IMHO, we should contribute such stuff to mer/nemo (possibly using dbus) and make an app for it here.
daemons as apps seems ludicrous to me... > Hi All > > If I read Harbour FAQ correctly, you are not allowed to install daemons > (as > you are not allowed to write to /etc/init.d). Okay, hacks are probably > possible (app could try modifying /etc/init.d at runtime), but I guess > putting daemons under strict control is Jolla's intention. > > What would then be a way to run an app periodically or on some events? > For example I am thinking about changing ambience on schedule or on every > device unlock. An offline together.jolla.com client could like to > synchronize posts in background. > > What would be the sailfish way to do it? > - Harmattan-like hooking to alarm clock scheduler? > - iOS-like wake up on server notification? > - BlackBerry10-like registering to specific events via specific API? > - Linux-like permission to install daemons? > - Harmattan/iOS-like wake up of all network needing apps simultaneously > once in a while? > - Something completely different? > > Best regards, > Artem. > > -- > Artem Marchenko > http://agilesoftwaredevelopment.com > http://twitter.com/AgileArtem > _______________________________________________ > SailfishOS.org Devel mailing list _______________________________________________ SailfishOS.org Devel mailing list
