NetworkType

[2math]

Hi, thanks for this great plugin!

I'm currently testing the abilities with the example app and I'm noticing something strange with the NetworkTypes.

When I set NetworkType.notRequired , the task is not executing until I enable the WiFi and connect to the router, like is set NetworkType.unmetered.

If I set NetworkType.unmetered , the task is executing even if the WiFi is off and I'm connected on the mobile network only, like should be for NetworkType.connected.

If I set NetworkType.connected, the task is executing even if the WiFi and Mobile data are off, like should be for NetworkType.notRequired.

I'm testing with the example app on Pixel XL 3a - Android 11

/// Enqueues a work request to update the counter.
void _increaseCounter(int counter) {
enqueueWorkIntent(WorkIntent(
identifier: kTagCounterWork,
constraints: WorkConstraints(networkType: NetworkType.connected),
input: <String, dynamic>{
'counter': counter,
},
isProcessingTask: true,
));
}

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[2math]

I think the problem is how the NetworkConstrains are parsed on android side

 builder.setRequiredNetworkType(
          NetworkType.values()[(Integer) constraintsJson.get("networkType")]);

The order is different btw Dart and Java enums and currently the order position is sent

Here is the Dart enum

enum NetworkType {
  /// Any working network connection is required for this work.
  connected,

  /// A metered network connection is required for this work.
  metered,

  /// A network is not required for this work.
  notRequired,

  /// A non-roaming network connection is required for this work.
  notRoaming,

  /// An unmetered network connection is required for this work.
  unmetered,
}

And here is the Java one

package androidx.work;

public enum NetworkType {
    NOT_REQUIRED,
    CONNECTED,
    UNMETERED,
    NOT_ROAMING,
    METERED;

    private NetworkType() {
    }
}

connected -> NOT_REQUIRED
metered -> CONNECTED
notRequired -> UNMETERED
notRoaming -> NOT_ROAMING
unmetered -> METERED

[2math]

There is a pull request with a fix for that from 1 Oct 2020

Since something important as that is not fixed for almost an year, makes me think that this plugin is not supported anymore