I'm trying to implement search autocompletion with android-query library
I have callback instance in my activity:
Callback:
class SearchCompleteCallback extends AjaxCallback<ItemSearchResult> {
public void callback(String url, ItemSearchResult searchResult, AjaxStatus status) {
Log.d("SCB", String.format("Url:%s\n Msg: %s\n Code: %s\n Error: %s",
url,
status.getMessage(),
status.getCode(),
status.getError()));
if (searchResult != null) {
Log.d("SCB", String.format("Status: %s\n Val: %s",
searchResult.getStatus(),
searchResult.getInnGroup().getItems()));
updateSearchResult(searchResult);
}
else {
Log.w("SCB", "Ajax failed");
}
}
}
Search routine, that called on text change:
private void doSearch(String query) {
ppApi.getSearchResult(query, searchCompleteListener);
}
and
APIClass
public class PPServerApi {
private AQuery aq;
private GsonTransformer transformer;
private static class GsonTransformer implements Transformer{
public <T> T transform(String url, Class<T> type, String encoding, byte[] data, AjaxStatus status) {
Gson g = new Gson();
return g.fromJson(new String(data), type);
}
}
public PPServerApi(AQuery newAq){
aq = newAq;
transformer = new GsonTransformer();
AQUtility.setDebug(true);
AjaxCallback.setTransformer(transformer);
}
public void getSearchResult(String itemName, AjaxCallback<ItemSearchResult> cb){
String url = "http://my.api.server/search?q=" + itemName;
aq.ajax(url, ItemSearchResult.class, cb.header("content-type", "application/json"));
}
}
So, the question is how to abort old queries before sending new one ?
(I don't need result of old queries if text in search field changed)
I've tried to call searchCompleteListener.abort() in doSearch(), but it causes exception in next going query:
08-09 20:59:10.551: W/AQuery(6854): get:http://my.api.server/search?q=abc
08-09 20:59:10.551: W/AQuery(6854): creating http client
08-09 20:59:10.561: W/AQuery(6854): java.io.IOException: Aborted
08-09 20:59:10.561: W/AQuery(6854): at com.androidquery.callback.AbstractAjaxCallback.httpDo(AbstractAjaxCallback.java:1569)
...
so, i can't perform even single query in this case.