parse-community / parse-community/parse-server
Is cleanup invalid device tokens safe to use?
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Description
Issue Description
Parse Server v2.6.2 introduced a feature to clean up invalid device tokens. There have been issues reported where valid device tokens have been removed, some of which have been closed without conclusion, notably:
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/4500
- https://github.com/parse-community/Parse-SDK-iOS-OSX/issues/1224#issuecomment-353988727
The root cause for these issues could be https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server-push-adapter/issues/87#issuecomment-394073626, but because the issues have not been further investigated it's hard to tell.
The feature is still flagged and not in the docs, which makes me think there are still doubts about its functionality.
Is PARSE_SERVER_CLEANUP_INVALID_INSTALLATIONS safe to use?
Is anyone using the feature in a production environment and can give feedback?
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the v2.6.2 changelog entry for invalid device-token cleanup and review the linked reports, including parse-server-push-adapter issue 87. Reproduce or investigate removal of valid tokens with PARSE_SERVER_CLEANUP_INVALID_INSTALLATIONS enabled; done means a supported safety conclusion and documented production guidance.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, node.js
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100