Handler 源码解析

Handler handler = new Handler() {
public void handleMessage(android.os.Message msg) {

};
};

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

Message message = handler.obtainMessage();
message.obj = "1";
handler.sendMessage(message);}

一、首先看Handler的初始化：

/**
* Default constructor associates this handler with the {@link Looper} for the
* current thread.
*
* If this thread does not have a looper, this handler won't be able to receive messages
* so an exception is thrown.
*/
public Handler() {
this(null, false);
}

public Handler(Callback callback, boolean async) {
if (FIND_POTENTIAL_LEAKS) {
final Class<? extends Handler> klass = getClass();
if ((klass.isAnonymousClass() || klass.isMemberClass() || klass.isLocalClass()) &&
(klass.getModifiers() & Modifier.STATIC) == 0) {
Log.w(TAG, "The following Handler class should be static or leaks might occur: " +
klass.getCanonicalName());
}
}

mLooper = Looper.myLooper();

//Return the Looper object associated with the current thread.  

// Returns null if the calling thread is not associated with a Looper.

if (mLooper == null) {
throw new RuntimeException(
"Can't create handler inside thread that has not called Looper.prepare()");
}
mQueue = mLooper.mQueue;
mCallback = callback;
mAsynchronous = async;
}

在上面的流程，已经为Handler准备好了Looper和MessageQueue。

默认的这个Handler 的构造器将Handler和Looper联系在一起（这样翻译有些奇怪），也是说一个Handler必须对应一个Looper。如果没有对应的Looper，则会抛出异常。其实还有Message、Message Queue,看了很多解释，我对这些概念的理解是：
Handler相当于搬运工，

搬运的货物是Message，

搬运目的地是Message Queue(消息队列)和主线程，

Looper是仓库管理员，支配Message Queue的出仓。

关于Looper、MessageQueue等对象的初始化，我们可以在下面找到。

Android应用程序进程在启动的时候，会在进程中加载ActivityThread类，并且执行这个类的main函数，应用程序的消息循环过程就是在这个main函数里面实现的，它定义在frameworks/base/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java文件中：

public final class ActivityThread {
......

public static final void main(String[] args) {
......

Looper.prepareMainLooper();

......

ActivityThread thread = new ActivityThread();
thread.attach(false);

......

Looper.loop();

......

thread.detach();

......
}
}

Handler初始化后，留了一个回调接口handleMessage（Message mes）{};

二、Message

 Message message = handler.obtainMessage();

/**
* Returns a new {@link android.os.Message Message} from the global message pool. More efficient than
* creating and allocating new instances. The retrieved message has its handler set to this instance (Message.target == this).
*  If you don't want that facility, just call Message.obtain() instead.
*/
public final Message obtainMessage()
{
return Message.obtain(this);
}

如果不使用Message message = handler.obtainMessage()而重新new一个对象，需要将Message.target指向搬运工handler。

/**
* Same as {@link #obtain()}, but sets the value for the <em>target</em> member on the Message returned.
* @param h  Handler to assign to the returned Message object's <em>target</em> member.
* @return A Message object from the global pool.
*/
public static Message obtain(Handler h) {
Message m = obtain();
m.target = h;

return m;
}

三、  handler.sendMessage(message);

/**
* Pushes a message onto the end of the message queue after all pending messages
* before the current time. It will be received in {@link #handleMessage},
* in the thread attached to this handler.
*
* @return Returns true if the message was successfully placed in to the
*         message queue.  Returns false on failure, usually because the
*         looper processing the message queue is exiting.
*/
public final boolean sendMessage(Message msg)
{
return sendMessageDelayed(msg, 0);
}

/**
* Enqueue a message into the message queue after all pending messages
* before (current time + delayMillis). You will receive it in
* {@link #handleMessage}, in the thread attached to this handler.
*
* @return Returns true if the message was successfully placed in to the
*         message queue.  Returns false on failure, usually because the
*         looper processing the message queue is exiting.  Note that a
*         result of true does not mean the message will be processed -- if
*         the looper is quit before the delivery time of the message
*         occurs then the message will be dropped.
*/
public final boolean sendMessageDelayed(Message msg, long delayMillis)
{
if (delayMillis < 0) {
delayMillis = 0;
}
return sendMessageAtTime(msg, SystemClock.uptimeMillis() + delayMillis);
}

/**
* Enqueue a message into the message queue after all pending messages
* before the absolute time (in milliseconds) <var>uptimeMillis</var>.
* <b>The time-base is {@link android.os.SystemClock#uptimeMillis}.</b>
* You will receive it in {@link #handleMessage}, in the thread attached
* to this handler.
*
* @param uptimeMillis The absolute time at which the message should be
*         delivered, using the
*         {@link android.os.SystemClock#uptimeMillis} time-base.
*
* @return Returns true if the message was successfully placed in to the
*         message queue.  Returns false on failure, usually because the
*         looper processing the message queue is exiting.  Note that a
*         result of true does not mean the message will be processed -- if
*         the looper is quit before the delivery time of the message
*         occurs then the message will be dropped.
*/
public boolean sendMessageAtTime(Message msg, long uptimeMillis) {
MessageQueue queue = mQueue;
if (queue == null) {
RuntimeException e = new RuntimeException(
this + " sendMessageAtTime() called with no mQueue");
Log.w("Looper", e.getMessage(), e);
return false;
}
return enqueueMessage(queue, msg, uptimeMillis);
}

//根据方法的名称，下面对Message进行入队排序。

private boolean enqueueMessage(MessageQueue queue, Message msg, long uptimeMillis) {
msg.target = this;
if (mAsynchronous) {
msg.setAsynchronous(true);
}
return queue.enqueueMessage(msg, uptimeMillis);
}

boolean enqueueMessage(Message msg, long when) {
if (msg.isInUse()) {
throw new AndroidRuntimeException(msg + " This message is already in use.");
}
if (msg.target == null) {
throw new AndroidRuntimeException("Message must have a target.");
}

synchronized (this) {
if (mQuitting) {
RuntimeException e = new RuntimeException(
msg.target + " sending message to a Handler on a dead thread");
Log.w("MessageQueue", e.getMessage(), e);
return false;
}

msg.when = when;
Message p = mMessages;
boolean needWake;
if (p == null || when == 0 || when < p.when) {
// New head, wake up the event queue if blocked.
msg.next = p;
mMessages = msg;
needWake = mBlocked;
} else {
// Inserted within the middle of the queue.  Usually we don't have to wake
// up the event queue unless there is a barrier at the head of the queue
// and the message is the earliest asynchronous message in the queue.
needWake = mBlocked && p.target == null && msg.isAsynchronous();
Message prev;
for (;;) {
prev = p;
p = p.next;
if (p == null || when < p.when) {
break;
}
if (needWake && p.isAsynchronous()) {
needWake = false;
}
}
msg.next = p; // invariant: p == prev.next
prev.next = msg;
}

// We can assume mPtr != 0 because mQuitting is false.
if (needWake) {
nativeWake(mPtr);
}
}
return true;
}

上面就是已经添加消息到队列头部的操作。 现在入队操作我们就已经看明白了，那出队操作是在哪里进行的呢。（但目前我还没有找到直接调用源码中Looper.looper()）

在Looper类的有这么一段说明代码：

<pre>

  *  class LooperThread extends Thread {

  *      public Handler mHandler;

  *

  *      public void run() {

  *          Looper.prepare();

  *

  *          mHandler = new Handler() {

  *              public void handleMessage(Message msg) {

  *                  // process incoming messages here

  *              }

  *          };

  *

  *          Looper.loop();

  *      }

  *  }</pre>

出队列应该有仓库管理员Looper来执行。

/**
* Run the message queue in this thread. Be sure to call
* {@link #quit()} to end the loop.
*/
public static void loop() {
final Looper me = myLooper();
if (me == null) {
throw new RuntimeException("No Looper; Looper.prepare() wasn't called on this thread.");
}
final MessageQueue queue = me.mQueue;

// Make sure the identity of this thread is that of the local process,
// and keep track of what that identity token actually is.
Binder.clearCallingIdentity();
final long ident = Binder.clearCallingIdentity();

for (;;) {
Message msg = queue.next(); // might block
if (msg == null) {
// No message indicates that the message queue is quitting.
return;
}

// This must be in a local variable, in case a UI event sets the logger
Printer logging = me.mLogging;
if (logging != null) {
logging.println(">>>>> Dispatching to " + msg.target + " " +
msg.callback + ": " + msg.what);
}

msg.target.dispatchMessage(msg);

if (logging != null) {
logging.println("<<<<< Finished to " + msg.target + " " + msg.callback);
}

// Make sure that during the course of dispatching the
// identity of the thread wasn't corrupted.
final long newIdent = Binder.clearCallingIdentity();
if (ident != newIdent) {
Log.wtf(TAG, "Thread identity changed from 0x"
+ Long.toHexString(ident) + " to 0x"
+ Long.toHexString(newIdent) + " while dispatching to "
+ msg.target.getClass().getName() + " "
+ msg.callback + " what=" + msg.what);
}

msg.recycle();
}
}

 msg.target.dispatchMessage(msg); Message中提到msg.target就是handler.

/**
* Handle system messages here.
*/
public void dispatchMessage(Message msg) {
if (msg.callback != null) {
handleCallback(msg);
} else {
if (mCallback != null) {
if (mCallback.handleMessage(msg)) {
return;
}
}
handleMessage(msg);
}
}