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package com.sababado.support.v4.content; /* * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ import android.annotation.TargetApi; import android.content.Context; import android.content.SharedPreferences; import android.os.Build; import android.preference.PreferenceManager; import android.support.v4.content.AsyncTaskLoader; /** * This loader will monitor shared preferences and call back once data has changed under the specified key. * The key is defined in the constructor. * * @see com.sababado.support.v4.content.StringPreferencesLoader#StringPreferencesLoader(android.content.Context, String) */ @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.GINGERBREAD) public class StringPreferencesLoader extends AsyncTaskLoader<String> implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener { private final String mKey; private String data = null; @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.GINGERBREAD) public static void persist(final SharedPreferences.Editor editor) { if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.GINGERBREAD) { editor.apply(); } else { new Thread() { public void run() { editor.commit(); } }.start(); } } /** * Create a new StringPreferenceLoader with a key for what to monitor. * * @param context Current context. * @param key Key in shared preferences to look for. Make sure to use this key when saving into shared preferences. */ public StringPreferencesLoader(final Context context, final String key) { super(context); mKey = key; } /** * Runs on a worker thread, loading in our data. */ @Override public String loadInBackground() { final SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getContext()); prefs.registerOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(this); data = prefs.getString(mKey, null); return data; } /** * Starts an asynchronous load of the list data. * When the result is ready the callbacks will be called * on the UI thread. If a previous load has been completed * and is still valid the result may be passed to the * callbacks immediately. * <p/> * Must be called from the UI thread. */ @Override protected void onStartLoading() { if (data != null) { deliverResult(data); } if (takeContentChanged() || data == null) { forceLoad(); } } @Override public void onSharedPreferenceChanged(final SharedPreferences sharedPreferences, final String key) { if (key.equals(mKey)) { onContentChanged(); } } }