react-native-begin-background-task

Installation

Mostly automatic installation

1. Add this to your dependencies in package.json: "react-native-begin-background-task": "git+https://github.com/blockfirm/react-native-begin-background-task.git"
2. Run npm install
3. React Native 0.60+: $ cd ios && pod install
   React Native <0.60: $ react-native link react-native-begin-background-task

Manual installation

1. Add this to your dependencies in package.json: "react-native-begin-background-task": "git+https://github.com/blockfirm/react-native-begin-background-task.git"
2. Run npm install
3. In XCode, in the project navigator, right click Libraries ➜ Add Files to [your project's name]
4. Go to node_modules ➜ react-native-begin-background-task and add RNBeginBackgroundTask.xcodeproj
5. In XCode, in the project navigator, select your project. Add libRNBeginBackgroundTask.a to your project's Build Phases ➜ Link Binary With Libraries
6. Run your project (Cmd+R)

Usage

import { beginBackgroundTask, endBackgroundTask } from 'react-native-begin-background-task';

// ...
const backgroundTaskId = await beginBackgroundTask();
// ...
await endBackgroundTask(backgroundTaskId)