PollingService.Java

package com.color.speechbubble;

import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
import org.apache.http.HttpStatus;
import org.apache.http.StatusLine;
import org.apache.http.client.ClientProtocolException;
import org.apache.http.client.HttpClient;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;
import org.apache.http.impl.client.DefaultHttpClient;

import android.app.Service;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.net.ConnectivityManager;
import android.os.AsyncTask;
import android.os.IBinder;
import android.os.PowerManager;
import android.os.PowerManager.WakeLock;
import android.util.Log;

public class PollingService extends Service {
    private WakeLock mWakeLock;

    public void PollingService() {
        Log.wtf("I AM ACTUALLY RUNNING", "IN THE Constructor!!!!");
    }

    @Override
    public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
        return null;
    }

    private void handleIntent(Intent intent) {
        // obtain the wake lock
        PowerManager pm = (PowerManager) getSystemService(POWER_SERVICE);
        mWakeLock = pm.newWakeLock(PowerManager.PARTIAL_WAKE_LOCK, "MWAKELOGTAG");
        mWakeLock.acquire();

        // Check the global background data setting
        ConnectivityManager cm = (ConnectivityManager) getSystemService(CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
        if (!cm.getBackgroundDataSetting()) {
            stopSelf();
            return;
        }

        // Do the actual work, in a separate thread
        new PollTask().execute();
    }

    private class PollTask extends AsyncTask<String, String, String> {
        // TODO: insert the polling in here.
        private String responseString = null;

        @Override
        protected String doInBackground(String... uri) {
            Log.wtf("QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ", "IN THE PollTask!!!!");

            HttpClient httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient();
            HttpResponse response;

            try {
                response = httpclient.execute(new HttpGet(uri[0]));
                StatusLine statusLine = response.getStatusLine();
                if(statusLine.getStatusCode() == HttpStatus.SC_OK){
                    ByteArrayOutputStream out = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
                    response.getEntity().writeTo(out);
                    out.close();
                    responseString = out.toString();
                } else{
                    //Closes the connection.
                    response.getEntity().getContent().close();
                    throw new IOException(statusLine.getReasonPhrase());
                }
            } catch (ClientProtocolException e) {
                //TODO Handle problems..
            } catch (IOException e) {
                //TODO Handle problems..
            }
            return responseString;
        }

        @Override
        protected void onPostExecute(String result) {
            // handle data
            // TODO: handle json using the GSON lib.
            Log.wtf("POLLINGGGGGGGGGGG", result);
            // TODO: Get the data back to the chat screen
            stopSelf();
        }
    }

    @Override
    public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
        handleIntent(intent);
        return START_NOT_STICKY;
    }

    public void onDestroy() {
        super.onDestroy();
        mWakeLock.release();
    }

    public PollingService() {
        // TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
    }
}