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Invoking a method in a fragment through a LocalBroadcastManager

I'm building an app with 2 fragments.
1st Fragment: ImageView and 2 TextViews
2nd Fragment: 2 EditTexts and 3 Buttons
In the 2nd Fragment, I have a "Save" Button. In the onClick of this button, I am trying to send a local broadcast:
btnSave.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
localBroadcastManager.sendBroadcast(localIntent);
}
});
And this is my intent:
final LocalBroadcastManager localBroadcastManager = LocalBroadcastManager
.getInstance(Objects.requireNonNull(getContext()));
final Intent localIntent = new Intent("CUSTOM_ACTION");
The point of this is so that the 1st fragment picks it up and executes a method to save the Image as a bitmap with its captions (that's what the 2 TextViews are for). This is my attempt:
private BroadcastReceiver listener = new BroadcastReceiver() {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent ) {
String data = intent.getStringExtra("DATA");
Toast.makeText(context, data + " received", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
createAndSaveBitmap(topTextView.getText().toString(), bottomTextView.getText().toString(), memeBitmap, memeCanvas, memePaint, imageView, imageUri);
}
};
public void createAndSaveBitmap(String top, String bottom, Bitmap bitmap,
Canvas canvas, Paint paint, ImageView imageView, Uri imageUri) {
try {
memeBitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(context.getContentResolver().openInputStream(imageUri))
.copy(Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888, true); }
catch (FileNotFoundException e) { e.printStackTrace(); }
canvas = new Canvas(memeBitmap);
paint = new Paint();
canvas.drawText(top, 0, 0, paint);
canvas.drawText(bottom, 0, memeCanvas.getHeight() - 10, paint);
imageView.setImageBitmap(memeBitmap);
if(bitmap != null){
File file = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory();
File newFile = new File(file, "test.jpg");
try {
FileOutputStream fileOutputStream = new FileOutputStream(newFile);
bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, fileOutputStream);
fileOutputStream.flush();
fileOutputStream.close();
}
catch (FileNotFoundException e) {e.printStackTrace();}
catch (IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); }
}
}
When I run the app, nothing happens when I click the "Save" button. Doesn't download the image, nor does it crash. Since there is no error stacktrace, I can't see where I'm going wrong.

Make sure that you are calling this in your receiving fragment's onResume.
LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(getActivity()).registerReceiver(
listener,
new IntentFilter("CUSTOM_ACTION")
);
and this in onPause
LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(getActivity()).unregisterReceiver(listener);

AsyncTask println needs a message No Exception thrown

My AsyncTask is logging an error "println needs a message" however no exception is being thrown in my class. The task is started in an Activity which implements a callback interface I wrote called TaskCallback. In the onPostExecute() it calles the callback in the Activity. From this callback, I run another AsyncTask. Below is the code:
public class SaveImageTask extends AsyncTask<byte[], String, File> {
private static final String IMAGE_DATA_PATH =
Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().toString() + "/MyAppFolder/AppImages/";
private static final String TAG = "SaveImageTask";
private TaskCallback mTaskCallback;
private ProgressDialog mProgressDialog;
public SaveImageTask(TaskCallback taskCallback) {
mTaskCallback = taskCallback;
}
#Override
protected void onPreExecute() {
mProgressDialog = new ProgressDialog((Context) mTaskCallback);
mProgressDialog.setMessage("Saving Image...");
mProgressDialog.setCanceledOnTouchOutside(false);
mProgressDialog.setCancelable(false);
mProgressDialog.show();
}
#Override
protected File doInBackground(byte[]... data) {
File imageFile = createOutputPictureFile();
if(imageFile == null) {
return null;
}
try {
Bitmap image = BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(data[0], 0, data[0].length);
FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(imageFile);
image.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, out);
out.flush();
out.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
Log.e(TAG, e.getMessage());
}
return imageFile;
}
#Override
public void onPostExecute(File imageFile) {
if(mProgressDialog != null && mProgressDialog.isShowing()) {
mProgressDialog.dismiss();
}
if(mTaskCallback != null) {
mTaskCallback.onTaskComplete(imageFile);
}
}
private File createOutputPictureFile() {
File imageStorageDirectory = new File(IMAGE_DATA_PATH);
// If the default save directory doesn't exist, try and create it
if (!imageStorageDirectory.exists()){
if (!imageStorageDirectory.mkdirs()){
//Log.e(TAG, "Required media storage does not exist");
return null;
}
}
// Create a timestamp and use it as part of the file name
SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMddHHmmss", Locale.UK);
String timeStamp = dateFormat.format(new Date());
String fileName = "img_"+ timeStamp + ".jpg";
return new File (imageStorageDirectory, fileName);
}
}
The onTaskComplete(File file) looks like this:
#Override
public void onTaskComplete(File file) {
if(file == null) {
Util.showToast(this, "Save Failed.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT);
return;
}
notifyDeviceOfNewFile(file);
ProcessImageTask pit = new ProcessImageTask(this);
pit.execute(file);
}
And the error logged is:
E/SaveImageTask: println needs a message
As it says in the title, no exception is thrown and the code actually does what it is supposed to do. I've narrowed the issue down to this line of code in the callback:
pit.execute(file);
If I comment out this line the error doesn't appear. I'm a bit stumped on what's going on. If I remove all logging in my SaveImageTask it still appears so something else is logging it.

There is a reason why a exception is not thrown, because you catch it. That is the whole concept about try-catch.
try {
Bitmap image = BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(data[0], 0, data[0].length);
FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(imageFile);
image.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, out);
out.flush();
out.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
Log.e(TAG, e.getMessage());
// normally you do stuff here when it fails.
}

I believe "println needs a message" is what's shown if you pass a null to Log.x(). You're probably getting an IOException - e.printstacktrace() will probably give you a better idea of why.

Ok, turns out I was being an idiot and the error was from another class which for some reason had the same TAG it was logging with. Thank you for your input and suggestions, an important lesson about copy/pasting code was learned today.

how can I access Picasso' s cached image to make a share intent?

I' m using Picasso to help the cache of images.
The question is, how can I access the downloaded image to make a share intent?
any ideas? thanks!

I hope you can understand my question :-)
Sorry for my delay, I found a solution, but, not a good one...
First, I really searched for a while and looked at the code of Picasso. It seems like you should provide your own downloader and other stuff. But then, why should I use the lib...
And then, I suppose it's Picasso's design / architecture to just cache the file in the internal storage. Maybe because the external storage is not always available (like the user may plug in his SD card to his computer), or maybe because the external storage is not as fast as the internal... That's my guess. In a word, other apps cannot access the internal storage of the current app, so the share cannot be done.
Thus, I made a really ordinary solution. I just wait for Picasso to give the Bitmap, and compress it to a file in the external file, then do the share. It seems like a bad solution, but it really solves the problem, yes...
You should be aware of whether the external cache directory is available or not. If not, you cannot do the share. And you need to put the compress task in a background thread, so, waiting the external file cached... Does it seem like a bad solution? I think so...
Below is my project code, you can have a try...
private boolean mSaved; // a flag, whether the image is saved in external storage
private MenuItem mShare;
private Intent mIntent;
private ShareActionProvider mShareActionProvider;
private File mImage; // the external image file would be saved...
private Target target = new Target() {
#Override
public void onBitmapLoaded(final Bitmap bitmap, Picasso.LoadedFrom from) {
new Thread(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
FileOutputStream os = null;
try {
String dir = CatnutUtils.mkdir(getActivity(), Constants.FANTASY_DIR); // check the exteral dir avaiable or not...
String[] paths = Uri.parse(mUrl).getPath().split("/");
mImage = new File(dir + File.separator + paths[2] + Constants.JPG); // resoleve the file name
} catch (Exception e) { // the external storage not available...
Log.e(TAG, "create dir error!", e);
return;
}
try {
if (mImage.length() > 10) { // > 0 means the file exists
// the file exists, done.
mIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.fromFile(mImage));
mSaved = true;
return;
}
os = new FileOutputStream(mImage);
bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, os);
mIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.fromFile(mImage));
mSaved = true;
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
Log.e(TAG, "io error!", e);
} finally {
if (os != null) {
try {
os.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
Log.e(TAG, "io closing error!", e);
}
}
}
}
}).start();
mFantasy.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
}
#Override
public void onBitmapFailed(Drawable errorDrawable) {
mFantasy.setImageDrawable(errorDrawable);
}
#Override
public void onPrepareLoad(Drawable placeHolderDrawable) {
if (placeHolderDrawable != null) {
mFantasy.setImageDrawable(placeHolderDrawable);
}
}
};
#Override
public void onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
mShare.setEnabled(mSaved);
}
public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
inflater.inflate(R.menu.fantasy, menu);
mShare = menu.findItem(R.id.action_share);
mShareActionProvider = (ShareActionProvider) mShare.getActionProvider();
mShare.setActionProvider(mShareActionProvider);
mShareActionProvider.setShareIntent(mIntent);
}
Finally, call Picasso.with(getActivity()).load(mUrl).into(target);
When the file is saved, the user can click the share menu do the share.

public static File getImageFile(Context context, String url)
{
final String CACHE_PATH = context.getCacheDir().getAbsolutePath() + "/picasso-cache/";
File[] files=new File(CACHE_PATH).listFiles();
for (File file:files)
{
String fname= file.getName();
if (fname.contains(".") && fname.substring(fname.lastIndexOf(".")).equals(".0"))
{
try
{
BufferedReader br=new BufferedReader(new FileReader(file));
if (br.readLine().equals(url))
{
File imgfile= new File(CACHE_PATH + fname.replace(".0", ".1"));
if (imgfile.exists())
{
return imgfile;
}
}
}
catch (FileNotFoundException|IOException e)
{
}
}
}
return null;
}

I've just found out this guide with a very good solution.
https://guides.codepath.com/android/Sharing-Content-with-Intents
The code will be like this:
// Can be triggered by a view event such as a button press
public void onShareItem(View v) {
// Get access to bitmap image from view
ImageView ivImage = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.ivResult);
// Get access to the URI for the bitmap
Uri bmpUri = getLocalBitmapUri(ivImage);
if (bmpUri != null) {
// Construct a ShareIntent with link to image
Intent shareIntent = new Intent();
shareIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, bmpUri);
shareIntent.setType("image/*");
// Launch sharing dialog for image
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, "Share Image"));
} else {
// ...sharing failed, handle error
}
}
// Returns the URI path to the Bitmap displayed in specified ImageView
public Uri getLocalBitmapUri(ImageView imageView) {
// Extract Bitmap from ImageView drawable
Drawable drawable = imageView.getDrawable();
Bitmap bmp = null;
if (drawable instanceof BitmapDrawable){
bmp = ((BitmapDrawable) imageView.getDrawable()).getBitmap();
} else {
return null;
}
// Store image to default external storage directory
Uri bmpUri = null;
try {
File file = new File(Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(
Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS), "share_image_" + System.currentTimeMillis() + ".png");
file.getParentFile().mkdirs();
FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(file);
bmp.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 90, out);
out.close();
bmpUri = Uri.fromFile(file);
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
return bmpUri;
}
It basically consists in retrieving the bitmap from the imageview and saving it to a local temp file and then using it for sharing. I've tested it and it seems to work fine.

Capture screen shot of GoogleMap Android API V2

Final Update
The feature request has been fulfilled by Google. Please see this answer below.
Original Question
Using the old version of the Google Maps Android API, I was able to capture a screenshot of the google map to share via social media. I used the following code to capture the screenshot and save the image to a file and it worked great:
public String captureScreen()
{
String storageState = Environment.getExternalStorageState();
Log.d("StorageState", "Storage state is: " + storageState);
// image naming and path to include sd card appending name you choose for file
String mPath = this.getFilesDir().getAbsolutePath();
// create bitmap screen capture
Bitmap bitmap;
View v1 = this.mapView.getRootView();
v1.setDrawingCacheEnabled(true);
bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(v1.getDrawingCache());
v1.setDrawingCacheEnabled(false);
OutputStream fout = null;
String filePath = System.currentTimeMillis() + ".jpeg";
try
{
fout = openFileOutput(filePath,
MODE_WORLD_READABLE);
// Write the string to the file
bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 90, fout);
fout.flush();
fout.close();
}
catch (FileNotFoundException e)
{
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
Log.d("ImageCapture", "FileNotFoundException");
Log.d("ImageCapture", e.getMessage());
filePath = "";
}
catch (IOException e)
{
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
Log.d("ImageCapture", "IOException");
Log.d("ImageCapture", e.getMessage());
filePath = "";
}
return filePath;
}
However, the new GoogleMap object used by V2 of the api does not have a "getRootView()" method like MapView does.
I tried to do this:
SupportMapFragment mapFragment = (SupportMapFragment) getSupportFragmentManager()
.findFragmentById(R.id.basicMap);
View v1 = mapFragment.getView();
But the screenshot that I get does not have any map content and looks like this:
Has anyone figured out how to take a screenshot of the new Google Maps Android API V2?
Update
I also tried to get the rootView this way:
View v1 = getWindow().getDecorView().getRootView();
This results in a screenshot that includes the action bar at the top of the screen, but the map is still blank like the screenshot I attached.
Update
A feature request has been submitted to Google. Please go star the feature request if this is something you want google to add in the future: Add screenshot ability to Google Maps API V2

Update - Google has added a snapshot method**!:
The feature request for a method to take a screen shot of the Android Google Map API V2 OpenGL layer has been fulfilled.
To take a screenshot, simply implement the following interface:
public abstract void onSnapshotReady (Bitmap snapshot)
and call:
public final void snapshot (GoogleMap.SnapshotReadyCallback callback)
Example that takes a screenshot, then presents the standard "Image Sharing" options:
public void captureScreen()
{
SnapshotReadyCallback callback = new SnapshotReadyCallback()
{
#Override
public void onSnapshotReady(Bitmap snapshot)
{
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
bitmap = snapshot;
OutputStream fout = null;
String filePath = System.currentTimeMillis() + ".jpeg";
try
{
fout = openFileOutput(filePath,
MODE_WORLD_READABLE);
// Write the string to the file
bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 90, fout);
fout.flush();
fout.close();
}
catch (FileNotFoundException e)
{
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
Log.d("ImageCapture", "FileNotFoundException");
Log.d("ImageCapture", e.getMessage());
filePath = "";
}
catch (IOException e)
{
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
Log.d("ImageCapture", "IOException");
Log.d("ImageCapture", e.getMessage());
filePath = "";
}
openShareImageDialog(filePath);
}
};
mMap.snapshot(callback);
}
Once the image is finished being captured, it will trigger the standard "Share Image" dialog so the user can pick how they'd like to share it:
public void openShareImageDialog(String filePath)
{
File file = this.getFileStreamPath(filePath);
if(!filePath.equals(""))
{
final ContentValues values = new ContentValues(2);
values.put(MediaStore.Images.Media.MIME_TYPE, "image/jpeg");
values.put(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA, file.getAbsolutePath());
final Uri contentUriFile = getContentResolver().insert(MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, values);
final Intent intent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
intent.setType("image/jpeg");
intent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, contentUriFile);
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Share Image"));
}
else
{
//This is a custom class I use to show dialogs...simply replace this with whatever you want to show an error message, Toast, etc.
DialogUtilities.showOkDialogWithText(this, R.string.shareImageFailed);
}
}
Documentation is here

Below are the steps to capture screen shot of Google Map V2 with example
Step 1. open Android Sdk Manager (Window > Android Sdk Manager) then Expand Extras now update/install Google Play Services to Revision 10 ignore this step if already installed
Read Notes here https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android/releases#august_2013
Step 2. Restart Eclipse
Step 3. import com.google.android.gms.maps.GoogleMap.SnapshotReadyCallback;
Step 4. Make Method to Capture/Store Screen/image of Map like below
public void CaptureMapScreen()
{
SnapshotReadyCallback callback = new SnapshotReadyCallback() {
Bitmap bitmap;
#Override
public void onSnapshotReady(Bitmap snapshot) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
bitmap = snapshot;
try {
FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream("/mnt/sdcard/"
+ "MyMapScreen" + System.currentTimeMillis()
+ ".png");
// above "/mnt ..... png" => is a storage path (where image will be stored) + name of image you can customize as per your Requirement
bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 90, out);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
};
myMap.snapshot(callback);
// myMap is object of GoogleMap +> GoogleMap myMap;
// which is initialized in onCreate() =>
// myMap = ((SupportMapFragment) getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.map_pass_home_call)).getMap();
}
Step 5. Now call this CaptureMapScreen() method where you want to capture the image
in my case i am calling this method on Button click in my onCreate() which is working fine
like:
Button btnCap = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnTakeScreenshot);
btnCap.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
try {
CaptureMapScreen();
} catch (Exception e) {
// TODO: handle exception
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
});
Check Doc here and here

I capctured Map screenshot.It will be helpful
private GoogleMap map;
private static LatLng latLong;
`
public void onMapReady(GoogleMap googleMap) {
map = googleMap;
setMap(this.map);
animateCamera();
map.moveCamera (CameraUpdateFactory.newLatLng (latLong));
map.setOnMapLoadedCallback (new GoogleMap.OnMapLoadedCallback () {
#Override
public void onMapLoaded() {
snapShot();
}
});
}
`
snapShot() method for taking screenshot of map
public void snapShot(){
GoogleMap.SnapshotReadyCallback callback=new GoogleMap.SnapshotReadyCallback () {
Bitmap bitmap;
#Override
public void onSnapshotReady(Bitmap snapshot) {
bitmap=snapshot;
try{
file=new File(Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES),"map.png");
FileOutputStream fout=new FileOutputStream (file);
bitmap.compress (Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG,90,fout);
Toast.makeText (PastValuations.this, "Capture", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show ();
}catch (Exception e){
e.printStackTrace ();
Toast.makeText (PastValuations.this, "Not Capture", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show ();
}
}
};map.snapshot (callback);
}
My output is below

Edit: this answer is no longer valid - the feature request for screenshots on Google Maps Android API V2 has been fulfilled. See this answer for an example.
Original Accepted Answer
Since the new Android API v2 Maps are displayed using OpenGL, there are no possibilities to create a screenshot.

Since the top voted answer doesnt work with polylines and other overlays on top of the map fragment (What I was looking for), I want to share this solution.
public void captureScreen()
{
GoogleMap.SnapshotReadyCallback callback = new GoogleMap.SnapshotReadyCallback()
{
#Override
public void onSnapshotReady(Bitmap snapshot) {
try {
getWindow().getDecorView().findViewById(android.R.id.content).setDrawingCacheEnabled(true);
Bitmap backBitmap = getWindow().getDecorView().findViewById(android.R.id.content).getDrawingCache();
Bitmap bmOverlay = Bitmap.createBitmap(
backBitmap.getWidth(), backBitmap.getHeight(),
backBitmap.getConfig());
Canvas canvas = new Canvas(bmOverlay);
canvas.drawBitmap(snapshot, new Matrix(), null);
canvas.drawBitmap(backBitmap, 0, 0, null);
OutputStream fout = null;
String filePath = System.currentTimeMillis() + ".jpeg";
try
{
fout = openFileOutput(filePath,
MODE_WORLD_READABLE);
// Write the string to the file
bmOverlay.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 90, fout);
fout.flush();
fout.close();
}
catch (FileNotFoundException e)
{
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
Log.d("ImageCapture", "FileNotFoundException");
Log.d("ImageCapture", e.getMessage());
filePath = "";
}
catch (IOException e)
{
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
Log.d("ImageCapture", "IOException");
Log.d("ImageCapture", e.getMessage());
filePath = "";
}
openShareImageDialog(filePath);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
};
;
map.snapshot(callback);
}

private GoogleMap mMap;
SupportMapFragment mapFragment;
LinearLayout linearLayout;
String jobId="1";
File file;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate (savedInstanceState);
setContentView (R.layout.activity_maps);
linearLayout=(LinearLayout)findViewById (R.id.linearlayout);
// Obtain the SupportMapFragment and get notified when the map is ready to be used.
mapFragment = (SupportMapFragment)getSupportFragmentManager ()
.findFragmentById (R.id.map);
mapFragment.getMapAsync (this);
//Taking Snapshot of Google Map
}
/**
* Manipulates the map once available.
* This callback is triggered when the map is ready to be used.
* This is where we can add markers or lines, add listeners or move the camera. In this case,
* we just add a marker near Sydney, Australia.
* If Google Play services is not installed on the device, the user will be prompted to install
* it inside the SupportMapFragment. This method will only be triggered once the user has
* installed Google Play services and returned to the app.
*/
#Override
public void onMapReady(GoogleMap googleMap) {
mMap = googleMap;
// Add a marker in Sydney and move the camera
LatLng sydney = new LatLng (-26.888033, 75.802754);
mMap.addMarker (new MarkerOptions ().position (sydney).title ("Kailash Tower"));
mMap.moveCamera (CameraUpdateFactory.newLatLng (sydney));
mMap.setOnMapLoadedCallback (new GoogleMap.OnMapLoadedCallback () {
#Override
public void onMapLoaded() {
snapShot();
}
});
}
// Initializing Snapshot Method
public void snapShot(){
GoogleMap.SnapshotReadyCallback callback=new GoogleMap.SnapshotReadyCallback () {
Bitmap bitmap;
#Override
public void onSnapshotReady(Bitmap snapshot) {
bitmap=snapshot;
bitmap=getBitmapFromView(linearLayout);
try{
file=new File (getExternalCacheDir (),"map.png");
FileOutputStream fout=new FileOutputStream (file);
bitmap.compress (Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG,90,fout);
Toast.makeText (MapsActivity.this, "Capture", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show ();
sendSceenShot (file);
}catch (Exception e){
e.printStackTrace ();
Toast.makeText (MapsActivity.this, "Not Capture", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show ();
}
}
};mMap.snapshot (callback);
}
private Bitmap getBitmapFromView(View view) {
Bitmap returnedBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(view.getWidth(), view.getHeight(),Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
Canvas canvas = new Canvas (returnedBitmap);
Drawable bgDrawable =view.getBackground();
if (bgDrawable!=null) {
//has background drawable, then draw it on the canvas
bgDrawable.draw(canvas);
} else{
//does not have background drawable, then draw white background on the canvas
canvas.drawColor(Color.WHITE);
}
view.draw(canvas);
return returnedBitmap;
}
//Implementing Api using Retrofit
private void sendSceenShot(File file) {
RequestBody job=null;
Gson gson = new GsonBuilder ()
.setLenient ()
.create ();
Retrofit retrofit = new Retrofit.Builder ()
.baseUrl (BaseUrl.url)
.addConverterFactory (GsonConverterFactory.create (gson))
.build ();
final RequestBody requestBody = RequestBody.create (MediaType.parse ("image/*"),file);
job=RequestBody.create (MediaType.parse ("text"),jobId);
MultipartBody.Part fileToUpload = MultipartBody.Part.createFormData ("name",file.getName (), requestBody);
API service = retrofit.create (API.class);
Call<ScreenCapture_Pojo> call=service.sendScreen (job,fileToUpload);
call.enqueue (new Callback<ScreenCapture_Pojo> () {
#Override
public void onResponse(Call <ScreenCapture_Pojo> call, Response<ScreenCapture_Pojo> response) {
if (response.body ().getMessage ().equalsIgnoreCase ("Success")){
Toast.makeText (MapsActivity.this, "success", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show ();
}
}
#Override
public void onFailure(Call <ScreenCapture_Pojo> call, Throwable t) {
}
});
}
}

I hope this would help to capture the screenshot of your map
Method call:
gmap.setOnMapLoadedCallback(mapLoadedCallback);
Method declaration:
final SnapshotReadyCallback snapReadyCallback = new SnapshotReadyCallback() {
Bitmap bitmap;
#Override
public void onSnapshotReady(Bitmap snapshot) {
bitmap = snapshot;
try {
//do something with your snapshot
imageview.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
};
GoogleMap.OnMapLoadedCallback mapLoadedCallback = new GoogleMap.OnMapLoadedCallback() {
#Override
public void onMapLoaded() {
gmap.snapshot(snapReadyCallback);
}
};

Eclipse DDMS can capture the screen even it's google map V2.
Try to call /system/bin/screencap or /system/bin/screenshot if you have the "root". I learned that from How Eclipse android DDMS implement "screen capture"

Async Loading images in gallery view in Listview from SDCard

I am trying to display the images in galleryViews which are in ListView. I am downloading images from server to SDCard and then displaying it, first I am checking images in cache if image is not there then I am loading it from sdcard.
when the user starts the app for the first time I am downloading the images from server and saving them to sdcard in the mean time iam showing the activity with text only
I want if the image is not there in sdcard the after downloading the image it should display the image as soon as the image is download here is what I am doing.
public class AsyncImageLoader {
private boolean isImageView;
private final LinkedHashMap<String, Bitmap> cache =
new LinkedHashMap<String, Bitmap>(60, (float) 1.0, true);
Handler handler = new Handler() {
#Override
public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
super.handleMessage(msg);
LoadImageFromSdCard loadImage = (LoadImageFromSdCard) msg.obj;
if (isImageView) {
loadImage.imageView.setImage(loadImage.bmp);
} else {
Thread thread = new Thread(new LoadImageFromSdCard(loadImage.uri, loadImage.imageView));
try {
Log.i("AsyncImageLoader", "SECOND THREAD STARTED");
Thread.sleep(10000);
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
thread.start();
}
}
};
public Bitmap loadImage(String uri,
ImageTextComboControl imageView) {
if (cache.containsKey(uri)) {
return cache.get(uri);
} else {
handler.post(new LoadImageFromSdCard(uri, imageView));
}
return null;
}
private class LoadImageFromSdCard implements Runnable {
String uri;
ImageTextComboControl imageView;
ImageView image;
Bitmap bmp = null;
public LoadImageFromSdCard(String uri, ImageTextComboControl imageView) {
this.uri = uri;
this.imageView = imageView;
}
public void run() {
FileInputStream fis;
try {
fis = new FileInputStream(new File(uri));
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
return;
}
bmp = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(fis);
if (imageView != null) {
isImageView = true;
cache.put(uri, bmp);
Message message = new Message();
message.obj = this;
handler.sendMessage(message);
}
}
}
}
Thanx

Is much better use Async Task class http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/fundamentals/processes-and-threads.html (using AsyncTask section) and, important, take care about large bitmap
http://developer.android.com/training/displaying-bitmaps/index.html

I solved my problem using onContentChanged() method in adapter. I am saving images to sdCard and getting the sdCard path saving it into sqlite database so when ever the data is changing in sqlite database onContentChanged method is called because I am using Cursor Adapter.