I have done this demo project using one screen, so here is the activity_main.xml file. You can notice the working flow of getting data via retrofit in the above service class.
Gson is used in default for the retrofit.įrom the github api ( ), we can access the user info by "/users/ RestAdapter Class : This is RestClient Class.Service Interface : We need to create an interface for managing url calls like GET, POST.etc.POJO (Plain Old Java Object) or Model Class : The json retrieved from the server is added to this class.To use Retrofit, we need to create 3 Java classes.
Retrofit is refactored a lot from v1.9 to v2.0.0-beta1, so it's better not to go under v2.0.0-beta1 (ifyouknowwhatimean) Basic Configuration for Retrofit You can check for the updated version in their official site here. Alternatively, you can try Volley or native Asynctask but Retrofit is much more easy & time saver in every operation! So now, let's try to access github RESTful api via Retrofit from Android (honho) Retrofit Library Setup in AndroidĪt first create a new project in Android Studio.To setup retrofit, you need to write like below in the dependencies of the gradle file: compile ':retrofit:2.0.0-beta1'Ĭompile ':converter-gson:2.0.0-beta1' The official website states it as Its a type-safe REST client for Android and Java. You can get the documentation in the square site! Retrofit is a REST Client for Android and Java by Square.This library is easy learn and has more features.This is beginner friendly compared to other Networking libraries.You can GET, POST, PUT, DELETE etc using this library. If you want to interact with a backend from your Android app, you may choose to interact with a REST service. RESTful services are well suited for providing content to small footprint devices like smartphones and tablets.
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