satya - Thu Dec 06 2012 20:36:29 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Listing 11-1. SimpleSuggestionProvider.java


public class SimpleSuggestionProvider 
extends SearchRecentSuggestionsProvider {
    
final static String AUTHORITY = 
  "com.androidbook.search.simplesp.SimpleSuggestionProvider";

    final static int MODE = 
         DATABASE_MODE_QUERIES | DATABASE_MODE_2LINES;
    
    public SimpleSuggestionProvider() {
        super();
        setupSuggestions(AUTHORITY, MODE);
    }
}

satya - Thu Dec 06 2012 20:38:05 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

android api SearchRecentSuggestionsProvider

satya - Thu Dec 06 2012 20:39:01 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Listing 11-2 Here is how you declare this provider


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android=http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android..>
<application?>
    <provider android:name=".SimpleSuggestionProvider"
         android:authorities
           ="com.androidbook.search.simplesp.SimpleSuggestionProvider" />
</application>
</manifest>

satya - Thu Dec 06 2012 20:45:51 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

11-4 A search activity that saves recent search suggestions


public class SearchActivity extends Activity 
{
    private final static String tag ="SearchActivity";
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

        setContentView(R.layout.layout_search_activity);
       //this.setDefaultKeyMode(Activity.DEFAULT_KEYS_SEARCH_GLOBAL);
        this.setDefaultKeyMode(Activity.DEFAULT_KEYS_SEARCH_LOCAL);
       
        // get and process search query here
        final Intent queryIntent = getIntent();
        final String queryAction = queryIntent.getAction();
        if (Intent.ACTION_SEARCH.equals(queryAction)) 
        {
           Log.d(tag,"new intent for search");
           this.doSearchQuery(queryIntent);
        }
        else {
           Log.d(tag,"new intent NOT for search");
        }
        return;
    }
    
    @Override
    public void onNewIntent(final Intent newIntent) 
    {
        super.onNewIntent(newIntent);
        Log.d(tag,"new intent calling me");
        
        // get and process search query here
        // Notice we are using the newIntent and not the one
        // from the activity.
        final Intent queryIntent = newIntent;
        final String queryAction = queryIntent.getAction();
        if (Intent.ACTION_SEARCH.equals(queryAction)) 
        {
           this.doSearchQuery(queryIntent);
           Log.d(tag,"new intent for search");
        }
        else {
           Log.d(tag,"new intent NOT for search");
        }
    }
    private void doSearchQuery(final Intent queryIntent) 
    {
        final String queryString = 
           queryIntent.getStringExtra(SearchManager.QUERY);
        
        // Record the query string in the recent 
        // queries suggestions provider.
        SearchRecentSuggestions suggestions = 
           new SearchRecentSuggestions(this, 
              SimpleSuggestionProvider.AUTHORITY, 
              SimpleSuggestionProvider.MODE);
        String helpfullHint = ?SSSP?;
        suggestions.saveRecentQuery(queryString, helpfulHint);
    }
}

satya - Thu Dec 06 2012 20:49:26 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Listing 11-6. Defining SearchActivity along with its SearchableInfo


<activity android:name=".SearchActivity"
      android:label="SSSP: Search Activity"
      android:launchMode="singleTop">
     <intent-filter>
         <action android:name="android.intent.action.SEARCH" />
         <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
      </intent-filter>
     <meta-data android:name="android.app.searchable"
                   android:resource="@xml/searchable" />
   </activity>
   
   <meta-data android:name="android.app.default_searchable"
                    android:value=".SearchActivity" />

satya - Thu Dec 06 2012 20:54:54 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Listing 11-7. How to read the query string from a search intent


final String queryString = 
     queryIntent.getStringExtra(SearchManager.QUERY);

satya - Thu Dec 06 2012 20:55:43 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Here is what else available in the searchmanager api

satya - Thu Dec 06 2012 21:08:36 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Listing 11-9. SimpleSuggestionProvider Search Metadata


<!-- filename: /res/xml/searchable.xml -->
<searchable 
 xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:label="@string/search_label"
    android:hint="@string/search_hint" 
    android:searchMode="showSearchLabelAsBadge"
    android:queryAfterZeroResults=?true?
   
    android:includeInGlobalSearch="true"
    android:searchSuggestAuthority=
           "com.androidbook.search.simplesp.SimpleSuggestionProvider"
    android:searchSuggestSelection=" ? "
/>