SendNotification.java

/**
 * Copyright (C) 2015 Monitordroid Inc.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 * 
 * @author Tyler Butler
 **/

package com.monitordroid.app;

import com.monitordroid.app.R;

import android.app.Notification;
import android.app.NotificationManager;
import android.app.PendingIntent;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;

public class SendNotification {

	/**
	 * Displays a notification with the input message. Note: Makes use of the
	 * depreciated NotificationManager so that we can support API Level 14
	 * devices
	 * 
	 * @param message
	 *            The intended notification to display
	 */
	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
	public void generateNotification(Context context, String message) {
		int icon = R.drawable.notification_icon;
		long when = System.currentTimeMillis();
		NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) context
				.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
		Notification notification = new Notification(icon, message, when);

		String title = context.getString(R.string.notification_name);

		Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(context, MainActivity.class);
		// set intent so it does not start a new activity
		notificationIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP
				| Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP);
		PendingIntent intent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0,
				notificationIntent, 0);
		notification.setLatestEventInfo(context, title, message, intent);
		notification.flags |= Notification.FLAG_AUTO_CANCEL;

		// Play default notification sound
		notification.defaults |= Notification.DEFAULT_SOUND;

		// Vibrate if vibrate is enabled
		notification.defaults |= Notification.DEFAULT_VIBRATE;
		notificationManager.notify(0, notification);

	}

}