foreground_service 0.1.1+1

Flutter plugin for running dart stuff via an Android foreground service. Only barely tested on Android O, and ever so slightly on M. iOS support not planned.

foreground_service

Create Android foreground service/notification

Prep (Android side):

Step 1 - Create FlutterApplication subclass

i.e. (Kotlin)

class OverrideApplication: FlutterApplication(), PluginRegistry.PluginRegistrantCallback{
    override fun onCreate() {
        super.onCreate()
        ForegroundServicePlugin.setPluginRegistrantCallback(this)
    }

    override fun registerWith(p0: PluginRegistry?) {
        GeneratedPluginRegistrant.registerWith(p0)
    }
}

Step 2 - Make necessary changes to android manifest

Don't delete things willy-nilly unless you know what you're doing.
Just add lines/modify as necessary.

If you're having trouble, take a look at the /example app.

<manifest>
    <!-- add this line -->
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE"/>

    <!-- there should already be an <application/> section -->
    <!-- just modify the value of android:name, leave everything else -->
    <application android:name=".OverrideApplication">

        <!-- add this line within the application section -->
        <service android:name="org.thebus.foreground_service.ForegroundServicePlugin"
            android:exported="false"/>
    </application>
</manifest>

Step 3

Add icon resource to project.

The icon needs to be in this specific location:

res/drawable/org_thebus_foregroundserviceplugin_notificationicon

(take a look at the /example app if you're confused)

Use (Flutter/Dart side):

To start the service, call ForegroundService.startForegroundService([serviceFunction])

serviceFunction will then be executed periodically, but "minimum/best-effort"
i.e. it will try to make the interval between function executions *at least* that long

Doesn't work?

As long as you're calling ForegroundService.startForegroundService,
"flutter run" should show error messages that indicate what's wrong/missing

i.e. messages beginning with E/ForegroundServicePlugin indicate an error from the plugin

Caution:

ForegroundService.notification.get* methods may give unexpected values.

Once notifications are sent out, there's no way to retrieve the "current" data.

To work around this, the plugin keeps a version of the notification around.
This version may not have been "sent out" yet, however.

Disclaimer:

Most of the fancy stuff is shamelessly pilfered from the android_alarm_manager plugin