Packet Listener in Android Service -


i trying create service chat widget using xmpp, picks chat messages when sent user.

i have created service, , in onstart use asynctask connect chat server, , sets packetlistener.

here's code packer listener:

public void setconnection(xmppconnection connection) {     if (connection != null) {         // add packet listener messages sent         packetfilter filter = new messagetypefilter(message.type.chat);         connection.addpacketlistener(new packetlistener() {             public void processpacket(packet packet) {                 message message = (message) packet;                 if (message.getbody() != null) {                     string fromname = stringutils.parsebareaddress(message                             .getfrom());                     log.v(tag, "got:" + message.getbody());                     // messages.add(fromname + ":");                     // messages.add(message.getbody());                  }             }         }, filter);     } } 

the problem seems stop listening after being idle while. if send chat messages straight away output.

is service getting stopped somehow? right place put packerlistener?

thanks

i have created service, , in onstart use asynctask connect chat server, , sets packetlistener.

i not recommend that. create own thread, not asynctask. asynctask designed things end in milliseconds or seconds, not minutes or hours.

is service getting stopped somehow?

quite possibly. use adb logcat, ddms, or ddms perspective in eclipse examine logcat , see tells code.

you should using startforeground() in service, particularly if plan on keeping service running when chat client activity not in foreground.


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