Interface DataFetcher<T>

    • Nested Class Summary

      Nested Classes 
      Modifier and Type Interface Description
      static interface  DataFetcher.DataCallback<T>
      Callback that must be called when data has been loaded and is available, or when the load fails.
    • Method Detail

      • loadData

        void loadData​(@NonNull
                      Priority priority,
                      @NonNull
                      DataFetcher.DataCallback<? super T> callback)
        Fetch data from which a resource can be decoded.

        This will always be called on background thread so it is safe to perform long running tasks here. Any third party libraries called must be thread safe (or move the work to another thread) since this method will be called from a thread in a ExecutorService that may have more than one background thread. You MUST use the DataFetcher.DataCallback once the request is complete.

        You are free to move the fetch work to another thread and call the callback from there.

        This method will only be called when the corresponding resource is not in the cache.

        Note - this method will be run on a background thread so blocking I/O is safe.

        Parameters:
        priority - The priority with which the request should be completed.
        callback - The callback to use when the request is complete
        See Also:
        where the data retuned will be cleaned up
      • cancel

        void cancel()
        A method that will be called when a load is no longer relevant and has been cancelled. This method does not need to guarantee that any in process loads do not finish. It also may be called before a load starts or after it finishes.

        The best way to use this method is to cancel any loads that have not yet started, but allow those that are in process to finish since its we typically will want to display the same resource in a different view in the near future.

        Note - this method will be run on the main thread so it should not perform blocking operations and should finish quickly.

      • getDataClass

        @NonNull
        java.lang.Class<T> getDataClass()
        Returns the class of the data this fetcher will attempt to obtain.
      • getDataSource

        @NonNull
        DataSource getDataSource()
        Returns the DataSource this fetcher will return data from.