WorkerFactory.java

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package androidx.work;

import android.content.Context;

import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
import androidx.annotation.RestrictTo;

import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;

/**
 * A factory object that creates {@link ListenableWorker} instances.  The factory is invoked every
 * time a work runs.  You can override the default implementation of this factory by manually
 * initializing {@link WorkManager} (see {@link WorkManager#initialize(Context, Configuration)} and
 * specifying a new WorkerFactory in {@link Configuration.Builder#setWorkerFactory(WorkerFactory)}.
 */

public abstract class WorkerFactory {

    private static final String TAG = Logger.tagWithPrefix("WorkerFactory");

    /**
     * Override this method to implement your custom worker-creation logic.  Use
     * {@link Configuration.Builder#setWorkerFactory(WorkerFactory)} to use your custom class.
     * <p></p>
     * Throwing an {@link Exception} here will crash the application. If a {@link WorkerFactory}
     * is unable to create an instance of the {@link ListenableWorker}, it should return {@code
     * null} so it can delegate to the default {@link WorkerFactory}.
     * <p></p>
     * Returns a new instance of the specified {@code workerClassName} given the arguments.  The
     * returned worker must be a newly-created instance and must not have been previously returned
     * or invoked by WorkManager. Otherwise, WorkManager will throw an
     * {@link IllegalStateException}.
     *
     * @param appContext The application context
     * @param workerClassName The class name of the worker to create
     * @param workerParameters Parameters for worker initialization
     * @return A new {@link ListenableWorker} instance of type {@code workerClassName}, or
     *         {@code null} if the worker could not be created
     */
    public abstract @Nullable ListenableWorker createWorker(
            @NonNull Context appContext,
            @NonNull String workerClassName,
            @NonNull WorkerParameters workerParameters);

    /**
     * Returns a new instance of the specified {@code workerClassName} given the arguments.  If no
     * worker is found, default reflection-based code will be used to instantiate the worker with
     * the current ClassLoader.  The returned worker should be a newly-created instance and must not
     * have been previously returned or used by WorkManager.
     *
     * @param appContext       The application context
     * @param workerClassName  The class name of the worker to create
     * @param workerParameters Parameters for worker initialization
     * @return A new {@link ListenableWorker} instance of type {@code workerClassName}, or
     * {@code null} if the worker could not be created
     * @throws IllegalStateException when the {@link WorkerFactory} returns an instance
     *                               of the {@link ListenableWorker} which is used.
     * @hide
     */
    @RestrictTo(RestrictTo.Scope.LIBRARY_GROUP)
    public final @Nullable ListenableWorker createWorkerWithDefaultFallback(
            @NonNull Context appContext,
            @NonNull String workerClassName,
            @NonNull WorkerParameters workerParameters) {

        ListenableWorker worker = createWorker(appContext, workerClassName, workerParameters);
        if (worker == null) {
            // Fallback to reflection
            Class<? extends ListenableWorker> clazz = null;
            try {
                clazz = Class.forName(workerClassName).asSubclass(ListenableWorker.class);
            } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
                Logger.get().error(TAG, "Class not found: " + workerClassName);
            }
            if (clazz != null) {
                try {
                    Constructor<? extends ListenableWorker> constructor =
                            clazz.getDeclaredConstructor(Context.class, WorkerParameters.class);
                    worker = constructor.newInstance(
                            appContext,
                            workerParameters);
                } catch (Exception e) {
                    Logger.get().error(TAG, "Could not instantiate " + workerClassName, e);
                }
            }
        }

        if (worker != null && worker.isUsed()) {
            String factoryName = this.getClass().getName();
            String message = String.format("WorkerFactory (%s) returned an instance of a "
                            + "ListenableWorker (%s) which has already been invoked. "
                            + "createWorker() must always return a new instance of a "
                            + "ListenableWorker.",
                    factoryName, workerClassName);

            throw new IllegalStateException(message);
        }

        return worker;
    }

    /**
     * @return A default {@link WorkerFactory} with no custom behavior
     * @hide
     */
    @RestrictTo(RestrictTo.Scope.LIBRARY_GROUP)
    public static @NonNull WorkerFactory getDefaultWorkerFactory() {
        return new WorkerFactory() {
            @Override
            public @Nullable ListenableWorker createWorker(
                    @NonNull Context appContext,
                    @NonNull String workerClassName,
                    @NonNull WorkerParameters workerParameters) {
                return null;
            }
        };
    }
}