X-Git-Url: http://nitlanguage.org diff --git a/lib/app/README.md b/lib/app/README.md index 680c6b9..4baecf4 100644 --- a/lib/app/README.md +++ b/lib/app/README.md @@ -18,25 +18,25 @@ The _app.nit_ application life-cycle is compatible with all target platforms. It relies on the following sequence of events, represented here by their callback method name: 1. `on_create`: The application is being created. - You should build the UI at this time. + You should build the UI at this time and launch services. -2. `on_start`: The app is starting or restarting, background activities may +2. `on_resume`: The app enters the active state, it is in the foreground and interactive. -3. `on_resume`: The app enters the active state, it is in the foreground. - -4. `on_pause`: The app leaves the active state and the foreground. +3. `on_pause`: The app becomes inactive and it leaves the foreground. It may still be visible in the background. - It may then go back to `on_resume` or `on_stop`. -5. `on_stop`: The app is completely hidden. - It may then be destroyed (`on_destroy`) or go back to `on_start`. +4. `on_stop`: The app is completely hidden. + It may then be destroyed (without warning) or go back to the active state with `on_restart`. + +5. `on_restart`: The app goes back to the inactive state. + You can revert what was done by `on_stop`. -6. `on_destroy`: The app is being destroyed. +![_app.nit_ life-cycle](doc/app-nit-lifecycle.png) Life-cycle events related to saving and restoring the application state are provided by two special callback methods: * `on_save_state`: The app may be destroyed soon, save its state for a future `on_restore_state`. - More on how it can be done in the `app::data_store` section. + There is more on how it can be done in the `app::data_store` section. * `on_restore_state`: The app is launching, restore its state from a previous `on_save_state`.