Android Data Repository — A simple pattern that we often misunderstand

<p>If you develop Android applications, then I&rsquo;m pretty sure that you have some sort of Repository classes in your codebase. This pattern has been with us for quite a long time. It is strongly promoted by Google itself as a main building block of the Data Layer in their guide to app architecture.</p> <h2><a href="https://developer.android.com/topic/architecture/data-layer?source=post_page-----6a6fb13b5a81--------------------------------" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Data layer | Android Developers</a></h2> <h3><a href="https://developer.android.com/topic/architecture/data-layer?source=post_page-----6a6fb13b5a81--------------------------------" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Get one of our Figma kits for Android, Material Design, or Wear OS, and start designing your app&#39;s UI today.</a></h3> <p><a href="https://developer.android.com/topic/architecture/data-layer?source=post_page-----6a6fb13b5a81--------------------------------" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">developer.android.com</a></p> <h2>We all build Repositories, but do we really understand them?</h2> <p>After some time spent working with different mobile applications in different teams and companies, I started noticing that many of us don&rsquo;t have a clear understanding of how a proper Repository should look like. When we are asked what the Repository actually is we often answer:</p> <p><a href="https://itnext.io/android-data-repository-a-simple-pattern-that-we-often-misunderstand-6a6fb13b5a81"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>