Check if intent uri is available

Question

I have an app that sometimes links to imdb. I can do this with http://m.imdb.com/find or if it is available imdb:///find. My trouble is I can't find a way to check whether the imdb:// is available before it is too late.

Because the link is clicked on by the user, I can't catch the android.content.ActivityNotFoundException exception.

Am I missing something obvious?

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Solution:

By inazaruk's suggestion I'm now using the follwing code:

public static boolean isUriAvailable(Context context, String uri) {
    Intent test = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(uri));
    return context.getPackageManager().resolveActivity(test, 0) != null;
}

The method must be called with a direct uri to what you are requesting, like imdb:///find rather than just imdb://.

Credenza

Is it possible to get data from the imdb activity? I mean, it could be great to get for example the rating of the movie, or somehting else. – Shopping

Answer 1

You can use resolveActivity() to detect whether there is any Activity in the system capable of handling your intent. Of course you need to construct the intent that mimics the "uri" click. That might be done using Intent.setData() function, though I didn't test/verify that myself.

Confer

I tried Intent test = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("imdb://find")); getPackageManager().resolveActivity(test, 0);, but it didn't even get a mention in the adb log. – Credenza

It might not be mentioned in logs, its up to the implementation to decide. However you may add your own logs. Just print info returned in ResolveInfo instance from resolveActivity() yourself. – Confer

Thanks, I thought it was gonna throw an exception. Works like a charm. – Credenza

Answer 2

Following worked for me:

    Intent intent = new Intent();
    intent.setAction("android.intent.action.VIEW");
    Uri uri = Uri.parse("imdb:///title/tt1457767/");
    intent.setData(uri);
    this.getActivity().startActivity(intent);

You can replace String in Uri.parse("");with any of followings:

            imdb:///name/<nameID>
            imdb:///find?q=<search_query>
            imdb:///title/<titleID>
            imdb:///boxoffice
            imdb:///name/<nameID>
            imdb:///find?q=toystory

Medellin