Get permission state without triggering the OS dialog

[tastydev]

Hello there,

i would just like to know if there is a function to just check the permission state without calling requestPermission which opens the OS dialog if authorization has not been granted. i.e something like hasPermission. I can't find something like this inside the docs. I am right or am i just blind?

reference is this fcm method: https://rnfirebase.io/reference/messaging#hasPermission
Thank you

[mikehardy]

I strongly suggest using react-native-permissions https://github.com/zoontek/react-native-permissions#check

Mixing and matching permissions libraries can lead to callback race conditions from the native APIs on Android, and surely you will need to check on more permissions than just notification? So you'll likely be using permissions from either react-native APIs or these APIs and already mixing permissions callbacks

Better to centralize. Use react-native-permissions for all permissions management I think

[pke]

I agree. Why is notifee offering requestPermission but not hasPermission? Why not remove requestPermission then from this library?

[mikehardy]

I think to a certain degree it is vestigial, that is, the permission-related APIs were from back when there was only one, it was for iOS, and it was a simple "yes / no". Since then the required permissions and their specific sub-typing ("time-sensitive"? etc etc) have exploded to the point where simply covering all the APIs and all their variety is a big chunk of code, and with react-native-permissions already handling that well.... the APIs probably should all be removed, with the recommendation to simply use react-native-permissions, as I frequently advise people.

That's a breaking change with little real benefit though. Perhaps a simple documentation update advising people officially would suffice