FileDocCategorySizeDatePackage
ConnectivityManager.javaAPI DocAndroid 1.5 API11459Wed May 06 22:41:54 BST 2009android.net

ConnectivityManager.java

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2008 The Android Open Source Project
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

package android.net;

import android.annotation.SdkConstant;
import android.annotation.SdkConstant.SdkConstantType;
import android.os.RemoteException;

/**
 * Class that answers queries about the state of network connectivity. It also
 * notifies applications when network connectivity changes. Get an instance
 * of this class by calling
 * {@link android.content.Context#getSystemService(String) Context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE)}.
 * <p>
 * The primary responsibilities of this class are to:
 * <ol>
 * <li>Monitor network connections (Wi-Fi, GPRS, UMTS, etc.)</li>
 * <li>Send broadcast intents when network connectivity changes</li>
 * <li>Attempt to "fail over" to another network when connectivity to a network
 * is lost</li>
 * <li>Provide an API that allows applications to query the coarse-grained or fine-grained
 * state of the available networks</li>
 * </ol>
 */
public class ConnectivityManager
{
    /**
     * A change in network connectivity has occurred. A connection has either
     * been established or lost. The NetworkInfo for the affected network is
     * sent as an extra; it should be consulted to see what kind of
     * connectivity event occurred.
     * <p/>
     * If this is a connection that was the result of failing over from a
     * disconnected network, then the FAILOVER_CONNECTION boolean extra is
     * set to true.
     * <p/>
     * For a loss of connectivity, if the connectivity manager is attempting
     * to connect (or has already connected) to another network, the
     * NetworkInfo for the new network is also passed as an extra. This lets
     * any receivers of the broadcast know that they should not necessarily
     * tell the user that no data traffic will be possible. Instead, the
     * reciever should expect another broadcast soon, indicating either that
     * the failover attempt succeeded (and so there is still overall data
     * connectivity), or that the failover attempt failed, meaning that all
     * connectivity has been lost.
     * <p/>
     * For a disconnect event, the boolean extra EXTRA_NO_CONNECTIVITY
     * is set to {@code true} if there are no connected networks at all.
     */
    public static final String CONNECTIVITY_ACTION = "android.net.conn.CONNECTIVITY_CHANGE";
    /**
     * The lookup key for a {@link NetworkInfo} object. Retrieve with
     * {@link android.content.Intent#getParcelableExtra(String)}.
     */
    public static final String EXTRA_NETWORK_INFO = "networkInfo";
    /**
     * The lookup key for a boolean that indicates whether a connect event
     * is for a network to which the connectivity manager was failing over
     * following a disconnect on another network.
     * Retrieve it with {@link android.content.Intent#getBooleanExtra(String,boolean)}.
     */
    public static final String EXTRA_IS_FAILOVER = "isFailover";
    /**
     * The lookup key for a {@link NetworkInfo} object. This is supplied when
     * there is another network that it may be possible to connect to. Retrieve with
     * {@link android.content.Intent#getParcelableExtra(String)}.
     */
    public static final String EXTRA_OTHER_NETWORK_INFO = "otherNetwork";
    /**
     * The lookup key for a boolean that indicates whether there is a
     * complete lack of connectivity, i.e., no network is available.
     * Retrieve it with {@link android.content.Intent#getBooleanExtra(String,boolean)}.
     */
    public static final String EXTRA_NO_CONNECTIVITY = "noConnectivity";
    /**
     * The lookup key for a string that indicates why an attempt to connect
     * to a network failed. The string has no particular structure. It is
     * intended to be used in notifications presented to users. Retrieve
     * it with {@link android.content.Intent#getStringExtra(String)}.
     */
    public static final String EXTRA_REASON = "reason";
    /**
     * The lookup key for a string that provides optionally supplied
     * extra information about the network state. The information
     * may be passed up from the lower networking layers, and its
     * meaning may be specific to a particular network type. Retrieve
     * it with {@link android.content.Intent#getStringExtra(String)}.
     */
    public static final String EXTRA_EXTRA_INFO = "extraInfo";

    /**
     * Broadcast Action: The setting for background data usage has changed
     * values. Use {@link #getBackgroundDataSetting()} to get the current value.
     * <p>
     * If an application uses the network in the background, it should listen
     * for this broadcast and stop using the background data if the value is
     * false.
     */
    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.BROADCAST_INTENT_ACTION)
    public static final String ACTION_BACKGROUND_DATA_SETTING_CHANGED =
            "android.net.conn.BACKGROUND_DATA_SETTING_CHANGED";

    public static final int TYPE_MOBILE = 0;
    public static final int TYPE_WIFI   = 1;

    public static final int DEFAULT_NETWORK_PREFERENCE = TYPE_WIFI;

    private IConnectivityManager mService;

    static public boolean isNetworkTypeValid(int networkType) {
        return networkType == TYPE_WIFI || networkType == TYPE_MOBILE;
    }

    public void setNetworkPreference(int preference) {
        try {
            mService.setNetworkPreference(preference);
        } catch (RemoteException e) {
        }
    }

    public int getNetworkPreference() {
        try {
            return mService.getNetworkPreference();
        } catch (RemoteException e) {
            return -1;
        }
    }

    public NetworkInfo getActiveNetworkInfo() {
        try {
            return mService.getActiveNetworkInfo();
        } catch (RemoteException e) {
            return null;
        }
    }

    public NetworkInfo getNetworkInfo(int networkType) {
        try {
            return mService.getNetworkInfo(networkType);
        } catch (RemoteException e) {
            return null;
        }
    }

    public NetworkInfo[] getAllNetworkInfo() {
        try {
            return mService.getAllNetworkInfo();
        } catch (RemoteException e) {
            return null;
        }
    }

    /** {@hide} */
    public boolean setRadios(boolean turnOn) {
        try {
            return mService.setRadios(turnOn);
        } catch (RemoteException e) {
            return false;
        }
    }

    /** {@hide} */
    public boolean setRadio(int networkType, boolean turnOn) {
        try {
            return mService.setRadio(networkType, turnOn);
        } catch (RemoteException e) {
            return false;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Tells the underlying networking system that the caller wants to
     * begin using the named feature. The interpretation of {@code feature}
     * is completely up to each networking implementation.
     * @param networkType specifies which network the request pertains to
     * @param feature the name of the feature to be used
     * @return an integer value representing the outcome of the request.
     * The interpretation of this value is specific to each networking
     * implementation+feature combination, except that the value {@code -1}
     * always indicates failure.
     */
    public int startUsingNetworkFeature(int networkType, String feature) {
        try {
            return mService.startUsingNetworkFeature(networkType, feature);
        } catch (RemoteException e) {
            return -1;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Tells the underlying networking system that the caller is finished
     * using the named feature. The interpretation of {@code feature}
     * is completely up to each networking implementation.
     * @param networkType specifies which network the request pertains to
     * @param feature the name of the feature that is no longer needed
     * @return an integer value representing the outcome of the request.
     * The interpretation of this value is specific to each networking
     * implementation+feature combination, except that the value {@code -1}
     * always indicates failure.
     */
    public int stopUsingNetworkFeature(int networkType, String feature) {
        try {
            return mService.stopUsingNetworkFeature(networkType, feature);
        } catch (RemoteException e) {
            return -1;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Ensure that a network route exists to deliver traffic to the specified
     * host via the specified network interface. An attempt to add a route that
     * already exists is ignored, but treated as successful.
     * @param networkType the type of the network over which traffic to the specified
     * host is to be routed
     * @param hostAddress the IP address of the host to which the route is desired
     * @return {@code true} on success, {@code false} on failure
     */
    public boolean requestRouteToHost(int networkType, int hostAddress) {
        try {
            return mService.requestRouteToHost(networkType, hostAddress);
        } catch (RemoteException e) {
            return false;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns the value of the setting for background data usage. If false,
     * applications should not use the network if the application is not in the
     * foreground. Developers should respect this setting, and check the value
     * of this before performing any background data operations.
     * <p>
     * All applications that have background services that use the network
     * should listen to {@link #ACTION_BACKGROUND_DATA_SETTING_CHANGED}.
     * 
     * @return Whether background data usage is allowed.
     */
    public boolean getBackgroundDataSetting() {
        try {
            return mService.getBackgroundDataSetting();
        } catch (RemoteException e) {
            // Err on the side of safety 
            return false;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Sets the value of the setting for background data usage.
     * 
     * @param allowBackgroundData Whether an application should use data while
     *            it is in the background.
     *            
     * @attr ref android.Manifest.permission#CHANGE_BACKGROUND_DATA_SETTING
     * @see #getBackgroundDataSetting()
     * @hide
     */
    public void setBackgroundDataSetting(boolean allowBackgroundData) {
        try {
            mService.setBackgroundDataSetting(allowBackgroundData);
        } catch (RemoteException e) {
        }
    }
    
    /**
     * Don't allow use of default constructor.
     */
    @SuppressWarnings({"UnusedDeclaration"})
    private ConnectivityManager() {
    }

    /**
     * {@hide}
     */
    public ConnectivityManager(IConnectivityManager service) {
        if (service == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                "ConnectivityManager() cannot be constructed with null service");
        }
        mService = service;
    }
}