CHANGELOG.md

1.4.4 (2022-04-28)

• Fixes to 1.4.3 - Added missing PendingIntents immutable flags

1.4.3 (2022-04-27)

• Make PendingIntents immutable, what is required for Target SDK 31, see #600

1.4.2 (2019-10-09)

• Bump libraries to the latest version, this fixes a binary incompatibility with WorkManager, see #591

1.4.1 (2019-09-30)

• Remove appcompat as dependency, which was accidentally added in 1.4.0.

1.4.0 (2019-09-29)

• Migrate to AndroidX, see #583

1.3.0 (2019-09-29)

• (No changes compared to 1.3.0-rc1)
• Implement an API that uses the WorkManager for scheduling work items
• Initialize the job storage on a background thread, see #471
• Restrict usage of internal classes for internal usage only, see #465
• Use a JobIntentService implementation that doesn't crash, see #255
• Offset the end time when rescheduling an inexact job, see #547

1.3.0-rc1 (2019-03-22)

• Offset the end time when rescheduling an inexact job, see #547
• Upgraded WorkManager to 1.0.0, see #561

1.3.0-alpha09 (2018-11-18)

• Upgraded WorkManager to 1.0.0-alpha11

1.3.0-alpha08 (2018-10-20)

• Upgraded WorkManager with API incompatible changes, see #539

1.3.0-alpha07 (2018-09-23)

• Handle crash when rescheduling jobs, see #510
• Upgraded WorkManager

1.3.0-alpha06 (2018-07-24)

• Find the right tag for the job with WorkManager, see #509
• Integrate WorkManager version 1.0.0-alpha05

1.3.0-alpha05 (2018-07-23)

• Use synchronous method to query the workmanager statuses, see #464

1.3.0-alpha04 (2018-07-20)

• Fix rare NPE when WorkManager is null for some reason, see #477
• Fix rare NPE when JobStorage is null, see #492
• Fix class loading error for the GCM API, see #487
• Use a JobIntentService implementation that doesn't crash, see #255

1.3.0-alpha03 (2018-06-11)

• Remove wrong restriction for PersistableBundleCompat

1.3.0-alpha02 (2018-06-10)

• Initialize the job storage on a background thread, see #471
• Restrict usage of internal classes for internal usage only, see #465
• Add a workaround for the internal crash in JobIntentService, see #255
• Fix RuntimeException with WorkManager, see #464

1.3.0-alpha01 (2018-05-28)

• Implement an API that uses the WorkManager for scheduling work items

1.2.6 (2018-05-27)

• Make the license in Java files clearer, see #422
• Use own internal monitor for synchronizing access to variables in order to avoid deadlocks when using the library, see #414
• Cleanup jobs in the database if no job creator returns an instance during execution, see #413
• Make sure that the JobManager is created when canceling jobs, see #442
• Don't crash on Android 4.X with the recent Google Play Services, see #415
• Explain the relation to WorkManager, see here

1.2.5 (2018-03-19)

• Handle platform bug where querying the network state throws an NPE internally, see #380
• Fix database access on main thread, see #385
• Fix misleading log message for some internal improvements, see #391
• Fix race condition when scheduling a job with setUpdateCurrent(true) where multiple jobs could have been scheduled, see #396
• Fix bug where a daily job runs twice a day, see #406
• Fix a bug where periodic jobs in the flex support mode weren't properly canceled while the job was running, see #407

1.2.4 (2018-02-08)

• Add scheduleAsync() to the DailyJob class for scheduling daily jobs asynchronously to avoid IO operations on the main thread, see #371

1.2.3 (2018-02-07)

• Add an onCancel() method to get notified when the job is canceled, see #359
• Expose the meetsRequirements() method to have the option to check all requirements manually, see #349
• Don't close the database automatically after each interaction, but give an option in the JobConfig class to revert this behavior, see #344
• Add scheduleAsync() for scheduling jobs asynchronously to avoid IO operations on the main thread

1.2.2 (2018-01-13)

• Use only the support-compat instead of the full support-v4 library, see #326
• Use a ReadWriteLock for synchronizing the database reads and writes, see #344
• Update the last run time for daily jobs, see #332
• Shift the max execution delay if the requirements are enforced, see #325

1.2.1 (2017-11-23)

• Add option to override the default background executor, see #292
• Don't keep a strong reference to finished jobs to allow freeing memory, see #299
• Allow running a daily job immediately once, this is helpful for testing purposes, see #317
• Allow enforcing requirements for daily jobs, see #313
• Remove the Cat dependency for logging, see 295
• Add @NonNull annotation to param parameter, see #321 (thanks for the contribution @Jawnnypoo)

1.2.0 (2017-10-05)

• Extract JobManager.Config class into JobConfig class to make it possible to change settings before the JobManager is created
• Add an option to disable any specific API and not just the GCM API (only useful for testing purposes)
• Remove deprecated methods
• Add the startNow() method to run a job immediately respecting all constraints in Android O
• Remove the persisted parameter, which didn't work reliable, all jobs are persisted anyway
• Remove startWakefulService from the Job class, WakefulBroadcastReceiver is now deprecated with JobIntentService as the better option
• Add feature to make jobs transient and to add a Bundle, see setTransientExtras(bundle)
• Add new METERED network type
• Add new requirements battery not low and storage not low
• Add helper job class DailyJob to make it easier to run jobs once a day, see #223
• Add option in JobConfig to add a logger
• Add option in JobConfig for a job ID offset to avoid clashes with other jobs in the JobScheduler
• Switch to elapsed real time with the AlarmManager to have a consistent behavior with the JobScheduler, see #237

1.1.12 (2017-10-05)

• Handle NPE inside of JobScheduler
• Handle 'Package manager has died' crash
• Save the highest job ID in a pref file so that it isn't lost when no job is in the database anymore (makes debugging easier)
• Fix rare NPE when rescheduling jobs after service has been restarted, see #234
• Fix rescheduled periodic job although it has been canceled pre Android N, see #241

1.1.11 (2017-06-05)

• Fix a race condition when canceling jobs, see #178
• Disable the JobScheduler API if the service is disabled, see #190
• Fix SQLiteConstraintException when rescheduling jobs, because job is already present in the database, see #176
• Improve job result documentation, see #192
• Prevent app ending in a crash loop, see #194
• Fallback to an older API if the JobScheduler is null on the device
• Don't persist jobs with the JobScheduler, if this device is weird and doesn't have the boot permission
• List support-v4 as dependency, because it's required, see #200
• Make Job.Params public for better test support, see #201
• Allow to suppress the JobManagerCreateException, see JobApi.setForceAllowApi14(boolean)
• Make SimpleDateFormat thread-local to avoid possible crash, see #208

1.1.10 (2017-04-29)

• Fix a race condition when canceling jobs, see #178
• Make it possible to reuse builder objects, this may fix SQL exceptions, see #176
• Add JobRequest.getLastRun() returning the time when the job did run the last time, if it was rescheduled or it's a periodic job, see #141
• Fix crash on Android 4.0.3 where SQLiteDatabase doesn't implement Closable, see #182
• Updating wording for network type ANY to make it clearer that no specific network state is required, see #185
• Use a copy of the platform DefaultDatabaseErrorHandler. Some manufacturers replace this causing stack overflows, see #184

1.1.9 (2017-04-10)

• Improve logging by providing an option to add a custom logger
• Fix crash when rescheduling jobs, see #164
• Fix wrong returned network type, see #166
• Expose failure count in the JobRequest class, see #168
• Don't silently eat JobScheduler's limit exception
• Make schedule() method idempotent
• Add a fallback if removing a job from the database fails for some reason, see #145

1.1.8 (2017-03-23)

• Catch wake lock crashes in all cases, fixes #153
• Use a better execution in parallel with the AlarmManager. This may prevent a process death.
• Use better thread names
• List for quick boot completed broad casts, see #157

1.1.7 (2017-02-27)

• Use a service to reschedule jobs and prevent a too early process death, fixes #142

1.1.6 (2017-02-13)

• Reschedule jobs after an app update occurred or the Google Play Services were updated, see #135

1.1.5 (2017-01-25)

• Use only back-off criteria when rescheduling jobs, see #134

1.1.4 (2017-01-05)

• Expose schedule time of a job

1.1.3 (2016-11-09)

• Add an alternative to register a JobCreator, if you don't have access to the Application class

1.1.2 (2016-10-19)

• Remove packaged R.txt file

1.0.15 (2016-10-19)

• Remove packaged R.txt file

1.1.1 (2016-10-19)

• Add test option to override minimum interval and flex for testing purposes
• Fix issue that periodic jobs were accidentally canceled

1.0.14 (2016-10-19)

• Fix issue that periodic jobs were accidentally canceled

1.1.0 (2016-09-23)

• Bump SDK version to 24
• Add option to specify flex parameter for periodic jobs
• Add support for flex parameter with GCM proxy
• Add API 24 proxy with support for flex parameter
• Add a flex support mode for all other APIs
• Add API 19 proxy supporting an execution window
• Add NOT_ROAMING network type
• Adjust minimum interval for periodic jobs
• Add GCM service declaration in library manifest

1.0.13 (2016-09-12)

• Fix crash while acquiring wake lock
• Check boot permission only when persisted flag is set to true

1.0.12 (2016-08-29)

• Fix IllegalArgumentException with GCM API, see #72

1.0.11 (2016-08-09)

• Fix overflow for too large execution windows
• Fix immediately starting jobs with JobScheduler if the execution window is too large

1.0.10 (2016-07-25)

• Create the JobManager in all API services

1.0.9 (2016-07-18)

• Bug fixes

1.0.8 (2016-07-05)

• Make PlatformAlarmReceiver intent explicit, fixes #56
• Delete a job after it has finished, otherwise reschedule if app is crashing while job is running, fixes #55
• Extend Params class with more parameters from the job request, fixes #52
• Cache only 20 finished jobs to free up memory, fixes #57

1.0.7 (2016-06-03)

• Weird bug fixes

1.0.6 (2016-05-20)

• Clean up orphaned jobs after the database was deleted

1.0.5 (2016-05-03)

• Fix "WakeLock under-locked" crash

1.0.4 (2016-03-13)

• Add option to update any preexisting jobs

1.0.3 (2016-02-29)

• Bug fixes

1.0.2 (2016-01-05)

• Add option to attach multiple job creators

1.0.1 (2015-12-18)

• Catch certain exceptions and runtime crashes

1.0.0 (2015-08-20)

• Initial release