Replace Firebase with Socket Manager for Real-Time Notifications and Activity_Log

[gkatrakazas]

Issue Description:
We aim to replace Firebase with a Socket Manager to handle real-time notifications and manage the user activity log in our wwWallet web app.

Details:

1. Socket Manager for Real-Time Notifications:

• Remove Firebase and implement a Socket Manager for real-time notifications.
• New log entries from the backend will trigger notifications to users.
• Users will receive immediate notifications if logged in.
• Queued notifications will be shown to users upon login.
• Users can interact with and close notifications.

2. User Activity Log Table:

• Create a user activity log table in the database.
• Store essential details, including id, title, text, seen, date, associated_vc_id, associated_vp_id, user_id.
• If not seen, the notification will display to user once logged in.

3. Notification History Page:

• Implement a notification history page for users to view past notifications.
• Allow users to search through their notification history.

Benefits:

1. Improved user engagement with real-time notifications.
2. Efficient tracking of user activities.
3. Reduced reliance on external services, like Firebase.

Impact:

1. This change requires substantial development effort.
2. Firebase FCM will be deprecated in favor of the Socket Manager-based notification system.