notils

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Language
Java
Version
3.1.5 (Apr 16, 2018)
Created
Jul 25, 2013
Updated
Feb 11, 2022 (Retired)
Owner
Novoda (novoda)
Contributors
Antonio Bertucci (mr-archano)
Daniele Bonaldo (danybony)
Sylvain Galand (sgaland)
Paul Blundell (blundell)
Sebastiano Poggi (rock3r)
Ferran Garriga (zegnus)
Benjamin AUGUSTIN (Dorvaryn)
Friedger (friedger)
Adam Brown (ouchadam)
Dirk Jäckel (biafra23)
Ryan Feline (Mecharyry)
Shivam Gadhia (shivgadhia)
Henrique Rocha (HenriqueRocha)
Volker Leck (devisnik)
Stefan Hoth (stefanhoth)
Xavi Rigau (xrigau)
Ataul Munim (ataulm)
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notils

Never again need a .utils. package yur scurvy sea dogs!

Notils comes in two modules - notils-java contains classes that don't depend on anything from the Android SDK, while notils-android contains classes that do.

Description

notils contains a set of common classes that we use in our projects:

  • AndroidUtils, for showing the keyboard, checking running services, etc.
  • ClassCaster - to help with listeners between Activitys & Fragments
  • No need to cast when finding Fragments
  • No need to double type your types when creating collections
  • Simple Fade animations in & out done for you
  • Simple Log to give to give automatic details of where the Log executed
  • StrictMode Management - enable strict mode in one line
  • WebViews, allowing custom loading of different scenarios (raw assets, external urls)
  • ToastDisplayers for saner displaying of Toast notifications
  • SimpleDateFormatThreadSafe allowing you to use date formatting from multiple threads
  • DeveloperError - custom exceptions for explicit declaration / faster feedback when something goes wrong
  • SimpleTextWatcher - simple implementation of android.text.TextWatcher with stub implementations of each method
  • QueryUtils - easily create placeholders for ContentResolver operations selection
  • DeviceDetection - to detect whether the user has Amazon or Intel x86 devices.
  • AndroidVersion - to check the Android version in a nicer way.

Adding to your project

To start using this library, add these lines to the build.gradle of your project:

repositories {
    jcenter()
}

dependencies {
    compile 'com.novoda:notils-java:3.1.5'
    compile 'com.novoda:notils-android:3.1.5'
}

Simple usage

Here are a few examples.

  • Use the Views class to avoid casting your views over and over!
UserFragment userFragment = Fragments.findFragmentById(fragmentmanager, R.id.userFragment);
  • Use DeveloperError to let other devs know a problem in the code or prevent potential issues:
switch (menuOptionId) {
    case R.id.menu_take_picture:
        // Start the camera...
    break;
    case R.id.menu_from_gallery:
        // Open the gallery...
    break;
    default:
        throw new DeveloperError("Unhandled case in switch statement!");
}
  • Object-oriented Toasts!
Toaster toaster = new Toaster(context);
toaster.popToast("Good morning!"); // Short toast
toaster.popBurntToast("Good night!"); // Long toast
toaster.dropInBath(); // Cancells all active toasts this toaster created
  • Check the javadoc for more! The package structure allows you to easily see what's in each package.

Links

Here are a list of useful links:

  • We always welcome people to contribute new features or bug fixes, here is how
  • If you have a problem check the Issues Page first to see if we are working on it
  • For further usage or to delve more deeply checkout the Project Wiki
  • Looking for community help, browse the already asked Stack Overflow Questions or use the tag: support-notils when posting a new question