Broadcast decision - how does it work?

[almaceleste]

I tried to use Broadcast decision but I did not understand how it works. This block sends a broadcast and continues without waiting for a request, even though I expected different behavior.

Could someone explain to me how the Broadcast decision should work?

What should I do to use it?

[Henrik "The Developer" Lindqvist]

It works like the Broadcast send block, but it also gather the "result", apps seldom use this feature, see:

https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context#sendOrderedBroadcast(android.content.Intent,%20java.lang.String,%20android.content.BroadcastReceiver,%20android.os.Handler,%20int,%20java.lang.String,%20android.os.Bundle)

[almaceleste]

How can I use a broadcast decision block in my flow to communicate with another flow? 

I need to send a broadcast and wait for a response. I tried to use this block, but it only sends a broadcast, doesn't wait for the result, and goes through the "Yes" exit as if it had received the result.

My goal is to create a library that can be used in other flows. The problem is that when one flow sends a broadcast to my library, my library spends some time forking and returning to the receiver block, and if a second flow sends a request in this time period, it does not receive a response and hangs in this state. 

I wanted to replace the send/receive blocks in the user flow with a single Broadcast decision block that would wait for a response and (possibly) resend the broadcast if it didn't get a response, but I failed at that point.

Please, help me with my problem.

[Henrik "The Developer" Lindqvist]

Not possible since the Broadcast receive block currently doesn't support updating the "result".

Either reply with another Broadcast send, or use the Variables give/take blocks to send messages.

[almaceleste]

Ok, I use the Broadcast send block for reply, but the problem is that the Broadcast decision block does not wait for reply but only sends a broadcast and goes through the Yes exit without waiting of the reply even if no one receiver exists.

How can I configure the Broadcast decision block to actually wait for a reply?

[Henrik "The Developer" Lindqvist]

Both ends should use Broadcast receive and Broadcast send, not Broadcast decision.

[almaceleste]

clear, thanx