iOS 13 BackgroundTasks API

[Kymer]

With the new iOS 13 BackgroundTasks API we can now more closely match the existing Android workmanager implementation. The goals is to adapt the new API on iOS 13 and up but still keep our existing app background refresh implementation on older versions.

We decided to abstract away the iOS 13 API into its own dedicated framework: see ios-workmanager. As soon as development is done (see issue #1), we can add that module as a CocoaPod dependency.

In this issue we'll map the incoming flutter arguments to the needed iOS specific constraints and properties.

[sdebruyn]

Would be super helpful!

@Kymer This is irrelevant to your implementation...

I implemented my own plugin using Android's WorkManager. Works great in the background and runs all my task perfectly.

Now for the iOS implementation I was looking for something like Android's WorkManager... although the only one I've found was this documentation:

#1: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/uikit/app_and_environment/scenes/preparing_your_ui_to_run_in_the_background/updating_your_app_with_background_app_refresh

#2
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/backgroundtasks/bgapprefreshtask

Is this the same API you plan on using?

[lymanlai]

@Kymer This is irrelevant to your implementation...

I implemented my own plugin using Android's WorkManager. Works great in the background and runs all my task perfectly.

Now for the iOS implementation I was looking for something like Android's WorkManager... although the only one I've found was this documentation:

#1: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/uikit/app_and_environment/scenes/preparing_your_ui_to_run_in_the_background/updating_your_app_with_background_app_refresh

#2
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/backgroundtasks/bgapprefreshtask

Is this the same API you plan on using?

I think so ;)

[ovaldi]

Thank you, I'm looking forward this feature, 👍