Notification rate limiting (#110)

* Add notification rate limiting with privacy-safe debug logging

- Add batching system to prevent notification storms (3s rate limit, 5s batch window)
- Queue rapid notifications and show batch summaries
- Debug logs show device names for adverts, sender/channel for messages (no content leaks)
- Remove unused _maxBatchSize constant

Context: Added after getting notification-flooded while evaluating RF flood management. The irony.

* Update notification_service.dart

I made a mistake and removed this

* Add l10n support for notification strings

Addresses PR #110 review feedback to use the translations system:
- Add notification strings to app_en.arb (plurals for batch summary)
- Update NotificationService to use lookupAppLocalizations()
- Wire locale from MaterialApp to NotificationService
- Regenerate localization files

New strings added (English only, translations needed):
- notification_activityTitle: "MeshCore Activity"
- notification_messagesCount: "{count} message(s)"
- notification_channelMessagesCount: "{count} channel message(s)"
- notification_newNodesCount: "{count} new node(s)"
- notification_newTypeDiscovered: "New {type} discovered"
- notification_receivedNewMessage: "Received new message"

* Add notification string translations for all supported languages

Translated notification_activityTitle, notification_messagesCount,
notification_channelMessagesCount, notification_newNodesCount,
notification_newTypeDiscovered, and notification_receivedNewMessage
to: bg, de, es, fr, it, nl, pl, pt, ru, sk, sl, sv, uk, zh

Includes proper ICU plural forms for Slavic languages (few/many/other)
and Slovenian dual form.

* Apply dart format to notification_service.dart

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Co-authored-by: Winston Lowe <wel97459@gmail.com>
This commit is contained in:
Ryan Malloy
2026-02-08 19:42:15 -07:00
committed by GitHub
parent ea43cf17eb
commit daca42701c
34 changed files with 1282 additions and 7 deletions
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@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
import 'dart:ui';
import 'package:flutter_local_notifications/flutter_local_notifications.dart';
import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
import '../l10n/app_localizations.dart';
class NotificationService {
static final NotificationService _instance = NotificationService._internal();
factory NotificationService() => _instance;
@@ -10,6 +14,34 @@ class NotificationService {
FlutterLocalNotificationsPlugin();
bool _isInitialized = false;
// Locale for localized notification strings
Locale _locale = const Locale('en');
/// Set the locale for notification strings (call when app locale changes)
void setLocale(Locale locale) {
_locale = locale;
}
AppLocalizations get _l10n => lookupAppLocalizations(_locale);
// Rate limiting to prevent notification storms
// (Added after getting notification-flooded while evaluating RF flood management. The irony.)
static const _minNotificationInterval = Duration(seconds: 3);
static const _batchWindow = Duration(seconds: 5);
DateTime? _lastNotificationTime;
final List<_PendingNotification> _pendingNotifications = [];
bool _isBatchingActive = false;
bool _suppressNotifications = false;
/// Temporarily suppress all notifications (e.g., during sync)
void suppressNotifications(bool suppress) {
_suppressNotifications = suppress;
if (suppress) {
_pendingNotifications.clear();
}
}
Future<void> initialize() async {
if (_isInitialized) return;
@@ -76,7 +108,7 @@ class NotificationService {
return true;
}
Future<void> showMessageNotification({
Future<void> _showMessageNotificationImpl({
required String contactName,
required String message,
String? contactId,
@@ -125,7 +157,7 @@ class NotificationService {
);
}
Future<void> showAdvertNotification({
Future<void> _showAdvertNotificationImpl({
required String contactName,
required String contactType,
String? contactId,
@@ -163,14 +195,14 @@ class NotificationService {
await _notifications.show(
contactId?.hashCode ?? DateTime.now().millisecondsSinceEpoch,
'New $contactType discovered',
_l10n.notification_newTypeDiscovered(contactType),
contactName,
notificationDetails,
payload: 'advert:$contactId',
);
}
Future<void> showChannelMessageNotification({
Future<void> _showChannelMessageNotificationImpl({
required String channelName,
required String message,
int? channelIndex,
@@ -211,7 +243,9 @@ class NotificationService {
);
final preview = message.trim();
final body = preview.isEmpty ? 'Received new message' : preview;
final body = preview.isEmpty
? _l10n.notification_receivedNewMessage
: preview;
await _notifications.show(
channelIndex?.hashCode ?? DateTime.now().millisecondsSinceEpoch,
@@ -222,6 +256,21 @@ class NotificationService {
);
}
/// Returns a privacy-safe identifier for debug logging.
/// - advert: shows device name (body contains contactName)
/// - message: shows "from: sender" (avoids logging message content)
/// - channelMessage: shows "in: channel" (avoids logging message content)
String _getNotificationIdentifier(_PendingNotification n) {
switch (n.type) {
case _NotificationType.advert:
return n.body;
case _NotificationType.message:
return 'from: ${n.title}';
case _NotificationType.channelMessage:
return 'in: ${n.title}';
}
}
void _onNotificationTapped(NotificationResponse response) {
final payload = response.payload;
if (payload != null) {
@@ -238,4 +287,212 @@ class NotificationService {
Future<void> cancel(int id) async {
await _notifications.cancel(id);
}
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// Public notification methods (rate limiting is enforced automatically)
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Future<void> showMessageNotification({
required String contactName,
required String message,
String? contactId,
int? badgeCount,
}) async {
if (_suppressNotifications) return;
_queueNotification(
_PendingNotification(
type: _NotificationType.message,
title: contactName,
body: message,
id: contactId,
badgeCount: badgeCount,
),
);
}
Future<void> showAdvertNotification({
required String contactName,
required String contactType,
String? contactId,
}) async {
if (_suppressNotifications) return;
_queueNotification(
_PendingNotification(
type: _NotificationType.advert,
title: contactType,
body: contactName,
id: contactId,
),
);
}
Future<void> showChannelMessageNotification({
required String channelName,
required String message,
int? channelIndex,
int? badgeCount,
}) async {
if (_suppressNotifications) return;
_queueNotification(
_PendingNotification(
type: _NotificationType.channelMessage,
title: channelName,
body: message,
id: channelIndex?.toString(),
badgeCount: badgeCount,
),
);
}
void _queueNotification(_PendingNotification notification) {
final now = DateTime.now();
// If we recently showed a notification, start batching
if (_lastNotificationTime != null &&
now.difference(_lastNotificationTime!) < _minNotificationInterval) {
_pendingNotifications.add(notification);
debugPrint(
'[Notification] queued: ${notification.type.name} (${_getNotificationIdentifier(notification)})',
);
// Start batch timer if not already running
if (!_isBatchingActive) {
_isBatchingActive = true;
Future.delayed(_batchWindow, _processBatch);
}
return;
}
// Show immediately if enough time has passed
debugPrint(
'[Notification] sent immediately: ${notification.type.name} (${_getNotificationIdentifier(notification)})',
);
_showNotificationImmediately(notification);
_lastNotificationTime = now;
}
Future<void> _processBatch() async {
_isBatchingActive = false;
if (_pendingNotifications.isEmpty) return;
final batch = List<_PendingNotification>.from(_pendingNotifications);
_pendingNotifications.clear();
if (batch.length == 1) {
// Single notification, show normally
_showNotificationImmediately(batch.first);
} else {
// Multiple notifications, show summary
await _showBatchSummary(batch);
}
_lastNotificationTime = DateTime.now();
}
Future<void> _showNotificationImmediately(
_PendingNotification notification,
) async {
switch (notification.type) {
case _NotificationType.message:
await _showMessageNotificationImpl(
contactName: notification.title,
message: notification.body,
contactId: notification.id,
badgeCount: notification.badgeCount,
);
break;
case _NotificationType.advert:
await _showAdvertNotificationImpl(
contactName: notification.body,
contactType: notification.title,
contactId: notification.id,
);
break;
case _NotificationType.channelMessage:
await _showChannelMessageNotificationImpl(
channelName: notification.title,
message: notification.body,
channelIndex: int.tryParse(notification.id ?? ''),
badgeCount: notification.badgeCount,
);
break;
}
}
Future<void> _showBatchSummary(List<_PendingNotification> batch) async {
if (!_isInitialized) await initialize();
// Group by type
final messages = batch
.where((n) => n.type == _NotificationType.message)
.toList();
final adverts = batch
.where((n) => n.type == _NotificationType.advert)
.toList();
final channelMsgs = batch
.where((n) => n.type == _NotificationType.channelMessage)
.toList();
// Build summary text using localized plurals
final parts = <String>[];
if (messages.isNotEmpty) {
parts.add(_l10n.notification_messagesCount(messages.length));
}
if (channelMsgs.isNotEmpty) {
parts.add(_l10n.notification_channelMessagesCount(channelMsgs.length));
}
if (adverts.isNotEmpty) {
parts.add(_l10n.notification_newNodesCount(adverts.length));
}
if (parts.isEmpty) return;
// Show first few device names in batch summary for debugging (only if adverts exist)
final deviceInfo = adverts.isNotEmpty
? ' (${adverts.take(5).map((n) => n.body).join(', ')}${adverts.length > 5 ? ', ...' : ''})'
: '';
debugPrint('[Notification] batch summary: ${parts.join(", ")}$deviceInfo');
const androidDetails = AndroidNotificationDetails(
'batch_summary',
'Activity Summary',
channelDescription: 'Batched notification summaries',
importance: Importance.defaultImportance,
priority: Priority.defaultPriority,
icon: '@mipmap/ic_launcher',
);
const notificationDetails = NotificationDetails(android: androidDetails);
await _notifications.show(
'batch_summary'.hashCode,
_l10n.notification_activityTitle,
parts.join(', '),
notificationDetails,
payload: 'batch',
);
}
}
// Helper class for pending notifications
enum _NotificationType { message, advert, channelMessage }
class _PendingNotification {
final _NotificationType type;
final String title;
final String body;
final String? id;
final int? badgeCount;
_PendingNotification({
required this.type,
required this.title,
required this.body,
this.id,
this.badgeCount,
});
}