C++ Wrapper for BroadcastReceiver
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Description
BroadcastReceiver's [onReceive method](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/BroadcastReceiver?hl=en#onReceive(android.content.Context,%20android.content.Intent)) is used to receive broadcast Intents after [registration for them](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context?hl=en#registerReceiver(android.content.BroadcastReceiver,%20android.content.IntentFilter)), but the method is abstract.
It appears that, presently, one needs a Java class to receive broadcast Intents (that it can't be done through JNI), although I am not certain of this. It would be great if there were a way to receive broadcast Intents from native code.
Note that adding [java.beans.EventHandler](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/beans/EventHandler.html) to the Android API might provide for more workarounds to things like this, not certain.
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Research direction
Start with the linked BroadcastReceiver.onReceive and Context.registerReceiver documentation, then investigate whether JNI can expose broadcast reception to native code without a Java receiver. Done would require a clearly supported native approach or a documented conclusion that the request needs a broader Android API design.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, cpp
- Domain
- mobile-dev
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100