Open Source • Background Tasks: Itoo 🚀

[cnitll311]

#1 ?

[Taifun]

Yes exactly,
A thread usually starts with the first post Open Source • Background Tasks: Itoo 🚀

@Kumaraswamy

Usage

• Before you try to do something with Itoo, first get it working normally.
• Do not use global variables, or try to access/set them.
• Do not use user interface components such as Label, TextBox or even Notifier since there is no interface in background.
• You cannot use Tiny DB, alternatively you are supposed to make use of the similar storage features Store/Fetch property blocks offered by this extension.
• For the main background procedure, you need to include an argument "x".
• You cannot use normal Event blocks in background, use RegisterEvent block to listen to component events.
• You cannot run more than one foreground or background service.
• A component does not get created until you touch any of its block

Taifun

[THUNDER_THUMBS]

i want to have 2 background tasks running, one will be syncing data and the other must track location and send a notification if a change is detected.

How can i go about this, should i use 2 different itoo components or can i register 2 separate events??

[Spicy_Topics]

@THUNDER_THUMBS

can i register 2 separate events??

You can see the previous post where we registered with 2 events and got succeeded..

1. Clock timer
2. Got text

[THUNDER_THUMBS]

oo ok thanks i will try

[Taifun]

@THUNDER_THUMBS

the other must track location and send a notification if a change is detected

You will not be able to do this using itoo, see again my answer here

Trying to detect a movement change (using the LocationSensor)

To get location changed events while your app is in the background you need background location permission The locationservice extension is able to do it Taifun

Taifun

[THUNDER_THUMBS]

ohhk thanks

[THUNDER_THUMBS]

can i just change itoo's foreground service type to location??

this would mean i need to use 2 itoos, but like kinda makes sense ig??

[Kumaraswamy]

@THUNDER_THUMBS

this would mean i need to use 2 itoos, but like kinda makes sense ig??

No. Using two background services functionality is not tested for. I'd suggest you to try to combine two functionalities into 1 itoo foreground service.

[THUNDER_THUMBS]

wht do u recommend for location??

[Taifun]

@THUNDER_THUMBS

do u recommend for location?

Just read my previous answer
Taifun

[THUNDER_THUMBS]

ya but it is paid, and i cant pay i am like 13 and i have 0 dollars to my name

[err_invalid_name]

I was just reading through the first post again and noticed a documentation mismatch. Under the design solutions section it says:

• When the device restarts, how do I start a background process?
  • This can be done using SaveProcessForBoot feature offered by the extension.

but then the documentation for SaveProcessForBoot says the following.

Which one is it? I'm inclined to think the design solutions section is wrong, but I'm not positive.

[Taifun]

Both is correct.
See again the first thread concerning foreground service running in the background:

@Kumaraswamy

Foreground Service: A user visible and recommended way to execute something in the background.

• Itoo is primarily based on supporting this service.
• Generally can work non stop for ever, but could be limited to a few days or less time depending on the phone brand you use.
• A permanent notification is shown while this service is active starting from Android 8 (Oreo).

Taifun

[err_invalid_name]

Oh, I didn't realize that's what that meant. Thanks for the information!

[iSPANKzombiez]

Hi Taifun.
First off, thank you so much for the work you have done on this project.

Secondly, I hope you might steer me in the right direction.
I seem to be starting the foreground service correctly, as the notification is showing in my top bar.
However, what i'm having trouble with specifically is the "web got text".
when i run the "get" block manually it works fine. But when I run it from the foreground service I can't seem to update anything on my firebase db.

Again thank you for your time

[Taifun]

Remove that block

The clock already is running to call FarmDataUpdate regularly

It looks like you think, that your event Web1.GotText event will get triggered also in the background, this is not the case

In Update_Timer you have to register additionally the Web1.GotText event and do what you want to do in the corresppnding event handler

To debug use the Notifier.LogTextInfo method and use logcat to read the log

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Taifun

[iSPANKzombiez]

thank you so much for that info my friend
here is my updated blocks. (let me know if you need to see anything else)
but ignore the broadcast event one.

does this look right to you?
i still am not seeing any updates in the firebase db

[Taifun]

This looks ok
Now use the Notifier.LogInfo method for debugging together with logcat
For example to display the response content from the Web event handler

Taifun

[iSPANKzombiez]

ok. as far as i can tell i have adb running. and im succesffully getting stuff from my device.

however. I'm not seeing the response from the web.get.
here is the block snip, does that look right? i saw you previously mentioned "logText", but i didn't see that method in the list. Feeling confused, cause i thought the Notifier didn't work when the app wasn't open?
I am also filtering the logcat like this: adb logcat *:E | grep actualPackageName

Edit:

i changed the "LogError" to "LogInfo". and Changed my filter from *E to *I.
But same result. Cannot seem to see my responseContent in the log viewer.

i also added a "logerror" and a "loginfo" with the dummy text "this is a test", to see if the issue was the responseContent being blank. But i got the same result

And to clarify. My firebase DB is still not clearing or updating the value. But i have confirmed that the correct values are being stored into the itoo properties.

im sorry for my ignorance, and thank you so much for your replies. You are honestly getting me really really close to a working project