Is it okay for a Service in android to extend Coroutine Scope?

# coroutines

[Jabez Magomere]

Is it okay for a Service in android to extend Coroutine Scope?

[tseisel]

Yes :

class MyService : Service(), CoroutineScope by MainScope()

But you could also use composition :

class MyService : Service() {
    private val scope = MainScope()
}

In either case, don't forget to cancel the scope in onDestroy.

[louiscad]

Just extend LifecycleService from AndroidX Lifecycle Service and use lifecycleScope .

[Manuel Vivo]

Don’t make it implement CoroutineScope. Either create a new scope within it or use the lifecycleScope. A service should have a scope, not be a scope

[voben]

When would we cancel the created scope? In the service onDestroy method?