From webserivce I am getting data in the form of dates and time, means for some particular date i am having some set of slots. The following diagram gives the detailed explanation.
Here on each date I have some set to timings. Here what i want is to display notification at the particular date and time. If the response from database consists of tomorrow date like 07/12/2012 at 11:00 AM. I need to display notification at that time.
I have some idea regarding notification manager and code i am using is..
Main.java
NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager)getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
Notification notification = new Notification(R.drawable.ic_action_search, "A New Message!", System.currentTimeMillis());
Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(this, Main.class);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0, notificationIntent, 0);
notification.setLatestEventInfo(Main.this, notificationTitle, notificationMessage, pendingIntent);
notificationManager.notify(10001, notification);
But here i need to get notifications when app is closed also. So, anyone help me with this.
Add a (started) Service
to your application. Even though the user quitted your app, the service will still run in the background.
Furthermore you can implement a BroadcastReceiver that will listen to the phone's Intents and let your service be started when the phone boots !
MyService.java
public class MyService extends Service {
@Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId){
// START YOUR TASKS
return super.onStartCommand(intent, flags, startId);
}
@Override
public void onDestroy() {
// STOP YOUR TASKS
super.onDestroy();
}
@Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent){
return null;
}
BootReceiver.java
public class BootReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
if ("android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED".equals(intent.getAction())) {
Intent serviceIntent = new Intent("your.package.MyService");
context.startService(serviceIntent);
}
}
}
}
AndroidManifest.xml
// in manifest tag
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
// in your application tag
<service android:name=".MyService">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="your.package.MyService" />
</intent-filter>
</service>
<receiver
android:name=".BootReceiver"
android:enabled="true"
android:exported="true"
android:label="BootReceiver">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
If you want to start your service from an activity, just use
private boolean isMyServiceRunning() {
ActivityManager manager = (ActivityManager) getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
for (RunningServiceInfo service : manager.getRunningServices(Integer.MAX_VALUE)) {
if (MyService.class.getName().equals(service.service.getClassName())) {
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
if (!isMyServiceRunning()){
Intent serviceIntent = new Intent("your.package.MyService");
context.startService(serviceIntent);
}
If data comes from your server then utilizing GCM might be good approach. In this case server will have ability to wake/start your application.
Creating a service which is constantly running in your case is a crappy solution.
IMO better approach is use of AlarmManager. Alarm manager will invoke intent on specific time. (note that if phone reboots you have to register intent again).