android/app/build.gradle

@@ -111,4 +111,9 @@ dependencies {
 
     // optional - Multiprocess support
     implementation "androidx.work:work-multiprocess:2.5.0"
+
+    // end of workmanager deps
+
+    // ipc
+    implementation "io.reactivex:rxkotlin:1.x.y"
 }

android/app/src/main/kotlin/im/cwtch/flwtch/FlwtchWorker.kt

@@ -7,25 +7,17 @@ import android.content.Context
 import android.graphics.Color
 import android.os.Build
 import android.util.Log
-
 import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi
 import androidx.core.app.NotificationCompat
-import androidx.work.CoroutineWorker
+import androidx.work.*
-import androidx.work.Data
+import cwtch.Cwtch
-import androidx.work.ForegroundInfo
-import androidx.work.WorkerParameters
-import androidx.work.WorkManager
-
 import io.flutter.embedding.engine.FlutterEngine
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodChannel
-
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.GlobalScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
-
 import org.json.JSONObject
 
-import cwtch.Cwtch
 
 class FlwtchWorker(context: Context, parameters: WorkerParameters) :
         CoroutineWorker(context, parameters) {
@@ -67,7 +59,11 @@ class FlwtchWorker(context: Context, parameters: WorkerParameters) :
                         Log.i("FlwtchWorker.kt", "COROUTINEWORKER DOT ISSTOPPED TRUE OH MY")
                     }
                     //todo: this elides evt.EventID which may be needed at some point?
-                    val data = Data.Builder().putString("EventType", evt.EventType).putString("Data", evt.Data).build()
+                    val data = Data.Builder()
+                            .putString("EventType", evt.EventType)
+                            .putString("Data", evt.Data)
+                            .putString("EventID", evt.EventID)
+                            .build()
                     setProgress(data)
                     Thread.sleep(200)
                 }

android/app/src/main/kotlin/im/cwtch/flwtch/MainActivity.kt

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class MainActivity: FlutterActivity() {
             WorkManager.getInstance(applicationContext)
                     // requestId is the WorkRequest id
                     .getWorkInfosByTagLiveData("cwtchEventBus")
-                    .observeForever(Observer<List<WorkInfo>> { listOfWorkInfo ->
+                    .observe(this, Observer<List<WorkInfo>> { listOfWorkInfo ->
                         if (listOfWorkInfo.isNullOrEmpty()) {
                             return@Observer
                         }
@@ -87,9 +87,12 @@ class MainActivity: FlutterActivity() {
                                 val progress = workInfo.progress
                                 val eventType = progress.getString("EventType") ?: ""
                                 val eventData = progress.getString("Data")
-                                Log.i("MainActivity.kt", "got event $progress $eventType $eventData")
+                                val output = progress.keyValueMap.toString()
                                 try {
-                                    eventbus_chan.invokeMethod(eventType, eventData)
+                                    if (eventType != "") {
+                                        Log.i("MainActivity.kt", "got event $output $eventType $eventData")
+                                        eventbus_chan.invokeMethod(eventType, eventData)
+                                    }
                                 } catch (e: Exception) {
                                     Log.i("MainActivity.kt", "event bus exception")
                                 }