Azure Mobile Services / VS Tools for Cordova - 404

Question

I'm trying to get started with Azure Mobile Services and Visual Studio Tools for Apache Cordova. (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/magazine/dn879353.aspx)

I want to use the Mobile Service for push notifications. I've created the service, with a Node backend, and a TodoItem table. I've got a GCM set up too.

However, when trying to register a template, I get a 404 Not Found error:

 var GCM_SENDER_ID = 'MY_GCM_ID';
 mobileServiceClient = new WindowsAzure.MobileServiceClient(
      "MY_URL",
      "MY_API_KEY"
 );

 pushNotification = PushNotification.init({
    "android": { "senderID": GCM_SENDER_ID }
 });

 pushNotification.on('registration', function (data) {
      var handle = data.registrationId;   //This appears to be set alright
      var platform = device.platform;   // This is 'Android'
      if (platform == 'android' || platform == 'Android') {
        var template = '{ "data" : {"message":"$(message)"}}';
        mobileServiceClient.push.gcm.registerTemplate(handle, 'myTemplate', template, null);
});

The final line gives me a 404. I'm running the app in the Google Android Emulator.

EDIT: I tried calling the registrations endpoint using Postman: https://myservice.azure-mobile.net/push/registrations?platform=gcm&deviceId=

If I do a GET, I get [] as a response, if I do a POST, I get 404

Answer 1

Finally fixed it - I didn't have the Cordova Whitelist Plugin installed!

I realised after debugging into MobileServices.Web.js and seeing that the exact same request that was successful with Postman was failing in the Android Emulator.