Looper.java revision dc3eb4bf91d37ce6b8b000a59625a496b64b36fb
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16
17package android.os;
18
19import android.annotation.NonNull;
20import android.annotation.Nullable;
21import android.util.Log;
22import android.util.Printer;
23
24/**
25  * Class used to run a message loop for a thread.  Threads by default do
26  * not have a message loop associated with them; to create one, call
27  * {@link #prepare} in the thread that is to run the loop, and then
28  * {@link #loop} to have it process messages until the loop is stopped.
29  *
30  * <p>Most interaction with a message loop is through the
31  * {@link Handler} class.
32  *
33  * <p>This is a typical example of the implementation of a Looper thread,
34  * using the separation of {@link #prepare} and {@link #loop} to create an
35  * initial Handler to communicate with the Looper.
36  *
37  * <pre>
38  *  class LooperThread extends Thread {
39  *      public Handler mHandler;
40  *
41  *      public void run() {
42  *          Looper.prepare();
43  *
44  *          mHandler = new Handler() {
45  *              public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
46  *                  // process incoming messages here
47  *              }
48  *          };
49  *
50  *          Looper.loop();
51  *      }
52  *  }</pre>
53  */
54public final class Looper {
55    /*
56     * API Implementation Note:
57     *
58     * This class contains the code required to set up and manage an event loop
59     * based on MessageQueue.  APIs that affect the state of the queue should be
60     * defined on MessageQueue or Handler rather than on Looper itself.  For example,
61     * idle handlers and sync barriers are defined on the queue whereas preparing the
62     * thread, looping, and quitting are defined on the looper.
63     */
64
65    private static final String TAG = "Looper";
66
67    // sThreadLocal.get() will return null unless you've called prepare().
68    static final ThreadLocal<Looper> sThreadLocal = new ThreadLocal<Looper>();
69    private static Looper sMainLooper;  // guarded by Looper.class
70
71    final MessageQueue mQueue;
72    final Thread mThread;
73
74    private Printer mLogging;
75
76     /** Initialize the current thread as a looper.
77      * This gives you a chance to create handlers that then reference
78      * this looper, before actually starting the loop. Be sure to call
79      * {@link #loop()} after calling this method, and end it by calling
80      * {@link #quit()}.
81      */
82    public static void prepare() {
83        prepare(true);
84    }
85
86    private static void prepare(boolean quitAllowed) {
87        if (sThreadLocal.get() != null) {
88            throw new RuntimeException("Only one Looper may be created per thread");
89        }
90        sThreadLocal.set(new Looper(quitAllowed));
91    }
92
93    /**
94     * Initialize the current thread as a looper, marking it as an
95     * application's main looper. The main looper for your application
96     * is created by the Android environment, so you should never need
97     * to call this function yourself.  See also: {@link #prepare()}
98     */
99    public static void prepareMainLooper() {
100        prepare(false);
101        synchronized (Looper.class) {
102            if (sMainLooper != null) {
103                throw new IllegalStateException("The main Looper has already been prepared.");
104            }
105            sMainLooper = myLooper();
106        }
107    }
108
109    /**
110     * Returns the application's main looper, which lives in the main thread of the application.
111     */
112    public static Looper getMainLooper() {
113        synchronized (Looper.class) {
114            return sMainLooper;
115        }
116    }
117
118    /**
119     * Run the message queue in this thread. Be sure to call
120     * {@link #quit()} to end the loop.
121     */
122    public static void loop() {
123        final Looper me = myLooper();
124        if (me == null) {
125            throw new RuntimeException("No Looper; Looper.prepare() wasn't called on this thread.");
126        }
127        final MessageQueue queue = me.mQueue;
128
129        // Make sure the identity of this thread is that of the local process,
130        // and keep track of what that identity token actually is.
131        Binder.clearCallingIdentity();
132        final long ident = Binder.clearCallingIdentity();
133
134        for (;;) {
135            Message msg = queue.next(); // might block
136            if (msg == null) {
137                // No message indicates that the message queue is quitting.
138                return;
139            }
140
141            // This must be in a local variable, in case a UI event sets the logger
142            Printer logging = me.mLogging;
143            if (logging != null) {
144                logging.println(">>>>> Dispatching to " + msg.target + " " +
145                        msg.callback + ": " + msg.what);
146            }
147
148            msg.target.dispatchMessage(msg);
149
150            if (logging != null) {
151                logging.println("<<<<< Finished to " + msg.target + " " + msg.callback);
152            }
153
154            // Make sure that during the course of dispatching the
155            // identity of the thread wasn't corrupted.
156            final long newIdent = Binder.clearCallingIdentity();
157            if (ident != newIdent) {
158                Log.wtf(TAG, "Thread identity changed from 0x"
159                        + Long.toHexString(ident) + " to 0x"
160                        + Long.toHexString(newIdent) + " while dispatching to "
161                        + msg.target.getClass().getName() + " "
162                        + msg.callback + " what=" + msg.what);
163            }
164
165            msg.recycleUnchecked();
166        }
167    }
168
169    /**
170     * Return the Looper object associated with the current thread.  Returns
171     * null if the calling thread is not associated with a Looper.
172     */
173    public static @Nullable Looper myLooper() {
174        return sThreadLocal.get();
175    }
176
177    /**
178     * Return the {@link MessageQueue} object associated with the current
179     * thread.  This must be called from a thread running a Looper, or a
180     * NullPointerException will be thrown.
181     */
182    public static @NonNull MessageQueue myQueue() {
183        return myLooper().mQueue;
184    }
185
186    private Looper(boolean quitAllowed) {
187        mQueue = new MessageQueue(quitAllowed);
188        mThread = Thread.currentThread();
189    }
190
191    /**
192     * Returns true if the current thread is this looper's thread.
193     */
194    public boolean isCurrentThread() {
195        return Thread.currentThread() == mThread;
196    }
197
198    /**
199     * Control logging of messages as they are processed by this Looper.  If
200     * enabled, a log message will be written to <var>printer</var>
201     * at the beginning and ending of each message dispatch, identifying the
202     * target Handler and message contents.
203     *
204     * @param printer A Printer object that will receive log messages, or
205     * null to disable message logging.
206     */
207    public void setMessageLogging(@Nullable Printer printer) {
208        mLogging = printer;
209    }
210
211    /**
212     * Quits the looper.
213     * <p>
214     * Causes the {@link #loop} method to terminate without processing any
215     * more messages in the message queue.
216     * </p><p>
217     * Any attempt to post messages to the queue after the looper is asked to quit will fail.
218     * For example, the {@link Handler#sendMessage(Message)} method will return false.
219     * </p><p class="note">
220     * Using this method may be unsafe because some messages may not be delivered
221     * before the looper terminates.  Consider using {@link #quitSafely} instead to ensure
222     * that all pending work is completed in an orderly manner.
223     * </p>
224     *
225     * @see #quitSafely
226     */
227    public void quit() {
228        mQueue.quit(false);
229    }
230
231    /**
232     * Quits the looper safely.
233     * <p>
234     * Causes the {@link #loop} method to terminate as soon as all remaining messages
235     * in the message queue that are already due to be delivered have been handled.
236     * However pending delayed messages with due times in the future will not be
237     * delivered before the loop terminates.
238     * </p><p>
239     * Any attempt to post messages to the queue after the looper is asked to quit will fail.
240     * For example, the {@link Handler#sendMessage(Message)} method will return false.
241     * </p>
242     */
243    public void quitSafely() {
244        mQueue.quit(true);
245    }
246
247    /**
248     * Gets the Thread associated with this Looper.
249     *
250     * @return The looper's thread.
251     */
252    public @NonNull Thread getThread() {
253        return mThread;
254    }
255
256    /**
257     * Gets this looper's message queue.
258     *
259     * @return The looper's message queue.
260     */
261    public @NonNull MessageQueue getQueue() {
262        return mQueue;
263    }
264
265    /**
266     * Dumps the state of the looper for debugging purposes.
267     *
268     * @param pw A printer to receive the contents of the dump.
269     * @param prefix A prefix to prepend to each line which is printed.
270     */
271    public void dump(@NonNull Printer pw, @NonNull String prefix) {
272        pw.println(prefix + toString());
273        mQueue.dump(pw, prefix + "  ");
274    }
275
276    @Override
277    public String toString() {
278        return "Looper (" + mThread.getName() + ", tid " + mThread.getId()
279                + ") {" + Integer.toHexString(System.identityHashCode(this)) + "}";
280    }
281}
282