Merge "Add thread ID reuse to API contract" (a24e12b4) · Commits · e / os / android_frameworks_base

telephony/java/android/provider/Telephony.java

+10 −8

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		@@ -1955,6 +1955,12 @@ public final class Telephony {

		/**
		* Helper functions for the "threads" table used by MMS and SMS.
		*
		* Thread IDs are determined by the participants in a conversation and can be used to match
		* both SMS and MMS messages.
		*
		* To avoid issues where applications might cache a thread ID, the thread ID of a deleted thread
		* must not be reused to point at a new thread.
		*/
		public static final class Threads implements ThreadsColumns {

		@@ -2008,14 +2014,10 @@ public final class Telephony {
		}

		/**
		* Given the recipients list and subject of an unsaved message,
		* return its thread ID. If the message starts a new thread,
		* allocate a new thread ID. Otherwise, use the appropriate
		* existing thread ID.
		*
		* <p>Find the thread ID of the same set of recipients (in any order,
		* without any additions). If one is found, return it. Otherwise,
		* return a unique thread ID.</p>
		* Given a set of recipients return its thread ID.
		* <p>
		* If a thread exists containing the provided participants, return its thread ID. Otherwise,
		* this will create a new thread containing the provided participants and return its ID.
		*/
		public static long getOrCreateThreadId(
		Context context, Set<String> recipients) {