Android Question Help with hook implementation

1. Check Hook Integration:
   • Ensure that the hooks (' processBA.runHook("oncreate", this, null); ' ) in your Java code correspond to the correct lifecycle methods in Android. For instance, the hook for oncreate should ideally be placed within the onCreate method of your Java Activity class, and not in a separately defined method named oncreate. Make sure the capitalization and context are correctly implemented. In Android, the method is onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState).
2. Java Method Naming and Override:
   • In Java, the Android lifecycle methods are case sensitive and should be annotated with @override to indicate that you're overriding a method from a superclass, like so:
     
     B4X:

     @Override
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
         Log.d("X", "onCreate");
         processBA.runHook("oncreate", this, null);
     }
     
     @Override
     protected void onNewIntent(Intent intent) {
         super.onNewIntent(intent);
         Log.d("X", "onNewIntent");
         processBA.runHook("onnewintent", this, intent);
     }
   • Ensure these methods are correctly named and are overriding the Android Activity method.
3. Confirm Hook Definition in B4A:
   
   • Verify that the hooks oncreate and onnewintent are defined correctly within your B4A project. This involves checking whether the respective hooks are meant to execute specific code in B4A when called from Java.
4. Debugging Logs:
   
   • Add more logging both in Java and B4A to trace the flow of execution. This can help determine whether the methods in Java are being called and if the hooks in B4A are executed accordingly.
5. Review Activity Lifecycle:
   
   • Double-check the activity lifecycle to ensure that the lifecycle events you are hooking into are the correct points for what you intend to do. For example, if oncreate in your Java side is meant to run only once during the activity lifecycle, make sure it aligns with the B4A lifecycle expectations.
6. Permissions and Manifest Settings:
   
   • Occasionally, issues may arise from Android manifest settings or from permissions not being correctly set. Ensure that all necessary permissions are granted and that the manifest is correctly configured for your activity, especially if Intent objects are involved.

Erel said:

How are you testing it? OnNewIntent is not raised in most cases. The activity is recreated when an intent is received.

More information here:

https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity#onNewIntent(android.content.Intent)

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AddActivityText(wIncomingIntent,
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
                <data
                    android:host="pay-response" android:scheme="return-pay" />
            </intent-filter>
)

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        mostCurrent = this;
        if (processBA == null) {
            processBA = new anywheresoftware.b4a.ShellBA(this.getApplicationContext(), null, null, "b4a.example", "b4a.example.wincomingintent");
            processBA.loadHtSubs(this.getClass());
            float deviceScale = getApplicationContext().getResources().getDisplayMetrics().density;
            BALayout.setDeviceScale(deviceScale);
            
        }
        else if (previousOne != null) {
            Activity p = previousOne.get();
            if (p != null && p != this) {
                BA.LogInfo("Killing previous instance (wincomingintent).");
                p.finish();
            }
        }
        processBA.setActivityPaused(true);
        processBA.runHook("oncreate", this, null);
        if (!includeTitle) {
            this.getWindow().requestFeature(android.view.Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
        }

    @Override
    public void onNewIntent(android.content.Intent intent) {
        super.onNewIntent(intent);
        this.setIntent(intent);
        processBA.runHook("onnewintent", this, new Object[] {intent});
    }

    public void oncreate() {
           BA.LogInfo("oncreate");
    }
    
    public void onnewintent(Intent intent) {
          BA.LogInfo("onnewintent");
    }