state - How to execute code before app exit flutter

Question

I want to detect when a user quit my app and execute some code before but I don't know how to do this. I tried to use this package: https://pub.dev/packages/flutter_lifecycle_state but I have this error:

flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/flutter_lifecycle_state-1.0.0/lib/flutter_lifecycle_state.dart:80:30: Error: Getter not found: 'suspending'. case AppLifecycleState.suspending

If you have any solution for this problem or know another way to detect when a user quit my app it could be cool

Answer 1

You can not do exactly what you want to do right now, anyway, the best approach right now is to check when the application it’s running in background/inactive using the AppLifecycleState from the SDK (basically does what your library is trying to do)

The library that you are using it’s outdated, since a pull request from November 2019 the AppLifecycleState.suspending it’s called AppLifecycleState.detached.

You can take a look at the AppLifecycleState enum in the api.flutter.dev website

Here’s an example of how to observe the lifecycle status of the containing activity:

import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';

class LifecycleWatcher extends StatefulWidget {
  @override
  _LifecycleWatcherState createState() => _LifecycleWatcherState();
}

class _LifecycleWatcherState extends State<LifecycleWatcher> with WidgetsBindingObserver {
  AppLifecycleState _lastLifecycleState;

  @override
  void initState() {
    super.initState();
    WidgetsBinding.instance.addObserver(this);
  }

  @override
  void dispose() {
    WidgetsBinding.instance.removeObserver(this);
    super.dispose();
  }

  @override
  void didChangeAppLifecycleState(AppLifecycleState state) {
    setState(() {
      _lastLifecycleState = state;
    });
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    if (_lastLifecycleState == null)
      return Text('This widget has not observed any lifecycle changes.', textDirection: TextDirection.ltr);

    return Text('The most recent lifecycle state this widget observed was: $_lastLifecycleState.',
        textDirection: TextDirection.ltr);
  }
}

void main() {
  runApp(Center(child: LifecycleWatcher()));
}

I think that deleting your data on the inactive cycle and then creating it again in the resumed one can work for you.