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Android Development: Retrofit with Java

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Take your Android apps to the next level by connecting them to the cloud. Learn how to use the Retrofit library to integrate an Android app with a web API.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Android, the web, and Retrofit
  • What you should know
1. HTTP APIs
  • REST APIs
  • HTTP methods
  • Methods for reading
  • Methods for writing
  • Formats, models, and converters
2. Get Started with Retrofit
  • Review the sample project
  • Include required packages
  • Define data models
  • Implement an API interface
  • GET data with a Retrofit call
  • Handle failed requests
  • Use query parameters
3. Finish the Sample App
  • Manipulate the URL path
  • Make a HEAD request
  • Include a header
  • Authorize every request
  • PUT a star on a Gist
  • DELETE a star on a Gist
  • POST a comment
  • Test the sample app
4. More Configuration Options
  • Change the names of properties
  • Customize the data converter
  • Form URL encoding
  • Use a query, header, or field map
  • Make a multipart request
  • Use ProGuard with Retrofit
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Jon-Luke West

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