Android nomedia问题分析

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一、问题起源

　　最近有同事反馈试用的机器出现问题，图库的照片全部消失，新下载的第三方应用图片，也无法显示。针对该问题，当时以为是媒体库scan过程和数据库存在异常，查了半天无任何结论。内部讨论后，初步怀疑是nomedia导致，查看外置存储根目录的隐藏文件，果然有.nomdia生成，但这个是谁生成的呢？无从知晓，随后让同事提供试用过程，一步步盘查，结果定位到国内某度应用导致。对比国内其他机器，无此问题，应该是规避了。那么如何规避该问题，删除此文件或者排除此路径的隐藏机制?

 

二、nomedia实现方式

　　既然规避，自然需要弄清楚系统如何实现nomedia隐藏的机制。那么nomedia到底如何定义的呢？

frameworks/base/core/java/android/provider/MediaStore.java

/**
 * Name of the file signaling the media scanner to ignore media in the containing directory
 * and its subdirectories. Developers should use this to avoid application graphics showing
 * up in the Gallery and likewise prevent application sounds and music from showing up in
 * the Music app.
 */
public static final String MEDIA_IGNORE_FILENAME = ".nomedia";

　　如上定义，顾名思义，是隐藏此文件当前目录以及子目录的媒体文件。那么系统是如何利用.nomedia实现该机制的呢？
根据代码搜索到的路径分析，目前有两个地方进行了隐藏处理，MediaProvider和MediaScanner，下面先看MediaProvider:
1、MediaProvider
packages/providers/MediaProvider/src/com/android/providers/media/MediaProvider.java

    /*
     * Sets the media type of all files below the newly added .nomedia file or
     * hidden folder to 0, so the entries no longer appear in e.g. the audio and
     * images views.
     *
     * @param path The path to the new .nomedia file or hidden directory
     */
    private void processNewNoMediaPath(final DatabaseHelper helper, final SQLiteDatabase db,
            final String path) {
        final File nomedia = new File(path);
        if (nomedia.exists()) {
            hidePath(helper, db, path);
        } else {
            // File doesn't exist. Try again in a little while.
            // XXX there's probably a better way of doing this
            new Thread(new Runnable() {
                @Override
                public void run() {
                    SystemClock.sleep(2000);
                    if (nomedia.exists()) {
                        hidePath(helper, db, path);
                    } else {
                        Log.w(TAG, "does not exist: " + path, new Exception());
                    }
                }}).start();
        }
    }