exception handling - how to implement uncaughtException android

Question

I found this Android: How to auto-restart application after it's been "force closed"?

but I don't know where and how to put the alarm manager

thanks

Answer 1

You can catch all uncaught exceptions in your Application extension class. In the exception handler do something about exception and try to set up AlarmManager to restart your app. Here is example how I do it in my app, but I only log exception to a db.

public class MyApplication extends Application {
    // uncaught exception handler variable
    private UncaughtExceptionHandler defaultUEH;

    // handler listener
    private Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler _unCaughtExceptionHandler =
        new Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler() {
            @Override
            public void uncaughtException(Thread thread, Throwable ex) {

                // here I do logging of exception to a db
                PendingIntent myActivity = PendingIntent.getActivity(getContext(),
                    192837, new Intent(getContext(), MyActivity.class),
                    PendingIntent.FLAG_ONE_SHOT);

                AlarmManager alarmManager;
                alarmManager = (AlarmManager)getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
                alarmManager.set(AlarmManager.ELAPSED_REALTIME_WAKEUP, 
                    15000, myActivity );
                System.exit(2);

                // re-throw critical exception further to the os (important)
                defaultUEH.uncaughtException(thread, ex);
            }
        };

    public MyApplication() {
        defaultUEH = Thread.getDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler();

        // setup handler for uncaught exception 
        Thread.setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler(_unCaughtExceptionHandler);
    }
}