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Transcript
WHAT’S HOT IN GDG Malta Danny Preussler @PreusslerBerlin
WHO’S THAT GERMAN?
WHAT’S A DEVELOPER EXPERT?
WHAT’S A DEVELOPER EXPERT?
2009 ANDROID
SOOO 2016 • Material Design • Firebase • ConstraintLayout •
Databinding • RxJava
SOOO 2016 • Material Design • Firebase • ConstraintLayout •
Databinding • RxJava
SOOO 2016 • Material Design • Firebase • ConstraintLayout •
Databinding • RxJava
SOOO 2016 • Material Design • Firebase • ConstraintLayout •
Databinding • RxJava
SOOO 2016 • Material Design • Firebase • ConstraintLayout •
Databinding • RxJava
SOOO 2016 • Material Design • Firebase • ConstraintLayout •
Databinding • RxJava
SOOO 2016 • Material Design • Firebase • ConstraintLayout •
Databinding • RxJava ViewModel View
DATA BINDING
SOOO 2016 • Material Design • Firebase • ConstraintLayout •
Databinding • RxJava
RXJAVA tasksRepository.getTasks() .flatMap(Flowable::fromIterable) .filter(task -> { switch (currentFiltering) { case
ACTIVE_TASKS: return task.isActive(); case COMPLETED_TASKS: return task.isCompleted(); case ALL_TASKS: default return true; } }) * https://github.com/googlesamples/android-architecture
WHAT WAS NEW IN 2017
NEW FEATURE IN ANDROID 8 • Picture in Picture •
Resizable TextView • Fonts in xml and Downloadable fonts • Notification changes • Background changes • Instant Apps
• Picture in Picture • Resizable TextView • Fonts in
xml and Downloadable fonts • Notification changes • Background changes • Instant Apps
NEW FEATURE IN ANDROID 8 • Picture in Picture •
Resizable TextView • Fonts in xml and Downloadable fonts • Notification changes • Background changes • Instant Apps
NEW FEATURE IN ANDROID 8 • Picture in Picture •
Resizable TextView • Fonts in xml and Downloadable fonts • Notification changes • Background changes • Instant Apps
NEW FEATURE IN ANDROID 8 • Picture in Picture •
Resizable TextView • Fonts in xml and Downloadable fonts • Notification changes • Background changes • Instant Apps
NEW FEATURE IN ANDROID 8 • Picture in Picture •
Resizable TextView • Fonts in xml and Downloadable fonts • Notification changes • Background changes • Instant Apps
BACKGROUND CHANGES • Doze and JobScheduler started with M (Android
6) • New background limitations
NEW FEATURE IN ANDROID 8 • Picture in Picture •
Resizable TextView • Fonts in xml and Downloadable fonts • Notification changes • Background changes •Instant apps
INSTANT APPS • “say no to app downloads” • (partial)
app starts directly from website • Split up your app into feature modules
NEWS IN ARCHITECTURE • Architecture blueprints • Architecture guidelines •
Architecture components
NEWS IN ARCHITECTURE •Architecture blueprints github.com/googlesamples/android-architecture • Architecture guidelines •
Architecture components
NEWS IN ARCHITECTURE • Architecture blueprints •Architecture guidelines developer.android.com/topic/libraries/architecture/guide.html •
Architecture components
NEWS IN ARCHITECTURE • Architecture blueprints •Architecture guidelines • Architecture
components
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NEWS IN ARCHITECTURE • Architecture blueprints • Architecture guidelines •Architecture
components developer.android.com/topic/libraries/architecture/index.html
ARCHITECTURE COMPONENTS • Viewmodel • LiveData • LifeCycleObserver • Room
• Pagination
VIEWMODEL • provides the data for a specific UI •
fits great into MVVM • survives configuration change
VIEWMODEL • provides the data for a specific UI •
fits great into MVVM • survives configuration change
VIEWMODEL • provides the data for a specific UI •
fits great into MVVM • survives configuration change Model ViewModel View
VIEWMODEL • provides the data for a specific UI •
fits great into MVVM • survives configuration change
VIEWMODEL public void onCreate(...) { model = ViewModelProviders .of(this) .get(MyViewModel.class);
} class MyViewModel extends ViewModel { …
VIEWMODEL LIVES LONGER! Activity Activity ViewModel
INTRODUCING LIVE DATA Activity Activity LiveData LiveData ViewModel
LIVE DATA • Observable similar to RxJava • Life cycle
aware • Doesn’t emit when not needed • Memory leak save
LIVE DATA • Observable similar to RxJava • Life cycle
aware • Doesn’t emit when not needed • Memory leak save
LIVE DATA • Observable similar to RxJava • Life cycle
aware • Doesn’t emit when not needed • Memory leak save
LIVE DATA • Observable similar to RxJava • Life cycle
aware • Doesn’t emit when not needed • Memory leak save
LIVE DATA • Observable similar to RxJava • Life cycle
aware • Doesn’t emit when not needed • Memory leak save
LIVE DATA class MyViewModel extends ViewModel { MutableLiveData<String> message =
new MutableLiveData<String>(); myModel.message.observe(this, new Observer<String>() { @Override public void onChanged(String newValue) {..} }
LIFECYCLEOBSERVER • Helps building your own life cycle aware components
• Watch Activity, Fragment or Application life cycle • Avoid memory leaks • Avoid forwarding events from activities/fragments • Introduces ProcessLifeCycle!
ROOM • SQLite Object Mapper • Compile time check •
Works with RxJava
ROOM @Dao abstract class ConferenceStore { @Insert abstract void insert(List<Session>
sessions); @Query("SELECT * FROM tracks") abstract List<Track> allTracks(); ... https://commonsware.com/presos/2017-11-Room
ROOM @Entity(tableName = "tracks") class Track { @PrimaryKey(autoGenerate = true)
final Long id; @NonNull final String title; @NonNull final String location; ... https://commonsware.com/presos/2017-11-Room
ROOM @Database(version=1, entities = {Track.class, Session.class}) abstract public class ConferenceDatabase
extends RoomDatabase { https://commonsware.com/presos/2017-11-Room
A NEW PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE * Java still fully supported on
Android
KOTLIN • Modern language • Reduce boilerplate • null safe
• New possibilies • Communication with swift devs • Works great with Java • Multiplatform with web and backend
KOTLIN • Modern language • Works great with Java •
Reduce boilerplate • null safe • New possibilies • Communication with swift devs • Multiplatform with web and backend
KOTLIN • Modern language • Works great with Java •
Reduce boilerplate • null safe • New possibilies • Communication with swift devs • Multiplatform with web and backend
fun isEligibleToVote(): Boolean { return age >= 18 }
fun isEligibleToVote = age >= 18
data class MyModel(val lastName: String, val name: String = “”)
... Map<TYPE, Integer> signalStrength = new HashMap<>(); signalStrength.put(EDGE, 80); signalStrength.put(WIFI
to 90); ...
... val signalStrength = hashMapOf(EDGE to 80, WIFI to 90)
...
class MyViewModel extends ViewModel { MutableLiveData<String> message = new MutableLiveData<String>();
myModel.message.observe(this, new Observer<String>() { @Override public void onChanged(String newName) {..} }
class MyViewModel(): ViewModel(){ val message = MutableLiveData<String>() myModel.message.observe(this, Observer{ ..
})}
KOTLIN • Modern language • Works great with Java •
Reduce boilerplate • null safe • New possibilies • Communication with swift devs • Multiplatform with web and backend
NULL SAFETY var canNeverBeNull: String var canBeNull: String?
if (subscription != null) { subscription.dispose() }
subscription?.dispose()
KOTLIN • Modern language • Works great with Java •
Reduce boilerplate • null safe • New possibilities • Communication with swift devs • Multiplatform with web and backend
val typeOfPerson = when(age){ 0 -> "New born" in 1..12
-> "Child" in 13..19 -> "Teenager" else -> "Adult" }
fun String.toAspectRatio(): AspectRatio? = when (this) { "1:1" -> ONE_BY_ONE
"2:3" -> TWO_BY_THREE else -> null }
fun Int.clamp(lower: Int, upper: Int) = Math.max(lower, Math.min(this, upper)) progress.clamp(0,
100)
greeting shouldEqual "hello"
greeting.shouldEqual("hello”)
greeting shouldEqual "hello"
greeting `should equal` "hello"
KOTLIN • Modern language • Works great with Java •
Reduce boilerplate • null safe • New possibilities • Communication with swift devs • Multiplatform with web and backend
KOTLIN • Modern language • Works great with Java •
Reduce boilerplate • null safe • New possibilities • Communication with swift devs • Multiplatform with web and backend support for JVM, JS, native
KOTLIN = fun
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SUMMARIZE It was never so easy to start with Android
WRITE ANDROID IN
ANDROID IS MORE THAN PHONE
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WHAT’S HOT IN GDG Malta Danny Preussler @PreusslerBerlin