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Is there a simpler way to check which download has been completed?

I'm currently creating an app that needs to download a couple of videos then save the local path of it on a SQLite database.
At first, I wanted to get the URL of the video I downloaded but I can't seem to find anything that discusses about it. I tried to get COLUMN_MEDIAPROVIDER_URI and COLUMN_URI from the intent passed on the BroadcastReceiver for DownloadManager.ACTION_DOWNLOAD_COMPLETE but they return null.
Then I found about EXTRA_DOWNLOAD_ID. But if I use that, I still need to use something like a new HashMap that got the EXTRA_DOWNLOAD_ID of my download and the id of the video on my SQLite database for checking which is which.
I'm fine with that but I want to know if there's an easier way to do the thing I want.

I did this using OkHttp, as follows:
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
Request request = new Request.Builder()
.url(YOUR_URL)
.build();
client.newCall(request).enqueue(new Callback() {
#Override
public void onFailure(Call call, IOException e) {
// ERROR MESSAGE
}
#Override
public void onResponse(Call call, Response response) throws IOException {
if (response.isSuccessful()) {
response.body().byteStream(); // byteStream with your result.
}
}
});
Another thing, maybe would be better if you store the videos on memory and just the address in your SQLite.

Using the code below from the SO question here
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
String action = intent.getAction();
if (DownloadManager.ACTION_DOWNLOAD_COMPLETE.equals(action)) {
// get the DownloadManager instance
DownloadManager manager = (DownloadManager) context.getSystemService(Context.DOWNLOAD_SERVICE);
DownloadManager.Query q = new DownloadManager.Query();
Cursor c = manager.query(q);
if(c.moveToFirst()) {
do {
String name = c.getString(c.getColumnIndex(DownloadManager.COLUMN_LOCAL_FILENAME));
Log.i("DOWNLOAD LISTENER", "file name: " + name);
} while (c.moveToNext());
} else {
Log.i("DOWNLOAD LISTENER", "empty cursor :(");
}
c.close();
}
}
and saving the download id on my ArrayList I was able to make a simpler way to check which download is finished.
I modified it to look like this for my use case.
Cursor c = dlMgr.query(new DownloadManager.Query());
boolean found = false;
if(c.moveToFirst()) {
do {
String dlFilePath = c.getString(c.getColumnIndex(DownloadManager.COLUMN_LOCAL_FILENAME));
int dlId = Integer.parseInt( c.getString(c.getColumnIndex(DownloadManager.COLUMN_ID)) );
for(int x = 0; x < vidArrLst.size(); x++){
VideoAd va = vidArrLst.get(x);
if(va.getDownloadId() == dlId){
dbHelper.updateLocalPath(va.getVideoId(), dlFilePath);
va.setLocalPath(dlFilePath);
found = true;
break;
}
}
} while (c.moveToNext() && !found);
} else {
Log.d(TAG, "empty cursor :(");
}
UPDATE:
Sometimes this method will show that 2 downloads finished with the same file name which results to a video item to not have a local path. What I did is check if the local path is empty, download id is greater than 0, and if the download id is still downloading before playing a video so I can redownload a video and fix the gap and play the local file the next time the video needs to be played.

Open android app from webView inside another android app

In my app there is a WebView to which I load a website from server.
There are two cases:
On the loaded website there is a button which should lead to an another app. I know it can be handled like this:
Click me
but this doesn't work in the WebView (only in a standalone browser)! I tried to handle it in shouldOverrideUrlLoading and redirect to an external browser with Intent, but the URI with "intent://" URL is not recognised and cannot be opened.
The link I get from server is the 'intent' link.
The behaviour in both cases should be the same: if app is installed open the app, if not open Google Play do download the app.
Is there any way to do this?

I'm not sure if this is the best option, but I handeled it similarily to what #vineetv suggested. This method is called inside shouldOverrideUrlLoading():
private void handleNewUrl(String url) {
Uri uri = Uri.parse(url);
if (uri.getScheme().equals("http") || uri.getScheme().equals("https"))
openExternalWebsite(url);
else if (uri.getScheme().equals("intent")) {
String appPackage = getAppPackageFromUri(uri);
if (appPackage != null) {
PackageManager manager = getContext().getPackageManager();
Intent appIntent = manager.getLaunchIntentForPackage(appPackage);
if (appIntent != null) {
getActivity().startActivity(appIntent);
} else {
openExternalWebsite("https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=" + appPackage);
}
}
}
}
private String getAppPackageFromUri(Uri intentUri) {
Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("package=(.*?);");
Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(intentUri.getFragment());
if (matcher.find())
return matcher.group(1);
return null;
}
private void openExternalWebsite(String url) {
Intent webeIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
webeIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
webeIntent.setData(Uri.parse(url));
getActivity().startActivity(webeIntent);
}
It seems, to work. But if you have a better solution, let me know!

How can I attach an image to a "Direct Message" in twitter Android?

I programmed an app that can send a message to twitter with an image attached. It works! I tested it on several devices and asked other people to do the same. It even works for a Direct Message when a twitter friend is selected. However, it does not work when "Direct Message" is selected. This forces the user to select a friend directly instead of selecting him via "Direct Message" (which is really strange) otherwise the picture is not attached. Just have a look at the screenshot:
Here is my Xamarin Android programming code. Let me know how to fix it. Currently, all options work, even selecting my friend but not "Direct Message". I also need to tell that I do not have any issue with the twitter text I expect to see in the tweet.
public bool TweetImage(Bitmap imageToTweet)
{
var messageIntent = context.FindMessageIntent(this.twitterConstants.PackageName);
if (messageIntent == null)
{
return false;
}
string outputFileBMP = SaveBitmap(imageToTweet);
context.Tweet(messageIntent, outputFileBMP, this.twitterConstants.DefaultTwitterText, this.twitterConstants.ChooserMessage);
return true;
}
and
public static Intent FindMessageIntent(this ContextWrapper contextWrapper, params string[] packageNames)
{
Intent wantedIntent = new Intent();
wantedIntent.SetType("text/plain");
var resolveInfos = contextWrapper.PackageManager.QueryIntentActivities(wantedIntent, PackageInfoFlags.MatchDefaultOnly);
var result = (from r in resolveInfos
from p in packageNames
where p == r.ActivityInfo.PackageName
select p).FirstOrDefault();
if (result != null)
{
wantedIntent.SetPackage(result);
return wantedIntent;
}
return null;
}
and
public static void Tweet(this ContextWrapper contextWrapper, Intent messageIntent, string filePath = null, string message = null, string chooserMessage = null)
{
if (filePath != null)
{
using (var file = new Java.IO.File(filePath))
{
messageIntent.PutExtra(Intent.ExtraStream, Android.Net.Uri.FromFile(file));
}
}
if (message != null)
{
messageIntent.PutExtra(Intent.ExtraText, message);
}
if (chooserMessage != null)
{
using (var chooser = Intent.CreateChooser(messageIntent, chooserMessage))
{
contextWrapper.StartActivity(chooser);
}
return;
}
contextWrapper.StartActivity(messageIntent);
}
Please note that I am using Android and need a solution based on Android (intent based).

Sadly, Twitter don't provide API access for uploading images via DM.
If you are able to use Twitter's private API, you should be able to attach a media_id to your DM. But other than that, you're out of luck.
Sorry.

Google Drive Change Subscriptions not working?

I'm trying to get 'Change Subscriptions' to work using the Drive API for Android, but been unsuccessful so far.
Here the simple use case:
2 android devices, both using the same google account
both subscribe to the same 'file of interest' in their drive folder
if the file 'changes', be it from a change performed by one of the two devices or any external source, all devices that subscribed to this file are notified
As far as I understand, this is exactly what 'Change Subscriptions' are supposed to do for me. I'm using play services revision 27.
The problem I have:
A 'file content change' (or some other file event) made locally on one device is never properly propagated to the all other devices that subscribed to the same file.
Does anyone know of any solutions to this issue, or can point my to what I'm doing wrong?
I've written some simple testcode (see below), that only needs a connected googleApiClient, here's what I tested:
1.
device 1 creates a new testfile calling testFileWriteNew() and adds a change subscription to this file using testFileAddAndRemoveSubscription(), the expected log output:
testfile.txt created, driveId=DriveId:CAESABi0AyDAu9XZhVMoAA== resourceId=null
onCompletion; driveId=DriveId:CAESHDBCLXNzaGVuNGlURkFOMGh0ZWtGWU5FeHVTRVUYtAMgwLvV2YVTKAA= resourceId=0B-sshen4iTFAN0htekFYNExuSEU
STATUS_SUCCESS
added subscription to testfile.txt, driveId=DriveId:CAESHDBCLXNzaGVuNGlURkFOMGh0ZWtGWU5FeHVTRVUYtAMgwLvV2YVTKAA= resourceId=0B-sshen4iTFAN0htekFYNExuSEU
2.
device 2 adds a change subscription to the same file using testFileAddAndRemoveSubscription(), the expected log output:
added subscription to testfile.txt, driveId=DriveId:CAESHDBCLXNzaGVuNGlURkFOMGh0ZWtGWU5FeHVTRVUYwgIg9I-GyZRTKAA= resourceId=0B-sshen4iTFAN0htekFYNExuSEU
As expected, the driveId is different on both devices, but the resourceId is the same 0B-sshen4iTFAN0htekFYNExuSEU, so that same 'cloud' file is referenced
3.
If I update the file with some new data via testFileUpdate I get the following on device 1:
testfile.txt updated, driveId=DriveId:CAESHDBCLXNzaGVuNGlURkFOMGh0ZWtGWU5FeHVTRVUYtAMgwLvV2YVTKAA= resourceId=0B-sshen4iTFAN0htekFYNExuSEU
and device 2:
testfile.txt updated, driveId=DriveId:CAESHDBCLXNzaGVuNGlURkFOMGh0ZWtGWU5FeHVTRVUYwgIg9I-GyZRTKAA= resourceId=0B-sshen4iTFAN0htekFYNExuSEU
4.
Unfortunately, the 'change of content' in the onChange method of the service is only triggered locally. A changed done by device 1 never reaches device 2 and vice versa. If I update the file using device 2 I see the following log on device 2 coming from the service:
onChange; driveId=DriveId:CAESHDBCLXNzaGVuNGlURkFOMGh0ZWtGWU5FeHVTRVUYwgIg9I-GyZRTKAA= resourceId=0B-sshen4iTFAN0htekFYNExuSEU
contentChanged
onChange; driveId=DriveId:CAESHDBCLXNzaGVuNGlURkFOMGh0ZWtGWU5FeHVTRVUYwgIg9I-GyZRTKAA= resourceId=0B-sshen4iTFAN0htekFYNExuSEU
metadataChanged
but I never see the onChange method being triggered on device 1, if device 2 triggered a change, which I would expect.
Code:
private boolean testFileWriteNew() {
final DriveFolder folderRoot = Drive.DriveApi.getRootFolder(mGoogleApiClient);
DriveContentsResult contentsResult = Drive.DriveApi.newDriveContents(mGoogleApiClient).await();
if (!contentsResult.getStatus().isSuccess()) {
return false;
}
DriveContents originalContents = contentsResult.getDriveContents();
OutputStream os = originalContents.getOutputStream();
try {
os.write(String.valueOf(System.currentTimeMillis()).getBytes());
MetadataChangeSet originalMetadata = new MetadataChangeSet.Builder().setTitle("testfile.txt").setMimeType("text/plain").build();
// create the file in root
DriveFolder.DriveFileResult fileResult = folderRoot.createFile(mGoogleApiClient, originalMetadata, originalContents, new ExecutionOptions.Builder().setNotifyOnCompletion(true).build()).await();
if (!fileResult.getStatus().isSuccess()) {
return false;
}
// check 'locally created' file, not yet synced to drive
DriveResource.MetadataResult metadataResult = fileResult.getDriveFile().getMetadata(mGoogleApiClient).await();
if (!metadataResult.getStatus().isSuccess()) {
return false;
}
Log.d(TAG, "testfile.txt created, driveId=" + metadataResult.getMetadata().getDriveId().encodeToString() + " resourceId=" + metadataResult.getMetadata().getDriveId().getResourceId());
return true;
} catch (IOException ioe) {
return false;
}
}
private boolean testFileUpdate() {
final DriveFolder folderRoot = Drive.DriveApi.getRootFolder(mGoogleApiClient);
// find testfile
DriveId testFile = null;
MetadataBufferResult folderFilesSyncFolder = folderRoot.listChildren(mGoogleApiClient).await();
if (!folderFilesSyncFolder.getStatus().isSuccess()) {
return false;
} else {
MetadataBuffer bufferMetaData = folderFilesSyncFolder.getMetadataBuffer();
for(int i = 0; i < bufferMetaData.getCount(); ++i) {
final Metadata data = bufferMetaData.get(i);
if(!data.isFolder() && !data.isTrashed() && data.isEditable() && data.getTitle().equalsIgnoreCase("testfile.txt")) {
testFile = data.getDriveId();
break;
}
}
bufferMetaData.release();
}
if(testFile == null) {
return false;
}
// update testfile
DriveFile file = Drive.DriveApi.getFile(mGoogleApiClient, testFile);
DriveContentsResult driveContentsResult = file.open(mGoogleApiClient, DriveFile.MODE_WRITE_ONLY, null).await();
if (!driveContentsResult.getStatus().isSuccess()) {
return false;
}
DriveContents originalContents = driveContentsResult.getDriveContents();
OutputStream os = originalContents.getOutputStream();
try {
os.write(String.valueOf(System.currentTimeMillis()).getBytes());
// commit changes
com.google.android.gms.common.api.Status status = originalContents.commit(mGoogleApiClient, null).await();
if(!status.isSuccess()) {
return false;
}
Log.d(TAG, "testfile.txt updated, driveId=" + file.getDriveId().encodeToString() + " resourceId=" + file.getDriveId().getResourceId());
return true;
} catch (IOException ioe) {
return false;
}
}
private boolean testFileAddAndRemoveSubscription(boolean subscribe) {
final DriveFolder folderRoot = Drive.DriveApi.getRootFolder(mGoogleApiClient);
// find testfile
DriveId testFile = null;
MetadataBufferResult folderFilesSyncFolder = folderRoot.listChildren(mGoogleApiClient).await();
if (!folderFilesSyncFolder.getStatus().isSuccess()) {
return false;
} else {
MetadataBuffer bufferMetaData = folderFilesSyncFolder.getMetadataBuffer();
for(int i = 0; i < bufferMetaData.getCount(); ++i) {
final Metadata data = bufferMetaData.get(i);
if(!data.isFolder() && !data.isTrashed() && data.isEditable() && data.getTitle().equalsIgnoreCase("testfile.txt")) {
testFile = data.getDriveId();
break;
}
}
bufferMetaData.release();
}
if(testFile == null) {
return false;
}
// subscribe & unsubscribe
DriveFile file = Drive.DriveApi.getFile(mGoogleApiClient, testFile);
if(subscribe) {
com.google.android.gms.common.api.Status status = file.addChangeSubscription(mGoogleApiClient).await();
if(!status.isSuccess()) {
return false;
}
Log.d(TAG, "added subscription to testfile.txt, driveId=" + file.getDriveId().encodeToString() + " resourceId=" + file.getDriveId().getResourceId());
return true;
} else {
com.google.android.gms.common.api.Status status = file.removeChangeSubscription(mGoogleApiClient).await();
if(!status.isSuccess()) {
return false;
}
Log.d(TAG, "removed subscription from testfile.txt, driveId=" + file.getDriveId().encodeToString() + " resourceId=" + file.getDriveId().getResourceId());
return true;
}
}
And here the service class:
public class ChangeService extends DriveEventService {
// TAG
private static final String TAG = ChangeService.class.getSimpleName();
#Override
public void onChange(ChangeEvent event) {
final DriveId driveId = event.getDriveId();
Log.e(TAG, "onChange; driveId=" + driveId.encodeToString() + " resourceId=" + driveId.getResourceId());
if(event.hasContentChanged()) { Log.e(TAG, "contentChanged"); }
else if(event.hasMetadataChanged()) { Log.e(TAG, "metadataChanged"); }
else if(event.hasBeenDeleted()) { Log.e(TAG, "beenDeleted"); }
}
#Override
public void onCompletion(CompletionEvent event) {
final DriveId driveId = event.getDriveId();
Log.e(TAG, "onCompletion; driveId=" + driveId.encodeToString() + " resourceId=" + driveId.getResourceId());
switch (event.getStatus()) {
case CompletionEvent.STATUS_CONFLICT: Log.e(TAG, "STATUS_CONFLICT"); break;
case CompletionEvent.STATUS_FAILURE: Log.e(TAG, "STATUS_FAILURE"); break;
case CompletionEvent.STATUS_SUCCESS: Log.e(TAG, "STATUS_SUCCESS "); break;
case CompletionEvent.STATUS_CANCELED: Log.e(TAG, "STATUS_CANCELED "); break;
}
event.dismiss();
}
}

I believe, you are falling into the same trap as many of us did before. I too originally assumed that the 'DriveEventService' takes care of notifications between multiple devices running under the same account. I tried and failed miserably, see here (and notice the resounding silence - since April 2014). I was always getting events on a single device only. So, I actually realized that Change Events work only locally within the GooPlaySvcs instance.
This was more or less confirmed by a comment from Steve Bazyl in this unrelated answer (please read including the 'ORIGINAL POST' paragraph), confirming my theory that both 'Change Events' and 'Completion Events' are local (Completion Events report result of network action - like http response).
So to answer your question. after fighting this for awhile, I had to develop a different strategy:
1/ perform GDAA action (create, update)
2/ wait for a Completion Event indicating your mod has been promoted to the Drive
3/ broadcast GCM message that include ResourceId (not DriveId !) plus optional data (up to 4K) to the registered participants.
4/ 'Registered participants' react to the message and download updated metadata/content, resolving the conflicts.
This solution is from summer 2014 and there may be some other pre-packaged solutions from Google since. I'd be happy myself to hear from people who know if there is more elegant solution.
Quite frankly, I don't understand what is this and this for, if the Completion Events do not timely reflect (notify of) the update from another device.
Good Luck

Integrating and working with .pkpass passes in Xamarin Android app

I'm developing a Xamarin Android app and I need the ability to be able to work with Passes (PassKit passes for example (JSON)). I need to be able to list all the passes in a ListVew and be able to open and display the pass. Also be able to save them to a wallet such as PassWallet or Pass2u. I don't need the ability to create them, just view them, and save them to a wallet or discard them.
There seems to be an example Xamarin iOS app which does exactly what i need here but of course I need to be able to do this in Xamarin Android.
I've been researching this for hours but don't know how to achieve what i need. JSON.net seems the way to go to read the passes, but that's as far as I've managed to get. Some examples would be great. Can anybody help?

To add the pass into PassWallet you can use the following:
private static boolean launchPassWallet(Context applicationContext, Uri uri, boolean launchGooglePlay) {
if (null != applicationContext) {
PackageManager packageManager = applicationContext.getPackageManager();
if (null != packageManager) {
final String strPackageName = "com.attidomobile.passwallet";
Intent startIntent = new Intent();
startIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
startIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
Intent passWalletLaunchIntent = packageManager
.getLaunchIntentForPackage(strPackageName);
if (null == passWalletLaunchIntent) {
// PassWallet isn't installed, open Google Play:
if (launchGooglePlay) {
String strReferrer = "";
try {
strReferrer = "&referrer=" + URLEncoder.encode(uri.toString(), "UTF-8");
} catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
strReferrer = "";
}
try {
startIntent.setData(Uri.parse("market://details?id=" + strPackageName + strReferrer));
applicationContext.startActivity(startIntent);
} catch (android.content.ActivityNotFoundException anfe) {
// Google Play not installed, open via website
startIntent.setData(Uri.parse("http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=" + strPackageName + strReferrer));
applicationContext.startActivity(startIntent);
}
}
} else {
final String strClassName = "com.attidomobile.passwallet.activity.TicketDetailActivity";
startIntent.setClassName(strPackageName, strClassName);
startIntent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_BROWSABLE);
startIntent.setDataAndType(uri, "application/vnd.apple.pkpass");
applicationContext.startActivity(startIntent);
return true;
}
}
}
return false;
}
And an example call is:
launchPassWallet(getApplicationContext(),Uri.parse("http://test.attidomobile.com/PassWallet/Passes/AttidoMobile.pkpass"), true);
You can also use a file:// URL if you have the file locally.
To display them in the list, you'd need to unzip the .pkpass file and then parse the JSON for the relevant fields.