[BUG] Not working in background job (https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-background-job)

[shunnmugam]

Bug

I have read the Troubleshooting page: Yes

Describe the bug
I'm using this library with https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-background-job, if app opens everting is fine, while background mode, it's not able to connect

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. install react-native-background-job
2. schedule a job
3. call connect method
4. See error

"react": 16.12,
"react-native": 0.61.5,
"react-native-google-nearby-messages": 1.0.20

[mrousavy]

1. Which error do you see?
2. Background mode is not officially supported, some small changes might have to be made to this library's native code for this to work. I think there's a separate issue for this

[shunnmugam]

1. I'm not able to see any errors, it's not connected
   try {
   await connect({ apiKey: GOOGLE_API_KEY }); -->stopped execution here
   console.log("after connect") --> it's not going to here
   } catch(e) {
   console.log("error",e) --> it's not going to here also
   }

2.Can you share how to run in background mode

[shunnmugam]

i found some error while debuging kotlin code

Attempt to invoke virtual method 'java.lang.String android.content.Context.getPackageName()' on a null object reference

[mrousavy]

I see. We need a background-mode context which will be used for the Nearby API

[shunnmugam]

@mrousavy , how much time will take to fix this?

[LakshmiMonisha]

@mrousavy , By when the bug would be fixed or else could you suggest any alternative?