YASAN Helper: Android

A simple Android library with useful (Kotlin extension) functions to help you write less code.

Usage

General app helper functions

String.isNumeric(): Boolean // == if the String is numeric

String.isInteger(): Boolean // == if the string can be converted to Int 

String.isLong(): Boolean // == if the string can be converted to Long 

String.isFloat(): Boolean // == if the string can be converted to Float 

String.isDouble(): Boolean // == if the string can be converted to Double 

View.clearOnClickListener()

You can also use these functions using AppHelper object

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Navigation helper functions

Context.startIntentAndClearHistory(intent: Intent) // starts an activity and clears the history

You can also use these functions using NavigationHelper object

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Resources helper functions

Context.getColorWithContext(resourceId: Int): Int 

Context.getDrawableWithContext(resourceId: Int): Drawable?

These functions use ContextCompat but you dont have to manually pass Context

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SharedPreferences helper functions

Context.getMySharedPreferences(): SharedPreferences

Context.getMySharedPreferencesEditor(): SharedPreferences.Editor

You can also use these functions using SharedPreferencesHelper object

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View helper functions

fun View.visible() = ViewHelper.visible(this) // == view.visibility = View.VISIBLE

fun View.invisible() = ViewHelper.invisible(this) // == view.visibility = View.INVISIBLE

fun View.gone() = ViewHelper.gone(this) // == view.visibility = View.GONE

fun View.showSnackBar(message: String) 

fun String.showSnackBar(parent: View) 

fun View.showSnackBarOnTop(message: String) 

fun String.showSnackBarOnTop(parent: View)

fun Activity.closeKeyboard()

You can also use these functions using ViewHelper object

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Web helper functions

Context.openWebView(url: String?) // Opens the url in a WebView.

// Opens an app's Play Store page. Opens the current app if `packageName` is null.
WebHelper.openAppOnPlayStore(packageName: String? = null)

String.isURL() // Checks if the string is a valid URL or not using Regex.

You can also use these functions using WebHelper object

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Clipboard helper functions

// Copies the string to the clipboard and runs onSuccess if its succeeds.
Context.copyToClipboard(string: String, onSuccess: () -> Unit = {})

You can also use these functions using ClipboardHelper object

Including in your project

This library is available via JitPack, so getting it as simple as adding it as a dependency, like this:

1. Add JitPack repository to your project build.gradle file:

   allprojects {
   repositories {
       maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
   }
   }
   

2. Add the dependency to your module build.gradle file:

   dependencies {
   implementation 'com.github.yasandev:yasan-helper-android:{latest version}'
   }
   

You can also use 'main-SNAPSHOT' to get the snapshot builds.

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Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

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License

GPL-3.0