Feature Request: Notification Service for Browser & Smartphone

[Yunaido]

Motivation

It would be very useful if users could receive notifications about important tournament events, even when they are not actively looking at the page. Notifications on both desktop browsers and smartphones would improve the user experience and keep participants informed.

Proposed Idea

Implement a notification service that can send real-time notifications to users in the browser and on mobile devices.

Possible Use Cases

Examples of situations where notifications could be sent:

• A new match has started
• A user’s match is about to begin
• Tournament bracket updates
• New tournament created
• Match results posted
• Admin announcements

Types of Notifications

1. Browser Notifications

• Use the browser notification API
• Show notifications even when the tab is not active
• Click on notification opens the relevant page

2. Smartphone Notifications

• Push notifications for mobile browsers
• Useful when the user is away from the page

Possible Implementation Ideas

• Web Push Notifications
• Service Worker for background notifications
• Notification subscription stored per user
• Backend event trigger when tournament events happen
• Optional notification preferences per user

User Control

Users should be able to:

• Enable/disable notifications
• Choose which types of notifications they receive

Benefits

• Users don't miss their matches
• Better tournament coordination
• More engaging and responsive platform