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Reminder Event

Event reminder notifications sent to users registered to the event.

Attribute
Channelsemail, in-app, push
User typesStudents, Career Services, Employers
RegionsNA, EU
Platformsweb, iOS, Android
Product areaEvents
Notification preferencereminder_event
Notification config/v2/reminder_event.yml

Audience​

Students, Career Services staff, and Employers who have registered for events.

Trigger​

There is a clock event that runs with the following logic:

  • Send 1 reminder the day before
  • Send another reminder if the event is 4 hours or less away from starting
  • If an event was created and starts within 5 hours, send one reminder notification when clock.rb runs > 1 hour from now

How to test​

Command line​

# Log onto staging pod
seira staging handshake pods connect --dedicated 

# Open rails console
bundle exec rails c

# Find a future event
event = Event.find_by(id:1)

# Double check if the event is eligible
event.end_date < Time.current  # Should return false
event.approved?               # Should return true

# Check registered users
event.reload
event.registered_users.pluck(:id)

# Create the activity
ActivityCreator.create(
  primary_object: event,  
  action: 'reminder'
)

E2E​

Register for an upcoming event and wait for the scheduled reminder times (1 day before and 4 hours before), or manually trigger the clock job.

Additional info​

Implementation​

The notification uses the monolith Activity system and clock-based triggers to send timely reminders.

Email Channel​

  • ActivityMailer

In-App Channel​

  • Notification Distributor

Push Channel​

Aliases​

  • Event Reminder
  • Event Notification
  • Upcoming Event