ConnectionRequest when the app is in the background - codenameone

Question

I've tested Geofence example by cn1 where it sets local notification. When the app is closed(get destroyed), it still gives notification. But I want to get location through GPS and run connectionRequest to save them in the server. I replaced the connectionRequest code instead of LocalNotification in following code but it doesnot work. What should I do to run the connectionRequest when the app is closed(not when it is minimized but destroyed) so that once the user installs and close (destroys) it, the app sent his/her location data in the server forever untill the app is uninstalled.
Geofence gf = new Geofence("test", loc, 100, 100000);
LocationManager.getLocationManager().addGeoFencing(GeofenceListenerImpl.class, gf);
Geofence with localNotification:
public class GeofenceListenerImpl implements GeofenceListener {
#Override
public void onExit(String id) {
}
#Override
public void onEntered(String id) {
if(Display.getInstance().isMinimized()) {
Display.getInstance().callSerially(() -> {
Dialog.show("Welcome", "Thanks for arriving", "OK", null);
});
} else {
LocalNotification ln = new LocalNotification();
ln.setId("LnMessage");
ln.setAlertTitle("Welcome");
ln.setAlertBody("Thanks for arriving!");
Display.getInstance().scheduleLocalNotification(ln, 10, LocalNotification.REPEAT_NONE);
}
}
}
Why the following doesnot work? (it only work when the app is running or is minimized but not when it is destroyed.)
public class GeofenceListenerImpl implements GeofenceListener {
#Override
public void onExit(String id) {
System.out.println("geofence onExit");
}
#Override
public void onEntered(String id) {
if(Display.getInstance().isMinimized()) {
Display.getInstance().callSerially(() -> {
System.out.println("geofence isMinimized");
});
} else {
System.out.println("geofence when app is closed");
//I want to run connectionRequest here but is not working
}
}
}
PS. I've used background fetch but it only works when the app is minimized.
Update1: Demo of how I used connectionRequest outside of minimized() method...
public class GeofenceListenerImpl implements GeofenceListener {
#Override
public void onExit(String id) {
System.out.println("geofence onExit");
}
#Override
public void onEntered(String id) {
if(Display.getInstance().isMinimized()) {
Display.getInstance().callSerially(() -> {
});
} else {
System.out.println("geofence when app is closed");
Connection c = new Connection();
c.liveTrackConnectionMethod("22" , "23");
}
}
}
Connection class
public class Connection {
ArrayList<Map<String, Object>> response;
public void liveTrackConnectionMethod(String lat, String lon) {
ConnectionRequest cr = new ConnectionRequest() {
#Override
protected void readResponse(InputStream input) throws IOException {
JSONParser jSONParser = new JSONParser();
Map parser = jSONParser.parseJSON(new InputStreamReader(input));
response = null;
}
};
cr.setPost(true);
cr.setUrl("http://url.com");
cr.addArgument("userid", Preferences.get(AllUrls.userIdPreference, null));
cr.addArgument("lat", lat + "");
cr.addArgument("long", lon + "");
cr.addRequestHeader("Accept", "application/json");
NetworkManager.getInstance().addToQueueAndWait(cr);
}
}

Answer 1

I think an app will always return false for isMinimized() when the app is closed or minimized (i.e. not currently running in the foreground) I may be wrong about this.
Try calling your connectionRequest script outside the isMinimized(). After all, you will want to keep track of user location whether they are using the app or not.
Your first solution with LocalNotification will show users a notification by calling the else part, rather than the Dialog when they're using the app, because isMinimized() will be false.