SweetFactory

To easily reference classes from other modules in a multi-module architecture, SweetFactory helps you create a implementation of Abstract Factory that is in base module and reference it in any other module.

• Secure your code to be sure when you request an implementation of a class in runtime, this class exists.
• Validation of existence of Factory implementation in build time.
• Solve navigation problems in your multi-module project.

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If you want to instantiate a factory in your module, put this dependency:

dependencies {
    implementation 'com.tuliomagalhaes:sweetfactory:1.0.0'
}

If you want to generate a factory annotating your classes, put this one:

dependencies {
    kapt 'com.tuliomagalhaes:sweetfactory-compiler:1.0.0'
}

But in case you have to generate a factory and instantiate in the same module, put both:

dependencies {
    implementation 'com.tuliomagalhaes:sweetfactory:1.0.0'
    kapt 'com.tuliomagalhaes:sweetfactory-compiler:1.0.0'
}

Example

Navigation module:

interface FeatureAFactory {
    fun newIntent(context: Context, param: String): Intent
}

FeatureA module:

@SweetFactoryDeclaration(factory = FeatureAFactory::class)
class FeatureAActivity : Activity() {
   
   companion object {
       private const val PARAM_KEY = "PARAM_KEY"
   
       @JvmStatic
       @SweetFactoryMethod
       fun newIntent(context: Context, param: String): Intent {
           return Intent(context, FeatureAActivity::class.java).apply {
               putExtra(PARAM_KEY, param)
           }
       }
   }
}

Splash module:

 class SplashActivity : Activity() {
 
   override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
       super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
   
       val featureAFactory = SweetFactory.newInstanceOf(FeatureAFactory::class)
       featureAFactory.newIntent(this)
   }
 }

As you can see, SweetFactory will generate in compile time the FeatureAFactoryImpl that extends FeatureAFactory interface and it will call FeatureAActivity companion methods. The example above does not limit only to activities, you can use this library to instantiate anything.

I created a sample app that have 3 modules: featurea, featureb and navigation. FeatureA calls FeatureB and FeatureB calls FeatureA. Navigation module is responsible to have the factories declaration to be implemented in feature's module.

License

 Copyright 2019 Túlio Magalhães

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