Android Question HttpJob when activity_Pause ...

[pierrem]

Hi,

When the user activity_pause the app, I want to send through job.postSting this information to a remote server.

I notice that, because the app is paused, the job is sent to the waiting queue ...

I found here that to avoid this, it's best to start a service.
Hereunder is how I do ...

Is it the correct way ?

somewhere in the 'main' module of the app :

sub activity_pause()
       callsubdelayed("service","send2Server")
end Sub

in the 'service' module of the app :

Sub Process_Globals
   Dim endJob As HttpJob
End Sub

Sub Service_Destroy
    Log("Entering service_Destroy")
End Sub

Sub    send2Server()
    Log("Entering  send2Server ....")
    endJob.Initialize("jobEnd",Me)
    endJob.PostString("http://myurl","mypayload")
End Sub

Sub jobDone(job As HttpJob)
    Log("Entering service-jobDone")
    If (job.Success) Then
        Service_Destroy
    Else
        Log("Error on "&job.JobName)
    End If
End Sub

BTW,
Should I add in the 'main' module an :
activity.Finish (if I want the app just no be just paused but definitly terminated)

?

Thanks in advance for yours remarks and comment

 

[Erel]

You should call StopService(me) to stop the service.

Your code looks correct.

You can call Activity.Finish if you want to destroy the activity even if the user presses on the home button.