Is there any way make Snackbar persist among activity changes?

Question

Although Snackbar is beautiful, it doesn't persist when changing activities. This is a bummer in scenarios where I would like to confirm that a message was sent using a Snackbar, before finishing the activity. I've considered pausing the code before exiting the activity, but have found that to be a bad practice.

If what I describe isn't possible, is there any type of material design toast message? Or a way to make a rectangular toast message; one with rounded edges of a smaller radius?

Answer 1

To create a Snackbar with the application context which is visible across multiple activities:

1. Get the WindowManager as system service
2. Create and add a FrameLayout (rootView) with type WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_TOAST and WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_TOUCH_MODAL to the WindowManager
3. Wait until on FrameLayout.onAttachedToWindow() is called in the FrameLayout (rootView)
4. Get the window token of the FrameLayout (rootView) with View.getWindowToken()
5. Create a ContextThemeWrapper with the application context and a derived @style/Theme.AppCompat
6. Use the new context to create an additional FrameLayout (snackbarContainer)
7. Add this FrameLayout (snackbarContainer) with type WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_APPLICATION_PANEL and flag WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_TOUCH_MODAL
8. Wait until on View.onAttachedToWindow() is called in the FrameLayout (snackbarContainer)
9. Create the Snackbar like normal with the FrameLayout (snackbarContainer)
10. Set View.onDismissed() callback to the Snackbar and remove the FrameLayouts (rootView and snackbarContainer)
11. Show the snackbar Snackbar.show()

Here a working wrapper (NOTE: Swipe to dismiss is not working. Maybe some one else find the correct WindowManager.LayoutParams flags to receive touch events Fixed by CoordinatorLayout):

public class SnackbarWrapper
{
    private final CharSequence text;
    private final int duration;
    private final WindowManager windowManager;
    private final Context appplicationContext;
    @Nullable
    private Snackbar.Callback externalCallback;
    @Nullable
    private Action action;

    @NonNull
    public static SnackbarWrapper make(@NonNull Context applicationContext, @NonNull CharSequence text, @Snackbar.Duration int duration)
    {
        return new SnackbarWrapper(applicationContext, text, duration);
    }

    private SnackbarWrapper(@NonNull final Context appplicationContext, @NonNull CharSequence text, @Snackbar.Duration int duration)
    {
        this.appplicationContext = appplicationContext;
        this.windowManager = (WindowManager) appplicationContext.getSystemService(Context.WINDOW_SERVICE);
        this.text = text;
        this.duration = duration;
    }

    public void show()
    {
        WindowManager.LayoutParams layoutParams = createDefaultLayoutParams(WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_TOAST, null);
        windowManager.addView(new FrameLayout(appplicationContext)
        {
            @Override
            protected void onAttachedToWindow()
            {
                super.onAttachedToWindow();
                onRootViewAvailable(this);
            }

        }, layoutParams);
    }

    private void onRootViewAvailable(final FrameLayout rootView)
    {
        final CoordinatorLayout snackbarContainer = new CoordinatorLayout(new ContextThemeWrapper(appplicationContext, R.style.FOL_Theme_SnackbarWrapper))
        {
            @Override
            public void onAttachedToWindow()
            {
                super.onAttachedToWindow();
                onSnackbarContainerAttached(rootView, this);
            }
        };
        windowManager.addView(snackbarContainer, createDefaultLayoutParams(WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_APPLICATION_PANEL, rootView.getWindowToken()));
    }

    private void onSnackbarContainerAttached(final View rootView, final CoordinatorLayout snackbarContainer)
    {
        Snackbar snackbar = Snackbar.make(snackbarContainer, text, duration);
        snackbar.setCallback(new Snackbar.Callback()
        {
            @Override
            public void onDismissed(Snackbar snackbar, int event)
            {
                super.onDismissed(snackbar, event);
                // Clean up (NOTE! This callback can be called multiple times)
                if (snackbarContainer.getParent() != null && rootView.getParent() != null)
                {
                    windowManager.removeView(snackbarContainer);
                    windowManager.removeView(rootView);
                }
                if (externalCallback != null)
                {
                    externalCallback.onDismissed(snackbar, event);
                }
            }

            @Override
            public void onShown(Snackbar snackbar)
            {
                super.onShown(snackbar);
                if (externalCallback != null)
                {
                    externalCallback.onShown(snackbar);
                }
            }
        });
        if (action != null)
        {
            snackbar.setAction(action.text, action.listener);
        }
        snackbar.show();
    }

    private WindowManager.LayoutParams createDefaultLayoutParams(int type, @Nullable IBinder windowToken)
    {
        WindowManager.LayoutParams layoutParams = new WindowManager.LayoutParams();
        layoutParams.format = PixelFormat.TRANSLUCENT;
        layoutParams.width = WindowManager.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT;
        layoutParams.height = WindowManager.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT;
        layoutParams.gravity = GravityCompat.getAbsoluteGravity(Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL | Gravity.BOTTOM, ViewCompat.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_LTR);
        layoutParams.flags = WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_TOUCH_MODAL;
        layoutParams.type = type;
        layoutParams.token = windowToken;
        return layoutParams;
    }

    @NonNull
    public SnackbarWrapper setCallback(@Nullable Snackbar.Callback callback)
    {
        this.externalCallback = callback;
        return this;
    }

    @NonNull
    public SnackbarWrapper setAction(CharSequence text, final View.OnClickListener listener)
    {
        action = new Action(text, listener);
        return this;
    }

    private static class Action
    {
        private final CharSequence text;
        private final View.OnClickListener listener;

        public Action(CharSequence text, View.OnClickListener listener)
        {
            this.text = text;
            this.listener = listener;
        }
    }
}

EDIT
Once SnackbarWrapper is defined you can use it like this:

final SnackbarWrapper snackbarWrapper = SnackbarWrapper.make(getApplicationContext(),
            "Test snackbarWrapper", Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG);

snackbarWrapper.setAction(R.string.snackbar_text,
            new View.OnClickListener() {
                @Override
                public void onClick(View v) {
                    Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Action",
                            Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                }
            });

snackbarWrapper.show();

If you don't have a theme, you can quickly define one in styles.xml:

<style name="FOL_Theme_SnackbarWrapper" parent="@style/Theme.AppCompat">
    <!--Insert customization here-->
</style>

EDIT
For those on Android Oreo getting Bad Token Exception, change TYPE_TOAST to TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY. This is due to Android Oreo implementing special permissions to draw over applications. You can ask for this permissions using:

    if(!Settings.canDrawOverlays(Activity.this){
        Intent intent = new Intent(Settings.ACTION_MANAGE_OVERLAY_PERMISSION, URI.parse("package:" + getPackageName()));
        startActivityForResult(intent, REQ_CODE);
    }

Answer 2

If I understand correctly, you do this:

1. Activity A launch Activity B to send a message
2. Once message is send, you display a confirmation message
3. You go back to Activity A

You can use SnackBar to do that by using an ActivityResult (here is a StackOverflow post with how to use it)

Here are the steps:

1. Activity A launch Activity B with startActivityForResult
2. Do your stuff on Activity B
3. Set your result (check the link above to understand)
4. Finish Activity
5. In Activity A, get that code in OnActivityResult and display your SnackBar with the proper message

This allow you do display a Snackar in Activity A corresponding to result of Activity B.

Hopes it can helps your problem

Answer 3

Just in case somebody needs to do this in Xamarin I have adapted the accepted answer which I found really helpful.

using Android.Content;
using Android.Graphics;
using Android.OS;
using Android.Runtime;
using Android.Support.Design.Widget;
using Android.Views;
using Android.Widget;
using System;

public class SnackbarWrapper
{
    private readonly string text;
    private readonly int duration;
    private readonly IWindowManager windowManager;
    private readonly Context appplicationContext;
    private Snackbar.Callback externalCallback;
    private SnackbarAction action { get; set; }

    public static SnackbarWrapper make(Context applicationContext, string text, int duration)
    {
        return new SnackbarWrapper(applicationContext, text, duration);
    }

    private SnackbarWrapper(Context appplicationContext, string text, int duration)
    {
        this.appplicationContext = appplicationContext;
        var wm = appplicationContext.GetSystemService(Context.WindowService);
        // We have to use JavaCast instead of a normal cast
        this.windowManager = wm.JavaCast<IWindowManager>();
        this.text = text;
        this.duration = duration;
    }

    public void Show()
    {
        WindowManagerLayoutParams layoutParams = createDefaultLayoutParams(WindowManagerTypes.Toast, null);
        var frameLayout = new FrameLayout(appplicationContext);
        frameLayout.ViewAttachedToWindow += delegate
        {
            //this.onAttachedToWindow();
            onRootViewAvailable(frameLayout);
        };

        windowManager.AddView(frameLayout, layoutParams);
    }

    private void onRootViewAvailable(FrameLayout rootView)
    {
        var ctw = new ContextThemeWrapper(appplicationContext, Resource.Style.Base_Theme_AppCompat);
        CoordinatorLayout snackbarContainer = new CoordinatorLayout(ctw);
        snackbarContainer.ViewAttachedToWindow += delegate
        {
            onSnackbarContainerAttached(rootView, snackbarContainer);
        };

        windowManager.AddView(snackbarContainer, createDefaultLayoutParams(WindowManagerTypes.ApplicationPanel, rootView.WindowToken));
    }

    private void onSnackbarContainerAttached(View rootView, CoordinatorLayout snackbarContainer)
    {
        Snackbar snackbar = Snackbar.Make(snackbarContainer, text, duration);

        snackbar.SetCallback(new SnackbarCallbackImpl(rootView, snackbarContainer, windowManager));

        if (action != null)
        {
            snackbar.SetAction(action.Text, action.Listener);
        }
        snackbar.Show();
    }

    private WindowManagerLayoutParams createDefaultLayoutParams(WindowManagerTypes type, IBinder windowToken)
    {
        WindowManagerLayoutParams layoutParams = new WindowManagerLayoutParams();
        layoutParams.Format = Format.Translucent;
        layoutParams.Width = ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MatchParent;
        /* Si ponemos aqui WrapContent en alguna ocasion en la que haya un action largo y el texto tambien, el snackbar puede volverse como loco
         * asi que usamos MatchParent. Aun asi sucede que a veces se puede mostrar en una linea o en dos el mismo texto, pero al menos no hace el temblor loco que de la otra forma*/
        layoutParams.Height = ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MatchParent;
        layoutParams.Gravity = GravityFlags.CenterHorizontal | GravityFlags.Bottom;
        layoutParams.Flags = WindowManagerFlags.NotTouchModal;
        layoutParams.Type = type;
        layoutParams.Token = windowToken;
        return layoutParams;
    }

    public SnackbarWrapper SetCallback(Snackbar.Callback callback)
    {
        this.externalCallback = callback;
        return this;
    }

    public SnackbarWrapper SetAction(string text, Action<View> listener)
    {
        action = new SnackbarAction(text, listener);
        return this;
    }

}//class

internal class SnackbarAction
{
    public string Text { get; set; }
    public Action<View> Listener { get; set; }

    public SnackbarAction(string text, Action<View> listener)
    {
        Text = text;
        Listener = listener;
    }
}

internal class SnackbarCallbackImpl : Snackbar.Callback
{
    public Snackbar.Callback externalCallback { get; set; }

    View rootView;
    CoordinatorLayout snackbarContainer;
    IWindowManager windowManager;

    public SnackbarCallbackImpl(View rootView, CoordinatorLayout snackbarContainer, IWindowManager windowManager)
    {
        this.rootView = rootView;
        this.snackbarContainer = snackbarContainer;
        this.windowManager = windowManager;
    }

    public override void OnShown(Snackbar snackbar)
    {
        base.OnShown(snackbar);
        externalCallback?.OnShown(snackbar);
    }

    public override void OnDismissed(Snackbar snackbar, int evt)
    {
        base.OnDismissed(snackbar, evt);

        // Clean up (NOTE! This callback can be called multiple times)
        if (snackbarContainer.Parent != null && rootView.Parent != null)
        {
            windowManager.RemoveView(snackbarContainer);
            windowManager.RemoveView(rootView);
        }

        externalCallback?.OnDismissed(snackbar, evt);
    }
}

Answer 4

To have a rectangular Toast, set a rectangular background for the Toast or just set a different background color for the Toast.

Refer this post where it was posted as a problem. But it your case it is a possible solution.

Answer 5

UPDATE: See selected answer.

The best solution to my question is using a Timer after the presenting the Snackbar and then in the run() method of the timer, starting the activity.

Snackbar.show(); // Excluded make for brevity.

Timer timer = new Timer();
    timer.schedule(new TimerTask() {
        @Override
        public void run() {
            Intent chooseVideoIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT); // Any type of content/file. Song, doc, video...
            chooseVideoIntent.setType("video/*");
            startActivityForResult(chooseVideoIntent, CHOOSE_VIDEO_REQUEST);
        }
    }, 2 * 1000);

UPDATE: I found that by using findViewById(android.R.id.content) as the view in Snackbar.make() the Snackbar persists among fragment changes.

Answer 6

Actually I just need to display a message and I don't need a onClickListener on the message. If you just need to show a message look at "Myke Dev" answer in this thread which is the one I needed:

https://stackoverflow.com/a/34640942/9993413

(Don't give upvote to me, give upvote to "Myke Dev" which wrote the answer)

In user1185087 answer you must request permissions from user by opening settings and this, for me, isn't a good thing for user interactions, but I thinks is the only way if you want to show a snackbar with an onClickListener.

(Maybe you can use an activity with no background which launch a snackbar-like dialog, but it won't act just as a window_alert snackbar)