how to set a timer to update data in firebase database

Question

So basically I am building an app that will display events on a screen and update it as soon as a specific time which has been set has been reached. It would be easier to use a timer instead of Cloud Functions to achieve this but when I tried, it just didn't work. Looked at other questions on StackOverFlow but all weren't clear. What am I doing wrong? Below is my code.

update_btn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
  @Override
  public void onClick(View view) {

    int time = 0;

    String info = information.getEditText().getText().toString();
    final long timeCountInMilliSeconds = time * 60 * 1000;
    time = Integer.parseInt(xxx.getEditText().getText().toString().trim());

    if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(info) && !TextUtils.isEmpty(String.valueOf(time))) {

        progressBar.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);

        update_ref = FirebaseDatabase.getInstance().getReference().child("Event Halls").child("Ankobra One").child("Event Schedule");
        final int finalTime = time;
        update_ref.setValue(info).addOnCompleteListener(new OnCompleteListener<Void>() {
            @Override
            public void onComplete(@NonNull Task<Void> task) {
                final DatabaseReference ref = FirebaseDatabase.getInstance().getReference().child("Event Halls").child("Ankobra One").child("Event Schedule");
                ref.addListenerForSingleValueEvent(new ValueEventListener() {
                    void onDataChanged(@NonNull DataSnapshot snapshot) {
                        new android.os.Handler().postDelayed(
                                new Runnable() {
                                    public void run() {
                                        retrieve_ref.setValue("No event scheduled");
                                    }
                                },
                                timeCountInMilliSeconds);
                    }

                    @Override
                    public void onDataChange(@NonNull DataSnapshot dataSnapshot) {

                    }

                    @Override
                    public void onCancelled(@NonNull DatabaseError databaseError) {

                    }
                });
                        Toast.makeText(AnkobraOneActivity.this, "Event Changed and scheduled for " + finalTime + " hours", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                        progressBar.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
                        myDialog.dismiss();
                    }
                });

            } else

            {
                Toast.makeText(AnkobraOneActivity.this, "Insert all details accordingly", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }
        }

    });

I used this answer to achieve what I have done so far but it didn't work.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4817933/what-is-the-equivalent-to-a-javascript-setinterval-settimeout-in-android-java

Help?

Answer 1

based on your code,

   int time = 0;
   String info = information.getEditText().getText().toString();
   final long timeCountInMilliSeconds = time * 60 * 1000;

.

timeCountInMilliSeconds 

always =0;

so, you have to change the code to

  int time = 0;
  String info = information.getEditText().getText().toString();
  time =Integer.parseInt(xxx.getEditText().getText().toString().trim());
  final long timeCountInMilliSeconds = time * 60 * 1000;

Also, you have to use setValue() inside the timer method.

Here is the complete code:

update_btn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
                    @Override
                    public void onClick(View view) {

                        int time = Integer.parseInt(xxx.getEditText().getText().toString().trim());
                        String info = information.getEditText().getText().toString();
                        final long timeCountInMilliSeconds = time * 60 * 1000;

                        if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(info) && !TextUtils.isEmpty(String.valueOf(time))) {

                            progressBar.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);

                new Timer().scheduleAtFixedRate(new TimerTask() {

                            @Override
                        public void run() {
                            //Called each time when 1000 milliseconds (1 second) (the period parameter)

                            update_ref = 
            FirebaseDatabase.getInstance().getReference().child("Event Halls").child("Ankobra One").child("Event Schedule");
                            final int finalTime = time;
                            update_ref.setValue(info).addOnCompleteListener(new OnCompleteListener<Void>() {
                                @Override
                                public void onComplete(@NonNull Task<Void> task) {
                                        final DatabaseReference ref = 
            FirebaseDatabase.getInstance().getReference().child("Event Halls").child("Ankobra One").child("Event Schedule");
                                    ref.addListenerForSingleValueEvent(new ValueEventListener() {
                                        void onDataChanged(@NonNull DataSnapshot snapshot) {
                                              retrieve_ref.setValue("No event scheduled");


                                        }

                                        @Override
                                        public void onDataChange(@NonNull DataSnapshot dataSnapshot) {

                                        }

                                        @Override
                                        public void onCancelled(@NonNull DatabaseError databaseError) {

                                        }
                                    });
                                            Toast.makeText(AnkobraOneActivity.this, "Event Changed and scheduled for " + finalTime + " hours", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                                            progressBar.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
                                            myDialog.dismiss();
                                        }
                                    });
                              },
                    //Set how long before to start calling the TimerTask (in milliseconds)
                    0,
                    //Set the amount of time between each execution (in milliseconds)
                    timeCountInMilliSeconds);
                                } else

                                {
                                    Toast.makeText(AnkobraOneActivity.this, "Insert all details accordingly", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                                }
                            }

                        });