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- Add onUpdate() override in all widget receivers to schedule MidnightWorker - Create BootReceiver to reschedule MidnightWorker after device reboot - Add RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED permission to AndroidManifest - Add widget update trigger in MainActivity.onCreate() to refresh on app start - Emit to MidnightTrigger and call updateAll() on app start Co-authored-by: mrknutte26 <250676908+mrknutte26@users.noreply.github.com>
- Use lifecycleScope instead of custom activityScope for better lifecycle management - Create BaseWidgetReceiver to eliminate code duplication across widget receivers - Set BootReceiver as exported=true to receive system broadcasts - Remove unnecessary onDestroy() override Co-authored-by: mrknutte26 <250676908+mrknutte26@users.noreply.github.com>
- Add try-catch block in updateWidgetsOnAppStart() to handle potential exceptions - Use goAsync() in BootReceiver to ensure work completes before receiver is killed - Add error logging for widget update failures Co-authored-by: mrknutte26 <250676908+mrknutte26@users.noreply.github.com>
- Organize imports in conventional order - Update widgets concurrently using async/await for better startup performance - Reduce widget update time on app start by parallelizing operations Co-authored-by: mrknutte26 <250676908+mrknutte26@users.noreply.github.com>
- Use Dispatchers.IO in MainActivity for widget updates to avoid blocking UI thread - Use coroutine scope with Dispatchers.IO in BootReceiver to prevent ANR - Add comment explaining WorkManager's REPLACE policy prevents duplicate scheduling - Improve app startup performance by offloading widget updates to IO dispatcher Co-authored-by: mrknutte26 <250676908+mrknutte26@users.noreply.github.com>
- Use standalone coroutine scope for one-time operation instead of instance variable - Prevent resource leak by not storing coroutine scope in short-lived BroadcastReceiver - Ensure proper cleanup after boot completion handler finishes Co-authored-by: mrknutte26 <250676908+mrknutte26@users.noreply.github.com>
Fix widget auto-update: schedule midnight updates and refresh on app start
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| <string name="widget_days_until_period_no_label">Days until period, without label</string> | ||
| <string name="widget_days_until_period_with_label">Days until period, with label</string> | ||
| <string name="widget_days_until_period_no_label_with_bg">Days until period, without label, with background</string> |
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| <string name="widget_days_until_period_with_label">Days until period, with label</string> | ||
| <string name="widget_days_until_period_no_label_with_bg">Days until period, without label, with background</string> | ||
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| <string name="widget_days_until_period_with_label_with_bg">Days until period, with label, with background</string> | ||
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@carstenhag I have tested this locally and it seems to be working. I also changed the texts for the widgets to make it clearer. Now the widget updates when calculations are changed and also after midnight.