com.honu.aloha

Class WelcomeHelper

java.lang.Object

com.honu.aloha.WelcomeHelper

public class WelcomeHelper
extends java.lang.Object

Utility functions to help with determining if the welcome activity should be displayed.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected static boolean	ALWAYS_SHOW_WELCOME
static java.lang.String	PREF_LAST_RUN_VERSION_CODE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
WelcomeHelper()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	clearLastRunVersionCode(android.content.Context context)
static int	getInstallVersionCode(android.content.Context context) Returns the version code of the currently running app
static int	getLastRunVersionCode(android.content.Context context) Returns the last known version code of app as stored by a shared preference
static int	getSharedPreferenceInt(android.content.Context context, java.lang.String key) Return int value of shared preference specifies by key
static boolean	isWelcomeRequired(android.content.Context context) Used to determine whether your main activity should display the welcome activity first.
static void	putSharedPreferenceInt(android.content.Context context, java.lang.String key, int value) Sets a shared preference key to specified int value
static void	setAlwaysShowWelcome(boolean show) Flag to set if you want isWelcomeRequired to always return true.
static void	setLastRunVersionCode(android.content.Context context, int versionCode) Stores the specified version code in a shared preference
static void	updatetLastRunVersionCode(android.content.Context context)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

PREF_LAST_RUN_VERSION_CODE

public static final java.lang.String PREF_LAST_RUN_VERSION_CODE

See Also:

Constant Field Values

ALWAYS_SHOW_WELCOME

protected static boolean ALWAYS_SHOW_WELCOME

Constructor Detail

WelcomeHelper

public WelcomeHelper()

Method Detail

setAlwaysShowWelcome

public static void setAlwaysShowWelcome(boolean show)

Flag to set if you want isWelcomeRequired to always return true. This is usefult for testing your welcome screen during development.

Parameters:

show - turns override on/off (off by default)

isWelcomeRequired

public static boolean isWelcomeRequired(android.content.Context context)

Used to determine whether your main activity should display the welcome activity first. Compares the current app version to the last known version of the app that was run. If the current version is newer, we update the shared preference that stores the version code and the method returns true.

Parameters:

context - application context for getting shared preferences

Returns:

true if the welcome activity should be displayed by app

getLastRunVersionCode

public static int getLastRunVersionCode(android.content.Context context)

Returns the last known version code of app as stored by a shared preference

Parameters:

context -

Returns:

clearLastRunVersionCode

public static void clearLastRunVersionCode(android.content.Context context)

updatetLastRunVersionCode

public static void updatetLastRunVersionCode(android.content.Context context)

setLastRunVersionCode

public static void setLastRunVersionCode(android.content.Context context,
                                         int versionCode)

Stores the specified version code in a shared preference

Parameters:

context -

versionCode -

getInstallVersionCode

public static int getInstallVersionCode(android.content.Context context)

Returns the version code of the currently running app

Parameters:

context -

Returns:

getSharedPreferenceInt

public static int getSharedPreferenceInt(android.content.Context context,
                                         java.lang.String key)

Return int value of shared preference specifies by key

Parameters:

context -

key -

Returns:

putSharedPreferenceInt

public static void putSharedPreferenceInt(android.content.Context context,
                                          java.lang.String key,
                                          int value)

Sets a shared preference key to specified int value

Parameters:

context -

key -

value -