How to run CountDownTimer in a Service in Android?
The easiest way is probably to create a broadcast receiver in your activity and have the service send broadcasts to the receiver. Here's a full listing for a service class with a simplified CountDownTimer.
package com.example.cdt;
import android.app.Service;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.CountDownTimer;
import android.os.IBinder;
import android.util.Log;
public class BroadcastService extends Service {
private final static String TAG = "BroadcastService";
public static final String COUNTDOWN_BR = "your_package_name.countdown_br";
Intent bi = new Intent(COUNTDOWN_BR);
CountDownTimer cdt = null;
@Override
public void onCreate() {
super.onCreate();
Log.i(TAG, "Starting timer...");
cdt = new CountDownTimer(30000, 1000) {
@Override
public void onTick(long millisUntilFinished) {
Log.i(TAG, "Countdown seconds remaining: " + millisUntilFinished / 1000);
bi.putExtra("countdown", millisUntilFinished);
sendBroadcast(bi);
}
@Override
public void onFinish() {
Log.i(TAG, "Timer finished");
}
};
cdt.start();
}
@Override
public void onDestroy() {
cdt.cancel();
Log.i(TAG, "Timer cancelled");
super.onDestroy();
}
@Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
return super.onStartCommand(intent, flags, startId);
}
@Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent arg0) {
return null;
}
}
And here are the relevant lines from a main activity:
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
startService(new Intent(this, BroadcastService.class));
Log.i(TAG, "Started service");
}
private BroadcastReceiver br = new BroadcastReceiver() {
@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
updateGUI(intent); // or whatever method used to update your GUI fields
}
};
@Override
public void onResume() {
super.onResume();
registerReceiver(br, new IntentFilter(BroadcastService.COUNTDOWN_BR));
Log.i(TAG, "Registered broacast receiver");
}
@Override
public void onPause() {
super.onPause();
unregisterReceiver(br);
Log.i(TAG, "Unregistered broacast receiver");
}
@Override
public void onStop() {
try {
unregisterReceiver(br);
} catch (Exception e) {
// Receiver was probably already stopped in onPause()
}
super.onStop();
}
@Override
public void onDestroy() {
stopService(new Intent(this, BroadcastService.class));
Log.i(TAG, "Stopped service");
super.onDestroy();
}
private void updateGUI(Intent intent) {
if (intent.getExtras() != null) {
long millisUntilFinished = intent.getLongExtra("countdown", 0);
Log.i(TAG, "Countdown seconds remaining: " + millisUntilFinished / 1000);
}
}
You'll also need to define the service between the start/end application tags in your manifest file.
<service android:name=".BroadcastService" />
Download source code Android Countdown Timer Run In Background
activity_main.xml
<RelativeLayout android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<EditText
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="@+id/et_hours"
android:hint="Hours"
android:inputType="time"
android:layout_marginRight="5dp"
/>
<Button
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="@+id/btn_timer"
android:layout_above="@+id/btn_cancel"
android:text="Start Timer"/>
<Button
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:id="@+id/btn_cancel"
android:text="cancel timer"/>
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="@+id/tv_timer"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:textSize="25dp"
android:textColor="#000000"
android:text="00:00:00"/>
</RelativeLayout>
Timer_Service.java
package com.countdowntimerservice;
import android.app.Service;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.SharedPreferences;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.os.IBinder;
import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
import android.util.Log;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Timer;
import java.util.TimerTask;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
public class Timer_Service extends Service {
public static String str_receiver = "com.countdowntimerservice.receiver";
private Handler mHandler = new Handler();
Calendar calendar;
SimpleDateFormat simpleDateFormat;
String strDate;
Date date_current, date_diff;
SharedPreferences mpref;
SharedPreferences.Editor mEditor;
private Timer mTimer = null;
public static final long NOTIFY_INTERVAL = 1000;
Intent intent;
@Nullable
@Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
return null;
}
@Override
public void onCreate() {
super.onCreate();
mpref = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getApplicationContext());
mEditor = mpref.edit();
calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss");
mTimer = new Timer();
mTimer.scheduleAtFixedRate(new TimeDisplayTimerTask(), 5, NOTIFY_INTERVAL);
intent = new Intent(str_receiver);
}
class TimeDisplayTimerTask extends TimerTask {
@Override
public void run() {
mHandler.post(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss");
strDate = simpleDateFormat.format(calendar.getTime());
Log.e("strDate", strDate);
twoDatesBetweenTime();
}
});
}
}
public String twoDatesBetweenTime() {
try {
date_current = simpleDateFormat.parse(strDate);
} catch (Exception e) {
}
try {
date_diff = simpleDateFormat.parse(mpref.getString("data", ""));
} catch (Exception e) {
}
try {
long diff = date_current.getTime() - date_diff.getTime();
int int_hours = Integer.valueOf(mpref.getString("hours", ""));
long int_timer = TimeUnit.HOURS.toMillis(int_hours);
long long_hours = int_timer - diff;
long diffSeconds2 = long_hours / 1000 % 60;
long diffMinutes2 = long_hours / (60 * 1000) % 60;
long diffHours2 = long_hours / (60 * 60 * 1000) % 24;
if (long_hours > 0) {
String str_testing = diffHours2 + ":" + diffMinutes2 + ":" + diffSeconds2;
Log.e("TIME", str_testing);
fn_update(str_testing);
} else {
mEditor.putBoolean("finish", true).commit();
mTimer.cancel();
}
}catch (Exception e){
mTimer.cancel();
mTimer.purge();
}
return "";
}
@Override
public void onDestroy() {
super.onDestroy();
Log.e("Service finish","Finish");
}
private void fn_update(String str_time){
intent.putExtra("time",str_time);
sendBroadcast(intent);
}
}
MainActivity.java
package com.countdowntimerservice;
import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.IntentFilter;
import android.content.SharedPreferences;
import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Calendar;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements View.OnClickListener {
private Button btn_start, btn_cancel;
private TextView tv_timer;
String date_time;
Calendar calendar;
SimpleDateFormat simpleDateFormat;
EditText et_hours;
SharedPreferences mpref;
SharedPreferences.Editor mEditor;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
init();
listener();
}
private void init() {
btn_start = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btn_timer);
tv_timer = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.tv_timer);
et_hours = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.et_hours);
btn_cancel = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btn_cancel);
mpref = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getApplicationContext());
mEditor = mpref.edit();
try {
String str_value = mpref.getString("data", "");
if (str_value.matches("")) {
et_hours.setEnabled(true);
btn_start.setEnabled(true);
tv_timer.setText("");
} else {
if (mpref.getBoolean("finish", false)) {
et_hours.setEnabled(true);
btn_start.setEnabled(true);
tv_timer.setText("");
} else {
et_hours.setEnabled(false);
btn_start.setEnabled(false);
tv_timer.setText(str_value);
}
}
} catch (Exception e) {
}
}
private void listener() {
btn_start.setOnClickListener(this);
btn_cancel.setOnClickListener(this);
}
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
switch (v.getId()) {
case R.id.btn_timer:
if (et_hours.getText().toString().length() > 0) {
int int_hours = Integer.valueOf(et_hours.getText().toString());
if (int_hours<=24) {
et_hours.setEnabled(false);
btn_start.setEnabled(false);
calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss");
date_time = simpleDateFormat.format(calendar.getTime());
mEditor.putString("data", date_time).commit();
mEditor.putString("hours", et_hours.getText().toString()).commit();
Intent intent_service = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), Timer_Service.class);
startService(intent_service);
}else {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"Please select the value below 24 hours",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
/*
mTimer = new Timer();
mTimer.scheduleAtFixedRate(new TimeDisplayTimerTask(), 5, NOTIFY_INTERVAL);*/
} else {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Please select value", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
break;
case R.id.btn_cancel:
Intent intent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(),Timer_Service.class);
stopService(intent);
mEditor.clear().commit();
et_hours.setEnabled(true);
btn_start.setEnabled(true);
tv_timer.setText("");
break;
}
}
private BroadcastReceiver broadcastReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
String str_time = intent.getStringExtra("time");
tv_timer.setText(str_time);
}
};
@Override
protected void onResume() {
super.onResume();
registerReceiver(broadcastReceiver,new IntentFilter(Timer_Service.str_receiver));
}
@Override
protected void onPause() {
super.onPause();
unregisterReceiver(broadcastReceiver);
}
}