Boot broadcast receiver starts UpdaterService

AndroidManifest.xml

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
         android:targetSdkVersion="16" />
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" /> 
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
 
     <application
         android:allowBackup="true"
@@ -27,6 +28,14 @@
       <activity android:name="com.marakana.yambax.StatusActivity" android:label="@string/app_name" /> 
       <activity android:name="com.marakana.yambax.PrefsActivity"  android:label="@string/titlePrefs" />  
       <service  android:name="com.marakana.yambax.UpdaterService" />
+
+      <receiver android:name="com.marakana.yambax.BootReceiver">
+        <intent-filter>
+          <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
+        </intent-filter> 
+      </receiver>  
     </application>
 
+
+
 </manifest>

src/com/marakana/yambax/YambaApplication.xtend

@@ -9,16 +9,27 @@ import java.util.List
 import winterwell.jtwitter.Twitter;
 import winterwell.jtwitter.Twitter.Status;
 import java.util.LinkedList
+import android.content.BroadcastReceiver
+import android.content.Context
+import android.content.Intent
 
 interface TimelineUpdateListener
 {
   def void timelineUpdate()
 }
+
+class BootReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver
+{
+  override onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) 
+  {
+    context.startService(new Intent(context, typeof(UpdaterService)))
+  }
+} 
 
 class YambaApplication extends Application
 {
   @Property TwitterAPI             twitter        = new TwitterAPI("student", "password", "http://yamba.marakana.com/api")
-  @Property boolean                serviceRunning = false
+  @Property boolean                serviceRunning = true
   @Property List<Twitter.Status>   timeline       = new LinkedList<Status>
   @Property TimelineUpdateListener updateListener