EverNote android-job: How can I run a job at a specific time once a day every week?

Question

I'm developing a weekly scheduler in android and I'm interesting in a periodic job (once a week for example) that is fired at a specific time (for example at 4.00 PM) with evernote android-job

I have read this post

https://github.com/evernote/android-job/blob/master/FAQ.md#how-can-i-run-a-job-at-a-specific-time-once-a-day

and I can run a job every day once a day, but it is not my case. If I set

new JobRequest.Builder( MY_TAG ) .setExact( TimeUnit.HOURS.toMillis( 16 ) + TimeUnit.MINUTES.toMillis( 0 )) .setPeriodic( TimeUnit.DAYS.toMillis( 7 ), TimeUnit.MINUTES.toMillis(5) ) .setPersisted(true) .build() .schedule();

I have this error

"Can't call setExact() on a periodic job"

Can someone help me?

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 21 '17 at 10:32

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setExact() and setPeriodic() are two distinct features,they cannot be coupled. If you want to use setExact periodically, You'd have to programatically schedule a job again once the previously set job has run.

answered Jul 21 '17 at 10:32

Shyamnath Mallinathan

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 10 '18 at 04:20

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try this dude.

public final class MyDailyJob extends DailyJob {
public static final String TAG = "MyDailyJob";
public static void schedule() {
    // schedule between 1 and 6 AM
    DailyJob.schedule(new JobRequest.Builder(TAG), TimeUnit.HOURS.toMillis(1), TimeUnit.HOURS.toMillis(6));
}

@NonNull
@Override
protected DailyJobResult onRunDailyJob(Params params) {
    return DailyJobResult.SUCCESS;
 }
}

reference link

answered Jul 10 '18 at 04:20

muhwid

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Thanks, though I would suggest using proper indentation when posting code – CertainPerformance Jul 10 '18 at 04:40
yes, im so sorry about that @CertainPerformance, im new here. but is it wrong indentation for code? – muhwid Aug 09 '18 at 09:13
It's not that important for something this trivial, but it looks as if the entirety of `MyDailyJob` should probably be indented (to indicate the grouped block to any reader of the code), but isn't – CertainPerformance Aug 09 '18 at 09:20

EverNote android-job: How can I run a job at a specific time once a day every week?

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