I'm using this code to copy an image using documentFile.createFile()
private void newcopyFile(File fileInput, String outputParentPath,
String mimeType, String newFileName) {
DocumentFile documentFileGoal = DocumentFile.fromTreeUri(this, treeUri);
String[] parts = outputParentPath.split("\\/");
for (int i = 3; i < parts.length; i++) {
if (documentFileGoal != null) {
documentFileGoal = documentFileGoal.findFile(parts[i]);
}
}
if (documentFileGoal == null) {
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Directory not found", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
return;
}
DocumentFile documentFileNewFile = documentFileGoal.createFile(mimeType, newFileName);
InputStream inputStream = null;
OutputStream outputStream = null;
try {
outputStream = getContentResolver().openOutputStream(documentFileNewFile.getUri());
inputStream = new FileInputStream(fileInput);
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
try {
if (outputStream != null) {
byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
int read;
if (inputStream != null) {
while ((read = inputStream.read(buffer)) != -1) {
outputStream.write(buffer, 0, read);
}
}
if (inputStream != null) {
inputStream.close();
}
inputStream = null;
outputStream.flush();
outputStream.close();
outputStream = null;
}
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
And this is how I query ContentResolver
after creating image, to immediately refresh my image gallery with the result of query which should contain info of newly created image.
cursorPhotos = MainActivity.this.getContentResolver().query(MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI,
projectionsImages,
null,
null,
MediaStore.Images.Media.DATE_TAKEN + " DESC"
);
But immediate query couldn't find newly created image. And if I run query again after a moment, newly created image is there in the result.
It seems providing information for newly created image takes time for ContentResolver
(if ContentResolver is in charge for it) as it would be running in background while I run immediate query.
Is there any method or listener to know when the newly created image is registered by ContentResolver
?
You could use this or this is how I've implemented a listener(observer) to ContentResolver
changes, using ContentObserver
to know when is the appropriate time to run a query for getting newly created image from ContentResolver
.
First create ContentObserver
Class:
This class as its name tells us, observes any content changes in our desired Uri.
class MyObserver extends ContentObserver {
public MyObserver(android.os.Handler handler) {
super(handler);
}
@Override
public void onChange(boolean selfChange) {
this.onChange(selfChange, null);
}
@Override
public void onChange(boolean selfChange, Uri uri) {
//(SDK>=16)
// do s.th.
// depending on the handler you might be on the UI
// thread, so be cautious!
// This is my AsyncTask that queries ContentResolver which now
// is aware of newly created media file.
// You implement your own query here in whatever way you like
// This query will contain info for newly created image
asyncTaskGetPhotosVideos = new AsyncTaskGetPhotosVideos();
asyncTaskGetPhotosVideos.execute();
}
}
and at the end of your copy method, you could set ContentObserver
to your ContentResolver
on specific Uri.
getContentResolver().registerContentObserver(
MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI,
true,
myObserver);
and don't forget to unregister your observer otherwise you will face memory leak. I would prefer to do it at the end of my AsyncTask (onPostExecute).
getContentResolver().unregisterContentObserver(myObserver);
You could choose to have a ContentObserver
on your desired Uri through your entire app lifecycle to get notified whenever a media got changed, deleted or inserted from outside or within your app.
For this approach, you could register your observer in the onResume()
lifecycle method and unregister it in the onPause()
method.