLabel.
#define BLE_ANCS_NB_OF_APP_ATTR 1
Number of iOS application attributes: DisplayName.
#define BLE_ANCS_NB_OF_EVT_ID 3
Number of iOS notification events: Added, Modified, Removed.
#define BLE_ANCS_NOTIFICATION_DATA_LENGTH 8
Length of the iOS notification data. More...
#define ANCS_UUID_SERVICE 0xF431
16-bit service UUID for the Apple Notification Center Service.
#define ANCS_UUID_CHAR_CONTROL_POINT 0xD8F3
16-bit control point UUID.
#define ANCS_UUID_CHAR_DATA_SOURCE 0xC6E9
16-bit data source UUID.
#define ANCS_UUID_CHAR_NOTIFICATION_SOURCE 0x120D
16-bit notification source UUID.
#define BLE_ANCS_EVENT_FLAG_SILENT 0
0b.......1 Silent: First (LSB) bit is set. All flags can be active at the same time.
#define BLE_ANCS_EVENT_FLAG_IMPORTANT 1
0b......1. Important: Second (LSB) bit is set. All flags can be active at the same time.
#define BLE_ANCS_EVENT_FLAG_PREEXISTING 2
0b.....1.. Pre-existing: Third (LSB) bit is set. All flags can be active at the same time.
#define BLE_ANCS_EVENT_FLAG_POSITIVE_ACTION 3
0b....1... Positive action: Fourth (LSB) bit is set. All flags can be active at the same time.
#define BLE_ANCS_EVENT_FLAG_NEGATIVE_ACTION 4
0b...1.... Negative action: Fifth (LSB) bit is set. All flags can be active at the same time.
#define TX_BUFFER_MASK 0x07
TX buffer mask. Must be a mask of contiguous zeroes followed by a contiguous sequence of ones: 000...111.
#define TX_BUFFER_SIZE ( TX_BUFFER_MASK + 1)
Size of the send buffer, which is 1 bigger than the mask.
#define WRITE_MESSAGE_LENGTH 20
Length of the write message for the CCCD/control point.

Typedefs

typedef void(* ble_ancs_c_evt_handler_t )( ble_ancs_c_evt_t *p_evt)
iOS notification event handler type.

Enumerations

enum tx_request_t {
READ_REQ = 1,
WRITE_REQ ,
READ_REQ = 1,
WRITE_REQ
}
ANCS request types. More...
enum ble_ancs_c_evt_type_t {
BLE_ANCS_C_EVT_DISCOVERY_COMPLETE ,
BLE_ANCS_C_EVT_DISCOVERY_FAILED ,
BLE_ANCS_C_EVT_NOTIF ,
BLE_ANCS_C_EVT_INVALID_NOTIF ,
BLE_ANCS_C_EVT_NOTIF_ATTRIBUTE ,
BLE_ANCS_C_EVT_APP_ATTRIBUTE ,
BLE_ANCS_C_EVT_NP_ERROR
}
Event types that are passed from client to application on an event. More...
enum ble_ancs_c_category_id_val_t {
BLE_ANCS_CATEGORY_ID_OTHER ,
BLE_ANCS_CATEGORY_ID_INCOMING_CALL ,
BLE_ANCS_CATEGORY_ID_MISSED_CALL ,
BLE_ANCS_CATEGORY_ID_VOICE_MAIL ,
BLE_ANCS_CATEGORY_ID_SOCIAL ,
BLE_ANCS_CATEGORY_ID_SCHEDULE ,
BLE_ANCS_CATEGORY_ID_EMAIL ,
BLE_ANCS_CATEGORY_ID_NEWS ,
BLE_ANCS_CATEGORY_ID_HEALTH_AND_FITNESS ,
BLE_ANCS_CATEGORY_ID_BUSINESS_AND_FINANCE ,
BLE_ANCS_CATEGORY_ID_LOCATION ,
BLE_ANCS_CATEGORY_ID_ENTERTAINMENT
}
Category IDs for iOS notifications. More...
enum ble_ancs_c_evt_id_values_t {
BLE_ANCS_EVENT_ID_NOTIFICATION_ADDED ,
BLE_ANCS_EVENT_ID_NOTIFICATION_MODIFIED ,
BLE_ANCS_EVENT_ID_NOTIFICATION_REMOVED
}
Event IDs for iOS notifications. More...
enum ble_ancs_c_cmd_id_val_t {
BLE_ANCS_COMMAND_ID_GET_NOTIF_ATTRIBUTES ,
BLE_ANCS_COMMAND_ID_GET_APP_ATTRIBUTES ,
BLE_ANCS_COMMAND_ID_GET_PERFORM_NOTIF_ACTION
}
Control point command IDs that the Notification Consumer can send to the Notification Provider. More...
enum ble_ancs_c_action_id_values_t {
ACTION_ID_POSITIVE = 0,
ACTION_ID_NEGATIVE
}
IDs for actions that can be performed for iOS notifications. More...
enum ble_ancs_c_app_attr_id_val_t { BLE_ANCS_APP_ATTR_ID_DISPLAY_NAME = 0 }
App attribute ID values. More...
enum ble_ancs_c_notif_attr_id_val_t {
BLE_ANCS_NOTIF_ATTR_ID_APP_IDENTIFIER = 0,
BLE_ANCS_NOTIF_ATTR_ID_TITLE ,
BLE_ANCS_NOTIF_ATTR_ID_SUBTITLE ,
BLE_ANCS_NOTIF_ATTR_ID_MESSAGE ,
BLE_ANCS_NOTIF_ATTR_ID_MESSAGE_SIZE ,
BLE_ANCS_NOTIF_ATTR_ID_DATE ,
BLE_ANCS_NOTIF_ATTR_ID_POSITIVE_ACTION_LABEL ,
BLE_ANCS_NOTIF_ATTR_ID_NEGATIVE_ACTION_LABEL
}
IDs for iOS notification attributes. More...
enum ble_ancs_c_parse_state_t {
COMMAND_ID ,
NOTIF_UID ,
APP_ID ,
ATTR_ID ,
ATTR_LEN1 ,
ATTR_LEN2 ,
ATTR_DATA ,
ATTR_SKIP ,
DONE
}
Parsing states for received iOS notification and app attributes. More...
enum tx_request_t {
READ_REQ = 1,
WRITE_REQ ,
READ_REQ = 1,
WRITE_REQ
}
ANCS request types. More...

Functions

uint32_t ancs_c_app_attr_request ( ble_ancs_c_t *p_ancs, const uint8_t *app_id, uint32_t len)
Function for requesting attributes for an app. More...
void ancs_parse_get_attrs_response ( ble_ancs_c_t *p_ancs, const uint8_t *p_data_src, const uint16_t hvx_data_len)
Function for parsing notification or app attribute response data. More...
void tx_buffer_init (void)
Function for clearing the TX buffer. More...
void tx_buffer_insert ( tx_message_t *p_msg)
Function for moving the pointer of the ring buffer to the next element.
void tx_buffer_process (void)
Function for passing any pending request from the buffer to the stack.
void ble_ancs_c_on_ble_evt ( ble_evt_t const *p_ble_evt, void *p_context)
Function for handling the application's BLE stack events. More...
void ble_ancs_c_on_db_disc_evt ( ble_ancs_c_t *p_ancs, ble_db_discovery_evt_t *p_evt)
Function for handling events from the database discovery module. More...
ret_code_t ble_ancs_c_init ( ble_ancs_c_t *p_ancs, ble_ancs_c_init_t const *p_ancs_init)
Function for initializing the ANCS client. More...
ret_code_t ble_ancs_c_notif_source_notif_enable ( ble_ancs_c_t const *p_ancs)
Function for writing to the CCCD to enable notifications from the Apple Notification Service. More...
ret_code_t ble_ancs_c_data_source_notif_enable ( ble_ancs_c_t const *p_ancs)
Function for writing to the CCCD to enable data source notifications from the ANCS. More...
ret_code_t ble_ancs_c_notif_source_notif_disable ( ble_ancs_c_t const *p_ancs)
Function for writing to the CCCD to disable notifications from the ANCS. More...
ret_code_t ble_ancs_c_data_source_notif_disable ( ble_ancs_c_t const *p_ancs)
Function for writing to the CCCD to disable data source notifications from the ANCS. More...
ret_code_t nrf_ble_ancs_c_attr_add ( ble_ancs_c_t *p_ancs, ble_ancs_c_notif_attr_id_val_t const id, uint8_t *p_data, uint16_t const len)
Function for registering attributes that will be requested when nrf_ble_ancs_c_request_attrs is called. More...
ret_code_t nrf_ble_ancs_c_attr_remove ( ble_ancs_c_t *p_ancs, ble_ancs_c_notif_attr_id_val_t const id)
Function for removing attributes so that they will no longer be requested when nrf_ble_ancs_c_request_attrs is called. More...
ret_code_t nrf_ble_ancs_c_app_attr_remove ( ble_ancs_c_t *p_ancs, ble_ancs_c_app_attr_id_val_t const id)
Function for removing attributes so that they will no longer be requested when nrf_ble_ancs_c_app_attr_request is called. More...
ret_code_t nrf_ble_ancs_c_app_attr_add ( ble_ancs_c_t *p_ancs, ble_ancs_c_app_attr_id_val_t const id, uint8_t *p_data, uint16_t const len)
Function for registering attributes that will be requested when nrf_ble_ancs_c_app_attr_request is called. More...
ret_code_t nrf_ble_ancs_c_attr_req_clear_all ( ble_ancs_c_t *p_ancs)
Function for clearing the list of notification attributes and app attributes that would be requested from NP. More...
ret_code_t nrf_ble_ancs_c_request_attrs ( ble_ancs_c_t *p_ancs, ble_ancs_c_evt_notif_t const *p_notif)
Function for requesting attributes for a notification. More...
ret_code_t nrf_ble_ancs_c_app_attr_request ( ble_ancs_c_t *p_ancs, uint8_t const *p_app_id, uint32_t len)
Function for requesting attributes for a given app. More...
ret_code_t nrf_ancs_perform_notif_action ( ble_ancs_c_t *p_ancs, uint32_t uuid, ble_ancs_c_action_id_values_t action_id)
Function for performing a notification action. More...
ret_code_t nrf_ble_ancs_c_handles_assign ( ble_ancs_c_t *p_ancs, uint16_t const conn_handle, ble_ancs_c_service_t const *p_service)
Function for assigning a handle to this instance of ancs_c. More...

Variables

const ble_uuid128_t ble_ancs_base_uuid128
Apple Notification Center Service UUIDs. More...
const ble_uuid128_t ble_ancs_cp_base_uuid128
Control point UUID.
const ble_uuid128_t ble_ancs_ns_base_uuid128
Notification source UUID.
const ble_uuid128_t ble_ancs_ds_base_uuid128
Data source UUID.

Detailed Description

Apple Notification Center Service Client Module.

Disclaimer: This client implementation of the Apple Notification Center Service can be changed at any time by Nordic Semiconductor ASA. Server implementations such as the ones found in iOS can be changed at any time by Apple and may cause this client implementation to stop working.

This module implements the Apple Notification Center Service (ANCS) client. This client can be used as a Notification Consumer (NC) that receives data notifications from a Notification Provider (NP). The NP is typically an iOS device acting as a server. For terminology and up-to-date specs, see http://developer.apple.com .

The term "notification" is used in two different meanings:

  • An iOS notification is the data received from the Notification Provider.
  • A GATTC notification is a way to transfer data with Bluetooth Smart. In this module, we receive iOS notifications using GATTC notifications. We use the full term (iOS notification or GATTC notification) where required to avoid confusion.

Upon initializing the module, you must add the different iOS notification attributes you would like to receive for iOS notifications (see nrf_ble_ancs_c_attr_add ).

Once a connection is established with a central device, the module does a service discovery to discover the ANCS server handles. If this succeeds ( BLE_ANCS_C_EVT_DISCOVERY_COMPLETE ), the handles for the ANCS server are part of the ble_ancs_c_evt_t structure and must be assigned to an ANCS_C instance using the nrf_ble_ancs_c_handles_assign function. For more information about service discovery, see the Database Discovery Module documentation.

The application can now subscribe to iOS notifications using ble_ancs_c_notif_source_notif_enable . They arrive in the BLE_ANCS_C_EVT_NOTIF event. nrf_ble_ancs_c_request_attrs can be used to request attributes for the notifications. They arrive in the BLE_ANCS_C_EVT_NOTIF_ATTRIBUTE event. nrf_ble_ancs_c_app_attr_request can be used to request attributes of the app that issued the notifications. They arrive in the BLE_ANCS_C_EVT_APP_ATTRIBUTE event. nrf_ancs_perform_notif_action can be used to make the Notification Provider perform an action based on the provided notification.

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Note
The application must register this module as BLE event observer using the NRF_SDH_BLE_OBSERVER macro. Example:

Macro Definition Documentation

#define BLE_ANCS_C_DEF ( _name )

Macro for defining a ble_ancs_c instance.

Parameters
_name Name of the instance.
#define BLE_ANCS_NOTIFICATION_DATA_LENGTH   8

Length of the iOS notification data.

8 bytes:

Event ID Event flags Category ID Category count Notification UID
1 byte 1 byte 1 byte 1 byte 4 bytes

Enumeration Type Documentation

IDs for actions that can be performed for iOS notifications.

Enumerator
ACTION_ID_POSITIVE

Positive action.

ACTION_ID_NEGATIVE

Negative action.

App attribute ID values.

Currently, only one value is defined. However, the number of app attributes might increase. Therefore, they are stored in an enumeration.

Enumerator
BLE_ANCS_APP_ATTR_ID_DISPLAY_NAME

Command used to get the display name for an app identifier.

Category IDs for iOS notifications.

Enumerator
BLE_ANCS_CATEGORY_ID_OTHER

The iOS notification belongs to the "other" category.

BLE_ANCS_CATEGORY_ID_INCOMING_CALL

The iOS notification belongs to the "Incoming Call" category.

BLE_ANCS_CATEGORY_ID_MISSED_CALL

The iOS notification belongs to the "Missed Call" category.

BLE_ANCS_CATEGORY_ID_VOICE_MAIL

The iOS notification belongs to the "Voice Mail" category.

BLE_ANCS_CATEGORY_ID_SOCIAL

The iOS notification belongs to the "Social" category.

BLE_ANCS_CATEGORY_ID_SCHEDULE

The iOS notification belongs to the "Schedule" category.

BLE_ANCS_CATEGORY_ID_EMAIL

The iOS notification belongs to the "E-mail" category.

BLE_ANCS_CATEGORY_ID_NEWS

The iOS notification belongs to the "News" category.

BLE_ANCS_CATEGORY_ID_HEALTH_AND_FITNESS

The iOS notification belongs to the "Health and Fitness" category.

BLE_ANCS_CATEGORY_ID_BUSINESS_AND_FINANCE

The iOS notification belongs to the "Buisness and Finance" category.

BLE_ANCS_CATEGORY_ID_LOCATION

The iOS notification belongs to the "Location" category.

BLE_ANCS_CATEGORY_ID_ENTERTAINMENT

The iOS notification belongs to the "Entertainment" category.

Control point command IDs that the Notification Consumer can send to the Notification Provider.

Enumerator
BLE_ANCS_COMMAND_ID_GET_NOTIF_ATTRIBUTES

Requests attributes to be sent from the NP to the NC for a given notification.

BLE_ANCS_COMMAND_ID_GET_APP_ATTRIBUTES

Requests attributes to be sent from the NP to the NC for a given iOS app.

BLE_ANCS_COMMAND_ID_GET_PERFORM_NOTIF_ACTION

Requests an action to be performed on a given notification, for example, dismiss an alarm.

Event IDs for iOS notifications.

Enumerator
BLE_ANCS_EVENT_ID_NOTIFICATION_ADDED

The iOS notification was added.

BLE_ANCS_EVENT_ID_NOTIFICATION_MODIFIED

The iOS notification was modified.

BLE_ANCS_EVENT_ID_NOTIFICATION_REMOVED

The iOS notification was removed.

Event types that are passed from client to application on an event.

Enumerator
BLE_ANCS_C_EVT_DISCOVERY_COMPLETE

A successful connection has been established and the service was found on the connected peer.

BLE_ANCS_C_EVT_DISCOVERY_FAILED

It was not possible to discover the service or characteristics of the connected peer.

BLE_ANCS_C_EVT_NOTIF

An iOS notification was received on the notification source control point.

BLE_ANCS_C_EVT_INVALID_NOTIF

An iOS notification was received on the notification source control point, but the format is invalid.

BLE_ANCS_C_EVT_NOTIF_ATTRIBUTE

A received iOS notification attribute has been parsed.

BLE_ANCS_C_EVT_APP_ATTRIBUTE

An iOS app attribute has been parsed.

BLE_ANCS_C_EVT_NP_ERROR

An error has been sent on the ANCS Control Point from the iOS Notification Provider.

IDs for iOS notification attributes.

Enumerator
BLE_ANCS_NOTIF_ATTR_ID_APP_IDENTIFIER

Identifies that the attribute data is of an "App Identifier" type.

BLE_ANCS_NOTIF_ATTR_ID_TITLE

Identifies that the attribute data is a "Title".

BLE_ANCS_NOTIF_ATTR_ID_SUBTITLE

Identifies that the attribute data is a "Subtitle".

BLE_ANCS_NOTIF_ATTR_ID_MESSAGE

Identifies that the attribute data is a "Message".

BLE_ANCS_NOTIF_ATTR_ID_MESSAGE_SIZE

Identifies that the attribute data is a "Message Size".

BLE_ANCS_NOTIF_ATTR_ID_DATE

Identifies that the attribute data is a "Date".

BLE_ANCS_NOTIF_ATTR_ID_POSITIVE_ACTION_LABEL

The notification has a "Positive action" that can be executed associated with it.

BLE_ANCS_NOTIF_ATTR_ID_NEGATIVE_ACTION_LABEL

The notification has a "Negative action" that can be executed associated with it.

Parsing states for received iOS notification and app attributes.

Enumerator
COMMAND_ID

Parsing the command ID.

NOTIF_UID

Parsing the notification UID.

APP_ID

Parsing app ID.

ATTR_ID

Parsing attribute ID.

ATTR_LEN1

Parsing the LSB of the attribute length.

ATTR_LEN2

Parsing the MSB of the attribute length.

ATTR_DATA

Parsing the attribute data.

ATTR_SKIP

Parsing is skipped for the rest (or entire) of an attribute.

DONE

Parsing for one attribute is done.

ANCS request types.

Enumerator
READ_REQ

Type identifying that this TX message is a read request.

WRITE_REQ

Type identifying that this TX message is a write request.

READ_REQ

Type identifying that this TX message is a read request.

WRITE_REQ

Type identifying that this TX message is a write request.

ANCS request types.

Enumerator
READ_REQ

Type identifying that this TX message is a read request.

WRITE_REQ

Type identifying that this TX message is a write request.

READ_REQ

Type identifying that this TX message is a read request.

WRITE_REQ

Type identifying that this TX message is a write request.

Function Documentation

uint32_t ancs_c_app_attr_request ( ble_ancs_c_t * p_ancs ,
const uint8_t * app_id ,
uint32_t len
)

Function for requesting attributes for an app.

Parameters
[in] p_ancs iOS notification structure. This structure must be supplied by the application. It identifies the particular client instance to use.
[in] app_id App identifier of the app for which to request app attributes.
[in] len Length of the app identifier.
Return values
NRF_SUCCESS If all operations were successful. Otherwise, an error code is returned.
void ancs_parse_get_attrs_response ( ble_ancs_c_t * p_ancs ,
const uint8_t * p_data_src ,
const uint16_t hvx_data_len
)

Function for parsing notification or app attribute response data.

The data that comes from the Notification Provider can be much longer than what would fit in a single GATTC notification. Therefore, this function relies on a state-oriented switch case. UID and command ID will be received only once at the beginning of the first GATTC notification of a new attribute request for a given iOS notification. After this, we can loop several ATTR_ID > LENGTH > DATA > ATTR_ID > LENGTH > DATA until we have received all attributes we wanted as a Notification Consumer. The Notification Provider can also simply stop sending attributes.

1 byte 4 bytes 1 byte 2 bytes ... X bytes ... 1 bytes 2 bytes ... X bytes ...
CMD_ID NOTIF_UID ATTR_ID LENGTH DATA ATTR_ID LENGTH DATA
Parameters
[in] p_ancs Pointer to an ANCS instance to which the event belongs.
[in] p_data_src Pointer to data that was received from the Notification Provider.
[in] hvx_data_len Length of the data that was received from the Notification Provider.
ret_code_t ble_ancs_c_data_source_notif_disable ( ble_ancs_c_t const * p_ancs )

Function for writing to the CCCD to disable data source notifications from the ANCS.

Parameters
[in] p_ancs iOS notification structure. This structure must be supplied by the application. It identifies the particular client instance to use.
Return values
NRF_SUCCESS If writing to the CCCD was successful. Otherwise, an error code is returned.
ret_code_t ble_ancs_c_data_source_notif_enable ( ble_ancs_c_t const * p_ancs )

Function for writing to the CCCD to enable data source notifications from the ANCS.

Parameters
[in] p_ancs iOS notification structure. This structure must be supplied by the application. It identifies the particular client instance to use.
Return values
NRF_SUCCESS If writing to the CCCD was successful. Otherwise, an error code is returned.
ret_code_t ble_ancs_c_init ( ble_ancs_c_t * p_ancs ,
ble_ancs_c_init_t const * p_ancs_init
)

Function for initializing the ANCS client.

Parameters
[out] p_ancs ANCS client structure. This structure must be supplied by the application. It is initialized by this function and will later be used to identify this particular client instance.
[in] p_ancs_init Information needed to initialize the client.
Return values
NRF_SUCCESS If the client was initialized successfully. Otherwise, an error code is returned.
ret_code_t ble_ancs_c_notif_source_notif_disable ( ble_ancs_c_t const * p_ancs )

Function for writing to the CCCD to disable notifications from the ANCS.

Parameters
[in] p_ancs iOS notification structure. This structure must be supplied by the application. It identifies the particular client instance to use.
Return values
NRF_SUCCESS If writing to the CCCD was successful. Otherwise, an error code is returned.
ret_code_t ble_ancs_c_notif_source_notif_enable ( ble_ancs_c_t const * p_ancs )

Function for writing to the CCCD to enable notifications from the Apple Notification Service.

Parameters
[in] p_ancs iOS notification structure. This structure must be supplied by the application. It identifies the particular client instance to use.
Return values
NRF_SUCCESS If writing to the CCCD was successful. Otherwise, an error code is returned.
void ble_ancs_c_on_ble_evt ( ble_evt_t const * p_ble_evt ,
void * p_context
)

Function for handling the application's BLE stack events.

Handles all events from the BLE stack that are of interest to the ANCS client.

Parameters
[in] p_ble_evt Event received from the BLE stack.
[in] p_context ANCS client structure.
void ble_ancs_c_on_db_disc_evt ( ble_ancs_c_t * p_ancs ,
ble_db_discovery_evt_t * p_evt
)

Function for handling events from the database discovery module.

This function will handle an event from the database discovery module and determine if it relates to the discovery of ANCS at the peer. If so, it will call the application's event handler indicating that ANCS has been discovered at the peer. It also populates the event with the service related information before providing it to the application.

Parameters
[in] p_ancs Pointer to the ANCS client structure.
[in] p_evt Pointer to the event received from the database discovery module.
ret_code_t nrf_ancs_perform_notif_action ( ble_ancs_c_t * p_ancs ,
uint32_t uuid ,
ble_ancs_c_action_id_values_t action_id
)

Function for performing a notification action.

Parameters
[in] p_ancs iOS notification structure. This structure must be supplied by the application. It identifies the particular client instance to use.
[in] uuid The UUID of the notification for which to perform the action.
[in] action_id Perform a positive or negative action.
Return values
NRF_SUCCESS If the operation was successful.
NRF_ERROR_NULL If p_ancs was a NULL pointer.
ret_code_t nrf_ble_ancs_c_app_attr_add ( ble_ancs_c_t * p_ancs ,
ble_ancs_c_app_attr_id_val_t const id ,
uint8_t * p_data ,
uint16_t const len
)

Function for registering attributes that will be requested when nrf_ble_ancs_c_app_attr_request is called.

Parameters
[in] p_ancs ANCS client instance on which the attribute will be registered.
[in] id ID of the attribute that will be added.
[in] p_data Pointer to a buffer where the data of the attribute can be stored.
[in] len Length of the buffer where the data of the attribute can be stored.
Return values
NRF_SUCCESS If all operations were successful. Otherwise, an error code is returned.
ret_code_t nrf_ble_ancs_c_app_attr_remove ( ble_ancs_c_t * p_ancs ,
ble_ancs_c_app_attr_id_val_t const id
)

Function for removing attributes so that they will no longer be requested when nrf_ble_ancs_c_app_attr_request is called.

Parameters
[in] p_ancs ANCS client instance on which the attribute will be removed.
[in] id ID of the attribute that will be removed.
Return values
NRF_SUCCESS If all operations were successful. Otherwise, an error code is returned.
ret_code_t nrf_ble_ancs_c_app_attr_request ( ble_ancs_c_t * p_ancs ,
uint8_t const * p_app_id ,
uint32_t len
)

Function for requesting attributes for a given app.

Parameters
[in] p_ancs iOS notification structure. This structure must be supplied by the application. It identifies the particular client instance to use.
[in] p_app_id App identifier of the app for which the app attributes are requested.
[in] len Length of the app identifier.
Return values
NRF_SUCCESS If all operations were successful. Otherwise, an error code is returned.
ret_code_t nrf_ble_ancs_c_attr_add ( ble_ancs_c_t * p_ancs ,
ble_ancs_c_notif_attr_id_val_t const id ,
uint8_t * p_data ,
uint16_t const len
)

Function for registering attributes that will be requested when nrf_ble_ancs_c_request_attrs is called.

Parameters
[in] p_ancs ANCS client instance on which the attribute will be registered.
[in] id ID of the attribute that will be added.
[in] p_data Pointer to a buffer where the data of the attribute can be stored.
[in] len Length of the buffer where the data of the attribute can be stored.
Return values
NRF_SUCCESS If all operations were successful. Otherwise, an error code is returned.
ret_code_t nrf_ble_ancs_c_attr_remove ( ble_ancs_c_t * p_ancs ,
ble_ancs_c_notif_attr_id_val_t const id
)

Function for removing attributes so that they will no longer be requested when nrf_ble_ancs_c_request_attrs is called.

Parameters
[in] p_ancs ANCS client instance on which the attribute will be removed.
[in] id ID of the attribute that will be removed.
Return values
NRF_SUCCESS If all operations were successful. Otherwise, an error code is returned.
ret_code_t nrf_ble_ancs_c_attr_req_clear_all ( ble_ancs_c_t * p_ancs )

Function for clearing the list of notification attributes and app attributes that would be requested from NP.

Parameters
[in] p_ancs iOS notification structure. This structure must be supplied by the application. It identifies the particular client instance to use.
ret_code_t nrf_ble_ancs_c_handles_assign ( ble_ancs_c_t * p_ancs ,
uint16_t const conn_handle ,
ble_ancs_c_service_t const * p_service
)

Function for assigning a handle to this instance of ancs_c.

Call this function when a link has been established with a peer to associate this link to this instance of the module. This makes it possible to handle several link and associate each link to a particular instance of this module. The connection handle and attribute handles will be provided from the discovery event BLE_ANCS_C_EVT_DISCOVERY_COMPLETE .

Parameters
[in] p_ancs Pointer to the ANCS client structure instance to associate with these handles.
[in] conn_handle Connection handle to associate with the given ANCS instance.
[in] p_service Attribute handles on the ANCS server that you want this ANCS client to interact with.
Return values
NRF_SUCCESS If the operation was successful.
NRF_ERROR_NULL If p_ancs was a NULL pointer.
ret_code_t nrf_ble_ancs_c_request_attrs ( ble_ancs_c_t * p_ancs ,
ble_ancs_c_evt_notif_t const * p_notif
)

Function for requesting attributes for a notification.

Parameters
[in] p_ancs iOS notification structure. This structure must be supplied by the application. It identifies the particular client instance to use.
[in] p_notif Pointer to the notification whose attributes will be requested from the Notification Provider.
Return values
NRF_SUCCESS If all operations were successful. Otherwise, an error code is returned.
void tx_buffer_init ( void )

Function for clearing the TX buffer.

Always call this function before using the TX buffer.

Variable Documentation

const ble_uuid128_t ble_ancs_base_uuid128

Apple Notification Center Service UUIDs.

Service UUID.