download-manager
This is a copy of the http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/DownloadManager.html but it allows for downloading to private internal storage.
Description
The download manager is a system service that handles long-running HTTP downloads. Clients may request that a URI be downloaded to a particular destination file. The download manager will conduct the download in the background, taking care of HTTP interactions and retrying downloads after failures or across connectivity changes and system reboots. Instances of this class should be obtained through getSystemService(String) by passing DOWNLOAD_SERVICE. Apps that request downloads through this API should register a broadcast receiver for ACTION_NOTIFICATION_CLICKED to appropriately handle when the user clicks on a running download in a notification or from the downloads UI. Note that the application must have the INTERNET permission to use this class.
Adding to your project
To start using this library, add these lines to the build.gradle
of your project:
repositories {
jcenter()
}
dependencies {
compile 'com.novoda:download-manager:0.2.44'
}
If using Proguard follow the instructions here
Simple usage
Simple example source code can be found in this demo module: Android Simple Demo
You will need to add this to your Android application build.gradle:
android {
defaultConfig {
// other things
manifestPlaceholders = [downloadAuthority: "com.your.unique.authority"]
}
}
You also need to create this file in this exact package (we hope to do this for you in the future):
package com.novoda.downloadmanager; public class Authority {
public static final String AUTHORITY = "com.your.unique.authority";
}
There are many more features. See Advanced Usage, or take a look at the demo-extended
sample app for details.
Links
Here are a list of useful links:
- We always welcome people to contribute new features or bug fixes, here is how
- If you have a problem check the Issues Page first to see if we are working on it
- For further usage or to delve more deeply checkout the Project Wiki
- Looking for community help, browse the already asked Stack Overflow Questions or use the tag:
support-download-manager
when posting a new question - Release process on the wiki