Background runner plugin: backgroundrunner.dispatchEvent error

[JEricaM]

Bug Report

Plugin(s)

"@capacitor/background-runner": "^1.0.5",

Capacitor Version

@capacitor/cli: 5.0.5 @capacitor/core: 5.0.5 @capacitor/android: 5.0.5 @capacitor/ios: 5.0.5

Platform(s)

Android, ios

Current Behavior

I'm using capacitor in a ionic+ stencil application

I'm not able to start correctly BackgroundRunner plugin

This is my runner.js location

this is my capacitor.config.ts

{
  "appId": "com.myapp.app",
  "appName": "MyApp",
  "webDir": "www",
  "server": {
    "androidScheme": "https"
  },
  "ios": {
    "handleApplicationNotifications": false
  },
  "plugins":{
    "BackgroundRunner": {
      "label": "com.myapp.app.check",
      "src": "runner.js",
      "event": "checkIn",
      "repeat": true,
      "interval": 2,
      "autoStart": false
    }
  }
}

And I have this error

Is a problem cause by a wrong path for the runner.js file or something else? I'm not able to make it work!

Expected Behavior

Plugin runs correctly

[theproducer]

What does your js file look like? It looks like you may have a syntax error.

[ondrix]

Hi, same problem here. This is my runner file. That import at the top is a troublemaker. Without it the runner is working but the reference is missing. Is it a bug or am I doing something wrong?

import { LocalNotifications } from "@capacitor/local-notifications";

addEventListener("myCustomEvent", (resolve, reject, args) => {
  try {
    LocalNotifications.checkPermissions().then((result) => {
      if (result.display === "granted") {
        LocalNotifications.schedule({
          notifications: [
            {
              title: "Push working",
              body: "100%",
            },
          ],
        });
      }
    });
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Background task error:", error);
  }
  resolve();
});

[ondrix]

OK if I understand correctly just few common use cases are supported for background runner and the root of the runner file can contain only runner function itself. Maybe some explanaitory error message would be fine ;)

[razvidos]

the same shit. So stupid that it is only a short message without any details.