Example of IntentService and BroadcastReceiver

Last post show example of using Service and BroadcastReceiver, this example show how to do the same job using IntentService and BroadcastReceiver.


layout/activity_main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:padding="16dp"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    tools:context="com.blogspot.android_er.androidservice.MainActivity">

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
        android:autoLink="web"
        android:text="http://android-er.blogspot.com/"
        android:textStyle="bold" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/startservice"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Start Service"/>
    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/msgtosend"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:hint="msg to send..." />
    <Button
        android:id="@+id/send"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Send msg to service"/>
    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/cntreceived"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:textStyle="bold"
        android:textSize="26dp"/>
    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/msgreceived"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:textStyle="bold"
        android:textSize="20dp"/>

</LinearLayout>

MainActivity.java

package com.blogspot.android_er.androidservice;

import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.IntentFilter;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    Button btnStart, btnSend;
    EditText editTextMsgToSend;
    TextView textViewCntReceived, textViewMsgReceived;

    MyMainReceiver myMainReceiver;
    Intent myIntent = null;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        btnStart = (Button)findViewById(R.id.startservice);
        btnSend = (Button)findViewById(R.id.send);
        editTextMsgToSend = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.msgtosend);
        textViewCntReceived = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.cntreceived);
        textViewMsgReceived = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.msgreceived);

        btnStart.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                startService();
            }
        });

        btnSend.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                String msgToService = editTextMsgToSend.getText().toString();

                Intent intent = new Intent();
                intent.setAction(MyIntentService.ACTION_MSG_TO_SERVICE);
                intent.putExtra(MyIntentService.KEY_MSG_TO_SERVICE, msgToService);
                sendBroadcast(intent);
            }
        });
    }

    private void startService(){
        myIntent = new Intent(MainActivity.this, MyIntentService.class);
        startService(myIntent);
    }

    @Override
    protected void onStart() {
        myMainReceiver = new MyMainReceiver();
        IntentFilter intentFilter = new IntentFilter();
        intentFilter.addAction(MyIntentService.ACTION_UPDATE_CNT);
        intentFilter.addAction(MyIntentService.ACTION_UPDATE_MSG);
        registerReceiver(myMainReceiver, intentFilter);
        super.onStart();
    }

    @Override
    protected void onStop() {
        unregisterReceiver(myMainReceiver);
        super.onStop();
    }

    @Override
    protected void onDestroy() {
        super.onDestroy();
    }

    private class MyMainReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {

        @Override
        public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
            String action = intent.getAction();
            if(action.equals(MyIntentService.ACTION_UPDATE_CNT)){
                int int_from_service = intent.getIntExtra(MyIntentService.KEY_INT_FROM_SERVICE, 0);
                textViewCntReceived.setText(String.valueOf(int_from_service));
            }else if(action.equals(MyIntentService.ACTION_UPDATE_MSG)){
                String string_from_service = intent.getStringExtra(MyIntentService.KEY_STRING_FROM_SERVICE);
                textViewMsgReceived.setText(String.valueOf(string_from_service));
            }
        }
    }
}

MyIntentService.java

package com.blogspot.android_er.androidservice;

import android.app.IntentService;
import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.IntentFilter;
import android.os.Looper;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class MyIntentService extends IntentService {

    //from MyIntentService to MainActivity
    final static String KEY_INT_FROM_SERVICE = "KEY_INT_FROM_SERVICE";
    final static String KEY_STRING_FROM_SERVICE = "KEY_STRING_FROM_SERVICE";
    final static String ACTION_UPDATE_CNT = "UPDATE_CNT";
    final static String ACTION_UPDATE_MSG = "UPDATE_MSG";

    //from MainActivity to MyIntentService
    final static String KEY_MSG_TO_SERVICE = "KEY_MSG_TO_SERVICE";
    final static String ACTION_MSG_TO_SERVICE = "MSG_TO_SERVICE";

    MyServiceReceiver myServiceReceiver;
    int cnt;

    public MyIntentService() {
        super("MyIntentService");
    }

    @Override
    public void onCreate() {
        Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
                "onCreate", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        myServiceReceiver = new MyServiceReceiver();
        super.onCreate();
    }

    @Override
    public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
        Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
                "onStartCommand", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

        IntentFilter intentFilter = new IntentFilter();
        intentFilter.addAction(ACTION_MSG_TO_SERVICE);
        registerReceiver(myServiceReceiver, intentFilter);

        return super.onStartCommand(intent, flags, startId);
    }

    @Override
    public void onDestroy() {
        Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
                "onDestroy", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        unregisterReceiver(myServiceReceiver);
        super.onDestroy();
    }

    @Override
    protected void onHandleIntent(Intent intent) {

        String prompt;
        //check if current thread is Main Thread (UI)
        if(Looper.myLooper() == Looper.getMainLooper()){
            prompt = "onHandleIntent run in UI Thread";
        }else{
            prompt = "onHandleIntent run in NOT UI Thread";
        }

        Intent iPrompt = new Intent();
        iPrompt.setAction(ACTION_UPDATE_MSG);
        iPrompt.putExtra(KEY_STRING_FROM_SERVICE, prompt);
        sendBroadcast(iPrompt);

        cnt = 10;
        while (cnt >= 0){
            try {
                Thread.sleep(1000);

                Intent i = new Intent();
                i.setAction(ACTION_UPDATE_CNT);
                i.putExtra(KEY_INT_FROM_SERVICE, cnt);
                sendBroadcast(i);

                cnt--;
            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
    }

    public class MyServiceReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {

        @Override
        public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {

            String action = intent.getAction();
            if(action.equals(ACTION_MSG_TO_SERVICE)){
                String msg = intent.getStringExtra(KEY_MSG_TO_SERVICE);

                msg = new StringBuilder(msg).reverse().toString();

                //send back to MainActivity
                Intent i = new Intent();
                i.setAction(ACTION_UPDATE_MSG);
                i.putExtra(KEY_STRING_FROM_SERVICE, msg);
                sendBroadcast(i);
            }
        }
    }

}

Modify AndroidManifest.xml to add <service> of ".MyIntentService".

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.blogspot.android_er.androidservice">

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
        <activity android:name=".MainActivity">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <service android:name=".MyIntentService"/>
    </application>

</manifest>

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