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dispatchEvent details are not passed to background args

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Since Jul 15, 2024.

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As the title describes dispatchEvent details are not passed to background args so i cannot use any component data in my background proces for fetching stuff for example

Let's say i have a function triggered by a button:

  async activateBackgroundTask() {
    try {
      await BackgroundRunner.dispatchEvent({
        label: 'com.app.app.check',
        event: 'backgroundEventExecute',
        details: { hello: "Hello world"},
      })
    } catch (error) {
      console.error('Background task error:', error);
    }
  }

And a runner.js like this:

addEventListener('backgroundEventExecute', async (resolve, reject, args) => {
  try {
    // Notify that the background event was triggered
    console.log('backgroundEventExecute: ', args, args.hello);
    resolve();
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Error in backgroundEvent:', error);
    reject(error);
  }
});

My args is always empty so the data i want to pass will never reach the background process. My console.log is reached and printed in the console. I've also tried to use CapacitorKV.get but i cannot use CapacitorKV.set in my angular/ionic component as it is not available there..

Specs:

    "@capacitor/background-runner": "^1.1.0",
    Angular: 17.x.x
    Capacitor: 6.x.x

Can someone please tell me how to solve this issue OR fix this so we can use this background-runner?

Thanks in advance!

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