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IPC in Android using GreenRobot eventbus

I need to communicate with a remote service, using (greenrobot) EventBus. Unfortunately, it does not seem to work with IPC. Looking at the code, I don't see a workaround either. Any help would be appreciated !

Bonus question - are there any other EventBuses (for Android) which support IPC ?

Solution

  • I need to communicate with a remote service, using (greenrobot) EventBus.

    The entire point of greenrobot's EventBus, like Square's Otto and LocalBroadcastManager, is to not use IPC.

    Any help would be appreciated !

    Don't use greenrobot's EventBus for IPC. Use one of Android's myriad IPC mechanisms for IPC:

    • startActivity()
    • startActivityForResult()
    • startService()
    • bindService()
    • sendBroadcast() and its variations (e.g., sendOrderedBroadcast())
    • a ContentProvider