BaseAppWidget.java

package com.kabouzeid.gramophone.appwidgets;

import android.app.PendingIntent;
import android.appwidget.AppWidgetProvider;
import android.content.ComponentName;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.Canvas;
import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;

/**
 * @author Karim Abou Zeid (kabouzeid)
 */
public class BaseAppWidget extends AppWidgetProvider {

    protected PendingIntent buildPendingIntent(Context context, final String action, final ComponentName serviceName) {
        Intent intent = new Intent(action);
        intent.setComponent(serviceName);
        return PendingIntent.getService(context, 0, intent, 0);
    }

    protected static Bitmap createBitmap(Drawable drawable, float sizeMultiplier) {
        Bitmap bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap((int) (drawable.getIntrinsicWidth() * sizeMultiplier), (int) (drawable.getIntrinsicHeight() * sizeMultiplier), Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
        Canvas c = new Canvas(bitmap);
        drawable.setBounds(0, 0, c.getWidth(), c.getHeight());
        drawable.draw(c);
        return bitmap;
    }
}