IntentService

Android上的后台任务主要有三种实现方式，
一是按照常规的Java方式，自己写线程，
二是使用SDK封装好的后台任务类AsyncTask，
三是使用Service。

     线程和AsyncTask都是和Activity的生命周期绑定的，而Service有自己的独立生命周期。

1. IntentService是一个用于按需处理异步请求的Service基类，调用方通过 startService(Intent)启动服务， IntentService为每一个Intent开启一个单独的工作线程，并且在任务完成时自动终止服务 ****这种“工作队列处理器”模式通常用于某个程序主线程之外的后台任务。IntentService类简化了这种机制。要使用这种工作队列模式，只使用继承IntentService并实现protected void onHandleIntent(Intent){ }方法。IntentService会接受Intents，启动工作线程，并在合适的时候终止服务。

2. IntentService是继承自Service的，从源码上看，它是Service、HandlerThread和Handler的强强联合。

3. setIntentRedelivery(true),从字面理解是设置intent重投递。如果设置为true，onStartCommand(Intent, int, int)将会返回START_REDELIVER_INTENT，如果onHandleIntent(Intent)返回之前进程死掉了，那么进程将会重新启动，intent重新投递，如果有大量的intent投递了，那么只保证最近的intent会被重投递。
   源码目录\frameworks\base\core\java\android\app\IntentService.java:

   /** Copyright (C) 2008 The Android Open Source Project
    * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
   * You may obtain a copy of the License at
   *
   *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
   *
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   * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
   * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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   package android.app;
   import android.content.Intent;
   import android.os.Handler;
   import android.os.HandlerThread;
   import android.os.IBinder;
   import android.os.Looper;
   import android.os.Message;
   
   /**
    * IntentService is a base class for {@link Service}s that handle asynchronous
    * requests (expressed as {@link Intent}s) on demand.  Clients send requests
    * through {@link android.content.Context#startService(Intent)} calls; the
    * service is started as needed, handles each Intent in turn using a worker
    * thread, and stops itself when it runs out of work.
    *
    * 
   This "work queue processor" pattern is commonly used to offload tasks
    * from an application's main thread.  The IntentService class exists to
    * simplify this pattern and take care of the mechanics.  To use it, extend
    * IntentService and implement {@link #onHandleIntent(Intent)}.  IntentService
    * will receive the Intents, launch a worker thread, and stop the service as
    * appropriate.
    *
    * 
   All requests are handled on a single worker thread -- they may take as
    * long as necessary (and will not block the application's main loop), but
    * only one request will be processed at a time.
    *
    * 
   
    * 
   Developer Guides
    * 
   For a detailed discussion about how to create services, read the
    * Services developer guide.
    * 
    *
    * @see android.os.AsyncTask
    */
   public abstract class IntentService extends Service {
       private volatile Looper mServiceLooper;
       private volatile ServiceHandler mServiceHandler;
       private String mName;
       private boolean mRedelivery;
   
       private final class ServiceHandler extends Handler {
           public ServiceHandler(Looper looper) {
               super(looper);
           }
   
          @Override
          public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
                   onHandleIntent((Intent)msg.obj);
                   stopSelf(msg.arg1);
           }
       }
   
       /**
        * Creates an IntentService.  Invoked by your subclass's constructor.
        *
        * @param name Used to name the worker thread, important only for debugging.
        */
       public IntentService(String name) {
           super();
           mName = name;
       }
   
       /**
        * Sets intent redelivery preferences.  Usually called from the constructor
        * with your preferred semantics.
        *
        * 
   If enabled is true,
        * {@link #onStartCommand(Intent, int, int)} will return
        * {@link Service#START_REDELIVER_INTENT}, so if this process dies before
        * {@link #onHandleIntent(Intent)} returns, the process will be restarted
        * and the intent redelivered.  If multiple Intents have been sent, only
        * the most recent one is guaranteed to be redelivered.
        *
        * 
   If enabled is false (the default),
        * {@link #onStartCommand(Intent, int, int)} will return
        * {@link Service#START_NOT_STICKY}, and if the process dies, the Intent
        * dies along with it.
        */
       public void setIntentRedelivery(boolean enabled) {
           mRedelivery = enabled;
       }
   
       @Override
       public void onCreate() {
           // TODO: It would be nice to have an option to hold a partial wakelock
           // during processing, and to have a static startService(Context, Intent)
           // method that would launch the service & hand off a wakelock.
   
           super.onCreate();
           HandlerThread thread = new HandlerThread("IntentService[" + mName + "]");
           thread.start();
   
           mServiceLooper = thread.getLooper();
           mServiceHandler = new ServiceHandler(mServiceLooper);
       }
   
      @Override
       public void onStart(Intent intent, int startId) {
           Message msg = mServiceHandler.obtainMessage();
           msg.arg1 = startId;
           msg.obj = intent;
           mServiceHandler.sendMessage(msg);
       }
   
       /**
        * You should not override this method for your IntentService. Instead,
        * override {@link #onHandleIntent}, which the system calls when the IntentService
        * receives a start request.
        * @see android.app.Service#onStartCommand
        */
       @Override
       public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
           onStart(intent, startId);
           return mRedelivery ? START_REDELIVER_INTENT : START_NOT_STICKY;
       }
   
       @Override
       public void onDestroy() {
           mServiceLooper.quit();
       }
   
       /**
        * Unless you provide binding for your service, you don't need to implement this
        * method, because the default implementation returns null. 
        * @see android.app.Service#onBind
        */
       @Override
       public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
           return null;
       }
   
       /**
        * This method is invoked on the worker thread with a request to process.
        * Only one Intent is processed at a time, but the processing happens on a
        * worker thread that runs independently from other application logic.
        * So, if this code takes a long time, it will hold up other requests to
        * the same IntentService, but it will not hold up anything else.
        * When all requests have been handled, the IntentService stops itself,
        * so you should not call {@link #stopSelf}.
        *
        * @param intent The value passed to {@link
        *               android.content.Context#startService(Intent)}.
        */
       protected abstract void onHandleIntent(Intent intent);
   }