Android architecture patterns

1. Android app architecture patterns Kirill Zotin 23.11.2013
3. Data storage
8. DAO layer • Poor async support • Lifecycle is a nightmare • Difficult to implement properly • Poor async support • Lifecycle is a nightmare • Extra layer of complexity ORM frameworks
9. MVC?
10. MVP?
11. MVVM?
12. MWTF !
13. Content Provider + Contract ~ model Activities ~ controller layouts.xml ~ view
14. Cursor is the model ! • Simple • Async • Framework support (ContentObserver, Adapters) • High learning curve
15. Components communication
19. Local Broadcast Manager • Boilerplate • No type safety • Hard to test • Fails fast • @Produce • DI friendly Otto, EventBus
20. Developing Android REST client applications
21. Developing Android REST client applications http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHXn3Kg2IQE © Virgil Dobjanschi
23. Already implemented! Retrofit https://github.com/square/retrofit
24. Already implemented! Retrofit https://github.com/square/retrofit Volley https://developers.google. com/events/io/sessions/325304728
25. Already implemented! Retrofit https://github.com/square/retrofit Volley https://developers.google. com/events/io/sessions/325304728 https://github. com/111minutes/111-android- restapi
26. Dependency injection
27. In example
32. Not everyone is happy with Android SDK
33. FRP ! https://www.coursera.org/course/reactive
34. Thanks! Questions?