@UsesServices annotation

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How am I able to use the @UsesServices annotation in my extension?

I've tried...

@UsesServices(services = {
  @ServiceElement(intentFilters = {
    @IntentFilterElement(actionElements = {
      @ActionElement(name = "the action name")
    })
  }, label = "service name to be displayed to the user", name = "my package name and stuff")
})
2

Are you getting any error?
Or is it not working at all?

3

When I go into the manifest, it shows that the service has not been added. I didn't get any error in the console or while building.

@shreyash can you help me since you're the one who added it to App Inventor?

4

May I know where are you importing the extension? I mean in AI or other distros, like Kodular.

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5

Kodular, but I can try AI. I'm wondering if with Kodular, it's more because of their recent patch?

6

It's possible that Kodular hasn't update with the latest version of App Inventor, which adds the support for @UsesServices. @Diego can you or one of your team comment on this?

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7

Yes, you are right. We do not have @UsesServices in Kodular yet

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9

@shreyash how do I reference the service from "name"... When I open my app, it crashes.

10

When I built an extension to test this functionality, I launched the service directly using a specific Android Intent rather than an IntentFilter (although I imagine you can adjust it). I can't seem to find my test code, but I think this is what you can do:

Intent intent = new Intent(form, MyService.class);
form.startService(intent);

where form is the reference to the current form, which should be accessible in any non-visible extension, and MyService is the imported name of your service. You may want to include additional arguments in the intent bundle to be consumed in the service.

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