Android APIs
public interface

AppIndexApi

com.google.android.gms.appindexing.AppIndexApi

Class Overview

Provides methods for indexing actions that users are performing in your app to Google.

This API can be used to personalize users' Google Search experience based on usage of your app.

To use this API, add the following to your Activity:
 protected void onCreate(...) {
      mClient = new GoogleApiClient.Builder(getActivity())
          .addApi(AppIndex.API).build();
      ...
 }

 protected void onStart() {
     super.onStart();
     mClient.connect();
     Action viewAction = Action.newAction(Action.TYPE_VIEW, title, appUri);
     AppIndex.AppIndexApi.start(mClient, viewAction);
     ...
 }

 protected void onStop() {
  *  Action viewAction = Action.newAction(Action.TYPE_VIEW, title, appUri);
     AppIndex.AppIndexApi.end(mClient, viewAction);
     mClient.disconnect();
     super.onStop();
     ...
 }
 
 

Summary

Nested Classes
interface AppIndexApi.ActionResult This interface is deprecated. Use start(GoogleApiClient, Action) and end(GoogleApiClient, Action).  
class AppIndexApi.AppIndexingLink An outbound link attached to viewed content. 
Public Methods
abstract AppIndexApi.ActionResult action(GoogleApiClient apiClient, Action action)
This method is deprecated. Use start(GoogleApiClient, Action) instead.
abstract PendingResult<Status> end(GoogleApiClient apiClient, Action action)
Indicates that the user has ended a specific action in your app.
abstract PendingResult<Status> start(GoogleApiClient apiClient, Action action)
Indicates that the user has started a specific action in your app.
abstract PendingResult<Status> view(GoogleApiClient apiClient, Activity activity, Intent viewIntent, String title, Uri webUrl, List<AppIndexApi.AppIndexingLink> outLinks)
This method is deprecated. Use start(GoogleApiClient, Action) instead.
abstract PendingResult<Status> view(GoogleApiClient apiClient, Activity activity, Uri appUri, String title, Uri webUrl, List<AppIndexApi.AppIndexingLink> outLinks)
This method is deprecated. Use start(GoogleApiClient, Action) instead.
abstract PendingResult<Status> viewEnd(GoogleApiClient apiClient, Activity activity, Uri appUri)
This method is deprecated. Use start(GoogleApiClient, Action) instead.
abstract PendingResult<Status> viewEnd(GoogleApiClient apiClient, Activity activity, Intent viewIntent)
This method is deprecated. Use end(GoogleApiClient, Action) instead.

Public Methods

public abstract AppIndexApi.ActionResult action (GoogleApiClient apiClient, Action action)

This method is deprecated.
Use start(GoogleApiClient, Action) instead.

public abstract PendingResult<Status> end (GoogleApiClient apiClient, Action action)

Indicates that the user has ended a specific action in your app.

This method should be called for instantaneous actions such as TYPE_BOOKMARK, TYPE_LIKE, TYPE_WANT.

Parameters
apiClient The GoogleApiClient configured to use the API. The client should be connecting or connected.
action The Action performed by the user within the app.
Returns
  • The PendingResult which can optionally be used to determine if the call succeeded.

public abstract PendingResult<Status> start (GoogleApiClient apiClient, Action action)

Indicates that the user has started a specific action in your app.

Parameters
apiClient The GoogleApiClient configured to use the API. The client should be connecting or connected.
action The Action performed by the user within the app.
Returns
  • The PendingResult which can optionally be used to determine if the call succeeded.

public abstract PendingResult<Status> view (GoogleApiClient apiClient, Activity activity, Intent viewIntent, String title, Uri webUrl, List<AppIndexApi.AppIndexingLink> outLinks)

This method is deprecated.
Use start(GoogleApiClient, Action) instead.

public abstract PendingResult<Status> view (GoogleApiClient apiClient, Activity activity, Uri appUri, String title, Uri webUrl, List<AppIndexApi.AppIndexingLink> outLinks)

This method is deprecated.
Use start(GoogleApiClient, Action) instead.

public abstract PendingResult<Status> viewEnd (GoogleApiClient apiClient, Activity activity, Uri appUri)

This method is deprecated.
Use start(GoogleApiClient, Action) instead.

public abstract PendingResult<Status> viewEnd (GoogleApiClient apiClient, Activity activity, Intent viewIntent)

This method is deprecated.
Use end(GoogleApiClient, Action) instead.