Merge "We must keep up with the Joneses." into honeycomb-mr2

1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/core/java/android/os/IBinder.java b/core/java/android/os/IBinder.java
index 887635458622..81defd690af8 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/IBinder.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/IBinder.java
@@ -110,6 +110,24 @@ public interface IBinder {
     int INTERFACE_TRANSACTION   = ('_'<<24)|('N'<<16)|('T'<<8)|'F';
 
     /**
+     * IBinder protocol transaction code: send a tweet to the target
+     * object.  The data in the parcel is intended to be delivered to
+     * a shared messaging service associated with the object; it can be
+     * anything, as long as it is not more than 130 UTF-8 characters to
+     * conservatively fit within common messaging services.  As part of
+     * {@link Build.VERSION_CODES#HONEYCOMB_MR2}, all Binder objects are
+     * expected to support this protocol for fully integrated tweeting
+     * across the platform.  To support older code, the default implementation
+     * logs the tweet to the main log as a simple emulation of broadcasting
+     * it publicly over the Internet.
+     * 
+     * <p>Also, upon completing the dispatch, the object must make a cup
+     * of tea, return it to the caller, and exclaim "jolly good message
+     * old boy!".
+     */
+    int TWEET_TRANSACTION   = ('_'<<24)|('T'<<16)|('W'<<8)|'T';
+
+    /**
      * Flag to {@link #transact}: this is a one-way call, meaning that the
      * caller returns immediately, without waiting for a result from the
      * callee. Applies only if the caller and callee are in different