[QUESTION] I cant seem to figure out how to set up the background tasks

[aymanMFD]

I am sorry if I didn't follow the 'issue format' I just couln't fit it in.
But the registered tasks don't execute.

This is the code given in the examples and I tried to paste it in my code and nothing really happened.
I am using Expo for this and I have followed all the steps to set up on Expo.

The only problem is that I can't run the function in the background as it was supposed to

let MyHeadlessTask = async (event) => {
    // Get task id from event {}:
    console.log("registering")
    let taskId = event.taskId;
    let isTimeout = event.timeout;  // <-- true when your background-time has expired.
    if (isTimeout) {
      // This task has exceeded its allowed running-time.
      // You must stop what you're doing immediately finish(taskId)
      console.log('[BackgroundFetch] Headless TIMEOUT:', taskId);
      BackgroundFetch.finish(taskId);
      return;
    }
    console.log('[BackgroundFetch HeadlessTask] start: ', taskId);
  
    // Perform an example HTTP request.
    // Important:  await asychronous tasks when using HeadlessJS.
    let response = await fetch('https://reactnative.dev/movies.json');
    let responseJson = await response.json();
    console.log('[BackgroundFetch HeadlessTask] response: ', responseJson);
  
    // Required:  Signal to native code that your task is complete.
    // If you don't do this, your app could be terminated and/or assigned
    // battery-blame for consuming too much time in background.
    BackgroundFetch.finish(taskId);
  }
  
  // Register your BackgroundFetch HeadlessTask
  BackgroundFetch.registerHeadlessTask(MyHeadlessTask);

Sorry I am a bit new to all this!

[christocracy]

I’m not sure you understand what the Android HeadlessTask is. That only runs in the specific case where the Android app is terminated; not merely when your app is in the background.

Go back and read the readme.

[christocracy]

Also consult the readme to learn how to simulate tasks.

[christocracy]

That code you posted (then deleted) does not look like anything from this plug-in.

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