Android Question Wait - not waiting

[tsteward]

Wait is not waiting so I guess i'm doing something wrong.
When my app loads it needs to check the database is present if not it must download it.

This is what I am trying. As soon as it hits the wait statement line 51 it returns to Activity_Create and doesn't wait

    Activity.LoadLayout("Intro")

    DBFileDir = rp.GetSafeDirDefaultExternal("") 'File.DirDefaultExternal

    If FirstTime Then

        If File.Exists(DBFileDir, "helper.db") = False Then

            If Msgbox2("About to download the current Database 5.2mb?","Database Download","Yes","","Not Now",Null) = DialogResponse.POSITIVE Then

                awake.KeepAlive(True)

                ProgressDialogShow2("Please wait",False)

                

                downloadDatabase

                

                ProgressDialogHide

                awake.ReleaseKeepAlive

            Else

                ToastMessageShow("Can't continue without database", True)

                ExitApplication

            End If

        End If

    End If

End Sub

Sub downloadDatabase

    Dim j As HttpJob

    j.Initialize("", Me)

    j.Username = "XXXXXX"

    j.Password = "XXXXX"

    j.Download("https://www.XXXXX.com/Larastuff/helper.db")

    Wait For (j) JobDone(j As HttpJob)

    If j.Success Then

        Dim out As OutputStream = File.OpenOutput(DBFileDir, "helper.db", False)

        File.Copy2(j.GetInputStream, out)

        out.Close '<------ very important

    End If

End Sub

 

[Erel]

The answer is here: [B4X] Resumable subs that return values (ResumableSub)

 

[tsteward]

ok so I changed my code to:
But still returns without waiting

    Activity.LoadLayout("Intro")
    DBFileDir = rp.GetSafeDirDefaultExternal("") 'File.DirDefaultExternal
    If FirstTime Then
        If File.Exists(DBFileDir, "helper.db") = False Then
            If Msgbox2("About to download the current Database 5.2mb?","Database Download","Yes","","Not Now",Null) = DialogResponse.POSITIVE Then
                awake.KeepAlive(True)
                ProgressDialogShow2("Please wait",False)

                Wait For(downloadDatabase) Complete (Result As Boolean)

                ProgressDialogHide
                awake.ReleaseKeepAlive
            Else
                ToastMessageShow("Can't continue without database", True)
                ExitApplication
            End If
        End If
    End If
End Sub

Sub downloadDatabase As ResumableSub
    Dim j As HttpJob
    j.Initialize("", Me)
    j.Username = "XXXXXX"
    j.Password = "XXXXX"
    j.Download("https://www.XXXXX.com/Larastuff/helper.db")

    Wait For (j) JobDone(j As HttpJob)

    If j.Success Then
        Dim out As OutputStream = File.OpenOutput(DBFileDir, "helper.db", False)
        File.Copy2(j.GetInputStream, out)
        out.Close '<------ very important
    End If
    j.Release
    Return True
End Sub

 

[Erel]

Line 11 will only run after the download is complete.

Activity_Resume will run before that.

 

[OliverA]

Activity_Resume will run before that.

This. I avoid using Wait For in activity create for that reason. Just because you pause activity create with wait for does not stop the application from going to the next stage(s) of Android’s application life cycle.

 

[tsteward]

Oh bugger ok I have to rethink this....
Thank you

 

[Erel]

I avoid using Wait For in activity create for that reason

I don't avoid using Wait For in Activity_Create. However there is indeed a delicate point here which you should be aware of.