Implement tracking background computations

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/android/src/main/kotlin/net/mullvad/mullvadvpn/util/JobTracker.kt b/android/src/main/kotlin/net/mullvad/mullvadvpn/util/JobTracker.kt
index 29802b5bce..7be0668f61 100644
--- a/android/src/main/kotlin/net/mullvad/mullvadvpn/util/JobTracker.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/kotlin/net/mullvad/mullvadvpn/util/JobTracker.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package net.mullvad.mullvadvpn.util
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.GlobalScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
+import kotlinx.coroutines.async
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 
 class JobTracker {
@@ -49,6 +50,14 @@ class JobTracker {
         return newJob(name, GlobalScope.launch(Dispatchers.Main) { jobBody() })
     }
 
+    suspend fun <T> runOnBackground(jobBody: suspend () -> T): T {
+        val job = GlobalScope.async(Dispatchers.Default) { jobBody() }
+
+        newJob(job)
+
+        return job.await()
+    }
+
     fun cancelJob(name: String) {
         synchronized(namedJobs) {
             namedJobs.remove(name)?.let { oldJobId ->