Job scheduler snippet from Udacity course: Android Performance

FreeTheWakelockActivity.java

public class FreeTheWakelockActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
    public static final String LOG_TAG = "FreeTheWakelockActivity";

    TextView mWakeLockMsg;
    ComponentName mServiceComponent;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_wakelock);

        mWakeLockMsg = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.wakelock_txt);
        mServiceComponent = new ComponentName(this, MyJobService.class);
        Intent startServiceIntent = new Intent(this, MyJobService.class);
        startService(startServiceIntent);

        Button theButtonThatWakelocks = (Button) findViewById(R.id.wakelock_poll);
        theButtonThatWakelocks.setText(R.string.poll_server_button);

        theButtonThatWakelocks.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                    pollServer();
            }
        });
    }

    /**
     * This method polls the server via the JobScheduler API. By scheduling the job with this API,
     * your app can be confident it will execute, but without the need for a wake lock. Rather, the
     * API will take your network jobs and execute them in batch to best take advantage of the
     * initial network connection cost.
     *
     * The JobScheduler API works through a background service. In this sample, we have
     * a simple service in MyJobService to get you started. The job is scheduled here in
     * the activity, but the job itself is executed in MyJobService in the startJob() method. For
     * example, to poll your server, you would create the network connection, send your GET
     * request, and then process the response all in MyJobService. This allows the JobScheduler API
     * to invoke your logic without needed to restart your activity.
     *
     * For brevity in the sample, we are scheduling the same job several times in quick succession,
     * but again, try to consider similar tasks occurring over time in your application that can
     * afford to wait and may benefit from batching.
     */
    public void pollServer() {
        JobScheduler scheduler = (JobScheduler) getSystemService(Context.JOB_SCHEDULER_SERVICE);
        for (int i=0; i<10; i++) {
            JobInfo jobInfo = new JobInfo.Builder(i, mServiceComponent)
                    .setMinimumLatency(5000) // 5 seconds
                    .setOverrideDeadline(60000) // 60 seconds (for brevity in the sample)
                    .setRequiredNetworkType(JobInfo.NETWORK_TYPE_ANY) // WiFi or data connections
                    .build();

            mWakeLockMsg.append("Scheduling job " + i + "!\n");
            scheduler.schedule(jobInfo);
        }
    }
}

MyJobService.java

public class MyJobService extends JobService {
    private static final String LOG_TAG = "MyJobService";

    @Override
    public void onCreate() {
        super.onCreate();
        Log.i(LOG_TAG, "MyJobService created");
    }

    @Override
    public void onDestroy() {
        super.onDestroy();
        Log.i(LOG_TAG, "MyJobService destroyed");
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onStartJob(JobParameters params) {
        // This is where you would implement all of the logic for your job. Note that this runs
        // on the main thread, so you will want to use a separate thread for asynchronous work
        // (as we demonstrate below to establish a network connection).
        // If you use a separate thread, return true to indicate that you need a "reschedule" to
        // return to the job at some point in the future to finish processing the work. Otherwise,
        // return false when finished.
        Log.i(LOG_TAG, "Totally and completely working on job " + params.getJobId());
        // First, check the network, and then attempt to connect.
        if (isNetworkConnected()) {
            new SimpleDownloadTask() .execute(params);
            return true;
        } else {
            Log.i(LOG_TAG, "No connection on job " + params.getJobId() + "; sad face");
        }
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onStopJob(JobParameters params) {
        // Called if the job must be stopped before jobFinished() has been called. This may
        // happen if the requirements are no longer being met, such as the user no longer
        // connecting to WiFi, or the device no longer being idle. Use this callback to resolve
        // anything that may cause your application to misbehave from the job being halted.
        // Return true if the job should be rescheduled based on the retry criteria specified
        // when the job was created or return false to drop the job. Regardless of the value
        // returned, your job must stop executing.
        Log.i(LOG_TAG, "Whelp, something changed, so I'm calling it on job " + params.getJobId());
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Determines if the device is currently online.
     */
    private boolean isNetworkConnected() {
        ConnectivityManager connectivityManager =
                (ConnectivityManager) getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
        NetworkInfo networkInfo = connectivityManager.getActiveNetworkInfo();
        return (networkInfo != null && networkInfo.isConnected());
    }

    /**
     *  Uses AsyncTask to create a task away from the main UI thread. This task creates a
     *  HTTPUrlConnection, and then downloads the contents of the webpage as an InputStream.
     *  The InputStream is then converted to a String, which is logged by the
     *  onPostExecute() method.
     */
    private class SimpleDownloadTask extends AsyncTask<JobParameters, Void, String> {

        protected JobParameters mJobParam;

        @Override
        protected String doInBackground(JobParameters... params) {
            // cache system provided job requirements
            mJobParam = params[0];
            try {
                InputStream is = null;
                // Only display the first 50 characters of the retrieved web page content.
                int len = 50;

                URL url = new URL("https://www.google.com");
                HttpURLConnection conn = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
                conn.setReadTimeout(10000); //10sec
                conn.setConnectTimeout(15000); //15sec
                conn.setRequestMethod("GET");
                //Starts the query
                conn.connect();
                int response = conn.getResponseCode();
                Log.d(LOG_TAG, "The response is: " + response);
                is = conn.getInputStream();

                // Convert the input stream to a string
                Reader reader = null;
                reader = new InputStreamReader(is, "UTF-8");
                char[] buffer = new char[len];
                reader.read(buffer);
                return new String(buffer);

            } catch (IOException e) {
                return "Unable to retrieve web page.";
            }
        }

        @Override
        protected void onPostExecute(String result) {
            jobFinished(mJobParam, false);
            Log.i(LOG_TAG, result);
        }
    }
}