I make a call http request and update widget but i get error after i did update widget .UI updated but then give an error.I share to my error for your better understanding.

can you post some code? Without that it is impossible to guess what is going on 🙂

I have published to github.If you can help me i really happy https://github.com/mehmetpeker/Jetpack-Glance-Reddit-Widget

Just a guess, but I think this update is only temporary until the actual widget refreshes

private suspend fun updateGlanceWidget(list: List<RedditItemModel>) {
        val glanceId =
            GlanceAppWidgetManager(appContext).getGlanceIds(RedditWidget::class.java)
                .firstOrNull()
        glanceId?.let { id ->
            RedditWidget(list).update(appContext,id)
        }
    }

public suspend fun updateAppWidgetState(
    context: Context,
    glanceId: GlanceId,
    updateState: suspend (MutablePreferences) -> Unit,
) {
    updateAppWidgetState(context, PreferencesGlanceStateDefinition, glanceId) {
        it.toMutablePreferences().apply {
            updateState(this)
        }
    }
}

this function uses preferences but i want to send model list to widget

The broadcast receiver is probably alive for a very short amount of time. So if you are not using the state or saving it yourself, I would worry that it would get overwritten shortly after it updates. How do you keep this data if the system decides to redraw your widget?

I can't, so I asked for help.

Did you read the article, was it helpful?

I want to pass list with custom model to widget but this article doesn't mention about that.

I don't think it's possible, I think the state is stored like a map.

@Piotr Prus Do you have any idea about that?I would be very happy if you could help me

Another article by @Marcel Pinto https://medium.com/androiddevelopers/demystifying-jetpack-glance-for-app-widgets-8fbc7041955c

// … somewhere outside of the composition (e.g ActionCallback).
updateAppWidgetState(context, glanceId) { state ->
  state[CounterKey] = (state[CounterKey] ?: 0) + 1
}

// Don't forget to trigger the update. :)
MyAppWidget().update(context, glanceId)

@yschimke Thank you very much for all your help but this method is not suitable for my purpose.I have a custom model list what have a ten item and i want to pass to widget.How can i save all item to preferences? I think i cant

you can use a GlanceStateDefinition that uses protobuf or Serialization data store to store complex objects. Otherwise use your own caching mechanism and update the widget once data changes there.

"own caching mechanism" = something like Jetpack Datastore?

I saw your contribution. I think it will work for me.https://github.com/joreilly/PeopleInSpace/blob/main/app/src/main/java/com/surrus/peopleinspace/glance/util/BaseGlanceAppWidget.kt

I wouldn't have recommended those patterns as they were early explorations with the Glance API, that hopefully fed into the designs for support for updates and background loading. If it works it works, but I think there are better cleaner options now.

Do you know what are the better cleaner options?I didn't found any example using custom state definition or serialization for that.

I think it's following @Marcel Pinto’s article and advice.

I read Marcel's article, but am I missing something?

There are two things. One is how to persist your state so you don't have to fetch it again and it's available via 'currentState' inside your composable. This is done with GlanceStateDefinition. For complex state you should use data store with serialization or protobuf. The second thing is how to fetch data or initial state. There is no in-built mechanism for that right now. My advice is to use WorkManager onUpdate with the proper policy and checks (to avoid launching it multiple times). The worker can fetch the state/data and persist it so when you call widget update the stat is available