concurrency-android

name	concurrency-android
description	Android concurrency & background work: coroutines/dispatchers, structured concurrency, WorkManager vs Services/Foreground services, and OS execution limits. Use when modifying Android app code or background processing.
metadata	{"short-description":"Android concurrency and background work","requires":["references/concurrency-android.md"]}

Purpose

Keep UI responsive and background work reliable under Android platform constraints.

When to use

Use this skill when touching:

• Kotlin coroutines, flows, or dispatchers
• Service / WorkManager / JobScheduler
• long-running or background work

How to use

0. Open references/concurrency-android.md.
1. Decide: in-process coroutine vs WorkManager vs Foreground Service. Justify with constraints.
2. Enforce structured concurrency and cancellation paths.
3. Define failure handling and retries (idempotency).
4. Define observability (log correlation IDs; metrics for queue/latency).
5. Define verification (unit tests + instrumentation tests if needed; background restrictions).

Output expectation

• Add an Android Background Work Choice section to the Concurrency Plan.