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BackupAgentHelper.javaAPI DocAndroid 5.1 API3810Thu Mar 12 22:22:10 GMT 2015android.app.backup

BackupAgentHelper

public class BackupAgentHelper extends BackupAgent
A convenient {@link BackupAgent} wrapper class that automatically manages heterogeneous data sets within the backup data, each identified by a unique key prefix. When processing a backup or restore operation, the BackupAgentHelper dispatches to one or more installed {@link BackupHelper} objects, each of which is responsible for a defined subset of the data being processed.

An application will typically extend this class in its own backup agent. Then, within the agent's {@link BackupAgent#onCreate() onCreate()} method, it will call {@link #addHelper(String, BackupHelper) addHelper()} one or more times to install the handlers for each kind of data it wishes to manage within its backups.

The Android framework currently provides two predefined {@link BackupHelper} classes:

  • {@link FileBackupHelper} - Manages the backup and restore of entire files within an application's data directory hierarchy.
  • {@link SharedPreferencesBackupHelper} - Manages the backup and restore of an application's {@link android.content.SharedPreferences} data.

An application can also implement its own helper classes to work within the {@link BackupAgentHelper} framework. See the {@link BackupHelper} interface documentation for details.

Developer Guides

For more information about using BackupAgentHelper, read the Data Backup developer guide.

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Fields Summary
static final String
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BackupHelperDispatcher
mDispatcher
Constructors Summary
Methods Summary
public voidaddHelper(java.lang.String keyPrefix, BackupHelper helper)
Add a helper for a given data subset to the agent's configuration. Each helper must have a prefix string that is unique within this backup agent's set of helpers.

param
keyPrefix A string used to disambiguate the various helpers within this agent
param
helper A backup/restore helper object to be invoked during backup and restore operations.

        mDispatcher.addHelper(keyPrefix, helper);
public BackupHelperDispatchergetDispatcher()

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        return mDispatcher;
public voidonBackup(android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor oldState, BackupDataOutput data, android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor newState)
Run the backup process on each of the configured handlers.


                   
    
         
                 
        mDispatcher.performBackup(oldState, data, newState);
public voidonRestore(BackupDataInput data, int appVersionCode, android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor newState)
Run the restore process on each of the configured handlers.

        mDispatcher.performRestore(data, appVersionCode, newState);