ProgressBar during download with DownloadManager and sleeping thread in Android

Question

I use the DownloadManager to download a xml file from a URL. Then I use a Thread to wait 2 seconds to complete saving the file to the sd card.

I would like to have a activity circle as shown here. What is the easiest way to realize this? Do I need to implement a AsyncTask?

My code to download and wait:

               //Download XML file from URL 
                DownloadManager.Request request = new DownloadManager.Request(Uri.parse(URL));
                request.setTitle("Download von "+Name+".xml");

                // in order for this if to run, you must use the android 3.2 to compile your app
                if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) {
                    request.allowScanningByMediaScanner();
                    request.setNotificationVisibility(DownloadManager.Request.VISIBILITY_VISIBLE_NOTIFY_COMPLETED);
                }

                request.setDestinationInExternalPublicDir(FileSeperator+"XML"+FileSeperator, Name + FileExtension);

                // get download service and enqueue file
                DownloadManager manager = (DownloadManager) getSystemService(Context.DOWNLOAD_SERVICE);
                manager.enqueue(request);  

                File file = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory()+ FileSeperator 
                        +"XML"+FileSeperator+ Name + FileExtension);

                System.out.println("File existiert "+file.exists());

                //insert delay after download to finish save progress before starting to parse the xml
                try {
                    Thread.sleep(2000);
                } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }

UPDATE Here is my implemented AsyncTask

private class DownloadFile extends AsyncTask<String, Integer, String> {
    @Override
    protected String doInBackground(String... sUrl) {
        try {
            //Download XML file from URL 
        DownloadManager.Request request = new DownloadManager.Request(Uri.parse(URL));
        request.setTitle("Download von "+Name+".xml");

        // in order for this if to run, you must use the android 3.2 to compile your app
        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) {
            request.allowScanningByMediaScanner();
            request.setNotificationVisibility(DownloadManager.Request.VISIBILITY_VISIBLE_NOTIFY_COMPLETED);
        }

        request.setDestinationInExternalPublicDir(FileSeperator+"XML"+FileSeperator, Name + FileExtension);

        // get download service and enqueue file
        DownloadManager manager = (DownloadManager) getSystemService(Context.DOWNLOAD_SERVICE);
        manager.enqueue(request);  

        File file = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory()+ FileSeperator 
                +"XML"+FileSeperator+ Name + FileExtension);

        System.out.println("File existiert "+file.exists());

        //insert delay after download to finish save progress before starting to parse the xml
        try {
            Thread.sleep(2000);
        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        } catch (Exception e) {
        }
        return null;
    }
    @Override
    protected void onPreExecute() {
        super.onPreExecute();
        pDialog.show();
    }
    protected void onPostExecute() {
        super.onPreExecute();
        pDialog.dismiss();
    }
    @Override
    protected void onProgressUpdate(Integer... progress) {
        super.onProgressUpdate(progress);
    }
}

And I call it like that:

    // instantiate it within the onCreate method
        pDialog = new ProgressDialog(CreateProject.this);
        pDialog.setMessage("Lädt...");
        pDialog.setIndeterminate(true);

        // execute this when the downloader must be fired
        DownloadFile downloadFile = new DownloadFile();
        downloadFile.execute();

Answer 1

You can very well full fill your requirement with asynctask onPreExecute() show your progress dialog do your process in the doInBackground() and onPostExecture dismiss the dialog and show your result.