I'm having serious problems when showing a ProgressDialog while a service is getting ready... The service takes time to get ready as it's a bit heavy, so I want to show the ProgressDialog meanwhile it's started.
The thing is that it shows the ProgressDialog right before the next activity starts... I really don't find what it is...
package org.pfc;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.ProgressDialog;
import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.ComponentName;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.IntentFilter;
import android.content.ServiceConnection;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.IBinder;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
public class ConnectActivity extends Activity {
// FIELDS------------------------------------------------------------------
protected LocalService mSmeppService;
private ProgressDialog progressDialog;
private Thread tt;
private ServiceConnection mConnection = new ServiceConnection() {
public void onServiceConnected(ComponentName className, IBinder service) {
// Gets the object to interact with the service
mSmeppService = ((LocalService.LocalBinder) service).getService();
}
public void onServiceDisconnected(ComponentName className) {
// This is called when the connection with the service has been
// unexpectedly disconnected -- that is, its process crashed.
// Because it is running in our same process, we should never
// see this happen.
mSmeppService = null;
}
};
// For getting confirmation from the service
private BroadcastReceiver serviceReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
Log.i(TAG, "receiver onReceive...");
if (progressDialog.isShowing())
progressDialog.dismiss();
// Change activity
Intent groupsActivityIntent = new Intent(ConnectActivity.this,
GroupsActivity.class);
startActivity(groupsActivityIntent);
}
};
// METHODS ----------------------------------------------------------------
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
if (LocalService.isRunning) {
// TODO start ListActivity
Log.i(TAG, "Starting GroupsScreen");
Intent i = new Intent(ConnectActivity.this, GroupsActivity.class);
startActivity(i);
} else {
setContentView(R.layout.connect_screen);
// Add listener to the button
Button buttonConnect = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button_connect);
buttonConnect.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
processThread();
}
});
}
}
// PRIVATE METHODS --------------------------------------------------------
private void processThread() {
progressDialog = ProgressDialog.show(ConnectActivity.this, "",
"Loading. Please wait...", true, false);
tt = new Thread() {
public void run() {
// Register broadcastReceiver to know when the service finished
// its creation
ConnectActivity.this.registerReceiver(serviceReceiver,
new IntentFilter(Intent.ACTION_VIEW));
// Starts the service
startService(new Intent(ConnectActivity.this,
LocalService.class));
Log.i(TAG, "Receiver registered...");
}
};
tt.start();
}
}
The service executes by the end of the onStart method this:
// Send broadcast so activities take it
Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
sendOrderedBroadcast(i, null);
So the onReceive method runs and we go to the next activity