Open Source • Background Tasks: Itoo 🚀

[Mario1]

I'm glad you like the .aia files, I'll get back to the tutorials and I'll publish them as a separate thread as you tell me.

You like the pedometer but I think the Alarm one is more complete, because the same service opens or closes automatically, whether or not it has pending alarms.

As for my second request, like you I program some extensions (the notification that I use in the .aia is an extension that I am creating pending perfection) and you know that procedures can be shared between the main activity (or main class) and the service if these procedures are static

For example

Main class

package es.mariosoft.PedometerService;

procedure

static String GetValue(String tag, String default) {
SharedPreferences settings = context.getSharedPreferences("MarioPedometer", Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
return settings.getString(tag, default);
}

Service

package es.mariosoft.PedometerService.Service;

@Override
public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent event) {
goal = Integer.parseInt(PedometerService.GetValue("PedometerService.goal", "10000"));
weight = Integer.parseInt(PedometerService.GetValue("PedometerService.weight", "65"));
stepnotice = Integer.parseInt(PedometerService.GetValue("PedometerService.notice", "1000"));

As you see I am using a procedure created in the main class in the service.

I think it would be interesting to implement something similar to this in your extension since it would help the blocks within the service not be so extensive.

Un saludo

[Kumaraswamy]

@Mario1

I think it would be interesting to implement something similar to this in your extension since it would help the blocks within the service not be so extensive.

Oh, so basically you want reverse of what the extension does? Like do you want to be able to call application's procedures from a background service? Also, it's better if we continue the discussion through PM.

[Jerej]

Greetings, dear Kumaraswamy!
I wrote in this topic an application on your extension for remote temperature measurement: BLE_WEATHER_V1.2.aia
Now the task is to register coordinates in the background based on LocationSensor.
But, the sensor hides when the application is minimized, although this does not happen in Google Maps!
You once wrote that some sensors are blocked in the background. But there are a lot of videos on the Internet about implementing background tracking. They talk about using Java. So is this possible?
Can you add this feature to your extension?
So far I have limited myself only to the ability to reduce the screen brightness to a minimum and disable all on-screen buttons and the map...
Best regards!

[Kumaraswamy]

Hi @Jerej, the location sensor is not supported in the background, this has to do with the missing manifest elements of the application.

In the newer versions of Android, directly querying location in background without special permission/access is not supported.

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@Jerej

Can you add this feature to your extension?

Itoo right now only supports what it can in the background, I do not plan to add any extra features into the extension meanwhile.

At the moment, Itoo is a pure implementation of only background processing capability.

For alternatives solution, you may explore these extensions:

• Fused background location sensor by @Know_About_IT
• Background location sensor by @Taifun

[Jerej]

Well! And thanks for that! I'll definitely check out the recommended apps!

[Taifun]

@Kumaraswamy

Background location sensor by @Taifun

I have planned to integrate Itoo functionality into the locationservice extension, this then enables us to execute almost any task in the background using Itoo (however no user interface components).

In case you are interested in sponsoring the update and get access to the beta version to test, please send me a PM... How to send a PM (personal message)

Taifun

[Randal_Andress]

@Kumaraswamy

Can you tell us where does the block "IbpAllAlarms.HexToColor" come from?

Yes, it is a rename of SimpleToast.HexToColor - [Free Open Source] my toast extension 3.0

@Kumaraswamy

Also you are passing a color to a block when it expects hexadecimal value (something like #845EC2)...

In earlier efforts I had used the hex color value to adjust a color to match a certain background on the phone I was using. When I "reused" the code I wrongly substituted a color block for the hex value

Thank you for your help. For me, it was doubly helpful since I was forced to learn how to locate System errors in logcat output

Kind regards,
Randal

[Clouds_Workshop]

Help i cant get the variable text to clouddb.
I did try with save file also didnt save the text varisble

[Taifun]

The Clock1.Timer event handler should be called timer without arguments to not get confused...
In there you read the file

And register additionally the File1.GotText event using the argument text
In there you use your Cloud db block

Taifun

[Clouds_Workshop]

I just remove and place the readfile blok to timer but still no data send

Still confuse
I just need to send file content to cloud in background

I did that but still no data send
I replace cloud db to save file for easier to check the data

[Clouds_Workshop]

I did this but the data only sending (saving) when the app is restarted

[Taifun]

If you want to read the file on each Timer event, then you should read it in your event handler for the Timer event, which is your procedure lokal

Your path of your file method does not make sense... why are you using that path, which points to the companion app? You can test only after building the app anyway

And why did you change the example again? Your original plan was to store something in CloudDB?

Taifun

[Taifun]

@Clouds_Workshop

Still confuse
I just need to send file content to cloud in background

How often does the file content change?
You might want to elaborate, what exactly you are trying to do

Taifun

[Clouds_Workshop]

The data is streamed nicely thankyou taifun
The path is there because i need to check that the blok is functioning by saving in other places hehehe

[Taifun]

@Clouds_Workshop

The path is there because i need to check that the blok is functioning by saving in other places

you can't write a file to the ASD of another app, in this case the companion app...
try to store it in shared storage, for example /Download/locationj.txt

Taifun

[Clouds_Workshop]

The problem continues ican store the data using save file to dummy

But i got error on clouddb the list is 0

[Taifun]

please show your complete blocks of your Itoo setup
Taifun

[Clouds_Workshop]

I did try moving the cloudb into three event handler but it seems the clouddb blok not sending data

Here is the aia file
Bgtest.aia (70.4 KB)

Note: the location.txt content is changing every second

One last question is it possible tosend data via clouddb using itoo kuwaraswamy extension???
If so possible i will continue experiment with this ext
If not i will try another method sending the data.

Thank you
Cloud

[Taifun]

If you are asking for help, I recommend you to make it as easy for others to be able to help you ...
You probably will get more feedback then...

which means in your case post a screenshot of your relevant blocks...

To download the aia file, upload it to App Inventor, open it, do some bug hunting for you, etc... this takes time, and most people will not do that...
Thank you.

@Clouds_Workshop

is it possible tosend data via clouddb using itoo

Yes, but Inever tried it

Taifun

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Trying to push the limits! Snippets, Tutorials and Extensions from Pura Vida Apps by Taifun.

[Clouds_Workshop]

Sorry if my method of asking for help is not clear maybe iam whispering . Then again thank you for your kindness helping me with the first step.

Still strugling with sending clouddb blok😭