//A hodge-podge of tips, snippets, etc. in my journey to figure out the Android thread thing.//

==== Run a routine every second ====
=== With Handler ===
<code>
final Handler handler = new Handler();
final int delay = 1000; // 1000 milliseconds == 1 second

handler.postDelayed(new Runnable() {
    public void run() {
        System.out.println("myHandler: here!"); // Do your work here
        handler.postDelayed(this, delay);
    }
}, delay);
</code>
=== With Timer ===
<code>
new Timer().scheduleAtFixedRate(new TimerTask() {
    @Override
    public void run() {
        //your method
    }
}, 0, 1000);//put here time 1000 milliseconds=1 second
</code>

==== Classes and Interfaces ====
Creating an anonymous class:
  * Do you have to have an Interface to create the class because it seems to look like this:
<code>
InterfaceName instanceName InterfaceName() {
  // put your loved ones here;
}
</code>

An interface wouldn't take a parameter. If your class needs parameters you'd have a method with the same name as the interface that takes the parameters? I see how this works with classes but not sure with Interfaces

===== References =====
  * [[https://guides.codepath.com/android/managing-threads-and-custom-services|Excellent guide to Services]]

===== Not Completely Digested =====
  * [[https://developer.android.com/guide/components/services#java|Official documentation of services in Android]]
  * [[https://guides.codepath.com/android/Starting-Background-Services|Codepath guide to background services]]
  * [[https://developer.android.com/guide/components/processes-and-threads|Official documentation to processes and Threads]]