Add some more skeleton to how Alerts should be processed

Create a way to statically get the app context

src/com/uncc/gameday/GameDay.java

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package com.uncc.gameday;
+
+import android.app.Application;
+import android.content.Context;
+
+public class GameDay extends Application{
+	private static Context context;
+
+    public void onCreate(){
+        super.onCreate();
+        GameDay.context = getApplicationContext();
+    }
+
+    public static Context getAppContext() {
+    	return GameDay.context;
+    }
+}

src/com/uncc/gameday/activities/Alerts.java

@@ -1,26 +1,16 @@
 package com.uncc.gameday.activities;
 
-import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.List;
-
-import twitter4j.Paging;
-import twitter4j.Status;
-import twitter4j.Twitter;
-import twitter4j.TwitterException;
-import twitter4j.TwitterFactory;
-
-import com.uncc.gameday.R;
-
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.CheckBox;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
+import com.uncc.gameday.R;
+
 public class Alerts extends MenuActivity {
 	
 	Context ctx;
-	int maxTweets = 5; // Most tweets at a time from any source
 
 	protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
 		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
@@ -28,92 +18,6 @@ public class Alerts extends MenuActivity {
 		setContentView(R.layout.activity_alerts);
 	}
 	
-	public void fetchAlerts() {
-		// Fetch all alerts. Responsible for discovering what sources need to be fetched.
-		
-		if (((CheckBox)findViewById(R.id.alerts_check_timed)).isChecked())
-			// Fetch timed alerts
-			this.fetchTimedAlerts();
-		else if (((CheckBox)findViewById(R.id.alerts_check_organizations)).isChecked())
-			// Fetch organization alerts
-			this.fetchOrganizationAlerts();
-		else if (((CheckBox)findViewById(R.id.alerts_check_university)).isChecked())
-			// Fetch university alerts
-			this.fetchUniversityAlerts();
-		
-		// And always fetch alerts made by us. Period.
-		this.fetchGamedayAlerts();
-	}
-	
-	private void fetchTimedAlerts() {
-		// Process the rules for all timed alerts.
-	}
-	
-	private void fetchOrganizationAlerts() {
-		// Process fetching organization alerts (alerts retweeted by us)
-		int duration = Toast.LENGTH_SHORT;
-		
-		try {
-			String handle = getString(R.string.gameday_handle);
-			Twitter twitter = TwitterFactory.getSingleton();
-			List<Status> statuses = twitter.getUserTimeline(handle, new Paging(1, maxTweets));
-			
-			// Filter for anything created by us (retweet)
-			for (Iterator<Status> it = statuses.iterator(); it.hasNext();){
-				// May need to switch to isRetweetByMe (documentation is awful)
-				if (!it.next().isRetweet())
-					it.remove();
-			}
-			
-			// List contains all valid alerts now
-			
-		} catch (TwitterException e) {
-			Toast.makeText(this.ctx, "Unable to fetch alerts for organizations!\nAre you connected to the internet?", duration).show();
-			e.printStackTrace();
-		}
-	}
-	
-	private void fetchUniversityAlerts() {
-		// Process fetching university alerts
-		int duration = Toast.LENGTH_SHORT;
-		
-		try {
-			String handle = getString(R.string.university_handle);
-			Twitter twitter = TwitterFactory.getSingleton();
-			List<Status> statuses = twitter.getUserTimeline(handle, new Paging(1, maxTweets));
-			
-			// List contains all valid alerts now
-			
-		} catch (TwitterException e) {
-			Toast.makeText(this.ctx, "Unable to fetch alerts for the University!\nAre you connected to the internet?", duration).show();
-			e.printStackTrace();
-		}
-	}
-	
-	private void fetchGamedayAlerts() {
-		// Process fetching alerts generated by staff of UNCCGameDay
-		int duration = Toast.LENGTH_SHORT;
-		
-		try {
-			String handle = getString(R.string.gameday_handle);
-			Twitter twitter = TwitterFactory.getSingleton();
-			List<Status> statuses = twitter.getUserTimeline(handle, new Paging(1, maxTweets));
-			
-			// Filter out anything not from us
-			for (Iterator<Status> it = statuses.iterator(); it.hasNext();){
-				// May need to switch to isRetweetByMe (documentation is awful)
-				if (it.next().isRetweet())
-					it.remove();
-			}
-			
-			// List contains all valid alerts now.
-			
-		} catch (TwitterException e) {
-			Toast.makeText(this.ctx, "Unable to fetch alerts from Gameday!\nAre you connected to the internet?", duration).show();
-			e.printStackTrace();
-		}
-	}
-	
 	public void onClickTimedAlerts(View view) {
 		int toastDuration = Toast.LENGTH_SHORT;
 		if (((CheckBox) view).isChecked())

src/com/uncc/gameday/activities/Home.java

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 
 import com.uncc.gameday.R;
+import com.uncc.gameday.alerts.AlertFetcher;
 
 public class Home extends MenuActivity {
 	
@@ -25,6 +26,6 @@ public class Home extends MenuActivity {
 	private void getRecentAlerts() {
 		// Responsible for discovering what the most recent alerts are and showing them.
 		// Likely should be implemented by querying a local DB of alerts, grabbing recent 20.
-		new Alerts().fetchAlerts();
+		new AlertFetcher().fetchAlerts();
 	}
 }

src/com/uncc/gameday/alerts/Alert.java

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package com.uncc.gameday.alerts;
+
+import java.util.Date;
+
+public class Alert {
+	
+	private Date alarmDate;
+	private String message;
+	
+	public Date getAlarmDate() {
+		return alarmDate;
+	}
+	public void setAlarmDate(Date alarmDate) {
+		this.alarmDate = alarmDate;
+	}
+	
+	public String getMessage() {
+		return message;
+	}
+	public void setMessage(String message) {
+		this.message = message;
+	}
+
+}

src/com/uncc/gameday/alerts/AlertDB.java

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package com.uncc.gameday.alerts;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase;
+
+import com.uncc.gameday.GameDay;
+import com.uncc.gameday.R;
+
+public class AlertDB {
+	
+	private SQLiteDatabase dbHandle;
+	private SQLiteDatabase.CursorFactory factory;
+	
+	public AlertDB() {
+		this.dbHandle = SQLiteDatabase.openOrCreateDatabase(GameDay.getAppContext().getString(R.string.db_path), factory);
+	}
+	
+	public void insertAlert(Alert alert) {
+		// Add a new date to the database
+	}
+	
+	public void insertAlertRead(Alert alert) {
+		// Add a new date to the database that should not be alerted.
+		// This way, you can display it in the recent alerts list, but
+		// not show it to the user.
+	}
+	
+	public void insertAlerts(List<Alert> alarmDates) {
+		// Add multiple new dates to the database
+	}
+	
+	public void insertAlertsRead(List<Alert> alarmDates) {
+		// Add multiple new dates to the database, and mark them as read.
+	}
+	
+	public List<Alert> fetchUnreadAlerts() {
+		// Get a list of all currently unread alerts
+		
+		return null;
+	}
+	
+}

src/com/uncc/gameday/alerts/AlertFetcher.java

@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+package com.uncc.gameday.alerts;
+
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import twitter4j.Paging;
+import twitter4j.Status;
+import twitter4j.Twitter;
+import twitter4j.TwitterException;
+import twitter4j.TwitterFactory;
+import android.widget.Toast;
+
+import com.uncc.gameday.GameDay;
+import com.uncc.gameday.R;
+
+public class AlertFetcher {
+	// Class responsible for fetching all alerts as necessary.
+	
+	private int maxTweets = 5;
+	
+	public void fetchAlerts() {
+		/* This method needs to be re-written to use better logic. */
+		
+		/*
+		// Fetch all alerts. Responsible for discovering what sources need to be fetched.
+		
+		if (((CheckBox)findViewById(R.id.alerts_check_timed)).isChecked())
+			// Fetch timed alerts
+			this.fetchTimedAlerts();
+		else if (((CheckBox)findViewById(R.id.alerts_check_organizations)).isChecked())
+			// Fetch organization alerts
+			this.fetchOrganizationAlerts();
+		else if (((CheckBox)findViewById(R.id.alerts_check_university)).isChecked())
+			// Fetch university alerts
+			this.fetchUniversityAlerts();
+		
+		// And always fetch alerts made by us. Period.
+		this.fetchGamedayAlerts();
+		*/
+	}
+	
+	private void fetchTimedAlerts() {
+		// Process the rules for all timed alerts.
+	}
+	
+	private void fetchOrganizationAlerts() {
+		// Process fetching organization alerts (alerts retweeted by us)
+		int duration = Toast.LENGTH_SHORT;
+		
+		try {
+			String handle = GameDay.getAppContext().getString(R.string.gameday_handle);
+			Twitter twitter = TwitterFactory.getSingleton();
+			List<Status> statuses = twitter.getUserTimeline(handle, new Paging(1, maxTweets));
+			
+			// Filter for anything created by us (retweet)
+			for (Iterator<Status> it = statuses.iterator(); it.hasNext();){
+				// May need to switch to isRetweetByMe (documentation is awful)
+				if (!it.next().isRetweet())
+					it.remove();
+			}
+			
+			// List contains all valid alerts now
+			
+		} catch (TwitterException e) {
+			Toast.makeText(GameDay.getAppContext(),
+					"Unable to fetch alerts for organizations!\nAre you connected to the internet?",
+					duration).show();
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+	}
+	
+	private void fetchUniversityAlerts() {
+		// Process fetching university alerts
+		int duration = Toast.LENGTH_SHORT;
+		
+		try {
+			String handle = GameDay.getAppContext().getString(R.string.university_handle);
+			Twitter twitter = TwitterFactory.getSingleton();
+			List<Status> statuses = twitter.getUserTimeline(handle, new Paging(1, maxTweets));
+			
+			// List contains all valid alerts now
+			
+		} catch (TwitterException e) {
+			Toast.makeText(GameDay.getAppContext(),
+					"Unable to fetch alerts for the University!\nAre you connected to the internet?",
+					duration).show();
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+	}
+	
+	private void fetchGamedayAlerts() {
+		// Process fetching alerts generated by staff of UNCCGameDay
+		int duration = Toast.LENGTH_SHORT;
+		
+		try {
+			String handle = GameDay.getAppContext().getString(R.string.gameday_handle);
+			Twitter twitter = TwitterFactory.getSingleton();
+			List<Status> statuses = twitter.getUserTimeline(handle, new Paging(1, maxTweets));
+			
+			// Filter out anything not from us
+			for (Iterator<Status> it = statuses.iterator(); it.hasNext();){
+				// May need to switch to isRetweetByMe (documentation is awful)
+				if (it.next().isRetweet())
+					it.remove();
+			}
+			
+			// List contains all valid alerts now.
+			
+		} catch (TwitterException e) {
+			Toast.makeText(GameDay.getAppContext(),
+					"Unable to fetch alerts from Gameday!\nAre you connected to the internet?",
+					duration).show();
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+	}
+}