/* * Copyright (C) 2015 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 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package android.support.previewsdk; import android.os.Build; /** * Utility class for performing version checks on Android platform preview SDKs. * *

Apps must be very careful when targeting preview builds because binary compatibility * is not guaranteed. APIs can be renamed or drastically changed before they are finalized * into a new API level. The new SDK constant Build.VERSION.PREVIEW_SDK_INT * marks a precise snapshot version of prerelease API.

* *

{@link #isKnownPreviewDevice()} will return true if the current device * is running a preview build with the same SDK snapshot this support lib was built with. * If it returns true it is safe to call prerelease APIs. If not, the app * should fall back to only assuming the presence of the latest public, final API level.

*/ public class PreviewSdk { /** * Check if the current device is running a prerelease platform preview build matching * the SDK this library was built for. If it returns true, it is safe to call prerelease * APIs known to this SDK. * * @return true if the device is running a preview build that matches the SDK. */ public static boolean isKnownPreviewDevice() { return "MNC".equals(Build.VERSION.CODENAME) && Build.VERSION.PREVIEW_SDK_INT == PreviewConstants.PREVIEW_SDK_VERSION; } }