Error Compile cordova-plugin-mauron85-background-geolocation@alpha

[AgustinNG]

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Current behavior:
After installing the plug-in to recompile to Android it gives error.

Expected behavior:

Steps to reproduce:

Related code:
ionic start localizacion blank
ionic cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-mauron85-background-geolocation@alpha
npm install @ionic-native/background-geolocation
ionic cordova build android

Other information:
....

Ionic info: (run ionic info from a terminal/cmd prompt and paste output below):
`> Task :app:compileDebugJavaWithJavac FAILED
/Users/agustinnavarro/Documents/Lenguajes/Ionic/Demos/fichador/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/com/marianhello/bgloc/service/LocationServiceIntentBuilder.java:26: error: package junit.framework does not exist
import junit.framework.Assert;
^
/Users/agustinnavarro/Documents/Lenguajes/Ionic/Demos/fichador/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/com/marianhello/bgloc/service/LocationServiceIntentBuilder.java:164: error: cannot find symbol
Assert.assertNotNull("Context can not be null!", mContext);
^
symbol: variable Assert
location: class LocationServiceIntentBuilder
Note: Some input files use or override a deprecated API.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.
Note: Some input files use unchecked or unsafe operations.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.
2 errors

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

• What went wrong:
  Execution failed for task ':app:compileDebugJavaWithJavac'.

Compilation failed; see the compiler error output for details.

• Try:
  Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output. Run with --scan to get full insights.

• Get more help at https://help.gradle.org

BUILD FAILED in 2s
24 actionable tasks: 3 executed, 21 up-to-date
/Users/agustinnavarro/Documents/Lenguajes/Ionic/Demos/fichador/platforms/android/gradlew: Command failed with exit code 1 Error output:
/Users/agustinnavarro/Documents/Lenguajes/Ionic/Demos/fichador/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/com/marianhello/bgloc/service/LocationServiceIntentBuilder.java:26: error: package junit.framework does not exist
import junit.framework.Assert;
^
/Users/agustinnavarro/Documents/Lenguajes/Ionic/Demos/fichador/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/com/marianhello/bgloc/service/LocationServiceIntentBuilder.java:164: error: cannot find symbol
Assert.assertNotNull("Context can not be null!", mContext);
^
symbol: variable Assert
location: class LocationServiceIntentBuilder
Note: Some input files use or override a deprecated API.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.
Note: Some input files use unchecked or unsafe operations.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.
2 errors

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

• What went wrong:
  Execution failed for task ':app:compileDebugJavaWithJavac'.

Compilation failed; see the compiler error output for details.

• Try:
  Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output. Run with --scan to get full insights.

• Get more help at https://help.gradle.org

BUILD FAILED in 2s
[ERROR] An error occurred while running subprocess cordova.

    cordova build android exited with exit code 1.

    Re-running this command with the --verbose flag may provide more information.`

[n0minal]

I'm having the same issue, just can't get my company app to build.

[danielsogl]

Replace the installed cordova-plugin by ionic cordova plugin add @mauron85/cordova-plugin-background-geolocation and try it again. If you still face errors, open an issue here: https://github.com/mauron85/cordova-plugin-background-geolocation

[Makepool]

Can't get this to work at all, no one can apparently.

[kensodemann]

@Makepool - you probably want to follow issues on the plugin's repo, like this one: mauron85/cordova-plugin-background-geolocation#558

The problem is with the plugin, not with Ionic Native.

[n0minal]

The author of the plug-in won't give you any support for this specific platform-related issue, you should install the alpha version which is a workaround branch that the author made for it to work with ionic, follow the ionic documentation and use cordova 8.1.2.