Working on an update service that check the latest version.

android/AndroidManifest.xml

@@ -201,5 +201,9 @@
 			</intent-filter> 
         </service>
 		
+        <!-- App and search module update service -->
+        <service android:name="org.transdroid.service.UpdateService" />
+        <receiver android:name="org.transdroid.service.UpdateReceiver" />
+        
 	</application>
 </manifest> 

android/res/values/strings.xml

@@ -331,6 +331,10 @@
 <string name="dialog_color_picker">Color Picker</string>
 <string name="press_color_to_apply">Press on Color to apply</string>    
 
+<string name="update_app_newversion">New Transdroid version available</string>
+<string name="update_search_newversion">New Transdroid search module available</string>
+<string name="update_updateto">You can now update to %1$s</string>
+
 <string name="error_httperror">Error during communication with server</string>
 <string name="error_jsonrequesterror">Error building request</string>
 <string name="error_jsonresponseerror">Error parsing of server response (please check your settings)</string>

android/src/org/transdroid/gui/TorrentsFragment.java

@@ -86,26 +86,24 @@ import android.content.SharedPreferences.Editor;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
-import android.support.v4.app.ActionBar.OnNavigationListener;
 import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
 import android.support.v4.app.FragmentTransaction;
+import android.support.v4.app.ActionBar.OnNavigationListener;
 import android.support.v4.view.Menu;
 import android.support.v4.view.MenuItem;
 import android.support.v4.view.SubMenu;
 import android.view.ContextMenu;
-import android.view.ContextMenu.ContextMenuInfo;
 import android.view.GestureDetector;
-import android.view.GestureDetector.SimpleOnGestureListener;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.MenuInflater;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.view.ContextMenu.ContextMenuInfo;
+import android.view.GestureDetector.SimpleOnGestureListener;
 import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
 import android.view.View.OnTouchListener;
-import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.AdapterView;
-import android.widget.AdapterView.AdapterContextMenuInfo;
-import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener;
 import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
 import android.widget.Button;
 import android.widget.EditText;
@@ -116,6 +114,8 @@ import android.widget.SpinnerAdapter;
 import android.widget.TableLayout;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 import android.widget.Toast;
+import android.widget.AdapterView.AdapterContextMenuInfo;
+import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener;
 
 /**
  * The main screen for the Transdroid application and provides most on-the-surface functionality 
@@ -335,6 +335,9 @@ public class TorrentsFragment extends Fragment implements IDaemonCallback, OnTou
     	// Start the alarm service, if needed
 		BootReceiver.startAlarm(getActivity().getApplicationContext());
     	
+		// Check for new app version, if needed
+		BootReceiver.startUpdateCheck(getActivity().getApplicationContext());
+		
 		handleIntent(getActivity().getIntent());
 		
     }

android/src/org/transdroid/service/BootReceiver.java

@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ import android.os.SystemClock;
 import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 
 /**
- * Receives a broadcast message when the device has started and
+ * Receives a broadcast message when the device has started and is used to manually start/stop the alarm
- * is used to manually start/stop the alarm service.
+ * service.
  * 
  * @author erickok
  * 
@@ -39,32 +39,49 @@ public class BootReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
 
 	private static final String LOG_NAME = "Boot receiver";
 
-	private static AlarmManager mgr;
+	private static AlarmManager mgr = null;
 	private static PendingIntent pi = null;
+	private static PendingIntent pui = null;
 
 	@Override
 	public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
 		TLog.d(LOG_NAME, "Received fresh boot broadcast; start alarm service");
 		startAlarm(context);
+		startUpdateCheck(context);
 	}
 
-	public static void cancelAlarm(){
+	public static void cancelAlarm() {
 		if (mgr != null) {
 			mgr.cancel(pi);
 		}
 	}
 
-	public static void startAlarm(Context context){
+	public static void startAlarm(Context context) {
 		AlarmSettings settings = Preferences.readAlarmSettings(PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context));
 
 		if (settings.isAlarmEnabled()) {
 			// Set up PendingIntent for the alarm service
-			mgr = (AlarmManager)context.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
+			if (mgr == null)
+				mgr = (AlarmManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
 			Intent i = new Intent(context, AlarmReceiver.class);
 			pi = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, 0, i, 0);
 			// First intent after a small (2 second) delay and repeat at the user-set intervals
-			mgr.setRepeating(AlarmManager.ELAPSED_REALTIME, SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() + 2000, settings.getAlarmIntervalInMilliseconds(), pi);
+			mgr.setRepeating(AlarmManager.ELAPSED_REALTIME, SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() + 2000, settings
+				.getAlarmIntervalInMilliseconds(), pi);
 		}
 	}
 
+	public static void startUpdateCheck(Context context) {
+		// Set up PendingIntent for the alarm service
+		if (mgr == null)
+			mgr = (AlarmManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
+		mgr.cancel(pui);
+		
+		Intent i = new Intent(context, UpdateReceiver.class);
+		pui = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, 0, i, 0);
+		// First intent after a small (2 second) delay and repeat every day
+		mgr.setInexactRepeating(AlarmManager.ELAPSED_REALTIME_WAKEUP, SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() + 2000,
+			AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY, pui);
+	}
+
 }