flutter_workmanager

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Use case

I setup the WorkManager plugin in my void main(){} entrypoint. However I found the plugin documentation a bit confusing. Firstly, the function can be a static method as well, which the plugin does not mention. Secondly, the name callbackDispatcher is a bit misleading. taskRunner / taskExecutor would be a better fit? Lastly, I find it odd that the plugin claims that null and Map (of the supported datatypes) are not supported, while Isolates do support them.

From the docs of PluginUtilities.getCallbackHandle

Returns a [CallbackHandle] that can be provided to [PluginUtilities.getCallbackFromHandle] to retrieve a tear-off of the original callback. If callback is not a top-level or static function, null is returned.

Apparently I misunderstood what the callback dispatcher does.

Perhaps the documentation could be improved? callbackDispatcher is a weird name for a function that is actually the task runner that defines what should happen when a task is running.

callbackDispatcher is a weird name for a function that is actually the task runner that defines > what should happen when a task is running.

I think the better name is callbackInvoker.