Do some parameter checks

matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/im/vector/matrix/android/api/session/pushers/PushersService.kt

@@ -33,13 +33,12 @@ interface PushersService {
      * @param pushkey           This is a unique identifier for this pusher. The value you should use for
      *                          this is the routing or destination address information for the notification,
      *                          for example, the APNS token for APNS or the Registration ID for GCM. If your
-     *                          notification client has no such concept, use any unique identifier. Max length, 512 bytes.
+     *                          notification client has no such concept, use any unique identifier. Max length, 512 chars.
      *                          If the kind is "email", this is the email address to send notifications to.
      * @param appId             the application id
      *                          This is a reverse-DNS style identifier for the application. It is recommended
      *                          that this end with the platform, such that different platform versions get
      *                          different app identifiers. Max length, 64 chars.
-     *                          If the kind is "email", this is "m.email".
      * @param profileTag        This string determines which set of device specific rules this pusher executes.
      * @param lang              The preferred language for receiving notifications (e.g. "en" or "en-US").
      * @param appDisplayName    A human readable string that will allow the user to identify what application owns this pusher.
@@ -52,6 +51,7 @@ interface PushersService {
      *                          Ref: https://matrix.org/docs/spec/push_gateway/r0.1.1#homeserver-behaviour
      *
      * @return A work request uuid. Can be used to listen to the status
+     * @throws [InvalidParameterException] if a parameter is not correct
      * (LiveData<WorkInfo> status = workManager.getWorkInfoByIdLiveData(<UUID>))
      */
     fun addHttpPusher(pushkey: String,

matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/im/vector/matrix/android/internal/session/pushers/DefaultPusherService.kt

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import im.vector.matrix.android.internal.di.WorkManagerProvider
 import im.vector.matrix.android.internal.task.TaskExecutor
 import im.vector.matrix.android.internal.task.configureWith
 import im.vector.matrix.android.internal.worker.WorkerParamsFactory
+import java.security.InvalidParameterException
 import java.util.UUID
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 import javax.inject.Inject
@@ -58,6 +59,11 @@ internal class DefaultPusherService @Inject constructor(
                                append: Boolean,
                                withEventIdOnly: Boolean)
             : UUID {
+        // Do some parameter checks. It's ok to throw Exception, to inform developer of the problem
+        if (pushkey.length > 512) throw InvalidParameterException("pushkey should not exceed 512 chars")
+        if (appId.length > 64) throw InvalidParameterException("appId should not exceed 64 chars")
+        if ("/_matrix/push/v1/notify" !in url) throw InvalidParameterException("url should contain '/_matrix/push/v1/notify'")
+
         val pusher = JsonPusher(
                 pushKey = pushkey,
                 kind = "http",

vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/core/pushers/PushersManager.kt

@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ class PushersManager @Inject constructor(
                 appNameProvider.getAppName(),
                 currentSession.sessionParams.credentials.deviceId ?: "MOBILE",
                 stringProvider.getString(R.string.pusher_http_url),
-                false,
-                true
+                append = false,
+                withEventIdOnly = true
         )
     }
 

vector/src/main/res/values/config.xml

@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
         https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.4.0#id128
      -->
 
+    <!-- Note: pusher_http_url should have path '/_matrix/push/v1/notify' -->
     <string name="pusher_http_url" translatable="false">https://matrix.org/_matrix/push/v1/notify</string>
+    <!-- Note: pusher_app_id cannot exceed 64 chars -->
     <string name="pusher_app_id" translatable="false">im.vector.app.android</string>
 
     <string-array name="room_directory_servers" translatable="false">