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Why does my Java code for Android App Generate 2 threads?

I am new to Java coding for android. I need to understand why does my code generate 2 threads. The problem that can be created over here is perhaps competition for Camera Resources which results in the camera not being used by the user. Kindly suggest a solution to my problem as well.
I have also attached a picture where there are 2 requests for a new activity. There is also proof by having 2 thread IDs active.
EDIT for clarity:
I want to generate a new thread which solely handles the activity to record the video, no other thread should be doing it. But there are two that are performing their own activity to record video.
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SensorEventListener/*, ActivityCompat.OnRequestPermissionsResultCallback*/ {
private Camera c;
private MainActivity reference_this = this;
private BooleanObject recorded_video = new BooleanObject("recorded_video",false);
private BooleanObject recorded_motions_chest = new BooleanObject("recorded_motions_chest", false);
private ChangeListener listener_change;
public void setListener(ChangeListener arg_listener_change) {
listener_change = arg_listener_change;
}
public interface ChangeListener {
void onChange(String arg_name);
}
public void set_recorded_video(boolean arg_recorded_video) {
recorded_video.set_value(arg_recorded_video);
if (listener_change != null) { listener_change.onChange(recorded_video.get_name()); }
}
public void set_recorded_motions_chest(boolean arg_recorded_motions_chest) {
recorded_motions_chest.set_value(arg_recorded_motions_chest);
if (listener_change != null) { listener_change.onChange(recorded_motions_chest.get_name()); }
}
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
if (!(getApplicationContext().getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_CAMERA))) {
this.finish();
System.exit(0);
}
System.loadLibrary(Core.NATIVE_LIBRARY_NAME);
this.setListener(new MainActivity.ChangeListener() {
#Override
public void onChange(String arg_name) {
Log.i("CHNG", "fired");
if (arg_name.equals(recorded_video.get_name())) {
VideoCapture video_capture = new VideoCapture();
video_capture.open(Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS) + "/video_finger.mp4");
Mat frame = new Mat();
int length_video = (int) video_capture.get(Videoio.CAP_PROP_FRAME_COUNT);
int rate_frame = (int) video_capture.get(Videoio.CAP_PROP_FPS);
while (true) {
video_capture.read(frame);
Size size_img = frame.size();
Log.i("MAT", String.valueOf(size_img.width) + ' ' + String.valueOf(size_img.height));
}
}
else if (arg_name.equals(recorded_motions_chest.get_name())) {}
}
});
// new Thread(new Runnable() {
// public void run() {
Button button_symptoms = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button_symptoms);
Button button_upload_signs = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button_upload_signs);
Button button_measure_heart_rate = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button_measure_heart_rate);
Button button_measure_respiratory_rate = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button_measure_respiratory_rate);
CameraView cv1 = new CameraView(getApplicationContext(), reference_this);
FrameLayout view_camera = (FrameLayout) findViewById(R.id.view_camera);
view_camera.addView(cv1);
TextView finger_on_sensor = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.text_finger_on_sensor);
finger_on_sensor.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
finger_on_sensor.setOnTouchListener(new View.OnTouchListener() {
#Override
public boolean onTouch (View arg_view, MotionEvent arg_me){
finger_on_sensor.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
/*GENERATING THREADS OVER HERE*/ new Thread(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
File file_video = new File(Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS) + "/video_finger.mp4");
// final int REQUEST_WRITE_PERMISSION = 786;
final int VIDEO_CAPTURE = 1;
StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder builder = new StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder();
StrictMode.setVmPolicy(builder.build());
Intent intent_record_video = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_VIDEO_CAPTURE);
intent_record_video.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_DURATION_LIMIT, 45);
Uri fileUri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(MainActivity.this, "com.example.cse535a1.provider", file_video);
intent_record_video.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, fileUri);
if (intent_record_video.resolveActivity(getPackageManager()) != null) {
Log.i("CAM", "CAM requeted");
Log.i("Thread ID", String.valueOf(Thread.currentThread().getId()));
startActivityForResult(intent_record_video, VIDEO_CAPTURE);
// reference_this.set_recorded_video(true);
}
}
}).start();
return true;
}
});
button_symptoms.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick (View arg_view){
Intent intent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), Loggin_symptoms.class);
startActivity(intent);
}
});
button_upload_signs.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick (View arg_view){
}
});
button_measure_heart_rate.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick (View arg_view){ finger_on_sensor.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE); }
});
button_measure_respiratory_rate.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View arg_view) {
SensorManager manager_sensor = (SensorManager) getSystemService(Context.SENSOR_SERVICE);
Sensor sensor_accelerometer = manager_sensor.getDefaultSensor(Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER);
manager_sensor.registerListener(MainActivity.this, sensor_accelerometer, SensorManager.SENSOR_DELAY_NORMAL);
}
});
// }}).start();
}
public void setCam(Camera arg_camera) { c = arg_camera; }
#Override
public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent arg_event) {
float x = arg_event.values[0];
float y = arg_event.values[1];
float z = arg_event.values[2];
Log.i("ACCELEROMETER", String.valueOf(x) + ' ' + String.valueOf(y) + ' ' + String.valueOf(z));
}
#Override
public void onAccuracyChanged(Sensor arg_sensor, int arg_accuracy) {
}
#Override
protected void onPause() {
super.onPause();
c.unlock();
// Log.i("CAM", "unlocked");
// if (c != null) {
// c.stopPreview();
//// c.release();
//// c = null;
// }
}
#Override
protected void onResume() {
super.onResume();
if (c != null) c.lock();
// if (c != null) {
// c.stopPreview();
// c.release();
// c = null;
/// }
// cv1 = new CameraView(getApplicationContext(), this);
// view_camera.addView(cv1);
}
#Override
protected void onDestroy() {
if (c != null) {
// c.unlock();
c.stopPreview();
c.release();
c = null;
}
super.onDestroy();
}
private static class BooleanObject {
private String name = "BooleanObject";
private boolean value = false;
public BooleanObject(String arg_name, boolean arg_value) {
name = arg_name;
value = arg_value;
}
public String set_name(String arg_name) {
name = arg_name;
return name;
}
public boolean set_value(boolean arg_value) {
value = arg_value;
return value;
}
public String get_name() { return name; }
public boolean get_value() { return value; }
};
}

Every time you tap on TextView, as you are using onTouchListener, it will be fired twice, once for ACTION_DOWN and ACTION_UP, so check for ACTION_UP as in
finger_on_sensor.setOnTouchListener(new View.OnTouchListener() {
#Override
public boolean onTouch (View arg_view, MotionEvent arg_me){
if(arg_me.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_UP){ //add this condition
finger_on_sensor.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
new Thread(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
File file_video = new File(Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS) + "/video_finger.mp4");
// final int REQUEST_WRITE_PERMISSION = 786;
final int VIDEO_CAPTURE = 1;
StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder builder = new StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder();
StrictMode.setVmPolicy(builder.build());
Intent intent_record_video = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_VIDEO_CAPTURE);
intent_record_video.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_DURATION_LIMIT, 45);
Uri fileUri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(MainActivity.this, "com.example.cse535a1.provider", file_video);
intent_record_video.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, fileUri);
if (intent_record_video.resolveActivity(getPackageManager()) != null) {
Log.i("CAM", "CAM requeted");
Log.i("Thread ID", String.valueOf(Thread.currentThread().getId()));
startActivityForResult(intent_record_video, VIDEO_CAPTURE);
//reference_this.set_recorded_video(true);
}
}
}).start();
return true;
}
});

Music plays only one time from server in online music player

I designed an online music player which streams file from my server and shows them in a recyclerView. when I click on the specific song it plays automatically, but when I go back to my recyclerview and I choose it again it doesn't play anymore and even duration of song becomes an insane number. I even tried to handle my media player onBackPressed() method or in OnRestart() or onResume() method. I'm confused. Please let me know about any suggestion.
Here's my code for player:
public class PlayerActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements View.OnClickListener {
private CircularMusicProgressBar cover;
private ImageButton playPause, rewind, forward, repeat, fav, download;
private TextView title, term, spendingTime, totalTime, emptyRec;
private Context context;
public static MediaPlayer mediaPlayer;
int i;
private Timer timer;
private Bundle extra;
Uri uri;
RecyclerView recyclerView;
RequestQueue requestQueue;
SuggestionAdapter suggestionAdapter;
LinearLayoutManager layoutManager;
List<Listening> list = new ArrayList<>();
String url = "https://www.learnhere.ir/listening.php";
AccessDataOnServer suggestionData;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_player);
initFields();
playOnStart();
}
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
switch (v.getId()) {
case R.id.play_pause:
if (i == 1) {
i = 2;
playPause.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_baseline_play);
mediaPlayer.pause();
} else {
i = 1;
playPause.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_baseline_pause);
int b = mediaPlayer.getCurrentPosition();
mediaPlayer.seekTo(b);
mediaPlayer.start();
}
break;
case R.id.rewind:
Toast.makeText(context, "rewind", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
break;
case R.id.forward:
Toast.makeText(context, "forward", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
break;
case R.id.repeat:
Toast.makeText(context, "repeat", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
break;
case R.id.fav:
Toast.makeText(context, "fav", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
break;
case R.id.download:
Toast.makeText(context, "download", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
break;
}
}
public void initFields() {
i = 0;
context = this;
cover = findViewById(R.id.cover_progress);
playPause = findViewById(R.id.play_pause);
rewind = findViewById(R.id.rewind);
forward = findViewById(R.id.forward);
repeat = findViewById(R.id.repeat);
fav = findViewById(R.id.fav);
download = findViewById(R.id.download);
title = findViewById(R.id.title_tv);
term = findViewById(R.id.term_tv);
emptyRec = findViewById(R.id.empty_rec);
spendingTime = findViewById(R.id.spending_time);
totalTime = findViewById(R.id.total_time);
playPause.setOnClickListener(this);
rewind.setOnClickListener(this);
forward.setOnClickListener(this);
repeat.setOnClickListener(this);
fav.setOnClickListener(this);
download.setOnClickListener(this);
extra = getIntent().getExtras();
Picasso.get().load(extra.getString("cover")).into(cover);
title.setText(extra.getString("title"));
term.setText(extra.getString("term"));
timer = new Timer();
uri = Uri.parse(extra.getString("link"));
recyclerView = findViewById(R.id.suggestion_recycler);
requestQueue = Volley.newRequestQueue(context);
layoutManager = new LinearLayoutManager(context, LinearLayoutManager.VERTICAL, false);
suggestionAdapter = new SuggestionAdapter(list, context);
suggestionData = new AccessDataOnServer();
recyclerView.setAdapter(suggestionAdapter);
recyclerView.setLayoutManager(layoutManager);
suggestionData.getSuggestion(context, list, recyclerView, url, requestQueue);
if (list.size() <= 1) {
emptyRec.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
recyclerView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
} else {
emptyRec.setVisibility(View.GONE);
recyclerView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
}
}
public void play() {
Thread thread = new Thread(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
try {
mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer();
mediaPlayer.setAudioAttributes(
new AudioAttributes
.Builder()
.setContentType(AudioAttributes.CONTENT_TYPE_MUSIC)
.build());
mediaPlayer.setDataSource(context, uri);
mediaPlayer.prepare();
mediaPlayer.start();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
try {
getTime();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
});
}
});
thread.start();
}
public void playOnStart() {
Toast.makeText(context, "Please wait until the audio plays...", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
play();
i = 1;
playPause.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_baseline_pause);
}
public String millisecondToSecond(long millisecond) {
String finalTimerString = "";
String secondString = "";
String minuteString = "";
//convert total duration into time
int hour = (int) (millisecond / (1000 * 60 * 60));
int minute = (int) (millisecond % (1000 * 60 * 60) / (1000 * 60));
int second = (int) (millisecond % (1000 * 60 * 60) % (1000 * 60) / 1000);
//Add hours if there
if (hour > 0) {
finalTimerString = hour + ":";
}
//Prepending 0 to second if it's one digit
if (second < 10) {
secondString = "0" + second;
} else {
secondString = "" + second;
}
//Prepending 0 to minute if it's one digit
if (minute < 10) {
minuteString = "0" + minute;
} else {
minuteString = "" + minute;
}
finalTimerString = finalTimerString + minuteString + ":" + secondString;
//Return timer string
return finalTimerString;
}
public void getTime() {
timer.scheduleAtFixedRate(new TimerTask() {
#Override
public void run() {
// Without runOnUiThread we don't have access to modifiers like text view
runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
long current = mediaPlayer.getCurrentPosition();
int i = (mediaPlayer.getCurrentPosition() * 100) / mediaPlayer.getDuration();
spendingTime.setText("" + millisecondToSecond(current));
cover.setValue(i);
int duration = mediaPlayer.getDuration();
String time = String.format(Locale.US, "%02d:%02d",
TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toMinutes(duration),
TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toSeconds(duration) -
TimeUnit.MINUTES.toSeconds(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toMinutes(duration)));
totalTime.setText(time);
}
});
}
}, 0, 1000);
}
#Override
public void onBackPressed() {
mediaPlayer.stop();
finish();
}
#Override
protected void onRestart() {
super.onRestart();
playOnStart();
}

Well I reviewed your codes and it seems you aren't using Media player class properly.
I made a few changes to each block of your codes. I hope it solves your problem.
First of all change the following scope:
public static MediaPlayer mediaPlayer;
To
MediaPlayer mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer();
I made a method for your mediaPlayer and you should use it in your onCreate() :
private void prepareMediaPlayer() {
try {
mediaPlayer.setDataSource(context, uri);
mediaPlayer.prepare();
updateSeekBarTimer();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
A method to update your seekbar :
private void updateSeekBarTimer() {
try {
if (mediaPlayer.isPlaying()) {
total_time = mediaPlayer.getDuration();
current_time = mediaPlayer.getCurrentPosition();
totalTime.setText("" + utils.milliSecondsToTimer(total_time));
spendingTime.setText("" + utils.milliSecondsToTimer(current_time));
int progress = (int) (utils.getProgressPercentage(current_time, total_time));
seekBar.setProgress(progress);
Runnable runnable = new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
updateSeekBarTimer();
}
};
handler.postDelayed(runnable, 1000);
}
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
And finally you need an Interface to decide what happens when your track ends:
public class PlayerActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements View.OnClickListener, MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener
#Override
public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer mp) {
handler.removeCallbacks(null);
playPause.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_baseline_play);
if (rep) {
mediaPlayer.start();
playPause.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_baseline_pause);
updateSeekBarTimer();
} else {
seekBar.setProgress(0);
totalTime.setText(R.string.zero_time);
spendingTime.setText(R.string.zero_time);
playPause.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_baseline_play);
mediaPlayer.reset();
prepareMediaPlayer();
}
}

Monitoring Voice in my android app

Iam making an android app which monitor voice in which when the voice loudness exceed a user defined threshold the app dial a specific number .
i done making voice monitoring and compared the highest value with the threshold then dialling the number .everything goes right except when the app returned after the call i find the monitoring isnt right , as the mic sensitivity is very week (measurement is very low ) i have to restart the app to obtain the right measurement , the second question here i make the comparison of the threshold and the last value of sound in the handler at the bottom , is this the right way ? thanks in advanceThis is the App image
Below is The Main activity
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
private static final int sampleRate = 11025;
private static final int bufferSizeFactor = 10;
private Button Stop;
private ProgressBar On;
private Button Start;
private AudioRecord audio;
private int bufferSize;
private ProgressBar level;
private TextView textView;
volatile int threshold;
TextView testtextview;
private boolean clicked ;
private Handler handler = new Handler();
private int lastLevel = 0;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
threshold = 20000;
//progressbar detect voice
level = (ProgressBar) findViewById(R.id.progressbar_level);
level.setMax(32676);
//text displaying progress par value
textView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textView1);
testtextview = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textViewtest);
if (audio != null) {
audio.stop();
audio.release();
audio = null;
handler.removeCallbacks(update);
} else {
bufferSize = AudioRecord.getMinBufferSize(sampleRate, AudioFormat.CHANNEL_CONFIGURATION_MONO, AudioFormat.ENCODING_PCM_16BIT) * bufferSizeFactor;
audio = new AudioRecord(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.MIC, sampleRate, AudioFormat.CHANNEL_CONFIGURATION_MONO, AudioFormat.ENCODING_PCM_16BIT, bufferSize);
audio.startRecording();
Thread thread = new Thread(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
readAudioBuffer();
}
});
thread.setPriority(Thread.currentThread().getThreadGroup().getMaxPriority());
thread.start();
handler.removeCallbacks(update);
handler.postDelayed(update, 25);
}
//seekbar let user choose threshhold
SeekBar mSeekBar = (SeekBar) findViewById(R.id.seekBar);
//text displayin user choice
final TextView textViewuser = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textView3);
mSeekBar.setOnSeekBarChangeListener(new SeekBar.OnSeekBarChangeListener() {
#Override
public void onProgressChanged(SeekBar seekBar, int i, boolean b) {
textViewuser.setText("" + i + "/32676");
threshold = i ;
}
#Override
public void onStartTrackingTouch(SeekBar seekBar) {
}
#Override
public void onStopTrackingTouch(SeekBar seekBar) {
}
});
Stop = (Button) findViewById(R.id.dummy_buttonstop);
On = (ProgressBar) findViewById(R.id.progressBar11);
Start = (Button) findViewById(R.id.dummy_button);
Start.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View view) {
Start.setVisibility(View.GONE);
On.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
clicked = true;
}
});
Stop.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
Start.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
On.setVisibility(View.GONE);
clicked = false;
}
});
}
private void readAudioBuffer() {
try {
short[] buffer = new short[bufferSize];
int bufferReadResult;
do {
bufferReadResult = audio.read(buffer, 0, bufferSize);
for (int i = 0; i < bufferReadResult; i++) {
if (buffer[i] > lastLevel) {
lastLevel = buffer[i];
}
}
}
while (bufferReadResult > 0 && audio.getRecordingState() == AudioRecord.RECORDSTATE_RECORDING);
if (audio != null) {
audio.release();
audio = null;
handler.removeCallbacks(update);
}
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
private Runnable update = new Runnable() {
public void run() {
MainActivity.this.level.setProgress(lastLevel);
textView.setText(lastLevel + "/" + level.getMax());
if (clicked) {
if (lastLevel > threshold) {
clicked=false;
Start.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
On.setVisibility(View.GONE);
String url = "tel:01224271138";
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CALL, Uri.parse(url));
intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
startActivity(intent);
//recreate();
}
}
lastLevel *= .5;
handler.postAtTime(this, SystemClock.uptimeMillis() + 500);
}
};

Android Studio music player list view playlist

I do apologize for the noobish question, but I am building a music player in android studio and I am having problems with the songs playing one after the other like a playlist. The songs can only be picked by hand and after the song finishes it just stops until the user clicks another song. I've written two pieces of code that I suspect will solve this issue but I'm not really sure how to implement them or if they eventually will be of any use at all. I would really appreciate some help with this, could really really use it. Any advice or constructive criticism is always welcome, thanks in advance. here are the snippets:
//------------> to get the next song <---------------
int itemsInList=list.getAdapter().getCount();
for(int i=1;i<itemsInList;i++){
list.setSelection(i);
}
//--------------> to play the song on list item click <-------------------
#Override
protected void onListItemClick(ListView list, View view, int position,
long id) {
super.onListItemClick(list, view, position, id);
currentFile = (String) view.getTag();
startPlay(currentFile);
}
And just for reference here is my main java file:
public class MainActivity extends ListActivity {
private static final int UPDATE_FREQUENCY = 500;
private static final int STEP_VALUE = 4000;
private MediaCursorAdapter mediaAdapter = null;
private TextView selectedFile = null;
private SeekBar seekbar = null;
private MediaPlayer player = null;
private ListView list = null;
private ImageButton playButton = null;
private ImageButton prevButton = null;
private ImageButton nextButton = null;
private ImageButton btNext = null;
private ImageButton btPrev = null;
private boolean isStarted = true;
private String currentFile = "";
private boolean isMovingSeekBar = false;
private final Handler handler = new Handler();
private final Runnable updatePositionRunnable = new Runnable() {
public void run() {
updatePosition();
}
};
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
selectedFile = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.selectedfile);
seekbar = (SeekBar) findViewById(R.id.seekbar);
playButton = (ImageButton) findViewById(R.id.play);
prevButton = (ImageButton) findViewById(R.id.prev);
nextButton = (ImageButton) findViewById(R.id.next);
btNext = (ImageButton) findViewById(R.id.btNxt);
btPrev = (ImageButton) findViewById(R.id.btPrev);
player = new MediaPlayer();
player.setOnCompletionListener(onCompletion);
player.setOnErrorListener(onError);
seekbar.setOnSeekBarChangeListener(seekBarChanged);
Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(MediaStore.Audio.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, null, null, null, null);
if (null != cursor) {
cursor.moveToFirst();
mediaAdapter = new MediaCursorAdapter(this, R.layout.list_item, cursor);
setListAdapter(mediaAdapter);
playButton.setOnClickListener(onButtonClick);
nextButton.setOnClickListener(onButtonClick);
prevButton.setOnClickListener(onButtonClick);
btNext.setOnClickListener(onButtonClick);
btPrev.setOnClickListener(onButtonClick);
}
}
//----------- ??? ----------------------------------------------------------------
int itemsInList=list.getAdapter().getCount();
for(int i=1;i<itemsInList;i++){
list.setSelection(i);
}
#Override
protected void onListItemClick(ListView list, View view, int position, long id) {
super.onListItemClick(list, view, position, id);
currentFile = (String) view.getTag();
startPlay(currentFile);
}
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#Override
protected void onDestroy() {
super.onDestroy();
handler.removeCallbacks(updatePositionRunnable);
player.stop();
player.reset();
player.release();
player = null;
}
private void startPlay(String file) {
Log.i("Selected: ", file);
selectedFile.setText(file);
seekbar.setProgress(0);
player.stop();
player.reset();
try {
player.setDataSource(file);
player.prepare();
player.start();
} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
seekbar.setMax(player.getDuration());
playButton.setImageResource(android.R.drawable.ic_media_pause);
updatePosition();
isStarted = true;
}
private void stopPlay() {
player.stop();
player.reset();
playButton.setImageResource(android.R.drawable.ic_media_play);
handler.removeCallbacks(updatePositionRunnable);
seekbar.setProgress(0);
isStarted = false;
}
private void updatePosition() {
handler.removeCallbacks(updatePositionRunnable);
seekbar.setProgress(player.getCurrentPosition());
handler.postDelayed(updatePositionRunnable, UPDATE_FREQUENCY);
}
private class MediaCursorAdapter extends SimpleCursorAdapter {
public MediaCursorAdapter(Context context, int layout, Cursor c) {
super(context, layout, c,
new String[]{MediaStore.MediaColumns.DISPLAY_NAME, MediaStore.MediaColumns.TITLE, MediaStore.Audio.AudioColumns.DURATION},
new int[]{R.id.displayname, R.id.title, R.id.duration});
}
#Override
public void bindView(View view, Context context, Cursor cursor) {
TextView title = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.title);
TextView name = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.displayname);
TextView duration = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.duration);
name.setText(cursor.getString(
cursor.getColumnIndex(MediaStore.MediaColumns.DISPLAY_NAME)));
title.setText(cursor.getString(
cursor.getColumnIndex(MediaStore.MediaColumns.TITLE)));
long durationInMs = Long.parseLong(cursor.getString(
cursor.getColumnIndex(MediaStore.Audio.AudioColumns.DURATION)));
double durationInMin = ((double) durationInMs / 1000.0) / 60.0;
durationInMin = new BigDecimal(Double.toString(durationInMin)).setScale(2, BigDecimal.ROUND_UP).doubleValue();
duration.setText("" + durationInMin);
view.setTag(cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(MediaStore.MediaColumns.DATA)));
}
#Override
public View newView(Context context, Cursor cursor, ViewGroup parent) {
LayoutInflater inflater = LayoutInflater.from(context);
View v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.list_item, parent, false);
bindView(v, context, cursor);
return v;
}
}
private View.OnClickListener onButtonClick = new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
switch (v.getId()) {
case R.id.play: {
if (player.isPlaying()) {
handler.removeCallbacks(updatePositionRunnable);
player.pause();
playButton.setImageResource(android.R.drawable.ic_media_play);
} else {
if (isStarted) {
player.start();
playButton.setImageResource(android.R.drawable.ic_media_pause);
updatePosition();
} else {
startPlay(currentFile);
}
}
break;
}
case R.id.next: {
int seekto = player.getCurrentPosition() + STEP_VALUE;
if (seekto > player.getDuration())
seekto = player.getDuration();
player.pause();
player.seekTo(seekto);
player.start();
break;
}
case R.id.prev: {
int seekto = player.getCurrentPosition() - STEP_VALUE;
if (seekto < 0)
seekto = 0;
player.pause();
player.seekTo(seekto);
player.start();
break;
}
case R.id.btNxt: {
//TO DO
}
case R.id.btPrev: {
//TO DO
}
}
}
};
private MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener onCompletion = new MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener() {
#Override
public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer mp) {
stopPlay();
}
};
private MediaPlayer.OnErrorListener onError = new MediaPlayer.OnErrorListener() {
#Override
public boolean onError(MediaPlayer mp, int what, int extra) {
return false;
}
};
private SeekBar.OnSeekBarChangeListener seekBarChanged = new SeekBar.OnSeekBarChangeListener() {
#Override
public void onStopTrackingTouch(SeekBar seekBar) {
isMovingSeekBar = false;
}
#Override
public void onStartTrackingTouch(SeekBar seekBar) {
isMovingSeekBar = true;
}
#Override
public void onProgressChanged(SeekBar seekBar, int progress, boolean fromUser) {
if (isMovingSeekBar) {
player.seekTo(progress);
Log.i("OnSeekBarChangeListener", "onProgressChanged");
}
}
};
}

You can look at my methods below to play the next song. Hope it helps.
public static void nextSong() {
int numOfSong = songList.size();
if (!isShuffle) { // Shuffle mode is off
if (currentPosition < numOfSong - 1) {
currentPosition++;
currentSong = songList.get(currentPosition);
Log.d("my_log", "position = "+currentPosition);
playBackMusic();
} else {
currentPosition = 0;
currentSong = songList.get(currentPosition);
Log.d("my_log", "position = "+currentPosition);
playBackMusic();
}
} else { // Shuffle mode is on
Random rand = new Random();
currentPosition = rand.nextInt(numOfSong);
currentSong = songList.get(currentPosition);
Log.d("my_log", "position = "+currentPosition);
playBackMusic();
}
}
And this is playBackMusic() method to play the song:
public static void playBackMusic() {
try {
mediaPlayer.release();
mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer();
mediaPlayer.setAudioStreamType(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC);
mediaPlayer.setDataSource(currentSong.getPath());
mediaPlayer.prepare();
mediaPlayer.setOnCompletionListener(new MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener() {
#Override
public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer mp) {
endOfTheSong();
}
});
isPlaying = true;
mediaPlayer.start();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
Method endOfTheSong() to handle what to do after playing current song.
public static void endOfTheSong() {
if (isRepeat == 1) { // currently repeat one song
mediaPlayer.seekTo(0);
mediaPlayer.start();
} else if (isRepeat == 2) { // currently repeat all songs
nextSong();
} else { // currently no repeat
if (currentPosition != songList.size() - 1) nextSong();
}
}

how to implement media player without blocking ui when implementing the media source from server?

the problem is simple, the media player is blocking the UI when implementing the source from remote server. i used a sync prepare for the initialize the media-player, but its block the UI when reset the media player.
here i written a code using thread, it helps a lot but need a clean solution.
public class QuranPlayerAct extends Activity implements DownloadMusicLstn,SeekBar.OnSeekBarChangeListener, OnClickListener,
MediaPlayer.OnPreparedListener, OnCompletionListener,
PlayerBtnClickedLstn, Runnable {
private static final int PLAY_FROM_LOCAL = 234;
private static final int PLAY_FROM_SERVER = 321;
private static final String TAG = "SongsListAct";
private static final int PAUSED = 756;
private static final int STARTED = 554;
private static final int STOPED = 386;
private static final int CLOSED = 453;
private TextView downloadEsplasedTV;
private RelativeLayout playerRetLay;
private ListView musicLst;
private ProgressBar dwnPrgV;
private ImageView playImgV;
private SeekBar songProgressBar;
private TextView songTitleLabel;
private TextView songCurrentDurationLabel;
private TextView songTotalDurationLabel;
private MediaPlayer mp;
private Utilities utils;
private Handler handler;
private boolean stopDownload;
private RelativeLayout downloadRetLay;
private ArrayList<String> musicFiles;
private ImageButton closeImgV;
private TextView downloadTitle;
private long currentDuration;
private Runnable mUpdateTimeTask = new Runnable() {
public void run() {
if (mPrepared) {
long totalDuration = mp.getDuration();
currentDuration = mp.getCurrentPosition();
songTotalDurationLabel.setText(""
+ utils.milliSecondsToTimer(totalDuration));
songCurrentDurationLabel.setText(""
+ utils.milliSecondsToTimer(currentDuration));
int progress = (int) (utils.getProgressPercentage(
currentDuration, totalDuration));
songProgressBar.setProgress(progress);
}
handler.postDelayed(this, 100);
}
};
private TextView downloadTotalTV;
private TextView downloadPercentageTV;
private ImageView stopImgV;
private ImageButton closeDownloadImgV;
private int fileSize;
private boolean mPrepared;
private ProgressBar songsLoadingPB;
private String url;
private String fName;
private boolean stopped;
private int plLoc;
private int track_no;
private int state;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.act_quran_player);
// setActionBar();
setActionBar2();
getRefs();
handler = new Handler();
initMediaPlayer();
playerRetLay.setVisibility(View.GONE);
// updateList();
createAppDirectory();
Thread t = new Thread(this);
t.start();
}
private void setActionBar2() {
final ActionBar bar = getActionBar();
bar.setDisplayShowHomeEnabled(false);
bar.setDisplayShowCustomEnabled(true);
bar.setDisplayShowTitleEnabled(false);
bar.setCustomView(R.layout.player_actionbar_lay);
}
/*
* private void setActionBar() { final ActionBar bar = getActionBar();
*
* bar.setDisplayShowHomeEnabled(false);
* bar.setDisplayShowCustomEnabled(true);
* bar.setDisplayShowTitleEnabled(false);
* bar.setCustomView(R.layout.player_actionbar_lay);
*
* TextView tv = (TextView) bar.getCustomView().findViewById(
* R.id.action_bar_title);
*
* try { tv.setTypeface(Typeface .createFromAsset(getAssets(),
* "DANUBE__.TTF")); } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } }
*/
#Override
public void onResume() {
super.onResume();
setVisiblilityToPlayerAndUI(false);
updateProgressBar();
if(state==CLOSED)playerRetLay.setVisibility(View.GONE);
}
#Override
public void onPause() {
super.onPause();
l("Activity paused");
stopDownload = true;
setVisiblilityToPlayerAndUI(false);
handler.removeCallbacks(mUpdateTimeTask);
if (mp != null)
switch (state) {
case STARTED:
mp.pause();
playImgV.setImageResource(R.drawable.play_img);
break;
}
}
private void getRefs() {
musicLst = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.musLst_lstV);
playerRetLay = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.musLst_player_retLay);
dwnPrgV = (ProgressBar) findViewById(R.id.musLst_down_progbarV);
downloadRetLay = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.musLst_dwn_retLay);
playImgV = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.musLst_ply_btn);
songProgressBar = (SeekBar) findViewById(R.id.musLst_seek_bar);
songTitleLabel = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.musLst_mus_det_txt);
songCurrentDurationLabel = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.time_esplased_TV);
songTotalDurationLabel = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.total_time_TV);
closeImgV = (ImageButton) findViewById(R.id.musLst_close_btn);
downloadTitle = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.musLst_down_title_TV);
downloadEsplasedTV = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.time_esplased_TV22);
downloadTotalTV = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.total_time_TV2);
downloadPercentageTV = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.total_percentage);
stopImgV = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.musLst_stop_btn);
closeDownloadImgV = (ImageButton) findViewById(R.id.close_down_btn);
songsLoadingPB = (ProgressBar) findViewById(R.id.songs_load_progressbar);
}
#Override
public void run() {
if (!isNetworkAvailable()) {
runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
Toast.makeText(QuranPlayerAct.this,
"No Internet Connection Available",
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
});
return;
}
MusicAppUtils appUtils = new MusicAppUtils();
String jsn = appUtils
.getDataFromUrl(MusicAppCommons.HTTP_AIMANSANGAM_COM_LISTFILES_PHP);
if (jsn == null)
return;
jsn = jsn.replace(",]", "]");
musicFiles = appUtils.parseMusicFilesJson(jsn);
updateList();
}
private boolean isNetworkAvailable() {
ConnectivityManager connectivityManager = (ConnectivityManager) getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
NetworkInfo activeNetworkInfo = connectivityManager
.getActiveNetworkInfo();
return activeNetworkInfo != null && activeNetworkInfo.isConnected();
}
private void createAppDirectory() {
if (MusicAppCommons
.checkFileExist(MusicAppCommons.AIMANSANGAM_MUSIC_DIR)) {
Log.i(TAG, "app directory already exist");
return;
}
File dir = new File(MusicAppCommons.AIMANSANGAM_MUSIC_DIR);
if (dir.mkdirs())
Log.i(TAG, "app directory created");
}
private void setVisiblilityToPlayerAndUI(boolean b) {
if (b) {
songsLoadingPB.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
downloadRetLay.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
// playerRetLay.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
} else {
songsLoadingPB.setVisibility(View.GONE);
downloadRetLay.setVisibility(View.GONE);
// playerRetLay.setVisibility(View.GONE);
}
}
private void initMediaPlayer() {
utils = new Utilities();
mp = new MediaPlayer();
mp.setOnCompletionListener(this);
songProgressBar.setOnSeekBarChangeListener(this);
playImgV.setOnClickListener(this);
closeDownloadImgV.setOnClickListener(this);
closeImgV.setOnClickListener(this);
stopImgV.setOnClickListener(this);
}
private void resetTimeLabel() {
runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
songTotalDurationLabel.setText("..");
songCurrentDurationLabel.setText("..");
}
});
}
public void updateProgressBar() {
handler.removeCallbacks(mUpdateTimeTask);
handler.postDelayed(mUpdateTimeTask, 100);
}
#Override
public void onDestroy() {
super.onDestroy();
handler.removeCallbacks(mUpdateTimeTask);
if (mp != null)
mp.release();
}
public void updateList() {
l("called update list");
if (musicFiles == null)
return;
updateMusicListView(MusicLstAdapter.MUSIC_NOT_DOWNLOADING);
}
private void updateMusicListView(int state) {
final MusicLstAdapter lstAdapter = new MusicLstAdapter(this,
musicFiles, this, state, this);
runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
musicLst.setAdapter(lstAdapter);
lstAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
}
});
}
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
if (v == closeDownloadImgV) {
downloadRetLay.setVisibility(View.GONE);
stopDownload = true;
Toast.makeText(this, "Download canceled", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)
.show();
} else if (v == playImgV) {
if (stopped)
new PlayerThread();
if (mp.isPlaying()) {
if (mp != null) {
state = PAUSED;
mp.pause();
l("pause");
playImgV.setImageResource(R.drawable.play_img);
}
} else {
if (mp != null) {
state = STARTED;
mp.start();
l("start");
playImgV.setImageResource(R.drawable.pause_img);
}
}
} else if (v == closeImgV) {
l("close clicked");
state = CLOSED;
playerRetLay.setVisibility(View.GONE);
handler.removeCallbacks(mUpdateTimeTask);
mp.stop();
mPrepared = false;
new Thread(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
mp.reset();
}
}).start();
} else if (v == stopImgV) {
l("stop clicked");
state = STOPED;
handler.removeCallbacks(mUpdateTimeTask);
mp.stop();
resetTimeLabel();
playImgV.setImageResource(R.drawable.play_img);
stopped = true;
mPrepared = false;
}
}
// --------************************************************************************
#Override
public void setSize(final int fileSize) {
handler.post(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
dwnPrgV.setMax(fileSize);
QuranPlayerAct.this.fileSize = fileSize;
float size = (float) fileSize / 1048576;
DecimalFormat format = new DecimalFormat("#.##");
downloadTotalTV.setText(format.format(size) + " MB");
downloadPercentageTV.setText("0 %");
}
});
}
#Override
public void onProgressUpdate(final long total) {
handler.post(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
dwnPrgV.setProgress((int) total);
float size = (float) total / 1048576;
DecimalFormat format = new DecimalFormat("#.##");
downloadEsplasedTV.setText(format.format(size) + " MB");
float l = total / (float) fileSize * 100;
int round = Math.round(l);
downloadPercentageTV.setText(round + " %");
}
});
}
#Override
public void finished() {
handler.post(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
downloadRetLay.setVisibility(View.GONE);
}
});
updateMusicListView(MusicLstAdapter.MUSIC_NOT_DOWNLOADING);
}
#Override
public void onDownloadSuccess(boolean success) {
if (success) {
} else {
}
}
#Override
public boolean isStopDownload() {
return stopDownload;
}
#Override
public void downloadStarted(final String fName) {
stopDownload = false;
handler.post(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
downloadTitle.setText(fName);
downloadRetLay.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
}
});
updateMusicListView(MusicLstAdapter.MUSIC_DOWNLOADING);
}
// ----------------*****************************************************************************
#Override
public void onProgressChanged(SeekBar seekBar, int progress,
boolean fromTouch) {
}
#Override
public void onStartTrackingTouch(SeekBar seekBar) {
handler.removeCallbacks(mUpdateTimeTask);
}
#Override
public void onStopTrackingTouch(SeekBar seekBar) {
handler.removeCallbacks(mUpdateTimeTask);
int totalDuration = mp.getDuration();
int currentPosition = utils.progressToTimer(seekBar.getProgress(),
totalDuration);
mp.seekTo(currentPosition);
updateProgressBar();
}
#Override
public void onPrepared(MediaPlayer mp) {
l("onprepared");
mPrepared = true;
mp.start();
state = STARTED;
playImgV.setImageResource(R.drawable.pause_img);
}
private void l(String str) {
Log.i(TAG, str);
}
// ---------------------***************************************************************************
private class PlayerThread extends Thread {
public PlayerThread() {
start();
}
#Override
public void run() {
try {
stopped = false;
mPrepared = false;
resetTimeLabel();
mp.reset();
mp.setDataSource(url);
if (plLoc == PLAY_FROM_SERVER) {
mp.prepareAsync();
mp.setOnPreparedListener(QuranPlayerAct.this);
updatePlayerImg(R.drawable.play_img);
} else {
mp.prepare();
mp.start();
mPrepared = true;
state = STARTED;
updatePlayerImg(R.drawable.pause_img);
}
updatePlayerUI();
updateProgressBar();
} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
private void updatePlayerUI() {
runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
songTitleLabel.setText(fName);
songProgressBar.setProgress(0);
songProgressBar.setMax(100);
}
});
}
}
private void updatePlayerImg(final int playImg) {
runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
playImgV.setImageResource(playImg);
}
});
}
// ------------------------------
#Override
public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer mp) {
track_no++;
if (track_no > musicFiles.size() - 1) {
track_no = 0;
}
playerRetLay.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
fName = musicFiles.get(track_no);
String filePath = MusicAppCommons.AIMANSANGAM_MUSIC_DIR + "/" + fName;
if (MusicAppCommons.checkFileExist(filePath)) {
url = filePath;
plLoc = PLAY_FROM_LOCAL;
} else {
url = MusicAppCommons.HTTP_AIMANSANGAM_COM_QURAN_FILES + fName;
url = url.replace(" ", "%20");
plLoc = PLAY_FROM_SERVER;
}
new PlayerThread();
}
#Override
public void clickedOnPlayBtn(int val) {
this.track_no = val;
l("song clicked");
playerRetLay.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
fName = musicFiles.get(val);
String filePath = MusicAppCommons.AIMANSANGAM_MUSIC_DIR + "/" + fName;
if (MusicAppCommons.checkFileExist(filePath)) {
url = filePath;
plLoc = PLAY_FROM_LOCAL;
} else {
url = MusicAppCommons.HTTP_AIMANSANGAM_COM_QURAN_FILES + fName;
url = url.replace(" ", "%20");
plLoc = PLAY_FROM_SERVER;
}
new PlayerThread();
}
}