Custom Intent (advanced)

Advanced sync triggers via intents, URL schemes, and automations

iOS

Force Sync Widget Intent

• App Group: group.ForceSyncWidget
• Intent name: “HomeWidget Background Intent” (under GitSync)
• iOS 17+: Uses AppIntent (runs in background)
• Pre-iOS 17: Deep link forcesyncwidget://click?homeWidget
• Append &index=N to specify a repo by index (e.g. forcesyncwidget://click?homeWidget&index=0)

Manual Sync Widget Intent

• App Group: group.ManualSyncWidget
• Intent name: “HomeWidget Background Intent” (under GitSync)
• Deep link: manualsyncwidget://click?homeWidget
• Opens the app and presents the manual sync dialog
• Append &index=N to specify a repo by index

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Android

Custom Intent Sync

You can trigger a sync using a custom intent (e.g. from Tasker, adb, or other automation apps).

• Target: Service
• Package: com.viscouspot.gitsync
• Class: com.viscouspot.gitsync.GitSyncService
• Action: INTENT_SYNC
• Extra (optional): index (0-based repository container index)

adb

# Sync the default/selected repository
adb shell am startservice -n com.viscouspot.gitsync/.GitSyncService -a INTENT_SYNC
 
# Sync a specific repository by index (0-based)
adb shell am startservice -n com.viscouspot.gitsync/.GitSyncService -a INTENT_SYNC --ei index 1

Tasker

• Action: Send Intent
• Action: INTENT_SYNC
• Package: com.viscouspot.gitsync
• Class: com.viscouspot.gitsync.GitSyncService
• Target: Service