First look
There are two main features in this extension: preferences integration and fields in views.
With the integration of shared preferences we can create fields that are bound to a specific key, like so:
val counter = context.defaultPreferences.getIntField("favorite_number", 0)
counter.rawValue.value = 73
SharedPreferences sp = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getContext());
MutableField<Integer> counter = SharedPreferencesUtils.getIntField(sp, "favorite_number", 0);
counter.getRawValue().setValue(73);
In this example we created a field that is bound to the "favorite_number" key in the default preferences. This means that we can change it but also listen for changes.
For more information see Shared preferences.
The most important feature is the ability to directly set a Field in a View. This works by attaching a LifecyleOwner instance to the view through tags. Most common functions are available:
val tv = TextView(context)
tv.setText(movie.name) //movie.name is a Field<String>
tv.setVisible(movie.name.isNotBlank())
TextView tv = new TextView(getContext());
ViewUtils.setText(tv, movie.name);
ViewUtils.setVisible(tv, CharSequenceFieldUtils.isNotBlank(movie.getName()));
For more information see View binding.