Which one to use in Room: LiveData or RxJava?
I am using Room for my Database management and I was confused in what to use while working with real-time data. For now, to manage real-time data I am using Flowable and am I pretty satisfied with it. What I was confused is I can use LiveData as well to do the same operation.
To give some context, here is how I am querying data and updating my view.
Flowable
addDisposable(userDao().getUsersFlowable()
.subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
.observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
.subscribe(users -> userAdapter.setUsers(users)));
LiveData
userDao().getUsersLiveData()
.observe(this, users -> {
userAdapter.setUsers(users)
})
I am not much familiar with LiveData, but as far as my research goes it is an observer pattern that is also lifecycle aware, meaning that I will stop notifying if UI is not in active state. That said, as you can see in my Flowable code, I am adding it to CompositeDisposable and I will dispose in my onDestroy() method.
So I don't see point of why I should use LiveData when I can manage everything with RxJava, which has a lot of operators for convenience.
So when should I use LiveData and when RxJava while working with Room. Answers reflecting given scenario is much appreciated, but other use cases are also welcomed.
I followed When to use RxJava in Android and when to use LiveData from Android Architectural Components?, but it's too broad and I couldn't get answer specifically in my case
rx-java rx-java2 android-room observer-pattern android-livedata
asked Nov 12 '18 at 2:49
musooff
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I am using Room for my Database management and I was confused in what to use while working with real-time data. For now, to manage real-time data I am using Flowable and am I pretty satisfied with it. What I was confused is I can use LiveData as well to do the same operation.
To give some context, here is how I am querying data and updating my view.
Flowable
addDisposable(userDao().getUsersFlowable()
.subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
.observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
.subscribe(users -> userAdapter.setUsers(users)));
LiveData
userDao().getUsersLiveData()
.observe(this, users -> {
userAdapter.setUsers(users)
})
I am not much familiar with LiveData, but as far as my research goes it is an observer pattern that is also lifecycle aware, meaning that I will stop notifying if UI is not in active state. That said, as you can see in my Flowable code, I am adding it to CompositeDisposable and I will dispose in my onDestroy() method.
So I don't see point of why I should use LiveData when I can manage everything with RxJava, which has a lot of operators for convenience.
So when should I use LiveData and when RxJava while working with Room. Answers reflecting given scenario is much appreciated, but other use cases are also welcomed.
I followed When to use RxJava in Android and when to use LiveData from Android Architectural Components?, but it's too broad and I couldn't get answer specifically in my case
rx-java rx-java2 android-room observer-pattern android-livedata
asked Nov 12 '18 at 2:49
musooff
322112
add a comment |
I am using Room for my Database management and I was confused in what to use while working with real-time data. For now, to manage real-time data I am using Flowable and am I pretty satisfied with it. What I was confused is I can use LiveData as well to do the same operation.
To give some context, here is how I am querying data and updating my view.
Flowable
addDisposable(userDao().getUsersFlowable()
.subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
.observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
.subscribe(users -> userAdapter.setUsers(users)));
LiveData
userDao().getUsersLiveData()
.observe(this, users -> {
userAdapter.setUsers(users)
})
I am not much familiar with LiveData, but as far as my research goes it is an observer pattern that is also lifecycle aware, meaning that I will stop notifying if UI is not in active state. That said, as you can see in my Flowable code, I am adding it to CompositeDisposable and I will dispose in my onDestroy() method.
So I don't see point of why I should use LiveData when I can manage everything with RxJava, which has a lot of operators for convenience.
So when should I use LiveData and when RxJava while working with Room. Answers reflecting given scenario is much appreciated, but other use cases are also welcomed.
I followed When to use RxJava in Android and when to use LiveData from Android Architectural Components?, but it's too broad and I couldn't get answer specifically in my case
rx-java rx-java2 android-room observer-pattern android-livedata
asked Nov 12 '18 at 2:49
musooff
322112
I am using Room for my Database management and I was confused in what to use while working with real-time data. For now, to manage real-time data I am using Flowable and am I pretty satisfied with it. What I was confused is I can use LiveData as well to do the same operation.
To give some context, here is how I am querying data and updating my view.
Flowable
addDisposable(userDao().getUsersFlowable()
.subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
.observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
.subscribe(users -> userAdapter.setUsers(users)));
LiveData
userDao().getUsersLiveData()
.observe(this, users -> {
userAdapter.setUsers(users)
})
I am not much familiar with LiveData, but as far as my research goes it is an observer pattern that is also lifecycle aware, meaning that I will stop notifying if UI is not in active state. That said, as you can see in my Flowable code, I am adding it to CompositeDisposable and I will dispose in my onDestroy() method.
So I don't see point of why I should use LiveData when I can manage everything with RxJava, which has a lot of operators for convenience.
So when should I use LiveData and when RxJava while working with Room. Answers reflecting given scenario is much appreciated, but other use cases are also welcomed.
I followed When to use RxJava in Android and when to use LiveData from Android Architectural Components?, but it's too broad and I couldn't get answer specifically in my case
rx-java rx-java2 android-room observer-pattern android-livedata
rx-java rx-java2 android-room observer-pattern android-livedata
asked Nov 12 '18 at 2:49
musooff
322112
asked Nov 12 '18 at 2:49
musooff
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edited Nov 13 '18 at 6:05
asked Nov 12 '18 at 2:49
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asked Nov 12 '18 at 2:49
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asked Nov 12 '18 at 2:49
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Normally working with views it's often good to use LiveData. It automatically manages subscription, works really well with DataBinding library. it's sort of a data holder that is lifecycle aware as oppose to stream of data (Rx Concept).
In other cases I would suggest using RxJava which has powerful operator chains for transformation and concurrency. Hope it sheds some lights on your understanding.
answered Nov 13 '18 at 6:19
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I guess that answers my question. Thanks
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Normally working with views it's often good to use LiveData. It automatically manages subscription, works really well with DataBinding library. it's sort of a data holder that is lifecycle aware as oppose to stream of data (Rx Concept).
In other cases I would suggest using RxJava which has powerful operator chains for transformation and concurrency. Hope it sheds some lights on your understanding.
answered Nov 13 '18 at 6:19
Samuel Robert
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I guess that answers my question. Thanks
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Nov 13 '18 at 7:24
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Normally working with views it's often good to use LiveData. It automatically manages subscription, works really well with DataBinding library. it's sort of a data holder that is lifecycle aware as oppose to stream of data (Rx Concept).
In other cases I would suggest using RxJava which has powerful operator chains for transformation and concurrency. Hope it sheds some lights on your understanding.
answered Nov 13 '18 at 6:19
Samuel Robert
3,29052034
I guess that answers my question. Thanks
– musooff
Nov 13 '18 at 7:24
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Normally working with views it's often good to use LiveData. It automatically manages subscription, works really well with DataBinding library. it's sort of a data holder that is lifecycle aware as oppose to stream of data (Rx Concept).
In other cases I would suggest using RxJava which has powerful operator chains for transformation and concurrency. Hope it sheds some lights on your understanding.
answered Nov 13 '18 at 6:19
Samuel Robert
3,29052034
Normally working with views it's often good to use LiveData. It automatically manages subscription, works really well with DataBinding library. it's sort of a data holder that is lifecycle aware as oppose to stream of data (Rx Concept).
In other cases I would suggest using RxJava which has powerful operator chains for transformation and concurrency. Hope it sheds some lights on your understanding.
answered Nov 13 '18 at 6:19
Samuel Robert
3,29052034
answered Nov 13 '18 at 6:19
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answered Nov 13 '18 at 6:19
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answered Nov 13 '18 at 6:19
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I guess that answers my question. Thanks
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I guess that answers my question. Thanks
– musooff
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I guess that answers my question. Thanks
– musooff
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I guess that answers my question. Thanks
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