com.jaredrummler.android.processes

Class ProcessManager

java.lang.Object

com.jaredrummler.android.processes.ProcessManager

public class ProcessManager
extends java.lang.Object

Helper class to get a list of processes on Android.

Note: Every method in this class should not be executed on the main thread.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	ProcessManager.Filter Get a list of running processes based on name, pid, ppid, or other conditions.
static class	ProcessManager.ProcessComparator Comparator to list processes by name

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.util.List<AndroidAppProcess>	getRunningAppProcesses()
static java.util.List<android.app.ActivityManager.RunningAppProcessInfo>	getRunningAppProcessInfo(android.content.Context ctx) Returns a list of application processes that are running on the device.
static java.util.List<AndroidAppProcess>	getRunningForegroundApps(android.content.Context ctx) Get a list of user apps running in the foreground.
static java.util.List<AndroidProcess>	getRunningProcesses()
static boolean	isMyProcessInTheForeground()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getRunningProcesses

public static java.util.List<AndroidProcess> getRunningProcesses()

Returns:

a list of all processes running on the device.

getRunningAppProcesses

public static java.util.List<AndroidAppProcess> getRunningAppProcesses()

Returns:

a list of all running app processes on the device.

getRunningForegroundApps

public static java.util.List<AndroidAppProcess> getRunningForegroundApps(android.content.Context ctx)

Get a list of user apps running in the foreground.

Parameters:

ctx - the application context

Returns:

a list of user apps that are in the foreground.

isMyProcessInTheForeground

public static boolean isMyProcessInTheForeground()

Returns:

true if this process is in the foreground.

getRunningAppProcessInfo

public static java.util.List<android.app.ActivityManager.RunningAppProcessInfo> getRunningAppProcessInfo(android.content.Context ctx)

Returns a list of application processes that are running on the device.

Returns:

a list of RunningAppProcessInfo records, or null if there are no running processes (it will not return an empty list). This list ordering is not specified.