Android WAT?!?

Android is a great piece of machinery as a platform, but one thing it which it fails hard is its API. In his short talk Alexey will nag about some brain exploading APIs that he stumble upon during his experience with Android. Expect some brain teasers, quizes and fun trivia.

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1. Android WAT?!? by Alexey Buzdin
2. Android WAT?!? by Alexey Buzdin *aka 7 things I like about Android
3. Alexey Buzdin
4. WAT Gary Bernhardt @garybernhardt https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/wat 2012 inspired by
5. DISCLAIMER All characters, events, thoughts and ideas used in this presentation — even those based on real life — are entirely fictional and purely subjective to speaker opinion. :)
6. “Writing API is tough, writing good ones is an art” quote: me
7. *Android SDK 21 ๏ JUnit ๏ TextView ๏ Activity ๏ String ๏ ViewGroup ๏ View ๏ Context
8. "Java Code Conventions”: Files longer than 2000 lines are cumbersome and should be avoided.
9. *Android SDK 21 ๏ JUnit ๏ TextView ๏ Activity ๏ String ๏ ViewGroup ๏ View ๏ Context
10. *Android SDK 21 ๏ JUnit ๏ TextView ๏ Activity ๏ String ๏ ViewGroup ๏ View ๏ Context - 2197
11. *Android SDK 21 ๏ JUnit ๏ TextView ๏ Activity ๏ String ๏ ViewGroup ๏ View ๏ Context - 2197
12. *Android SDK 21 ๏ JUnit ๏ TextView ๏ Activity ๏ String - 3154 ๏ ViewGroup ๏ View ๏ Context - 2197
13. *Android SDK 21 ๏ JUnit ๏ TextView - 11536 ๏ Activity ๏ String - 3154 ๏ ViewGroup ๏ View - 14878 ๏ Context - 2197
14. *Android SDK 21 ๏ JUnit - 5756 ๏ TextView - 11536 ๏ Activity - 4658 ๏ String - 3154 ๏ ViewGroup - 5691 ๏ View - 14878 ๏ Context - 2197
15. #01 Android Y U No Generics?
16. ImageView image = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.image); #01 Android Y U No Generics?
17. ImageView image = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.image); #01 Android Y U No Generics? Custom wrapper; ButterKnife; Android Data Binding Solved by:
18. How to get Window height/width? #02
19. How to get Window height/width? #02 Display display = getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay();
20. How to get Window height/width? #02 Display display = getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay(); display.getWidth(); display.getHeight();
21. How to get Window height/width? #02 Display display = getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay(); display.getWidth(); // deprecated display.getHeight(); // deprecated
22. How to get Window height/width? #02 Display display = getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay(); Point size = new Point(); display.getSize(size); int width = size.x; int height = size.y;
23. How to get Window height/width? #02 Tuple out parameter srsly? Display display = getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay(); Point size = new Point(); display.getSize(size); int width = size.x; int height = size.y;
24. #03 View state
25. #03 View state to Enable a view use ->
26. public void setEnabled(boolean enabled) #03 View state to Enable a view use ->
27. public void setEnabled(boolean enabled) #03 View state to Enable a view use -> to Hide a view use ->
28. public void setEnabled(boolean enabled) #03 View state to Enable a view use -> public void setVisib…. to Hide a view use ->
29. public void setEnabled(boolean enabled) #03 View state to Enable a view use -> public void setVisibility (int visibility) to Hide a view use ->
30. Enums, what enums? public void setEnabled(boolean enabled) #03 View state to Enable a view use -> public void setVisibility (int visibility) One of VISIBLE, INVISIBLE, or GONE. to Hide a view use ->
31. Who came up with this names? #04
32. Who came up with this names? BoringLayout #04
33. Who came up with this names? ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2 BoringLayout #04
34. Who came up with this names? ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2 Log.wtf() BoringLayout #04
35. Who came up with this names? ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2 Log.wtf() BoringLayout UserManager isUserAGoat #04
36. Who came up with this names? ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2 Log.wtf() BoringLayout UserManager isUserAGoat #04 public static final int removeBeforeMRelease
38. Do you like nulls? #05
39. Drawable drw = getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.btn); btn.setCompoundDrawables(drw, null, null, null); Do you like nulls? #05
40. Drawable drw = getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.btn); btn.setCompoundDrawables(drw, null, null, null); Do you like nulls? SQLiteDatabase db = this.getReadableDatabase(); Cursor cursor = db.query(TABLE_CONTACTS, new String[] {KEY_ID, KEY_NAME, KEY_PH_NO }, KEY_ID + "=?",new String[] { String.valueOf(id) }, null, null, null, null); #05 or
41. #06 The Cake is a lie!
42. #06 Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW); intent.setData(Uri.parse(pathToMyPdf)); intent.setType("application/pdf"); startActivity(intent); The Cake is a lie!
43. #06 Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW); intent.setData(Uri.parse(pathToMyPdf)); intent.setType("application/pdf"); startActivity(intent); The Cake is a lie! don’t work… Instead:
44. #06 Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW); intent.setData(Uri.parse(pathToMyPdf)); intent.setType("application/pdf"); startActivity(intent); Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW); intent. setDataAndType(Uri.parse(pathToMyPdf), "application/pdf"); startActivity(intent); The Cake is a lie! don’t work… Instead:
45. #07 My favourite Toast.makeText(this, "hello", 2000);
46. #07 My favourite Toast.makeText(this, "hello", 2000); <- 2 seconds
47. #07 My favourite Toast.makeText(this, "hello", 0); Toast.makeText(this, "hello", 2000); <- 2 seconds
48. #07 My favourite Toast.makeText(this, "hello", 0); <- 2 seconds Toast.makeText(this, "hello", 2000); <- 2 seconds
49. #07 My favourite Toast.makeText(this, "hello", 0); Toast.makeText(this, "hello", 1); <- 2 seconds Toast.makeText(this, "hello", 2000); <- 2 seconds
50. #07 My favourite Toast.makeText(this, "hello", 0); Toast.makeText(this, "hello", 1); <- 2 seconds Toast.makeText(this, "hello", 2000); <- 2 seconds <- 3.5 seconds
51. #07 My favourite Toast.makeText(this, "hello", 0); Toast.makeText(this, "hello", 1000); Toast.makeText(this, "hello", 1); <- 2 seconds Toast.makeText(this, "hello", 2000); <- 2 seconds <- 3.5 seconds
52. #07 My favourite Toast.makeText(this, "hello", 0); Toast.makeText(this, "hello", 1000); Toast.makeText(this, "hello", 1); <- 2 seconds Toast.makeText(this, "hello", 2000); <- 2 seconds <- 2 seconds <- 3.5 seconds
53. #07 My favourite Toast.makeText(this, "hello", 0); Toast.makeText(this, "hello", 10000); Toast.makeText(this, "hello", 1000); Toast.makeText(this, "hello", 1); <- 2 seconds Toast.makeText(this, "hello", 2000); <- 2 seconds <- 2 seconds <- 3.5 seconds
54. #07 My favourite Toast.makeText(this, "hello", 0); Toast.makeText(this, "hello", 10000); Toast.makeText(this, "hello", 1000); Toast.makeText(this, "hello", 1); <- 2 seconds <- 2 seconds Toast.makeText(this, "hello", 2000); <- 2 seconds <- 2 seconds <- 3.5 seconds
55. NotificationManagerService.scheduleTimeoutLocked() { … long delay = r.duration == Toast.LENGTH_LONG ? LONG_DELAY : SHORT_DELAY; … } private static final int LONG_DELAY = 3500; // 3.5 seconds private static final int SHORT_DELAY = 2000; // 2 seconds public static final int LENGTH_SHORT = 0; public static final int LENGTH_LONG = 1;
56. The END! ››˘›ʣ›ớ
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