custom_workmanager

A Flutter package that extends the capabilities of the workmanager package by providing a cleaner interface to register multiple background tasks with custom callbacks and parameters. Supports both Android and iOS platforms.

This package is ideal for developers who need more flexibility and modularity when scheduling background tasks in Flutter.

Features

  • Register multiple background tasks with unique identifiers.
  • Support for periodic background tasks with input data.
  • Simple and structured callback registration.
  • Works on Android.
  • Built on top of workmanager but offers a more scalable API.
  • Safe for production, with support for task isolation.

Getting Started

Android Setup

import 'package:custom_workmanager/custom_workmanager.dart';

Initializing

await WorkmanagerCustom.initialize(
  onProgress: (name, progress) {
    print('[PROGRESS] $name => $progress%');
  },
  onSuccess: (name, result) {
    print('[SUCCESS] $name => $result');
  },
  onError: (name, error) {
    print('[ERROR] $name => $error');
  },
  isInDebugMode: true,
);

WorkmanagerCustom.registerTaskHandler(
  'printNumbersTask',
  (task, input) async {
    for (int i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {
      await Future.delayed(const Duration(seconds: 2));
      WorkmanagerCustom.reportProgress(task, i * 20);

      await WorkmanagerCustom.showDebugNotification(
        'Task Progress',
        'Printing $i in $task',
      );
    }
    return true;
  },
);

For RegisterOneOffTask

await WorkmanagerCustom.registerOneOffTask(
  'startupTask',
  'printNumbersTask',
  notificationTitle: 'Running Startup Task',
  notificationBody: 'Printing 1 to 5 (Startup)...',
  successTitle: 'Startup Task Done!',
  successBody: 'Printed 1 to 5 on app launch.',
);

For RegisterPeriodicTask

await WorkmanagerCustom.registerPeriodicTask(
'periodicTask1',
'printNumbersTask',
frequency: const Duration(minutes: 15),
notificationTitle: 'Running Task',
notificationBody: 'Please wait...',
successTitle: 'Done!',
successBody: 'Task completed.',
networkType: MyNetworkType.connected,
requiresBatteryNotLow: true,
existingWorkPolicy: MyExistingWorkPolicy.keep,
outOfQuotaPolicy: MyOutOfQuotaPolicy.dropWorkRequest,
);

Android permissions

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS"/>

min SDK: 21

In your pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  custom_workmanager:
  permission_handler: (For Android 13+)

Libraries

custom_workmanager