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Notification Service

The Notification Service provides comprehensive real-time and asynchronous notification capabilities for the Ring platform. It supports multiple delivery channels, user preferences, and internationalization.

Overviewโ€‹

The notification system enables:

  • Real-time Notifications - Instant updates via WebSocket connections
  • Email Notifications - Rich HTML emails with templates
  • Push Notifications - Mobile and web push notifications
  • In-App Notifications - Toast messages and notification center
  • SMS Notifications - Critical alerts via SMS (planned)
  • Multi-language Support - Localized notification content

Featuresโ€‹

Notification Typesโ€‹

  • System Notifications - Platform updates and maintenance
  • Opportunity Notifications - New opportunities matching user preferences
  • Entity Notifications - Entity updates and new registrations
  • Application Notifications - Job application status updates
  • Social Notifications - Profile views, connections, messages
  • Security Notifications - Login alerts, password changes
  • Wallet Notifications - Transaction confirmations and balance updates

Delivery Channelsโ€‹

  • In-App - Real-time notifications in the application
  • Email - Formatted email notifications with templates
  • Push - Browser and mobile push notifications
  • WebSocket - Real-time updates for active sessions

User Preferencesโ€‹

Users can control:

  • Notification frequency (instant, daily digest, weekly)
  • Delivery channels per notification type
  • Quiet hours and do-not-disturb settings
  • Language preferences for content
  • Category-specific preferences

Planned Implementationโ€‹

API Endpointsโ€‹

POST /api/notifications/sendโ€‹

Send a notification to users.

{
"type": "opportunity_match",
"recipients": ["user_123", "user_456"],
"title": "New Opportunity Match",
"message": "A new opportunity matches your preferences",
"data": {
"opportunity_id": "opp_789",
"entity_name": "TechCorp Ukraine"
},
"channels": ["in_app", "email"],
"priority": "normal"
}

GET /api/notificationsโ€‹

Retrieve user notifications with pagination.

PUT /api/notifications/[id]/readโ€‹

Mark a notification as read.

POST /api/notifications/preferencesโ€‹

Update user notification preferences.

Integration Pointsโ€‹

The notification service integrates with:

  • Opportunity Service - New opportunity alerts
  • Entity Service - Entity update notifications
  • Authentication Service - Security notifications
  • Wallet Service - Transaction notifications
  • Profile Service - Social interaction notifications

Performance Considerationsโ€‹

  • Batch Processing - Efficient bulk notification delivery
  • Rate Limiting - Prevent notification spam
  • Caching - Template and preference caching
  • Queue Management - Asynchronous processing for high volume

This service is designed to enhance user engagement and provide timely updates across the Ring platform ecosystem.