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MediaScanner Sample
public class ProjectUtils {
/***
* Force MediaScanner to update its media database for recently added files.
* @param context the calling context.
* @param filePathForScan File path which will request the media scanner to rescan and add it
* to the media database.
*/
public static void forceUpdateMediaScanner(Context context, String filePathForScan) {
if (context != null) {
new SingleMediaScanner(context, new File(filePathForScan));
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
context.sendBroadcast(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MEDIA_SCANNER_SCAN_FILE,
Uri.parse("file://" + filePathForScan)));
} else {
context.sendBroadcast(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MEDIA_MOUNTED,
Uri.parse("file://" + filePathForScan)));
}
}
}
}
import android.content.Context;
import android.media.MediaScannerConnection;
import android.media.MediaScannerConnection.MediaScannerConnectionClient;
import android.net.Uri;
import java.io.File;
import timber.log.Timber;
public class SingleMediaScanner implements MediaScannerConnectionClient {
private MediaScannerConnection mMs;
private File mFile;
public SingleMediaScanner(Context context, File f) {
mFile = f;
mMs = new MediaScannerConnection(context, this);
mMs.connect();
}
/**
* Called to notify the client when a connection to the
* MediaScanner service has been established.
*/
@Override
public void onMediaScannerConnected() {
mMs.scanFile(mFile.getAbsolutePath(), null);
}
/**
* Called to notify the client when the media scanner has finished
* scanning a file.
*
* @param path the path to the file that has been scanned.
* @param uri the Uri for the file if the scanning operation succeeded
*/
@Override
public void onScanCompleted(String path, Uri uri) {
Timber.i("ExternalStorage" + " Scanned " + path + ":");
Timber.i("ExternalStorage" + " -> uri=" + uri);
mMs.disconnect();
}
}
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