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Reputation: 3644

Call Javascript function in background task in iOS

I have a phonegap app and I want to execute Javascript code in a background task. When the application enters background I start executing a javascript function which takes data out of a web database and sends some values to a web service, the returning data may toggle a push-notification to the user.

I found either how to call javascript from Objective-C here on Stackoverflow and how to implement Long-Running Background Tasks in the iOS SDK Documentation pages, but I haven't found anything in combining both (what I think is e.g.: When I invoke javascript code via a webview, does this View even exist when the App is in background?) so I want to ask some more experienced iOS Developers if this is even possible.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 5316

Answers (2)

jocull
jocull

Reputation: 21105

I experimented with this on iOS 5+ and it's possible. I created a small PhoneGap plugin that demonstrates how this works. Check it out, and see the README for most of the info.

https://github.com/jocull/phonegap-backgroundjs

Upvotes: 1

Adam Ware
Adam Ware

Reputation: 1202

I don't think its really possible. Javascript requires a UIwebview to run (in realtime) and must be visible to the user. When an app is put in background only a small amount of tasks are allowed to run- webview not one of them.

Your better off sending your data to a web server that runs a cron-job or similar to send out a push notification via apples push notification server - You can also bypass this and use a service like http://urbanairship.com/

Upvotes: 1

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