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?

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://.

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. — Nuno Gonçalves, Jun 24 '12 at 12:14

score 16 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 13 '11 at 11:07

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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.

answered Aug 13 '11 at 11:07

inazaruk

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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. – Thomas Ahle Aug 13 '11 at 22:55
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. – inazaruk Aug 14 '11 at 00:38
Thanks, I thought it was gonna throw an exception. Works like a charm. – Thomas Ahle Aug 14 '11 at 07:34

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 01 '15 at 16:01

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

Check if intent uri is available

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