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In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the
JobScheduler
API available in Android Lollipop. TheJobScheduler
API allows developers to create jobs that execute in the background when certain conditions are met.Introduction
When working with Android, there will be occasions where you will want to run a task at a later point in time or under certain conditions, such as when a device is plugged into a power source or connected to a Wi-Fi network. Thankfully with API 21, known by most people as Android Lollipop, Google has provided a new component known as the
JobScheduler
API to handle this very scenario.The
JobScheduler
API performs an operation for your application when a set of predefined conditions are met. Unlike theAlarmManager
class, the timing isn't exact. In addition, theJobScheduler
API is able to batch various jobs to run together. This allows your app to perform the given task while being considerate of the device's battery at the cost of timing control.In this article, you will learn more about the
JobScheduler
API and theJobService
class by using them to run a simple background task in an Android application. The code for this tutorial is available on GitHub.1. Creating the Job Service
To start, you're going to want to create a new Android project with a minimum required API of 21, because the
JobScheduler
API was added in the most recent version of Android and, at the time of writing, is not backwards compatible through a support library.Assuming you're using Android Studio, after you've hit the finished button for the new project, you should have a bare-bones "Hello World" application. The first step you're going to take with this project is to create a new Java class. To keep things simple, let's name it JobSchedulerService and extend the
JobService
class, which requires that two methods be createdonStartJob(JobParameters params)
andonStopJob(JobParameters params)
.
010203040506070809101112131415public
class
JobSchedulerService
extends
JobService {
@Override
public
boolean
onStartJob(JobParameters params) {
return
false
;
}
@Override
public
boolean
onStopJob(JobParameters params) {
return
false
;
}
}
onStartJob(JobParameters params)
is the method that you must use when you begin your task, because it is what the system uses to trigger jobs that have already been scheduled. As you can see, the method returns a boolean value. If the return value isfalse
, the system assumes that whatever task has run did not take long and is done by the time the method returns. If the return value istrue
, then the system assumes that the task is going to take some time and the burden falls on you, the developer, to tell the system when the given task is complete by callingjobFinished(JobParameters params, boolean needsRescheduled)
.
onStopJob(JobParameters params)
is used by the system to cancel pending tasks when a cancel request is received. It's important to note that ifonStartJob(JobParameters params)
returnsfalse
, the system assumes there are no jobs currently running when a cancel request is received. In other words, it simply won't callonStopJob(JobParameters params)
.One thing to note is that the job service runs on your application's main thread. This means that you have touse another thread, a handler, or an asynchronous task to run longer tasks to not block the main thread. Because multithreading techniques are beyond the scope of this tutorial, let's keep it simple and implement a handler to run our task in the
JobSchedulerService
class.
010203040506070809101112private
Handler mJobHandler =
new
Handler(
new
Handler.Callback() {
@Override
public
boolean
handleMessage( Message msg ) {
Toast.makeText( getApplicationContext(),
"JobService task running"
, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT )
.show();
jobFinished( (JobParameters) msg.obj,
false
);
return
true
;
}
} );
In the handler, you implement the
handleMessage(Message msg)
method that is a part ofHandler
instance and have it run your task's logic. In this case, we're keeping things very simple and post aToast
message from the application, though this is where you would put your logic for things like syncing data.When the task is done, you need to call
jobFinished(JobParameters params, boolean needsRescheduled)
to let the system know that you're done with that task and that it can begin queuing up the next operation. If you don't do this, your jobs will only run once and your application will not be allowed to perform additional jobs.The two parameters that
jobFinished(JobParameters params, boolean needsRescheduled)
takes are theJobParameters
that were passed to theJobService
class in theonStartJob(JobParameters params)
method and a boolean value that lets the system know if it should reschedule the job based on the original requirements of the job. This boolean value is useful to understand, because it is how you handle the situations where your task is unable to complete because of other issues, such as a failed network call.With the
Handler
instance created, you can go ahead and start implementing theonStartJob(JobParameters params)
andonStopJob(JobParameters params)
methods to control your tasks. You'll notice that in the following code snippet, theonStartJob(JobParameters params)
method returnstrue
. This is because you're going to use aHandler
instance to control your operation, which means that it could take longer to finish than theonStartJob(JobParameters params)
method. By returningtrue
, you're letting the application know that you will manually call thejobFinished(JobParameters params, boolean needsRescheduled)
method. You'll also notice that the number1
is being passed to theHandler
instance. This is the identifier that you're going to use for referencing the job.
0102030405060708091011@Override
public
boolean
onStartJob(JobParameters params) {
mJobHandler.sendMessage( Message.obtain( mJobHandler,
1
, params ) );
return
true
;
}
@Override
public
boolean
onStopJob(JobParameters params) {
mJobHandler.removeMessages(
1
);
return
false
;
}
Once you're done with the Java portion of the
JobSchedulerService
class, you need to go intoAndroidManifest.xml and add a node for the service so that your application has permission to bind and use this class as aJobService
.
12<service android:name=
".JobSchedulerService"
android:permission=
"android.permission.BIND_JOB_SERVICE"
/>
2. Creating the Job Scheduler
With
JobSchedulerService
class finished, we can start looking at how your application will interact with theJobScheduler
API. The first thing you will need to do is create aJobScheduler
object, calledmJobScheduler
in the sample code, and initialize it by getting an instance of the system serviceJOB_SCHEDULER_SERVICE
. In the sample application, this is done in theMainActivity
class.
12mJobScheduler = (JobScheduler)
getSystemService( Context.JOB_SCHEDULER_SERVICE );
When you want to create your scheduled task, you can use the
JobInfo.Builder
to construct aJobInfo
object that gets passed to your service. To create aJobInfo
object,JobInfo.Builder
accepts two parameters. The first is the identifier of the job that you will run and the second is the component name of the service that you will use with theJobScheduler
API.
123JobInfo.Builder builder =
new
JobInfo.Builder(
1
,
new
ComponentName( getPackageName(),
JobSchedulerService.
class
.getName() ) );
This builder allows you to set many different options for controlling when your job will execute. The following code snippet shows how you could set your task to run periodically every three seconds.
1builder.setPeriodic(
3000
);
Other methods include:
setMinimumLatency(long minLatencyMillis)
: This makes your job not launch until the stated number of milliseconds have passed. This is incompatible withsetPeriodic(long time)
and will cause an exception to be thrown if they are both used.setOverrideDeadline(long maxExecutionDelayMillis)
: This will set a deadline for your job. Even if other requirements are not met, your task will start approximately when the stated time has passed. LikesetMinimumLatency(long time)
, this function is mutually exclusive withsetPeriodic(long time)
and will cause an exception to be thrown if they are both used.setPersisted(boolean isPersisted)
: This function tells the system whether your task should continue to exist after the device has been rebooted.setRequiredNetworkType(int networkType)
: This function will tell your job that it can only start if the device is on a specific kind of network. The default isJobInfo.NETWORK_TYPE_NONE
, meaning that the task can run whether there is network connectivity or not. The other two available types areJobInfo.NETWORK_TYPE_ANY
, which requires some type of network connection available for the job to run, andJobInfo.NETWORK_TYPE_UNMETERED
, which requires that the device be on a non-cellular network.setRequiresCharging(boolean requiresCharging)
: Using this function will tell your application that the job should not start until the device has started charging.setRequiresDeviceIdle(boolean requiresDeviceIdle)
: This tells your job to not start unless the user is not using their device and they have not used it for some time.It's important to note that
setRequiredNetworkType(int networkType)
,setRequiresCharging(boolean requireCharging)
andsetRequiresDeviceIdle(boolean requireIdle)
may cause your job to never start unlesssetOverrideDeadline(long time)
is also set, allowing your job to run even if conditions are not met. Once the preferred conditions are stated, you can build theJobInfo
object and send it to yourJobScheduler
object as shown below.
123if
( mJobScheduler.schedule( builder.build() ) <=
0
) {
//If something goes wrong
}
You'll notice that the
schedule
operation returns an integer. Ifschedule
fails, it will return a value of zero or less, corresponding to an error code. Otherwise it will return the job identifier that we defined in theJobInfo.Builder
.If your application requires that you stop a specific or all jobs, you can do so by calling
cancel(int jobId)
orcancelAll()
on theJobScheduler
object.
1mJobScheduler.cancelAll();
You should now be able to use the
JobScheduler
API with your own applications to batch jobs and run background operations.Conclusion
In this article, you've learned how to implement a
JobService
subclass that uses aHandler
object to run background tasks for your application. You've also learned how to use theJobInfo.Builder
to set requirements for when your service should run. Using these, you should be able to improve how your own applications operate while being mindful of power consumption.