Handler 源码解析

 Handler handler = new Handler() {        public void handleMessage(android.os.Message msg) {        };    };    @Override    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);              Message message = handler.obtainMessage();        message.obj = "1";        handler.sendMessage(message);}

一、首先看Handler的初始化：

 /**     * Default constructor associates this handler with the {@link Looper} for the     * current thread.     *     * If this thread does not have a looper, this handler won't be able to receive messages     * so an exception is thrown.     */    public Handler() {        this(null, false);    }

   public Handler(Callback callback, boolean async) {        if (FIND_POTENTIAL_LEAKS) {            final Class<? extends Handler> klass = getClass();            if ((klass.isAnonymousClass() || klass.isMemberClass() || klass.isLocalClass()) &&                    (klass.getModifiers() & Modifier.STATIC) == 0) {                Log.w(TAG, "The following Handler class should be static or leaks might occur: " +                    klass.getCanonicalName());            }        }        mLooper = Looper.myLooper();

 //Return the Looper object associated with the current thread.  

// Returns null if the calling thread is not associated with a Looper.

        if (mLooper == null) {            throw new RuntimeException(                "Can't create handler inside thread that has not called Looper.prepare()");        }        mQueue = mLooper.mQueue;        mCallback = callback;        mAsynchronous = async;    }

在上面的流程，已经为Handler准备好了Looper和MessageQueue。

默认的这个Handler 的构造器将Handler和Looper联系在一起（这样翻译有些奇怪），也是说一个Handler必须对应一个Looper。如果没有对应的Looper，则会抛出异常。其实还有Message、Message Queue,看了很多解释，我对这些概念的理解是：

Handler相当于搬运工，

搬运的货物是Message，

搬运目的地是Message Queue(消息队列)和主线程，

Looper是仓库管理员，支配Message Queue的出仓。

关于Looper、MessageQueue等对象的初始化，我们可以在下面找到。

Android应用程序进程在启动的时候，会在进程中加载ActivityThread类，并且执行这个类的main函数，应用程序的消息循环过程就是在这个main函数里面实现的，它定义在frameworks/base/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java文件中：

public final class ActivityThread {      ......        public static final void main(String[] args) {          ......            Looper.prepareMainLooper();            ......            ActivityThread thread = new ActivityThread();          thread.attach(false);                    ......            Looper.loop();            ......            thread.detach();            ......      }  }  

Handler初始化后，留了一个回调接口handleMessage（Message mes）{};

二、Message

 Message message = handler.obtainMessage();

/**     * Returns a new {@link android.os.Message Message} from the global message pool. More efficient than     * creating and allocating new instances. The retrieved message has its handler set to this instance (Message.target == this).     *  If you don't want that facility, just call Message.obtain() instead.     */    public final Message obtainMessage()    {        return Message.obtain(this);    }

如果不使用Message message = handler.obtainMessage()而重新new一个对象，需要将Message.target指向搬运工handler。

/**     * Same as {@link #obtain()}, but sets the value for the <em>target</em> member on the Message returned.     * @param h  Handler to assign to the returned Message object's <em>target</em> member.     * @return A Message object from the global pool.     */    public static Message obtain(Handler h) {        Message m = obtain();        m.target = h;        return m;    }

三、  handler.sendMessage(message);

/**     * Pushes a message onto the end of the message queue after all pending messages     * before the current time. It will be received in {@link #handleMessage},     * in the thread attached to this handler.     *       * @return Returns true if the message was successfully placed in to the      *         message queue.  Returns false on failure, usually because the     *         looper processing the message queue is exiting.     */    public final boolean sendMessage(Message msg)    {        return sendMessageDelayed(msg, 0);    }

/**     * Enqueue a message into the message queue after all pending messages     * before (current time + delayMillis). You will receive it in     * {@link #handleMessage}, in the thread attached to this handler.     *       * @return Returns true if the message was successfully placed in to the      *         message queue.  Returns false on failure, usually because the     *         looper processing the message queue is exiting.  Note that a     *         result of true does not mean the message will be processed -- if     *         the looper is quit before the delivery time of the message     *         occurs then the message will be dropped.     */    public final boolean sendMessageDelayed(Message msg, long delayMillis)    {        if (delayMillis < 0) {            delayMillis = 0;        }        return sendMessageAtTime(msg, SystemClock.uptimeMillis() + delayMillis);    }

/**     * Enqueue a message into the message queue after all pending messages     * before the absolute time (in milliseconds) <var>uptimeMillis</var>.     * <b>The time-base is {@link android.os.SystemClock#uptimeMillis}.</b>     * You will receive it in {@link #handleMessage}, in the thread attached     * to this handler.     *      * @param uptimeMillis The absolute time at which the message should be     *         delivered, using the     *         {@link android.os.SystemClock#uptimeMillis} time-base.     *              * @return Returns true if the message was successfully placed in to the      *         message queue.  Returns false on failure, usually because the     *         looper processing the message queue is exiting.  Note that a     *         result of true does not mean the message will be processed -- if     *         the looper is quit before the delivery time of the message     *         occurs then the message will be dropped.     */    public boolean sendMessageAtTime(Message msg, long uptimeMillis) {        MessageQueue queue = mQueue;        if (queue == null) {            RuntimeException e = new RuntimeException(                    this + " sendMessageAtTime() called with no mQueue");            Log.w("Looper", e.getMessage(), e);            return false;        }        return enqueueMessage(queue, msg, uptimeMillis);    }

//根据方法的名称，下面对Message进行入队排序。

 private boolean enqueueMessage(MessageQueue queue, Message msg, long uptimeMillis) {        msg.target = this;        if (mAsynchronous) {            msg.setAsynchronous(true);        }        return queue.enqueueMessage(msg, uptimeMillis);    }

 boolean enqueueMessage(Message msg, long when) {        if (msg.isInUse()) {            throw new AndroidRuntimeException(msg + " This message is already in use.");        }        if (msg.target == null) {            throw new AndroidRuntimeException("Message must have a target.");        }        synchronized (this) {            if (mQuitting) {                RuntimeException e = new RuntimeException(                        msg.target + " sending message to a Handler on a dead thread");                Log.w("MessageQueue", e.getMessage(), e);                return false;            }            msg.when = when;            Message p = mMessages;            boolean needWake;            if (p == null || when == 0 || when < p.when) {                // New head, wake up the event queue if blocked.                msg.next = p;                mMessages = msg;                needWake = mBlocked;            } else {                // Inserted within the middle of the queue.  Usually we don't have to wake                // up the event queue unless there is a barrier at the head of the queue                // and the message is the earliest asynchronous message in the queue.                needWake = mBlocked && p.target == null && msg.isAsynchronous();                Message prev;                for (;;) {                    prev = p;                    p = p.next;                    if (p == null || when < p.when) {                        break;                    }                    if (needWake && p.isAsynchronous()) {                        needWake = false;                    }                }                msg.next = p; // invariant: p == prev.next                prev.next = msg;            }            // We can assume mPtr != 0 because mQuitting is false.            if (needWake) {                nativeWake(mPtr);            }        }        return true;    }

上面就是已经添加消息到队列头部的操作。 现在入队操作我们就已经看明白了，那出队操作是在哪里进行的呢。（但目前我还没有找到直接调用源码中Looper.looper()）

在Looper类的有这么一段说明代码：
<pre>
  *  class LooperThread extends Thread {
  *      public Handler mHandler;
  *
  *      public void run() {
  *          Looper.prepare();
  *
  *          mHandler = new Handler() {
  *              public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
  *                  // process incoming messages here
  *              }
  *          };
  *
  *          Looper.loop();
  *      }
  *  }</pre>

出队列应该有仓库管理员Looper来执行。

  /**     * Run the message queue in this thread. Be sure to call     * {@link #quit()} to end the loop.     */    public static void loop() {        final Looper me = myLooper();        if (me == null) {            throw new RuntimeException("No Looper; Looper.prepare() wasn't called on this thread.");        }        final MessageQueue queue = me.mQueue;        // Make sure the identity of this thread is that of the local process,        // and keep track of what that identity token actually is.        Binder.clearCallingIdentity();        final long ident = Binder.clearCallingIdentity();        for (;;) {            Message msg = queue.next(); // might block            if (msg == null) {                // No message indicates that the message queue is quitting.                return;            }            // This must be in a local variable, in case a UI event sets the logger            Printer logging = me.mLogging;            if (logging != null) {                logging.println(">>>>> Dispatching to " + msg.target + " " +                        msg.callback + ": " + msg.what);            }            msg.target.dispatchMessage(msg);            if (logging != null) {                logging.println("<<<<< Finished to " + msg.target + " " + msg.callback);            }            // Make sure that during the course of dispatching the            // identity of the thread wasn't corrupted.            final long newIdent = Binder.clearCallingIdentity();            if (ident != newIdent) {                Log.wtf(TAG, "Thread identity changed from 0x"                        + Long.toHexString(ident) + " to 0x"                        + Long.toHexString(newIdent) + " while dispatching to "                        + msg.target.getClass().getName() + " "                        + msg.callback + " what=" + msg.what);            }            msg.recycle();        }    }

 msg.target.dispatchMessage(msg); Message中提到msg.target就是handler.

 /**     * Handle system messages here.     */    public void dispatchMessage(Message msg) {        if (msg.callback != null) {            handleCallback(msg);        } else {            if (mCallback != null) {                if (mCallback.handleMessage(msg)) {                    return;                }            }            handleMessage(msg);        }    }