commit 46b84d5b4a44dbab8e0f6ee11f3ab42e11ce97bb
author Mike LeBeau <mlebeau@android.com> Wed Sep 08 17:43:15 2010 -0700
committer Android (Google) Code Review <android-gerrit@google.com> Wed Sep 08 17:43:15 2010 -0700
tree 0612e68c6f4899d1f8f95bbdf2802820e80ade2e
parent 95d8648054223a501fe5390edef7e5d9383a4be8
parent 2fe6fd055874ff70a9faeaa27716173b12e671fb

Merge "Add MediaStore.ACTION_MEDIA_PLAY_FROM_SEARCH intent for open-ended search and play of music. This is used, for instance, by Google's new "listen to" Voice Action." into gingerbread

api/current.xml

diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index 1abf681..a495d04 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -140773,6 +140773,17 @@
  visibility="public"
 >
 </field>
+<field name="INTENT_ACTION_MEDIA_PLAY_FROM_SEARCH"
+ type="java.lang.String"
+ transient="false"
+ volatile="false"
+ value="&quot;android.media.action.MEDIA_PLAY_FROM_SEARCH&quot;"
+ static="true"
+ final="true"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</field>
 <field name="INTENT_ACTION_MEDIA_SEARCH"
  type="java.lang.String"
  transient="false"

core/java/android/provider/MediaStore.java

diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/MediaStore.java b/core/java/android/provider/MediaStore.java
index d20e89d..075da33 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/MediaStore.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/MediaStore.java
@@ -75,6 +75,22 @@
     public static final String INTENT_ACTION_MEDIA_SEARCH = "android.intent.action.MEDIA_SEARCH";
 
     /**
+     * An intent to perform a search for music media and automatically play content from the
+     * result when possible. This can be fired, for example, by the result of a voice recognition
+     * command to listen to music.
+     * <p>
+     * Contains the {@link android.app.SearchManager#QUERY} extra, which is a string
+     * that can contain any type of unstructured music search, like the name of an artist,
+     * an album, a song, a genre, or any combination of these.
+     * <p>
+     * Because this intent includes an open-ended unstructured search string, it makes the most
+     * sense for apps that can support large-scale search of music, such as services connected
+     * to an online database of music which can be streamed and played on the device.
+     */
+    public static final String INTENT_ACTION_MEDIA_PLAY_FROM_SEARCH =
+            "android.media.action.MEDIA_PLAY_FROM_SEARCH";
+    
+    /**
      * The name of the Intent-extra used to define the artist
      */
     public static final String EXTRA_MEDIA_ARTIST = "android.intent.extra.artist";