Callback Tutorial

2. Getting set up

To start you need a code with interfaces classes or adapter patterns.

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What you'll learn

• How to separate the interface component and concrete component
• How to write callback for returns asynchronous objects

What you'll need

• Android Studio +
• The sample code
• Basic knowledge of Gradle & Android

3. Write callbacks (1)

Write basic callback for two responses:

At the beginning, write a simple interface :

public interface Callback {
    void successed(Object... objects);

    void failed(Object... objects);
}

Add a response object into method instead of return type, notice your method change the return value to void.

public void trySaveData(String data, Callback callback) {
        if (!data.isEmpty())
            callback.successed("Se obtuvo la información", data);
        else
            callback.failed("Mensaje de Error");
}

Now, when you want to use it, just call:

myApi.trySaveData(txt.getText().toString(), new Callback() {
  @Override
  public void successed(Object... objects) {
     show((String) objects[0]);
     txt.append(objects[1].toString());
  }

  @Override
  public void failed(Object... objects) {
      show((String) objects[0]);
  }
});

4. Write callbacks (2)

Write enque responses:

At the beginning, write a simple interface :

public interface RestCallBack extends Callback {
    void httpOK(Object... objects);
    void errorHttp(Exception exception,Object... objects);
}

Second add a method that return the own controller/api (builder pattern)

public myController enviarData(int num, float[] decimals) {
    instance.mModel = new Model();
    instance.mModel.setNumero(num).setCifras(decimals);
    return instance;
}

Third add getRest method, to provide add method after sendData finished:

public void enqueRest(RestCallBack restCallBack) {
    if (mModel != null)
        restCallBack.httpOK(mModel.getNumero(), mModel.getCifras(), mModel);
    else
         restCallBack.errorHttp(new NullPointerException("modelo sin construir"));
}

Now, when you want to use it, just call:

myController.enviarData(0, new float[] {})
 .enqueRest(new RestCallBack() {
  @Override
  public void httpOK(Object...objects) {
   int num = (int) objects[0];
   float[] floats = (float[]) objects[1];
   Model model = (Model) objects[2];

  }

  @Override
  public void errorHttp(Exception exception, Object...objects) {
   if (exception == null)
    show(exception.getMessage());
  }

  @Override
  public void successed(Object...objects) {
   show(objects[0].toString());
  }

  @Override
  public void failed(Object...objects) {
   show(objects[0].toString());
  }
 });

5. Write callbacks (3)

Write an abstract class from three interfaces:

At the beginning, write 3 different interfaces :

// First interface
public interface SuccessCallback {
    void onSuccess(Object... objects);
}
// Second interface
public interface FailCallback {
    void onFail(Object... objects);
}
// Third interface
public interface ParseCallback {
    void onParse(ParseException exception, Object... objects);
}

Subsequently, write an abstract class which implement the 3 interfaces that we wrote them.

public static abstract class MethodCall implements 
    SuccessCallback, FailCallback, ParseCallback{}

Now, when you want to use it, just call:

myApi.getParsedObject("", new myController.MethodCall() {
    @Override
    public void onFail(Object...objects) {
        objects[0].toString();
    }

    @Override
    public void onParse(ParseException exception, Object...objects) {
        show(exception.getMessage());
    }

    @Override
    public void onSuccess(Object...objects) {
        objects[0].toString();
    }
});

6. Write callbacks (4)

Write an api with different callbacks:

At the beginning, in this part use the Callback interface from Write callbacks(1) , second :

// Attach too many callbacks
public void twoSteps(Callback...callbacks) {
    for (Callback callback: callbacks) {
        if (callback instanceof PreCallback)
            callback.successed("Pre-Success");
        else if (callback instanceof PosCallback)
            callback.failed("Pos-Fail");
    }
}

Lastly, write a statement that call the twoSteps method:

myApi.twoSteps(new PreCallback() {
    @Override
    public void successed(Object...objects) {
        show(objects[0].toString());
    }

    @Override
    public void failed(Object...objects) {
        show(objects[0].toString());
    }
}, new PosCallback() {
    @Override
    public void successed(Object...objects) {
        show(objects[0].toString());
    }

    @Override
    public void failed(Object...objects) {
        show(objects[0].toString());
    }
}, ... // You put all callbacks, that you want them
);

7. Write callbacks (5)

Write an api/controller class to use with different models:

At the beginning, write the class with templates annotations to support two different models:

Writing the interfaces:

// first interface with two template class
public interface IntTemSuper < A, B > {
    A methodSuperReturnA(B b);
}
// inheritance interface from IntTemSuper
public interface IntTemUnder < X, Y > extends IntTemSuper < X, Y > {
    Y methodPoorReturnY(X x);
}

Subsequently, write a main/api class, as a method, just do one thing and that it.

// Class with two template classes
public class TemplateController < G, H > {
    public void methodStaticCall(TemplateCallback < G, H > callback) {
        callback.methodSuperReturnA(null);
        callback.methodPoorReturnY(null);
    }

    public static abstract class TemplateCallback < TC, UC >
                   implements IntTemUnder < TC, UC > {
    }
}

Now, when you want to use it, build a new Class and call it.

new TemplateController < Model, Model2 > ()
    .methodStatickCall(new TemplateController.TemplateCallback < Model, Model2 > () {
        @Override
        public Model2 methodPoorReturnY(Model model) {
            return new Model2();
        }

        @Override
        public Model methodSuperReturnA(Model2 model2) {
            return new Model();
        }
    });

8. License

by Romell Domínguez

Copyright 2018 Romell D.Z.

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

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