For queries, Realm provides the realmResults.asObservable()
method. Observing results is only possible on looper threads (typically the UI thread).
For this to work, your configuration must contain the following
realmConfiguration = new RealmConfiguration.Builder(context) //
.rxFactory(new RealmObservableFactory()) //
//...
.build();
Afterwards, you can use your results as an observable.
Observable<RealmResults<SomeObject>> observable = results.asObservable();
For asynchronous queries, you should filter the results by isLoaded()
, so that you receive an event only when the query has been executed. This filter()
is not needed for synchronous queries (isLoaded()
always returns true
on sync queries).
Subscription subscription = RxTextView.textChanges(editText).switchMap(charSequence ->
realm.where(SomeObject.class)
.contains("searchField", charSequence.toString(), Case.INSENSITIVE)
.findAllAsync()
.asObservable())
.filter(RealmResults::isLoaded) //
.subscribe(objects -> adapter.updateData(objects));
For writes, you should either use the executeTransactionAsync()
method, or open a Realm instance on the background thread, execute the transaction synchronously, then close the Realm instance.
public Subscription loadObjectsFromNetwork() {
return objectApi.getObjects()
.subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
.subscribe(response -> {
try(Realm realmInstance = Realm.getDefaultInstance()) {
realmInstance.executeTransaction(realm -> realm.insertOrUpdate(response.objects));
}
});
}