cordova-plugin-run-in-background/src/ios/APPBackgroundMode.m

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    Copyright 2013-2014 appPlant UG

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*/

#import "APPBackgroundMode.h"

@implementation APPBackgroundMode

#pragma mark -
#pragma mark Initialization methods

/**
 * Initialize the plugin.
 */
- (void) pluginInitialize
{
    [self disable:NULL];
    [self configureAudioPlayer];
    [self configureAudioSession];
    [self observeLifeCycle];
}

/**
 * Register the listener for pause and resume events.
 */
- (void) observeLifeCycle
{
    NSNotificationCenter* listener = [NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter];

    if (&UIApplicationDidEnterBackgroundNotification && &UIApplicationWillEnterForegroundNotification) {

        [listener addObserver:self
                     selector:@selector(keepAwake)
                         name:UIApplicationDidEnterBackgroundNotification
                       object:nil];

        [listener addObserver:self
                     selector:@selector(stopKeepingAwake)
                         name:UIApplicationWillEnterForegroundNotification
                       object:nil];

        [listener addObserver:self
                     selector:@selector(handleAudioSessionInterruption:)
                         name:AVAudioSessionInterruptionNotification
                       object:nil];

    } else {
        [self enable:NULL];
        [self keepAwake];
    }
}

#pragma mark -
#pragma mark Interface methods

/**
 * Enable the mode to stay awake
 * when switching to background for the next time.
 */
- (void) enable:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command
{
    enabled = YES;
}

/**
 * Disable the background mode
 * and stop being active in background.
 */
- (void) disable:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command
{
    enabled = NO;

    [self stopKeepingAwake];
}

#pragma mark -
#pragma mark Core methods

/**
 * Keep the app awake.
 */
- (void) keepAwake {
    if (enabled) {
        [audioPlayer play];
    }
}

/**
 * Let the app going to sleep.
 */
- (void) stopKeepingAwake {

    if (TARGET_IPHONE_SIMULATOR) {
        NSLog(@"BackgroundMode: On simulator apps never pause in background!");
    }

    [audioPlayer pause];
}

/**
 * Configure the audio player.
 */
- (void) configureAudioPlayer {
    NSString* path = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"silent"
                                                     ofType:@"wav"];

    NSURL* url = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:path];


    audioPlayer = [[AVAudioPlayer alloc] initWithContentsOfURL:url
                                                         error:NULL];

    // Silent
    audioPlayer.volume = 0;
    // Infinite
    audioPlayer.numberOfLoops = -1;
};

/**
 * Configure the audio session.
 */
- (void) configureAudioSession {
    AVAudioSession* session = [AVAudioSession
                               sharedInstance];

    // Play music even in background and dont stop playing music
    // even another app starts playing sound
    [session setCategory:AVAudioSessionCategoryPlayback
             withOptions:AVAudioSessionCategoryOptionMixWithOthers
                   error:NULL];

    [session setActive:YES error:NULL];
};

/**
 * Restart playing sound when interrupted by phone calls.
 */
- (void) handleAudioSessionInterruption:(NSNotification*)notification {
    [self keepAwake];
}

@end