src/com/android/packageinstaller/AsyncTaskLiveData.java

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2018 The Android Open Source Project
 *
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package com.android.packageinstaller;

import android.os.AsyncTask;

import androidx.annotation.WorkerThread;
import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;

/**
 * {@link LiveData} that uses {@link AsyncTask} to load value on a background thread.
 *
 * @param <T> type of the value
 */
public abstract class AsyncTaskLiveData<T> extends LiveData<T> {

    /**
     * Load the value on a background thread. The value will be reloaded even if already loaded.
     */
    public void loadValue() {
        AsyncTask.execute(() -> postValue(loadValueInBackground()));
    }

    @WorkerThread
    protected abstract T loadValueInBackground();
}