Android-job: Injecting time externally

[vibin]

This library uses time from com.evernote.android.job.util.Clock instances, and defaults to Clock.DEFAULT which uses System.currentTimeMillis() - that can be inaccurate as user can change their device clock.

We're looking to use TrueTime (https://github.com/instacart/truetime-android), which has an API like TrueTimeRx.now() to get currentTimeMillis. Is there a way to use TrueTime with Android-Job?

There's a JobConfig#setClock(Clock) method, but with @VisibleForTesting scope. Is it the correct hook to implement this functionality?

[vRallev]

Yes, that's the right hook, but it's not a supported API. You can try it, though. FYI, I also don't plan to expose this API as most people don't need it and this library will be deprecated sooner rather than later.

[vibin]

Sad that this library will be deprecated, as WorkManager doesn't have many features like exact jobs, daily jobs etc. 😞

[vRallev]

Deprecated doesn't mean it stops working ;-) I'm pretty sure that we'll use both in our code base for a longer time.