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Background Tasks 3.4 A

Another exciting update is here with features and bug fixes! :grin:
There may be a few bugs in the release, if you find them, let me know :sweat_smile:

  • Periodic tasks

    • Wanted to run a task every interval? The periodic task is the choice! :upside_down_face:

      Periodic tasks will run the service with the given interval with a minimum interval which is 15 minutes (after Android oreo). This functionality cannot be used with latency. Latency should be set to zero.

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  • Boot listener

    • The extension already has the ability to start the service automatically if the phone is booted. But the booth even was not possible. This update adds functionality to start a service when the phone is rebooted or switched on.

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    If you set the Id to "777" while using the above block, the tasks will be saved and be executed when the boot is completed.

  • Multiple events

    • In the previous versions, the extension would just use the listen to the last registered event. Using multiple events on it was not possible. This is now fixed.

  • Flags feature

    • Flags are to pass any extra values or to change the behaviour of the service. There are currently three flags.

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      • FOREGROUND_IMPORTANT Marks the foreground state of the service as important using the internal API.

      • IGNORE_FIRST_PERIODIC_RUN Ignores the first periodic run which gets immediately fired when the service is started. Make sure to stop the service before starting it again if you are using periodic tasks, else it may misbehave.

      • ACTIVITY_NO_KILL The flag is to stop the tasks (like the player) from being killed when the app is alive and the service is being killed.

  • Change event values

    • Now you can change the invoke values before sending it to any function if you are using the ExtraFunction block to handle events.

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      For this, you will need to have a basic knowledge of Java. The same can be done to variables from now on. They will be changed when the result is true.

  • Deprecation

    • The block CreateComponentOnUi is now deprecated. All the components will be created on the UI thread from now on.

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