Open Source • Background Tasks: Itoo 🚀

[TIMAI2]

@Emissary95

I'm not stupid.

"Put as much effort into your questions as you'd expect someone to give in their answers"

[Emissary95]

[Kumaraswamy]

You cannot start an activity like that from the background. Activity Starter wont work.

[Taifun]

Can you explain, what exactly you are trying to do in the background?

@Kumaraswamy

Activity Starter wont work

Taifun

[Emissary95]

@Taifun

Can you explain, what exactly you are trying to do in the background?

in this case i just want to check the functionality of the extension. but on my redmi12 android 14, and samsung 11 android. it doesn't react at all. i need a working project to test

[Taifun]

In the first post of this thread you can find a lot of examples, just update to the latest version of the extension

And if you like to see a notification on Android14, then ask for post notification permission, the Notification Style extension offers a method for that

Extension: Modified Notification Style to support Android 12 and above

Modified version of Notification Style Extension By @Jarlissonlira2, adds support for Android >= 12 Refer to the original topic for documentation: Fork of the extension: github.com/XomaDev/NotificationStyleAIX License (MIT) and modified sources (rush): rush-compatible/notification-style [component_event(5)] [component_method(17)] [component_method(16)] New permission blocks for Android Tiramisu (for >= 33). android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS Make sure to ask the permission if th…

Taifun

[Emissary95]

@Taifun

In the first post of this thread you can find a lot of examples, just update to the latest version of the extension

And if you like to see a notification on Android14, then ask for post notification permission, the Notification Style extension offers a method for that

I have your extension. But I still don't understand how version 8 works. How to get data from json in the background

[Emissary95]

where is the mistake?

[Kumaraswamy]

There are many mistakes.

1. Do not use multiple Itoo components, you should only have 1 Itoo component present.
2. The event name whenWeb1.GotText is wrong. It should be Web1.GotText.
3. You cannot use TinyDB in background, you have to use Itoo's Fetch and Store property.

I also advice you to thoroughly read the first post to get better idea of how to use Itoo.

[Emissary95]

It seemed to work. When I reopened the app after 10 seconds, the data was received and saved.

[Taifun]

@Emissary95

It seemed to work

Great
And to optimize your logic, register your event only once and not each time the timer fires...

@Emissary95

I have your extension. But I still don't understand how version 8 works. How to get data from json in the background

This question actually is off topic for the itoo thread
Using my alarmmanager extension App Inventor Extensions: Alarm Manager | Pura Vida Apps you actually do the same as you have shown in your latest screenshot... but instead of the bgTimer procedure you just use the OnReceive event handler, so each time the alarm is triggered, you can download the data from that server in the background

Taifun

[Emissary95]

I need the curtain to receive the application data in the background. now the tamer is set for every 3 hours. Thanks to Kumaraswamy and Taifun for their patience and help.

[Emissary95]

I was in a hurry to say that I receive notifications. Notifications come when the application is open. The alarm timer does not work in the background.

[Taifun]

Some errors.

1. you are not using my alarmmanager extension, so it does not make sense to use these blocks

2. you are registering these events twice

and because of this

A component does not get created until you touch any of its block

I think you need an evaluate but ignore result block together with the web component before being able to register the Web1.GotText event

3. don't create the background process again from the background, it has been already created in the Screen.Initialize event

Also do not use global variables in the background!

4. in the background there is no user interface available... also what is hidden in these blocks?

Again: do not use global variables in the background, use Store/Fetch property methods

5. do you get the persistent notification displayed? Usually you first ask for permission and then after it has been granted, you create the background process... you are currently doing it at the same time

Taifun
PS read again

@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

[Emissary95]

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I did everything as you said. It still doesn't work. The notification appears if I open the app.

[Emissary95]

finally the app worked. but without your permissions it doesn't work. but why are there constantly repeating messages? how to get one notification instead of many

[Taifun]

@Emissary95

without your permissions it doesn't work.

It always would help very much to explain, what exactly does not work

My blocks are not required

1. you do not use full screen intents
2. you ask already for post notification permission in the Screen Initialize event
3. you do not use an alarmmanager and therefore you do not have to ask for exact alarm permission

Taifun

[Chandrakant_Sanap]

shake and sms location and give a call.i have a working .aia for this.I want it to run in background.Can u please do it for me?
i am ready to pay.
here is nirbhaya.aia

nirbhaya.aia (87.1 KB)

[Kumaraswamy]

Hi, I have messaged you privately.

[Emissary95]

I've been struggling with this extension since morning. I realized one thing, the extension is not stable for some reason. Sometimes it works great, sometimes it stops working altogether. I don't understand anything anymore

there is no difference, I tried that too