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Reputation:

Alternative to core data in android?

I am building a social media application which requires local storage of table data entities. This data must also be connected to a server to retrieve and update information to and from users. Our team has built an iOS client using core data, though we are looking for storage options in android. Is using SQLite the way to go? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2489

Answers (2)

MightySeal
MightySeal

Reputation: 2315

Yes, Sqlite is a default storage solution for android. Howevere there is a wrap around it called ContentProvider. ContentProvider can be used with Loaders and provide async data loading. ContentProvider may be used to modify contats and merge accounts, see this guide. However ContentProvider may seem tricky and if you prefer ORMs you can use ORMLite or GreenDAO which are using sqlite as well.

Upvotes: 2

Rodrigo Direito
Rodrigo Direito

Reputation: 746

You should take a look at Realm, it has clients for Objective-C, Swift and Android.

Description from their GitHub repository:

Features

Mobile-first: Realm is the first database built from the ground up to run directly inside phones, tablets and wearables.

Simple: Data is directly exposed as objects and queryable by code, removing the need for ORM's riddled with performance & maintenance issues. Plus, we've worked hard to keep our API down to very few classes: most of our users pick it up intuitively, getting simple apps up & running in minutes.

Modern: Realm supports easy thread-safety, relationships & encryption.

Fast: Realm is faster than even raw SQLite on common operations, while maintaining an extremely rich feature set.

If you're familiar with RxJava, you will probably want to check SQLBrite, wich is Square's solution for this.

Upvotes: 3

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