DrawInsetsFrameLayout — adding additional background protection for system UI chrome when using KitKat’s translucent decor flags.

DrawInsetsFrameLayout.java

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package com.example.android.drawinsets;

import android.content.Context;
import android.content.res.TypedArray;
import android.graphics.Canvas;
import android.graphics.Rect;
import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.widget.FrameLayout;

/**
 * A layout that draws something in the insets passed to {@link #fitSystemWindows(Rect)}, i.e. the area above UI chrome
 * (status and navigation bars, overlay action bars).
 */
public class DrawInsetsFrameLayout extends FrameLayout {
    private Drawable mInsetBackground;

    private Rect mInsets;
    private Rect mTempRect = new Rect();
    private OnInsetsCallback mOnInsetsCallback;

    public DrawInsetsFrameLayout(Context context) {
        super(context);
        init(context, null, 0);
    }

    public DrawInsetsFrameLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(context, attrs);
        init(context, attrs, 0);
    }

    public DrawInsetsFrameLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
        super(context, attrs, defStyle);
        init(context, attrs, defStyle);
    }

    private void init(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
        final TypedArray a = context.obtainStyledAttributes(attrs,
                R.styleable.DrawInsetsFrameLayout, defStyle, 0);
        if (a == null) {
            return;
        }
        mInsetBackground = a.getDrawable(R.styleable.DrawInsetsFrameLayout_insetBackground);
        a.recycle();

        setWillNotDraw(true);
    }

    @Override
    protected boolean fitSystemWindows(Rect insets) {
        mInsets = new Rect(insets);
        setWillNotDraw(mInsetBackground == null);
        postInvalidateOnAnimation();
        if (mOnInsetsCallback != null) {
            mOnInsetsCallback.onInsetsChanged(insets);
        }
        return true; // consume insets
    }

    @Override
    protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
        super.onDraw(canvas);

        int width = getWidth();
        int height = getHeight();
        if (mInsets != null && mInsetBackground != null) {
            // Top
            mTempRect.set(0, 0, width, mInsets.top);
            mInsetBackground.setBounds(mTempRect);
            mInsetBackground.draw(canvas);

            // Bottom
            mTempRect.set(0, height - mInsets.bottom, width, height);
            mInsetBackground.setBounds(mTempRect);
            mInsetBackground.draw(canvas);

            // Left
            mTempRect.set(0, mInsets.top, mInsets.left, height - mInsets.bottom);
            mInsetBackground.setBounds(mTempRect);
            mInsetBackground.draw(canvas);

            // Right
            mTempRect.set(width - mInsets.right, mInsets.top, width, height - mInsets.bottom);
            mInsetBackground.setBounds(mTempRect);
            mInsetBackground.draw(canvas);
        }
    }

    @Override
    protected void onAttachedToWindow() {
        super.onAttachedToWindow();
        if (mInsetBackground != null) {
            mInsetBackground.setCallback(this);
        }
    }

    @Override
    protected void onDetachedFromWindow() {
        super.onDetachedFromWindow();
        if (mInsetBackground != null) {
            mInsetBackground.setCallback(null);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Allows the calling container to specify a callback for custom processing when insets change (i.e. when
     * {@link #fitSystemWindows(Rect)} is called. This is useful for setting padding on UI elements based on
     * UI chrome insets (e.g. a Google Map or a ListView). When using with ListView or GridView, remember to set
     * clipToPadding to false.
     */
    public void setOnInsetsCallback(OnInsetsCallback onInsetsCallback) {
        mOnInsetsCallback = onInsetsCallback;
    }

    public static interface OnInsetsCallback {
        public void onInsetsChanged(Rect insets);
    }
}

styles_and_attrs.xml

<resources>
    <style name="TranslucentTheme" parent="android:Theme.Holo.Light.DarkActionBar">
        <item name="android:actionBarStyle">@style/TranslucentActionBar</item>
        <item name="android:windowActionBarOverlay">true</item>
        <item name="android:windowTranslucentStatus">true</item>
        <item name="android:windowTranslucentNavigation">true</item>
    </style>

    <style name="TranslucentActionBar" parent="android:Widget.Holo.Light.ActionBar.Solid.Inverse">
        <item name="android:background">@null</item>
        <item name="android:icon">@drawable/ic_launcher_translucent_actionbar</item>
    </style>

    <declare-styleable name="DrawInsetsFrameLayout">
        <attr name="insetBackground" format="reference|color" />
    </declare-styleable>
</resources>

TranslucentActivity.java

package com.example.android.drawinsets;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.graphics.Rect;
import android.os.Bundle;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.CameraUpdateFactory;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.GoogleMap;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.MapFragment;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.LatLng;

public class TranslucentActivity extends Activity {
    private GoogleMap mGoogleMap;

    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_translucent);
        mGoogleMap = ((MapFragment) getFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.map)).getMap();
        mGoogleMap.setMyLocationEnabled(true);
        mGoogleMap.moveCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.newLatLngZoom(new LatLng(40.7523, -73.9888), 14));

        DrawInsetsFrameLayout drawInsetsFrameLayout = (DrawInsetsFrameLayout) findViewById(R.id.my_draw_insets_layout);
        drawInsetsFrameLayout.setOnInsetsCallback(new DrawInsetsFrameLayout.OnInsetsCallback() {
            @Override
            public void onInsetsChanged(Rect insets) {
                // Update the map padding (inset the compass, zoom buttons, attribution, etc.)
                mGoogleMap.setPadding(insets.left, insets.top, insets.right, insets.bottom);
            }
        });
    }
}

How should I manage the translucent bar view in Android Devices below Kitkat. I know API doesn't support it. Should I create two fragments one for Kitkat and above and other one for less?