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import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.io.Reader;
 
import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
import org.apache.http.client.HttpClient;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;
import org.apache.http.impl.client.DefaultHttpClient;
import org.json.JSONObject;
 

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private String getMaxID() {
   SharedPreferences sp = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);
   return sp.getString("MaxID", "");
}

private void setMaxID(String maxID) {
   if (maxID != null) {
      SharedPreferences sp = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);
      SharedPreferences.Editor editor = sp.edit();
      editor.putString("MaxID", maxID);

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private Boolean newTweet() {
   Boolean result = false;
   String oldMaxID = getMaxID();
   String newMaxID = oldMaxID;

   HttpClient httpClient;
   HttpGet getMethod;
   HttpResponse response;
   InputStream responseStream;

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@Override
protected JSONObject doWork() {
   if (newTweet()) 
      Log.d(TAG, "New Tweet - I'll need to send a notification");
   else
      Log.d(TAG, "No new Tweets, back to sleep I go");
   return null;
}

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public void showNotification( String contentTitle, String contentText ) {
   int icon = R.drawable.ic_stat_notification;
   long when = System.currentTimeMillis();

   Notification notification = new Notification(icon, contentTitle, when);

   notification.flags |= Notification.FLAG_AUTO_CANCEL;
   Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(this, TwitterExampleActivity.class);

   PendingIntent contentIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0, notificationIntent, 0);

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@Override
protected JSONObject doWork() {
   if (newTweet()) { 
      Log.d(TAG, "New Tweet - I'll need to send a notification");
      showNotification("New Tweet","Click to open");
   } else
      Log.d(TAG, "No new Tweets, back to sleep I go");

   return null;
}

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package com.red_folder.sample;

import org.json.JSONObject;

import com.red_folder.phonegap.plugin.backgroundservice.BackgroundService;

public class TwitterService extends BackgroundService {

   @Override
   protected JSONObject doWork() {

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private static final String TAG = TwitterService.class.getSimpleName();

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@Override
protected JSONObject doWork() {
   // TODO Auto-generated method stub
   Log.d(TAG, "This is doWork()");
   return null;
}

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<service android:name="com.red_folder.sample.TwitterService">
   <intent-filter>         
      <action android:name="com.red_folder.sample.TwitterService"/> 
   </intent-filter>     
</service>