6.01 Using Services

Author: Lyla

app/src/androidTest/java/com/example/android/sunshine/app/TestFetchWeatherTask.java

@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
         <provider
             android:authorities="com.example.android.sunshine.app"
             android:name=".data.WeatherProvider" />
+
+        <service android:name=".service.SunshineService"/>
     </application>
 
 </manifest>

app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package com.example.android.sunshine.app;
 
+import android.content.Intent;
 import android.database.Cursor;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
 import android.widget.ListView;
 
 import com.example.android.sunshine.app.data.WeatherContract;
+import com.example.android.sunshine.app.service.SunshineService;
 
 /**
  * Encapsulates fetching the forecast and displaying it as a {@link ListView} layout.
@@ -179,9 +181,10 @@ void onLocationChanged( ) {
     }
 
     private void updateWeather() {
-        FetchWeatherTask weatherTask = new FetchWeatherTask(getActivity());
-        String location = Utility.getPreferredLocation(getActivity());
-        weatherTask.execute(location);
+        Intent intent = new Intent(getActivity(), SunshineService.class);
+        intent.putExtra(SunshineService.LOCATION_QUERY_EXTRA,
+                Utility.getPreferredLocation(getActivity()));
+        getActivity().startService(intent);
     }
 
     @Override