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Realm MVVVM Notes App Examples

A step by step Realm MVVVM Notes App example.

Mini-Notes-App-Realm

📘 A Mini Notes App Powered by Realm DB as Backend.

This project can help you learn how to use Realm as a database of choice in creating an offline Notes App. It can also help you in learning how to utilize the MVVM(Model View ViewModel) principles.

Here is the demo of the created app:

Mini-Notes-App-Realm Example Tutorial

Full Example

Awaiting below is a full android sample to demonstrate Realm MVVVM Notes App concept.

Step 1. Dependencies

We need to add some dependencies in our app/build.gradle file as shown below:

(a). build.gradle

Our app-level build.gradle.

We Prepare our dependencies as shown below. You may use later versions.

At the top of our app/build.gradle we will apply the following 5 plugins:

  1. Our com.android.application plugin.
  2. Our kotlin-android plugin.
  3. Our kotlin-android-extensions plugin.
  4. Our kotlin-kapt plugin.
  5. Our realm-android plugin.

As usual, inside the android closure we will set the compileSDKVersion and buildToolsVersion. We will also set the application ID, minimum SDK version, target SDK version, version code and version name inside a defaultConfig closure. We will also set the build types: to either debug or release. For each build type you can enable minification of resources, as well as enable proguard.

Besides we will declare our app dependencies in under the dependencies closure. We will need the following 7 dependencies:

  1. Our Kotlin-stdlib-jdk7 library.
  2. Our Appcompat library.
  3. Our Core-ktx library.
  4. Our Constraintlayout library.
  5. Our Cardview library.
  6. Our Recyclerview library.
  7. Our Material library.

Here is our full app/build.gradle:

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-android-extensions'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-kapt'
apply plugin: 'realm-android'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 29
    buildToolsVersion "29.0.2"
    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "www.sanju.todonotes"
        minSdkVersion 21
        targetSdkVersion 29
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
        testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:$kotlin_version"
    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.1.0'
    implementation 'androidx.core:core-ktx:1.1.0'
    implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:1.1.3'
    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.1'
    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.2.0'


    // library
    implementation 'androidx.cardview:cardview:1.0.0'
    implementation 'androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview:1.1.0'
    implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.0.0'
}

Step 2. Design Layouts

In Android we design our UI interfaces using XML. So let's create the following layouts:

(a). activity_add_notes.xml

Our activity_add_notes layout.

So inside your /res/layout/ directory create an xml layout file named activity_add_notes.xml.

After that design your XML layout using the following 3 UI widgets and ViewGroups:

  1. LinearLayout
  2. EditText
  3. Button
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_gravity="center"
    android:gravity="center"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".Activity.AddNotesActivity">


    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/titleET"
        android:layout_width="300dp"
        android:layout_height="50dp"
        android:layout_margin="10dp"
        android:hint="Title"
        android:text="Avengers"
        android:padding="10dp"
        />

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/descET"
        android:layout_width="300dp"
        android:layout_height="50dp"
        android:layout_margin="10dp"
        android:text="One billion box of collection for avengers in 2019!"
        android:hint="Description"
        android:padding="10dp"
        />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/saveBtn"
        android:layout_width="300dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:backgroundTint="@color/colorPrimary"
        android:text="Save"
        android:textColor="@android:color/white"
        android:fontFamily="@font/futuraheavy"
        android:background="@drawable/button_shape"
        android:layout_margin="20dp"/>



</LinearLayout>

(b). todo_staggered_rv.xml

Our todo_staggered_rv layout.

Inside your /res/layout/ directory create an xml layout file named todo_staggered_rv.xml.

Subsequently design your XML layout using the following 3 UI widgets and ViewGroups:

  1. androidx.cardview.widget.CardView
  2. androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
  3. TextView
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.cardview.widget.CardView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    app:cardCornerRadius="12dp"
    app:cardElevation="2dp"
    android:layout_margin="5dp"
    android:layout_width="185dp"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content">

    <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent">


        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/stag_id"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginTop="37dp"
            android:layout_marginEnd="23dp"
            android:layout_marginBottom="1dp"
            android:fontFamily="@font/futurabold"
            android:text="1"
            android:textColor="@color/colorAccent"
            android:textSize="28sp"
            app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@+id/stag_desc"
            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
            app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@+id/stag_Title"
            app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/stag_Title"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
            android:layout_marginEnd="18dp"
            android:fontFamily="@font/futuraheavy"
            android:text="Shortflim Script"
            android:textColor="@android:color/black"
            android:textSize="20sp"
            app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@+id/stag_desc"
            app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@+id/stag_id"
            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent" />

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/stag_desc"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
            android:fontFamily="@font/futurabook"
            android:padding="15dp"
            android:text="Hello all its me insane developer here. In this tutorial we gonna see Hello all its me insane developer here. In this tutorial we gonna see"
            android:textColor="@android:color/black"
            android:textSize="18sp"
            app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/stag_id" />


    </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

</androidx.cardview.widget.CardView>

(c). todo_rv_layout.xml

Our todo_rv_layout layout.

Then create another xml layout file named todo_rv_layout.xml:

  1. androidx.cardview.widget.CardView
  2. androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
  3. TextView
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.cardview.widget.CardView
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    app:cardElevation="5dp"
    app:cardCornerRadius="12dp"
    android:layout_margin="10dp"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="180dp">

    <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@+id/descTV"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@+id/descTV">


        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/idNumber"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginTop="27dp"
            android:layout_marginEnd="35dp"
            android:text="1"
            android:textColor="@android:color/holo_red_light"
            android:textSize="26sp"
            android:textStyle="bold"
            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
            app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />


        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/titleTV"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginStart="33dp"
            android:layout_marginTop="27dp"
            android:text="Todays Task"
            android:textColor="@android:color/black"
            android:textSize="24sp"
            android:textStyle="bold"
            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
            app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/descTV"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginStart="33dp"
            android:layout_marginBottom="66dp"
            android:text="Todays Task"
            android:textColor="@android:color/darker_gray"
            android:textSize="18sp"
            app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent" />

    </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>



</androidx.cardview.widget.CardView>

(d). activity_main.xml

Our activity_main layout.

Create our MainActiviy layout with these elements:

  1. androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
  2. androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
  3. com.google.android.material.floatingactionbutton.FloatingActionButton
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">


    <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
        android:id="@+id/todoRV"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:layout_margin="10dp"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />

    <com.google.android.material.floatingactionbutton.FloatingActionButton
        android:id="@+id/addNotes"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginEnd="24dp"
        android:layout_marginBottom="45dp"
        android:src="@drawable/ic_add_black_24dp"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent" />


</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

Step 3. Write Code

Finally we need to write our code as follows:

(a). Todo.kt

Our Todo class.

First and foremost prepare a Kotlin file named Todo.kt.

It is an open data class with it's instance fields representing our ToDo properties like ID, title and description:

package replace_with_your_package_name

import io.realm.RealmObject
import io.realm.annotations.PrimaryKey

open class Todo(

    @PrimaryKey
    var id:Int?=null,
    var title: String?= null,
    var description: String?= null
) : RealmObject()

(b). TodoModel.kt

Our TodoModel class.

Create a Kotlin file named TodoModel.kt.

We will be overriding the following functions:

  1. addTodo(realm: Realm, todo: Todo): Boolean.
  2. deleteTodo(realm: Realm, int: Int): Boolean.
  3. updateTodo(realm: Realm, todo: Todo): Boolean.
package replace_with_your_package_name

import io.realm.Realm
import www.sanju.todonotes.Model.Todo

class TodoModel :TodoInterface{

    override fun addTodo(realm: Realm, todo: Todo): Boolean {

        return try {
            realm.beginTransaction()

            val currentIdNum: Number? = realm.where(Todo::class.java).max("id")

            val nextId: Int

            nextId = if (currentIdNum == null) {
                1
            } else {
                currentIdNum.toInt() + 1
            }

            todo.id = nextId

            realm.copyToRealmOrUpdate(todo)

            realm.commitTransaction()

            true
        } catch (e: Exception) {
            println(e)
            false
        }

    }

    override fun deleteTodo(realm: Realm, int: Int): Boolean {

        try {
            realm.beginTransaction()
            realm.where(Todo :: class.java).equalTo("id",int).findFirst()?.deleteFromRealm()
            realm.commitTransaction()
            return true
        } catch (e: Exception) {
            println(e)
            return false
        }
    }

    override fun updateTodo(realm: Realm, todo: Todo): Boolean {
        TODO("not implemented") //To change body of created functions use File | Settings | File Templates.
    }


}

(c). TodoInterface.kt

Our TodoInterface class.

Create a Kotlin file named TodoInterface.kt.

package replace_with_your_package_name

import io.realm.Realm
import io.realm.RealmResults
import www.sanju.todonotes.Model.Todo

interface TodoInterface {

    fun addTodo(realm: Realm, todo: Todo):Boolean
    fun deleteTodo(realm: Realm,id: Int):Boolean
    fun updateTodo(realm: Realm, todo: Todo):Boolean


}

(d). TodoAdapter.kt

Our TodoAdapter class.

Create a Kotlin file named TodoAdapter.kt.

We will be overriding the following functions:

  1. onBindViewHolder(holder: RecyclerView.ViewHolder, position: Int).
  2. onCreateViewHolder(parent: ViewGroup, viewType: Int): RecyclerView.ViewHolder.
  3. getItemCount(): Int.
  4. onClick(v: View?).
package replace_with_your_package_name

import android.content.Context
import android.view.LayoutInflater
import android.view.View
import android.view.ViewGroup
import android.widget.TextView
import android.widget.Toast
import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
import io.realm.RealmResults
import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.todo_rv_layout.view.*
import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.todo_staggered_rv.view.*
import www.sanju.todonotes.Model.Todo
import www.sanju.todonotes.R

class TodoAdapter(val context: Context?, private val todoList: RealmResults<Todo>): RecyclerView.Adapter<RecyclerView.ViewHolder>() {


    override fun onBindViewHolder(holder: RecyclerView.ViewHolder, position: Int) {


        holder.itemView.stag_Title.text = todoList[position]!!.title
        holder.itemView.stag_desc.text = todoList[position]!!.description
        holder.itemView.stag_id.text = todoList[position]!!.id.toString()

    }

    override fun onCreateViewHolder(parent: ViewGroup, viewType: Int): RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
        val v = LayoutInflater.from(parent.context).inflate(R.layout.todo_staggered_rv, parent, false)
        return ViewHolder(v)
    }

    override fun getItemCount(): Int {
        return todoList.size
    }

}

class ViewHolder(v: View?) : RecyclerView.ViewHolder(v!!), View.OnClickListener {
    override fun onClick(v: View?) {

    }

    init {
        itemView.setOnClickListener(this)
    }

    val title = itemView.findViewById<TextView>(R.id.titleTV)
    val desc = itemView.findViewById<TextView>(R.id.descTV)
    val id = itemView.findViewById<TextView>(R.id.idNumber)

}

(e). Application.kt

Our Application class.

We will be extending:

  1. Application from the android.app package.

We will be overriding the following functions:

  1. onCreate().
package replace_with_your_package_name

import android.app.Application
import io.realm.Realm
import io.realm.RealmConfiguration

class MyApp : Application() {
    override fun onCreate() {
        super.onCreate()

        // init realm
        Realm.init(this)
        val configuration = RealmConfiguration.Builder()
            .name("Todo.db")
            .deleteRealmIfMigrationNeeded()
            .schemaVersion(0)
            .build()

        Realm.setDefaultConfiguration(configuration)
    }
}

(f). AddNotesActivity.kt

Our AddNotesActivity class.

We will be creating the following methods:

  1. saveData() - To save or add our ToDo notes to Realm database.
package replace_with_your_package_name

import android.content.Intent
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import android.os.Bundle
import android.widget.Button
import android.widget.EditText
import android.widget.Toast
import io.realm.Realm
import www.sanju.todonotes.Interface.TodoModel
import www.sanju.todonotes.MainActivity
import www.sanju.todonotes.Model.Todo
import www.sanju.todonotes.R

class AddNotesActivity : AppCompatActivity() {

    private lateinit var titleET:EditText
    private lateinit var descET:EditText
    private lateinit var saveBtn:Button
    private lateinit var realm: Realm
    private lateinit var helper:TodoModel



    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_add_notes)


        realm = Realm.getDefaultInstance()

        //init views

        titleET = findViewById(R.id.titleET)
        descET = findViewById(R.id.descET)
        saveBtn = findViewById(R.id.saveBtn)

        saveBtn.setOnClickListener {

            saveData()
        }

    }

    private fun saveData() {


        try {


            helper = TodoModel()
            val task = Todo()
            task.title = titleET.text.toString()
            task.description = descET.text.toString()

            //saving to Database
            helper.addTodo(realm,task)
            Toast.makeText(this,"Success",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()

            startActivity(Intent(this,MainActivity::class.java))
            finish()



        } catch (e:Exception){

            Toast.makeText(this,"Failure",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()

        }

    }
}

(g). MainActivity.kt

Our MainActivity class.

We will be creating the following methods:

  1. getAllTodo() - To retrieve all ToDo notes from our Realm database.
package replace_with_your_package_name

import android.annotation.SuppressLint
import android.content.Intent
import android.os.Bundle
import android.widget.LinearLayout
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager
import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
import androidx.recyclerview.widget.StaggeredGridLayoutManager
import com.google.android.material.floatingactionbutton.FloatingActionButton
import io.realm.Realm
import io.realm.RealmResults
import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.activity_main.*
import www.sanju.todonotes.Activity.AddNotesActivity
import www.sanju.todonotes.Adapter.TodoAdapter
import www.sanju.todonotes.Model.Todo


class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {

    private lateinit var realm: Realm
    private  var todolist = ArrayList<Todo>()
    private lateinit var addNotes: FloatingActionButton



    @SuppressLint("WrongConstant")
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)

        //init realm
        realm = Realm.getDefaultInstance()


        //init views
        val  todoRV = findViewById<RecyclerView>(R.id.todoRV)
        addNotes = findViewById(R.id.addNotes)

//        // layout manager
//        todoRV.layoutManager = LinearLayoutManager(
//            this,
//            LinearLayout.VERTICAL, false
//        )

        todoRV.layoutManager = StaggeredGridLayoutManager(2,LinearLayoutManager.VERTICAL)


        addNotes.setOnClickListener {

            startActivity(Intent(this,AddNotesActivity::class.java))
        }

        getAllTodo()

        addNotes.setOnLongClickListener {

                realm.beginTransaction()
                realm.deleteAll()
                realm.commitTransaction()

            getAllTodo()

            return@setOnLongClickListener true

        }

    }


    private fun getAllTodo() {


        todolist = ArrayList()

        val results: RealmResults<Todo> = realm.where<Todo>(
            Todo::class.java
        ).findAll()

        todoRV.adapter = TodoAdapter(this, results)

    }

}

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