Abstract class for helping with naming AsyncTask in Android.

NamedAsyncTask.java

package common.asynctask;

import android.os.AsyncTask;

public abstract class NamedAsyncTask<Params, Progress, Result> extends AsyncTask<Params, Progress, Result> {
    private String oldName;

    private void setNewThreadName(String name) {
        oldName = Thread.currentThread().getName();
        if(!TextUtils.isEmpty(name)) Thread.currentThread().setName(name);
    }

    protected abstract String getThreadName();

    @Override
    protected void onPreExecute() {
        super.onPreExecute();
        setNewThreadName(getThreadName());
    }

    @Override
    protected void onCancelled() {
        Thread.currentThread().setName(oldName);
        super.onCancelled();
    }
}