<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<appwidget-provider
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:minHeight="75dp"
android:minWidth="150dp"
android:updatePeriodMillis="2000000"
android:initialLayout="@layout/stackwidget"
android:autoAdvanceViewId="@id/stackWidgetView"
android:previewImage="@drawable/stackwidget_preview">
</appwidget-provider
**StackWidgetService.java**
public class StackWidgetService extends RemoteViewsService {
@Override
public RemoteViewsFactory onGetViewFactory(Intent intent) {
return new StackRemoteViewsFactory(this.getApplicationContext(), intent);
}
}
class StackRemoteViewsFactory implements RemoteViewsService.RemoteViewsFactory {
// private List<String> mBuzzes = new ArrayList<String>();
private Context mContext;
private int mAppWidgetId;
String timeStamp;
List<String> mBuzzes = new ArrayList<String>();
public StackRemoteViewsFactory(Context context, Intent intent) {
mContext = context;
mAppWidgetId = intent.getIntExtra(AppWidgetManager.EXTRA_APPWIDGET_ID, AppWidgetManager.INVALID_APPWIDGET_ID);
InitNewData();
}
**//GENERATES NEW RANDOM DATA EVERYTIME THE CONSTRUCTOR IS CALLED**
private void InitNewData() {
timeStamp=GetTime();
int number = (new Random().nextInt(100));
for(int i=0;i<7;i++){
mBuzzes.add((++number)+"");
}
}
public String GetTime() {
Calendar now = Calendar.getInstance();
String tempDate = (now.get(Calendar.YEAR) + "-"
+ (now.get(Calendar.MONTH) + 1) + "-" + now.get(Calendar.DATE)
+ " " + now.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY) + ":"
+ now.get(Calendar.MINUTE) + ":" + now.get(Calendar.SECOND));
return tempDate;
}
public void onCreate() {
}
public void onDestroy() {
mBuzzes.clear();
}
public int getCount() {
return mBuzzes.size();
}
public RemoteViews getViewAt(int position) {
RemoteViews rv = new RemoteViews(mContext.getPackageName(), R.layout.stackwidget_item);
if (position <= getCount()) {
String buzz = mBuzzes.get(position);
// rv.setTextViewText(R.id.stackWidgetItemUsername, buzz);
rv.setTextViewText(R.id.textView1, Html.fromHtml(timeStamp+"-"+buzz));
// store the buzz ID in the extras so the main activity can use it
Bundle extras = new Bundle();
extras.putString(MainActivity.EXTRA_ID, ""+position);
Intent fillInIntent = new Intent();
fillInIntent.putExtras(extras);
rv.setOnClickFillInIntent(R.id.stackWidgetItem, fillInIntent);
}
return rv;
}
public RemoteViews getLoadingView() {
return null;
}
public int getViewTypeCount() {
return 1;
}
public long getItemId(int position) {
return position;
}
public boolean hasStableIds() {
return true;
}
public void onDataSetChanged() {
}
}
**StackWidgetProvider.java**
public class StackWidgetProvider extends AppWidgetProvider {
@Override
public void onDeleted(Context context, int[] appWidgetIds) {
super.onDeleted(context, appWidgetIds);
}
@Override
public void onDisabled(Context context) {
super.onDisabled(context);
}
@Override
public void onEnabled(Context context) {
super.onEnabled(context);
}
@Override
public void onUpdate(Context context, AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager,
int[] appWidgetIds) {
for (int i = 0; i < appWidgetIds.length; ++i) {
RemoteViews remoteViews = new RemoteViews(context.getPackageName(),
R.layout.stackwidget);
// set intent for widget service that will create the views
Intent serviceIntent = new Intent(context, StackWidgetService.class);
serviceIntent.putExtra(AppWidgetManager.EXTRA_APPWIDGET_ID,
appWidgetIds[i]);
serviceIntent.setData(Uri.parse(serviceIntent
.toUri(Intent.URI_INTENT_SCHEME))); // embed extras so they
// don't get ignored
remoteViews.setRemoteAdapter(appWidgetIds[i], R.id.stackWidgetView,
serviceIntent);
remoteViews.setEmptyView(R.id.stackWidgetView,
R.id.stackWidgetEmptyView);
// set intent for item click (opens main activity)
Intent viewIntent = new Intent(context, MainActivity.class);
viewIntent.setAction(MainActivity.ACTION_VIEW);
viewIntent.putExtra(AppWidgetManager.EXTRA_APPWIDGET_ID,
appWidgetIds[i]);
viewIntent.setData(Uri.parse(viewIntent
.toUri(Intent.URI_INTENT_SCHEME)));
PendingIntent viewPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(
context, 0, viewIntent, 0);
remoteViews.setPendingIntentTemplate(R.id.stackWidgetView,
viewPendingIntent);
// update widget
appWidgetManager.updateAppWidget(appWidgetIds[i], remoteViews);
}
super.onUpdate(context, appWidgetManager, appWidgetIds);
}
}
Here is my code to display the appwidget with the stackview; but after approx thirty minutes i need to show new values in my StackView layout. I tried different demo's available on internet but none work as i want. Please help! Thanks in advance!