cordova-plugin-run-in-background/src/android/BackgroundMode.java

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package de.appplant.cordova.plugin.background;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.ComponentName;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.ServiceConnection;
import android.os.IBinder;
import android.util.Log;

import org.apache.cordova.CallbackContext;
import org.apache.cordova.CordovaPlugin;
import org.json.JSONArray;
import org.json.JSONException;

public class BackgroundMode extends CordovaPlugin {

    // Flag indicates if the app is in background or foreground
    private boolean inBackground = false;

    // Flag indicates if the plugin is enabled or disabled
    private boolean isDisabled = false;

    // Used to (un)bind the service to with the activity
    private ServiceConnection connection = new ServiceConnection() {

        @Override
        public void onServiceConnected(ComponentName name, IBinder binder) {
            // Nothing to do here
            Log.d("BackgroundMode", "Service connected");
        }

        @Override
        public void onServiceDisconnected(ComponentName name) {
            Log.w("BackgroundMode", "Service disrupted");
            //stopService();
        }
    };

    /**
     * Executes the request.
     *
     * @param action   The action to execute.
     * @param args     The exec() arguments.
     * @param callback The callback context used when
     *                 calling back into JavaScript.
     *
     * @return
     *      Returning false results in a "MethodNotFound" error.
     *
     * @throws JSONException
     */
    @Override
    public boolean execute (String action, JSONArray args,
                            CallbackContext callback) throws JSONException {

        if (action.equalsIgnoreCase("observeLifeCycle")) {
            // Nothing to do here
            return true;
        }

        if (action.equalsIgnoreCase("enable")) {
            enableMode();
            return true;
        }

        if (action.equalsIgnoreCase("disable")) {
            disableMode();
            return true;
        }

        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Called when the system is about to start resuming a previous activity.
     *
     * @param multitasking
     *      Flag indicating if multitasking is turned on for app
     */
    @Override
    public void onPause(boolean multitasking) {
        super.onPause(multitasking);
        inBackground = true;
        startService();
    }


    /**
     * Called when the activity will start interacting with the user.
     *
     * @param multitasking
     *      Flag indicating if multitasking is turned on for app
     */
    @Override
    public void onResume(boolean multitasking) {
        super.onResume(multitasking);
        inBackground = false;
        stopService();
    }

    @Override
    public void onDestroy() {
        super.onDestroy();
        stopService();
    }

    /**
     * Enable the background mode.
     */
    private void enableMode() {
        isDisabled = false;

        if (inBackground) {
            startService();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Disable the background mode.
     */
    private void disableMode() {
        stopService();
        isDisabled = true;
    }

    /**
     * Bind the activity to a background service and put them into foreground
     * state.
     */
    private void startService() {
        Activity context = cordova.getActivity();

        Intent intent = new Intent(
                context, ForegroundService.class);

        if (isDisabled)
            return;

        context.bindService(
                intent, connection, Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE);

        context.startService(intent);
    }

    /**
     * Bind the activity to a background service and put them into foreground
     * state.
     */
    private void stopService() {
        Activity context = cordova.getActivity();

        Intent intent = new Intent(
                context, ForegroundService.class);

        context.unbindService(connection);
        context.stopService(intent);
    }
}