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1 /*
2  * Copyright (C) 2008 The Android Open Source Project
3  *
4  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7  *
8  *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9  *
10  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
12  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
14  * limitations under the License.
15  */
16 
17 package android.app;
18 
19 import android.content.Intent;
20 import android.os.Handler;
21 import android.os.HandlerThread;
22 import android.os.IBinder;
23 import android.os.Looper;
24 import android.os.Message;
25 
26 /**
27  * IntentService is a base class for {@link Service}s that handle asynchronous
28  * requests (expressed as {@link Intent}s) on demand.  Clients send requests
29  * through {@link android.content.Context#startService(Intent)} calls; the
30  * service is started as needed, handles each Intent in turn using a worker
31  * thread, and stops itself when it runs out of work.
32  *
33  * <p>This "work queue processor" pattern is commonly used to offload tasks
34  * from an application's main thread.  The IntentService class exists to
35  * simplify this pattern and take care of the mechanics.  To use it, extend
36  * IntentService and implement {@link #onHandleIntent(Intent)}.  IntentService
37  * will receive the Intents, launch a worker thread, and stop the service as
38  * appropriate.
39  *
40  * <p>All requests are handled on a single worker thread -- they may take as
41  * long as necessary (and will not block the application's main loop), but
42  * only one request will be processed at a time.
43  *
44  * <div class="special reference">
45  * <h3>Developer Guides</h3>
46  * <p>For a detailed discussion about how to create services, read the
47  * <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/fundamentals/services.html">Services</a> developer guide.</p>
48  * </div>
49  *
50  * @see android.os.AsyncTask
51  */
52 public abstract class IntentService extends Service {
53     private volatile Looper mServiceLooper;
54     private volatile ServiceHandler mServiceHandler;
55     private String mName;
56     private boolean mRedelivery;
57 
58     private final class ServiceHandler extends Handler {
ServiceHandler(Looper looper)59         public ServiceHandler(Looper looper) {
60             super(looper);
61         }
62 
63         @Override
handleMessage(Message msg)64         public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
65             onHandleIntent((Intent)msg.obj);
66             stopSelf(msg.arg1);
67         }
68     }
69 
70     /**
71      * Creates an IntentService.  Invoked by your subclass's constructor.
72      *
73      * @param name Used to name the worker thread, important only for debugging.
74      */
IntentService(String name)75     public IntentService(String name) {
76         super();
77         mName = name;
78     }
79 
80     /**
81      * Sets intent redelivery preferences.  Usually called from the constructor
82      * with your preferred semantics.
83      *
84      * <p>If enabled is true,
85      * {@link #onStartCommand(Intent, int, int)} will return
86      * {@link Service#START_REDELIVER_INTENT}, so if this process dies before
87      * {@link #onHandleIntent(Intent)} returns, the process will be restarted
88      * and the intent redelivered.  If multiple Intents have been sent, only
89      * the most recent one is guaranteed to be redelivered.
90      *
91      * <p>If enabled is false (the default),
92      * {@link #onStartCommand(Intent, int, int)} will return
93      * {@link Service#START_NOT_STICKY}, and if the process dies, the Intent
94      * dies along with it.
95      */
setIntentRedelivery(boolean enabled)96     public void setIntentRedelivery(boolean enabled) {
97         mRedelivery = enabled;
98     }
99 
100     @Override
onCreate()101     public void onCreate() {
102         // TODO: It would be nice to have an option to hold a partial wakelock
103         // during processing, and to have a static startService(Context, Intent)
104         // method that would launch the service & hand off a wakelock.
105 
106         super.onCreate();
107         HandlerThread thread = new HandlerThread("IntentService[" + mName + "]");
108         thread.start();
109 
110         mServiceLooper = thread.getLooper();
111         mServiceHandler = new ServiceHandler(mServiceLooper);
112     }
113 
114     @Override
onStart(Intent intent, int startId)115     public void onStart(Intent intent, int startId) {
116         Message msg = mServiceHandler.obtainMessage();
117         msg.arg1 = startId;
118         msg.obj = intent;
119         mServiceHandler.sendMessage(msg);
120     }
121 
122     /**
123      * You should not override this method for your IntentService. Instead,
124      * override {@link #onHandleIntent}, which the system calls when the IntentService
125      * receives a start request.
126      * @see android.app.Service#onStartCommand
127      */
128     @Override
onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId)129     public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
130         onStart(intent, startId);
131         return mRedelivery ? START_REDELIVER_INTENT : START_NOT_STICKY;
132     }
133 
134     @Override
onDestroy()135     public void onDestroy() {
136         mServiceLooper.quit();
137     }
138 
139     /**
140      * Unless you provide binding for your service, you don't need to implement this
141      * method, because the default implementation returns null.
142      * @see android.app.Service#onBind
143      */
144     @Override
onBind(Intent intent)145     public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
146         return null;
147     }
148 
149     /**
150      * This method is invoked on the worker thread with a request to process.
151      * Only one Intent is processed at a time, but the processing happens on a
152      * worker thread that runs independently from other application logic.
153      * So, if this code takes a long time, it will hold up other requests to
154      * the same IntentService, but it will not hold up anything else.
155      * When all requests have been handled, the IntentService stops itself,
156      * so you should not call {@link #stopSelf}.
157      *
158      * @param intent The value passed to {@link
159      *               android.content.Context#startService(Intent)}.
160      */
onHandleIntent(Intent intent)161     protected abstract void onHandleIntent(Intent intent);
162 }
163