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We’re adding the use of dynamic feature modules to our app. This will help us to improve build speeds, conditionally include features and decouple our code. As noted previously, we make use of Dagger Multibinding and the Android Job library to handle our background tasks.
When we created our first feature module we ran into an issue when we attempted to move the associated Job classes. Let me walk you through the problem, the solution we settled on and then proposed next steps.
Android Job works by first allowing you to define how you want your jobs to be created, by means of the Job Creator class. Then you can schedule requests using the Job Manager and have the confidence that they will be run when the requirements are met. In the image below you can see a representation of the various components involved with using Android Job in your application. Each Job is identified by a tag; this is just a simple String that is used to differentiate the various jobs in your application.
Let’s take a look at each piece!
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