Android SDK Library Tealeaf Class References

This section contains class reference information about the Acoustic Tealeaf Android SDK library.

Package	Class	Description
com.tl.uic.app	[UICActivity class](#UICActivity class)	UICActivity used to help control Acoustic Tealeaf Android SDK library.
	[UICApplication class](#UICApplication class)	Application that is used to help control Acoustic Tealeaf Android SDK library.
com.tl.uic	[Tealeaf class](#Tealeaf class)	Acoustic Tealeaf Android SDK library that is used to capture user actions.
com.tl.uic.webkit	[UICWebView class](#UICWebView class)	WebView used to add session ID to header requests.
	[UICWebChromeClient class](#UICWebChromeClient class)	Extends WebChromeClient to monitor when browser finished render after which screen capture is enabled.
	[UICWebViewClient class](#UICWebViewClient class)	Extends WebViewClient to monitor when the URL loaded to add Acoustic Tealeaf headers for sessionization.

UICActivity class

The com.tl.uic.app.UICActivity class extends com.tl.uic.app.Activity. UICActivity helps capture user actions in an Android application and enables screen capture after the Activity is created.

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To enable capture of screens into Acoustic Tealeaf, you must configure the PCA to capture binary POSTs of png images. See Getting started with Tealeaf SDK for Android.

Method detail

Method Name	Method Signature	Description
getTakeSnapshotAfterCreate	public Boolean getTakeSnapshotAfterCreate()```	Whether to take the snapshot after create. Returns whether to take the snapshot after create.
setTakeSnapshotAfterCreate	public void setTakeSnapshotAfterCreate(final Boolean takeSnapshotAfterCreate)```	Whether to take the snapshot after create. `takeSnapshotAfterCreate` - Whether to take the snapshot after create.
getTookImage	`public Boolean getTookImage()`	Whether screen capture was taken.
setTookImage	`public void setTookImage(final Boolean tookImage)`	Whether screen capture was taken. `tookImage` - Whether screen capture was taken.
getLogicalPageName	`public String getLogicalPageName()`	Logical page name of the `Activity`. Returns the logical page name of the `Activity`. If none was assigned, it receives a name from the class of Activity, and an underscore (`_`) with current time in milliseconds is added.
setLogicalPageName	`public void setLogicalPageName(final String logicalPageName)`	Logical page name of the `Activity`. `logicalPageName` - Logical page name of the `Activity`.
getImageBackground	`public int getImageBackground()`	Background color of the image of the screen capture. Returns the background color of the image of the screen capture.
setImageBackground	`public void setImageBackground(final int imageBackground)`	Background color of the image of the screen capture. `imageBackground` - Background color of the image of the screen capture.
getView	`public View getView()`	View to use for screen capture. Returns the view to use for screen capture.
setView	`public void setView(final View view)`	View to use for screen capture. `view` - View to use for screen capture.
getNumOnGlobalLayoutListener	`public int getNumOnGlobalLayoutListener()`	Number of `OnGlobalLayoutListener` set on views. Returns the number of milliseconds to delay before snapshot is taken because more time is needed to render properly.
setNumOnGlobalLayoutListener	public void setNumOnGlobalLayoutListener(final int numOnGlobalLayoutListener)```	Number of `OnGlobalLayoutListener` set on views. `millisecondSnapshotDelay` - Milliseconds to delay before snapshot is taken because more time is needed to render properly.
getMillisecondSnapshotDelay	`public long getMillisecondSnapshotDelay()`	Milliseconds to delay before snap shot is taken because more time is needed to render properly. Returns the number of milliseconds to delay before snapshot is taken because more time is needed to render properly.
setMillisecondSnapshotDelay	public void setMillisecondSnapshotDelay(final long millisecondSnapshotDelay)```	Milliseconds to delay before snap shot is taken because more time is needed to render properly. `millisecondSnapshotDelay` - Milliseconds to delay before snap shot is taken because more time is needed to render properly.

UICApplication class

The com.tl.uic.app.UICApplication class extends android.app.Application. UICApplication helps capture user actions in an Android application.

Method detail

Method Name	Method Signature	Description
getTealeaf	`public Tealeaf getTealeaf()`	Get current instance of Acoustic Tealeaf. Returns the current instance of Acoustic Tealeaf.

Tealeaf class

The com.tl.uic.TeaLeaf class extends java.lang.Object. The Acoustic Tealeaf library helps capture user actions in an Android application.

Fields

Type	Constant value	Description
static java.lang.String	TLF_SESSION_HEADER	Header key that is used to sessionize on `X-Tealeaf-Session`.
static java.lang.String	TAG	UICAndroid used in LogCat.

Fields used in event handlers to get display user actions correctly

Type	Constant value	Description
static java.lang.String	TLF_ON_FOCUS_CHANGE_IN	Used in TextView based controls to indicate focus in.
static java.lang.String	TLF_ON_FOCUS_CHANGE_OUT	Used in TextView based controls to indicate focus out.
static java.lang.String	TLF_ON_GROUP_COLLAPSE	Used in ExpandableListView based controls to indicate group is collapsed.
static java.lang.String	TLF_ON_GROUP_EXPAND	Used in ExpandableListView based controls to indicate group is expanded.
static java.lang.String	TLF_ON_DRAWER_OPENED	Used in SlidingDrawer based controls to indicate drawer is opened.
static java.lang.String	TLF_ON_DRAWER_CLOSED	Used in SlidingDrawer based controls to indicate drawer is closed.

Fields used to access configuration file values

Type	Constant value	Description
static java.lang.String	TLF_LOGGING_LEVEL	Default log level.
static java.lang.String	DISPLAY_LOGGING	Whether to display debug statements in LogCat.
static java.lang.String	TLF_KILL_SWITCH_ENABLED	Whether kill switch is enabled.
static java.lang.String	TLF_KILL_SWITCH_URL	Url for kill switch.
static java.lang.String	TLF_KILL_SWITCH_MAX_NUMBER_OF_TRIES	Maximum number of tries.
static java.lang.String	TLF_KILL_SWITCH_TIME_INTERVAL	Kill switch time interval to retry to access kill switch.
static java.lang.String	TLF_USE_WHITE_LIST	Whether to use white list.
static java.lang.String	TLF_WHITE_LIST_PARAM	Parameter that white list uses.
static java.lang.String	TLF_USE_RANDOM_SAMPLE	Whether to use random sample.
static java.lang.String	TLF_RANDOM_SAMPLE_PARAM	Parameter that random sample uses.
static java.lang.String	TLF_HAS_TO_PERSIST_LOCAL_CACHE	Whether it is able to save cache to device.
static java.lang.String	TLF_CACHED_LEVEL	Cache level to be saved to device.
static java.lang.String	TLF_CACHED_FILE_MAX_BYTES_SIZE	Maximum cache byte size to be saved to device.
static java.lang.String	TLF_POST_MESSAGE_URL	Url of the target page.
static java.lang.String	TLF_POST_MESSAGE_LEVEL_WIFI	Log level if current connection level is WiFi.
static java.lang.String	TLF_POST_MESSAGE_LEVEL_CELLULAR	Log level if current connection level is cellular.
static java.lang.String	TLF_MAX_STRINGS_LENGTH	Maximum string length.
static java.lang.String	TLF_MANUAL_POST_ENABLED	Whether to enable control of posting to target page. Developer is responsible for posting to target page.
static java.lang.String	TLF_DO_POSTS_ON_INTERVALS	Whether to have framework post at a set interval.
static java.lang.String	TLF_POST_MESSAGE_TIME_INTERVALS	Time interval between posts.
static java.lang.String	TLF_POST_MESSAGE_MAX_BYTES_SIZE	Maximum byte size for posting a message.
static java.lang.String	TLF_HAS_MASKING	Whether to mask values of controls.
static java.lang.String	TLF_MASK_ID_LIST	Comma-delimited string that can have IDs of controls or regular expression to find IDs of controls.
static java.lang.String	TLF_HAS_CUSTOM_MASK	Whether to use custom mask values to replace. If set to `false`, Logging Framework returns an empty string.
static java.lang.String	TLF_SENSITIVE_SMALL_CASE_ALPHABET	Small letter to replace during custom mask.
static java.lang.String	TLF_SENSITIVE_CAPITAL_CASE_ALPHABET	Capital letter to replace during custom mask.
static java.lang.String	TLF_SENSITIVE_SYMBOL	Symbol to replace during custom mask.
static java.lang.String	TLF_SENSITIVE_NUMBER	Number to replace during custom mask.

Constructor

Public Acoustic Tealeaf (Application app)
Acoustic Tealeaf is a library to help capture user actions in an Android application.
Parameters:

application - Reference to current Android application.

Method details

Method Name	Method Signature	Description
getCurrentSessionId	public static java.lang.String getCurrentSessionId()	Get current session ID.
getDeviceId	public static java.lang.String getDeviceId()	Get device ID used with the whitelist on the kill switch server.
getPhoneId Note: This method has been deprecated. Use getDeviceId instead.	public static java.lang.String getPhoneId()	Get phone ID used with the whitelist on the kill switch server.
setDeviceId	public static void setDeviceId(java.lang.String deviceId)	Set device ID that is used with the whitelist on the kill switch server.
setPhoneId Note: This method has been deprecated. Use setDeviceId instead.	public static void setPhoneId(java.lang.String phoneId)	Set phone ID that is used with the whitelist on the kill switch server.
isEnabled	public static java.lang.Boolean isEnabled()	To enable library. Returns whether Tealeaf library was enabled.
getApplication()	public static android.app.Application getApplication()	Reference to current Android Application. Returns reference to current Android Application.
getMessageVersion()	public static String getMessageVersion()	Get current JSON message version. Returns current JSON message version.
getLibraryVersion()	public static java.lang.String getLibraryVersion()	Reference to current library version. Returns reference to current library version.
enable	public static java.ladng.Boolean enable() public static java.lang.Boolean enable(sessionId)	To enable library with a given session ID or a generated one. `sessionId` - Given session ID to use. Returns if Tealeaf library was enabled.
disable	public static java.lang.Boolean disable()	To disable library. Returns if library was disabled.
onPause	public static Boolean onPause(final Activity activity, final String logicalPageName)	If not using UICActivity, add this call on your Activity file `onPause` method before calling super. `activity` - Activity that calls `onPause`. `logicalPageName` - Descriptive name of the activity that calls `onPause`. Returns `True`/`False` whether it was able to pause properly.
onResume	public static Boolean onResume(final Activity activity, final String logicalPageName)	If not using UICActivity, add this call on your Activity file `onResume` method before calling super. `activity` - Activity that calls `onResume`. `logicalPageName` - Descriptive name of the activity that calls `onResume`. Returns `True`/`False` whether it was able to resume properly.
onDestroy	public static Boolean onDestroy(final Activity activity, final String logicalPageName)	If not using UICActivity, add this call on your Activity file `onDestroy` method before calling super. `activity` - Activity that calls `onResume`. `logicalPageName` - Descriptive name of the activity that calls `onResume`. Returns `True`/`False` whether it was able to destroy properly.
OnLowMemory	public static java.lang.Boolean OnLowMemory()	If not using UICApplication, add this call on your Application file `OnLowMemory` method before calling super. Returns `True`/`False` whether it was able to properly clean up.
terminate	public static java.lang.Boolean terminate()	If not using UICApplicaion, add this call on your Application file on `terminate` method before calling super. Returns `True`/`False` whether it was able to terminate properly.
flush	public static java.lang.Boolean flush()	To be used to flush data. Returns `True`/`False` whether it was able to flush data back to server.
logEvent	public static java.lang.Boolean logEvent(final View view)public static java.lang. Boolean logEvent(final View view, final java.lang.String eventType)public static java.lang.Boolean logEvent(final View view, final java.lang.String eventType, final int logLevel)	Log an event from an event handler. `view` - Control from event handler. `eventType` - Event type of event handler. `logLevel` - Log level for TeaLeaf library. Returns `True`/`False` whether it was able to log event.
logCustomEvent	public static java.lang.Boolean logCustomEvent(final java.lang.String eventName) public static java.lang.Boolean logCustomEvent(final java.lang.String eventName, final int logLevel)public static java.lang.Boolean logCustomEvent(final java.lang.String eventName, final java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String, final java.lang. String> data)public static java.lang. Boolean logCustomEvent(final java.lang.String eventName, final java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String, java.lang. String> data, final int logLevel)	Log a custom event. `eventName` - Event name to be logged. `data` - Key and value pair to be logged. `logLevel` - Log level for Tealeaf library. Returns `True`/`False` whether it was able to log event.
logException	public static java.lang.Boolean logException(final java.lang.Throwable exception) public static java.lang.Boolean logException(final java.lang.Throwable exception, final HashMap<String, String> data) public static java.lang.Boolean logException(final java.lang.Throwable exception, final HashMap<String, String> data, final boolean unhandled)	Log an exception. `exception` - Exception to be logged. `data` - The HashMap data to be logged. Values for this parameter are key-value pairs. *`unhandled` - Whether the exception is handled. Values are `True` or `False`. Returns `True` or `False` whether exception was logged.
logScreenview	public static Boolean logScreenview(final Activity activity, final String logicalPageName, final ApplicationContextType applicationContextType) public static Boolean logScreenview(final Activity activity, final String logicalPageName, final ApplicationContextType applicationContextType, final String referrer)```	Log an application context (screenView). `activity` - Activity with an application context (screenView) change. `logicalPageName` - Activity's name or descriptive name that was created on device. `applicationContextType` - ApplicationContextType of the application context. `referrer` - Referrer page that logical page uses. Returns `True`/`False` whether exception was logged.
logSpinnerEvent	public static Boolean logSpinnerEvent(final View view, final String eventType, final Spinner spinner)	Logs an event from an event handler that has TextView data that needs to be extracted from a spinner object and nested layouts. The following parameters are used with the API. `view` - View control from the event handler. `eventType` - The event type of the event handler. *`spinner` -: Spinner control type. The API returns as `true` when it has successfully logged an event.
logScreenLayout	public static Boolean logScreenLayout(final Activity activity)`Log the layout of activity immediately without a layout name. public static Boolean logScreenLayout(final Activity activity,final `String name)`Log the layout of activity immediately with a layout name. public static Boolean `logScreenLayout(final Activity activity,final String name, final int delayMS)\````public static Boolean logScreenLayout(final Activity activity,` final AlertDialog alertDialog, final String title, final String message)`public static Boolean logScreenLayout(final Activity activity,` final AlertDialog alertDialog, final String name, final String title, final String message)	Log the layout of an activity with a time delay on run. `activity` - Activity to be logged. `name` - Name of the layout. `delayMS` - Number, in milliseconds, to delay the call. Returns whether the layout was logged. Log the layout of the alert dialog. `activity` - Activity where AlertDialog is to be logged. `alertDialog` - AlertDialog to be logged. `name` - Screenview name of where alert appears. `title` - Title displayed on the alert dialog. `message` - Message displayed on alert dialog. Returns whether it was able to log the layout.
logScreenLayoutSetOnShowListener	public static Boolean logScreenLayoutSetOnShowListener (final Activity activity, final AlertDialog alertDialog, final String title, final String message)`public static Boolean logScreenLayoutSetOnShowListener`(final Activity activity, final AlertDialog alertDialog, final String name, final String title, final String message)	Log the layout of the alert dialog. `activity` - Activity where AlertDialog is to be logged. `alertDialog` - AlertDialog to be logged. `name` - Screenview name of where the alert appears. `title` - Title displayed on alert dialog. *`message` - Message displayed on alert dialog. Returns whether the layout was logged.
logScreenLayoutOnCreate	public static Boolean logScreenLayoutOnCreate(final Activity activity, final String name)	Log the layout of the activity with OnGlobalLayoutListener to know when the view is complete. `activity` - Activity to be logged. `name`- Name of the layout. Returns whether the layout was logged.
logConnection	public static java.lang.Boolean logConnection(final java.lang.String url, final long initTime, final long loadTime, final long responseDataSize, final int statusCode)```	Log a connection. `url` - Url of the connection. `initTime` - Epoch time when client started HTTP method. `loadTime` - Epoch time when server responded (or failed to respond and connection timed out). `responseDataSize` - Response data size. *`statusCode` - HTTP response status code. Returns `True`/`False` whether connection was logged.
takeScreenShot	public static java.lang.Boolean takeScreenShot(final View view,final java.lang. String imageFileName)	Take screen capture of given view. Note: This method requires to be able to save to device to take screen capture. `view`- View to take screen capture. `imageFileName` - Name of the image. Returns `True`/`False` whether screen capture was taken.
startSession	public static void startSession() public static void startSession(final sessionId)	Indicate to start with a given session ID or a generated one. *`sessionId` - session ID to use.
requestManualServerPost	public static java.lang.Boolean requestManualServerPost()	Post current logged data. Returns `True`/`False` whether data was posted.
getApplicationContextOffset	public static long getApplicationContextOffset()	The current application context offset. *Returns `long`: The current application context offset.
registerFormField	public static Boolean registerFormField(final View formField, final Activity activity) public static Boolean registerFormField(final View formField, final Activity activity, final int logLevel)	Register form field that helps get statistics. `formField` - Form field to register. `activity` - Activity that has form field. *`logLevel` - Log level for library. Returns `True`/`False` whether form field was registered.
isApplicationInBackground	public static Boolean isApplicationInBackground()	Returns whether application was moved to background by not having any activity that is displayed in the foreground. Returns `True`/`False` whether application was moved to background.
logFormCompletion	public Static Boolean logFormCompletion(final Boolean submitted)`public static Boolean logFormCompletion(final Boolean submitted, final Boolean isValid)`	Message type to indicate form completion on view.

UICWebView class

The com.tl.uic.webkit.UICWebView class extends android.webkit.WebView. You use UICWebView to add a session ID to header requests for purposes of sessionization.

This class also adds a connection object to provide information of WebView.

Method Name	Method Signature	Description
getEndLoad	`public Date getEndLoad()`	When page finished loading. Returns `Date`: When page finished loading.
setEndLoad	`public void setEndLoad(final Date endLoad)`	When page finished loading. `endLoad` - When page finished loading.
getStartLoad	`public Date getStartLoad()`	When page starts loading. Returns `Date`: When page starts loading.
setStartLoad	`public void setStartLoad(final Date startLoad)`	When page starts loading. StartLoad` - When page starts loading.
getHttpResponse	`public HttpResponse getHttpResponse()`	HttpResponse from the connection. Returns `HttpResponse`: HttpResponse from the connection.
setHttpResponse	public void setHttpResponse (final HttpResponse httpResponse)```	HttpResponse from the connection. `httpResponse` - HttpResponse from the connection.
getInitTime	`public Date getInitTime()`	Initial time from the connection. Returns `Date`: Initial time from the connection.
setInitTime	public void setInitTime (final Date initTime)```	Initial time from the connection. `InitTime` - Initial time from the connection.
getResponseTime	`public long getResponseTime()`	Response time from the connection. `long`: Response time from the connection.
setResponseTime	public void setResponseTime (final long responseTime)```	Response time from the connection. `ResponseTime` - Response time from the connection.
logConnection	`public void logConnection()`	Logs the current connection time of the webview.

UICWebChromeClient class

The com.tl.uic.webkit.UICWebChromeClient class extends android.webkit.WebChromeClient. You use UICWebChromeClient to monitor when progress of the browser finished in order to capture a screen capture of the device screen.

Methods overridden

onProgressChanged

UICWebViewClient class

The com.tl.uic.webkit.UICWebViewClient class extends android.webkit.WebViewClient. You use UICWebViewClient to monitor when a URL is loading in order to add Acoustic Tealeaf headers for sessionizing.

Methods overridden

shouldOverrideUrlLoading

UICActivity class

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UICApplication class

Tealeaf class

Constructor

UICWebView class

UICWebChromeClient class

UICWebViewClient class

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