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Posted to dev@cordova.apache.org by Andrew Grieve <ag...@chromium.org> on 2015/05/05 17:20:50 UTC
cordova-plugin-background-app
Wanted to draw attention to a new plugin we've created for allowing Android
apps to behave as a service on Android (without actually being a service!)
https://github.com/MobileChromeApps/cordova-plugin-background-app
We use it as part of our chrome.gcm, chrome.notifications, and
chrome.alarms plugins.
Under-the-hood, it uses less-well-known Android features to have an
Activity start without any visual cues, then have it be able to switch to
the foreground through "task reparenting". Crazy stuff, but nice results :)
Re: cordova-plugin-background-app
Posted by Andrew Grieve <ag...@chromium.org>.
Here we go!
https://github.com/MobileChromeApps/cordova-plugin-background-app/tree/master/example-app
Also makes use of CLI's ability to store plugins & platforms in config.xml
:)
On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 2:50 PM, Andrew Grieve <ag...@chromium.org> wrote:
> Hmm, just have mobile chrome apps' mobilespec equivalent. It'd be worth
> creating a smaller just-uses-local-notifications-or-alarms app to show it
> off. I'll try and do that some time this week.
>
> On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 11:52 AM, Raymond Camden <ra...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Do you have an example appl?
>>
>> On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 10:20 AM, Andrew Grieve <ag...@chromium.org>
>> wrote:
>> > Wanted to draw attention to a new plugin we've created for allowing
>> Android
>> > apps to behave as a service on Android (without actually being a
>> service!)
>> >
>> > https://github.com/MobileChromeApps/cordova-plugin-background-app
>> >
>> > We use it as part of our chrome.gcm, chrome.notifications, and
>> > chrome.alarms plugins.
>> >
>> > Under-the-hood, it uses less-well-known Android features to have an
>> > Activity start without any visual cues, then have it be able to switch
>> to
>> > the foreground through "task reparenting". Crazy stuff, but nice
>> results :)
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> ===========================================================================
>> Raymond Camden, Developer Advocate for MobileFirst at IBM
>>
>> Email : raymondcamden@gmail.com
>> Blog : www.raymondcamden.com
>> Twitter: raymondcamden
>>
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>
Re: cordova-plugin-background-app
Posted by Andrew Grieve <ag...@chromium.org>.
Hmm, just have mobile chrome apps' mobilespec equivalent. It'd be worth
creating a smaller just-uses-local-notifications-or-alarms app to show it
off. I'll try and do that some time this week.
On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 11:52 AM, Raymond Camden <ra...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Do you have an example appl?
>
> On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 10:20 AM, Andrew Grieve <ag...@chromium.org>
> wrote:
> > Wanted to draw attention to a new plugin we've created for allowing
> Android
> > apps to behave as a service on Android (without actually being a
> service!)
> >
> > https://github.com/MobileChromeApps/cordova-plugin-background-app
> >
> > We use it as part of our chrome.gcm, chrome.notifications, and
> > chrome.alarms plugins.
> >
> > Under-the-hood, it uses less-well-known Android features to have an
> > Activity start without any visual cues, then have it be able to switch to
> > the foreground through "task reparenting". Crazy stuff, but nice results
> :)
>
>
>
> --
> ===========================================================================
> Raymond Camden, Developer Advocate for MobileFirst at IBM
>
> Email : raymondcamden@gmail.com
> Blog : www.raymondcamden.com
> Twitter: raymondcamden
>
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> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscribe@cordova.apache.org
> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-help@cordova.apache.org
>
>
Re: cordova-plugin-background-app
Posted by Raymond Camden <ra...@gmail.com>.
Do you have an example appl?
On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 10:20 AM, Andrew Grieve <ag...@chromium.org> wrote:
> Wanted to draw attention to a new plugin we've created for allowing Android
> apps to behave as a service on Android (without actually being a service!)
>
> https://github.com/MobileChromeApps/cordova-plugin-background-app
>
> We use it as part of our chrome.gcm, chrome.notifications, and
> chrome.alarms plugins.
>
> Under-the-hood, it uses less-well-known Android features to have an
> Activity start without any visual cues, then have it be able to switch to
> the foreground through "task reparenting". Crazy stuff, but nice results :)
--
===========================================================================
Raymond Camden, Developer Advocate for MobileFirst at IBM
Email : raymondcamden@gmail.com
Blog : www.raymondcamden.com
Twitter: raymondcamden
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