Overview of Room Persistence Library

Learn about Room database components, its architecture, and why we need it.

We'll cover the following...

Introduction
Components
Architecture
Gradle dependencies
Conclusion

Introduction

Android apps can utilize SQLite databases to persist structured data. SQLite is a cross-platform SQL-based database that’s stored as a single file on the disk. The Room persistence library is a wrapper on top of the SQLite database layer. It’s part of Android Jetpack Components, and it simplifies database access by providing an easy-to-use abstraction layer on top of SQLite.

Some of the features provided by Room are as follows:

It provides annotations for common database operations, eliminating the need to write ...

1.Overview

2.Android Layouts and UI Components

3.Android UI Components

4.Intents, Notifications, Threading & Services

5.App Permissions & User Location

6.Utilizing Firebase Services in Android

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7.Lifecycle Aware Components

8.Android Jetpack Components

9.Data Persistence

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10.Networking

11.Dependency Injection

12.Performance & Optimization

13.Android App Testing

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14.Conclusion

15.Appendix

Overview of Room Persistence Library

Introduction