CHANGELOG.md

Change Log

Version 7.0.3 (2021-10-09)

• date-android:
  • Fixed package name in the manifest to avoid BuildConfig clash with the date library

Version 7.0.2 (2021-09-30)

• date-android:
  • Fixed package name for classes in this module to avoid a clash with the date library

Version 7.0.1 (2021-09-29)

• date-android:
  • Added a method to get a date and time String from an Instant

Version 7.0.0 (2021-09-28)

• Updated all dependencies to their latest versions
• Separated the date module into date and date-android in preparation for KMP
• Switched the prefs module to be settings to use the MultiplatformSettings library in preparation for KMP

Version 6.0.1 (2021-09-30)

• Fix bug with resolving Firebase Analytics

Version 6.0.0 (2021-05-02)

• Updated all dependencies to their latest versions
• Restructured the Gradle scripts (using Kotlin DSL and buildSrc)
• Updated the publishing action for all of the modules
• Added function to display a toast (It was removed from AndroidX)

Version 5.2.0 (2019-07-03)

• Updated all dependencies to their latest versions
• ui:
  • Added extension function to ImageView to set an image resource using the Compat functions
  • Added extension to EditText to set the IME action button and listener
  • Added extension to TextView to set the text color using the Compat functions and a color Id
• util:
  • Added extension function to convert a dp value to pixels
  • Added fallback on opening a Chrome custom tab to use the opening of a normal Url

Version 5.1.1 (2019-02-28)

• prefs:
  • Pulled out the SharedPrefLiveData into a separate class to be used by others
  • Made the liveData() function on the BasePref open

Version 5.1.0 (2019-02-28)

• prefs:
  • Added a liveData() method on the prefs objects to make them observable.
• ui:
  • Removed the RecyclerView adapter implementation from v5.0.0 as it wasn't working out

Version 5.0.1 (2019-02-22)

• dialog:
  • Added extension functions to quickly add "Ok" and "Cancel" buttons to a dialog

Version 5.0.0 (2019-02-21)

• analytics:
  • Added interface for Analytics related functions
  • Removed old GA stuff
• dialog:
  • Updated to Material Dialogs v2.0
• ui:
  • Added new RecyclerView adapter implementation for easier instantiation
• coroutines:
  • Changed default job to SupervisorJob
• Updated dependencies
• Added Spotless
• Started using Codacy

Version 4.9.0 (2018-12-10)

• log:
  • Add the TimberTag interface, which allows you to easily add tags to every Timber log that implements that class

Version 4.8.1 (2018-11-29)

• coroutines:
  • Renamed the CoroutineActivity

Version 4.8.0 (2018-11-29)

• analytics:
  • Deprecated GAManager in favor of Firebase
• coroutines:
  • Added the BetterCoroutineScope, which is a CoroutineScope with a cancel method
  • Renamed the MainScope
  • Changed the ViewModel classes to use the new MainScope
  • Added the CoroutinesActivity that uses the MainScope
• ui:
  • Removed pre-21 compatibility when setting the Drawable tint
• util:
  • Cleaned up the Device object: Switched to API numbers instead of names, switched functions to variables

Version 4.7.2 (2018-11-23)

• coroutines:
  • Fixed the coroutine dependency used (Android specific)

Version 4.7.1 (2018-11-23)

• coroutines:
  • Move the bind() method into the LifeycleOwnerUIScope
• util:
  • Add explicit ActivityNotFoundException throwing for when opening a url or custom tab

Version 4.7.0 (2018-11-23)

• coroutines:
  • New module, with useful extension functions and classes to use with Kotlin coroutines

Version 4.6.0 (2018-11-20)

• firebase-analytics:
  • New module, with useful extension functions to use Google Analytics for Firebase within your app

Version 4.5.2 (2018-11-02)

• io:
  • Further bug fixes for v4.5.1, including a method name change for getFileUri()

Version 4.5.1 (2018-11-02)

• io:
  • Bug fix for v4.5.0

Version 4.5.0 (2018-11-02)

• io:
  • Added Context extension to get the Uri for a file
  • Added Context extension to create and write contents to a file
  • Changed order of parameters on getFile()
  • Added a provider paths Xml to cover the default case

Version 4.4.1 (2018-10-31)

• room:
  • Added TypeConverters for MutableList<T>, with convenience converters for String and Int
  • Added convenience method to log an AppUpdate based on its name and code

Version 4.4.0 (2018-10-31)

• room:
  • Added the AppUpdate class and its Db/Dao to keep track of when the app is updated

Version 4.3.2 (2018-10-30)

• log:
  • Added a logger for Koin

Version 4.3.1 (2018-10-29)

• log:
  • Added the logging of the priority

Version 4.3.0 (2018-10-29)

• Updated to Kotlin 1.3
• Changed min SDK version to 21

Version 4.2.1 (2018-10-25)

• room:
  • Moved the Daos and the TypeConverters to separate packages
  • Added the BaseUpdateDao and the BaseInsertDao if you just need one subcategory of default methods
  • Changed the conflict strategy of the INSERT functions to be REPLACE

Version 4.2.0 (2018-10-23)

• room:
  • Added the BaseDao for basic functions on one model type
  • Added the BaseConverter for a basic TypeConverter implementation
  • Added the BaseListConverter for a basic list TypeConverter implementation
  • Added a TypeConverter for LocalTimes

Version 4.1.2 (2018-10-10)

• util:
  • Minor updates to the new BaseUpdateManager

Version 4.1.1 (2018-10-10)

• util:
  • Minor updates to the new BaseUpdateManager

Version 4.1.0 (2018-10-10)

• util:
  • Added the new BaseUpdateManager that works off of Migration classes
  • Renamed old BaseUpdateManager to OldBaseUpdateManager (breaking)
  • Switched to Kotlin folder conventions for this module

Version 4.0.0 (2018-09-29)

• Updated all libraries, including switching over to AndroidX
• lifecycle:
  • Added module for the Android Lifecycle components, with an extension to observe on a LifecycleOwner.
• room:
  • Added module for Android Room, with some common TypeConverters
• util:
  • Removed the connection info from the debug info, moved it from an extension to a static method

Version 3.1.1 (2018-08-10)

• dialog:
  • Changed the order of the params in the list dialog functions to have all defaulted params at the end.

Version 3.1.0 (2018-08-10)

• dialog
  • Changed all the interfaces to lambdas
  • Moved all lambdas to be the last parameter in the functions

Version 3.0.0 (2018-08-09)

• Removed the db module completely
• date:
  • Added option to specify the locale on all formatters
  • Changed isPast, isFuture, and rfc1123String methods to be variables instead of functions
  • Added isToday variables
  • Removed the old setter and getter methods on the Pref classes. You should access the date property directly
• dialog:
  • Removed all previously deprecated classes/methods
  • For the list dialogs, all params are now taken directly instead of having a separate interface to implement
• io:
  • Removed all previously deprecated classes/methods
• log:
  • Added the tag value to the function that logs a message
• prefs
  • Removed the old setter and getter methods on the Pref classes. You should access the value property directly
• ui:
  • Removed all previously deprecated classes/methods
  • Added function to set an ImageView tint using a color resource Id
  • Added function to set a TextView's compound Drawable tint using a color resource Id
• util:
  • Removed all previously deprecated classes/methods
  • Changed device measurement functions to be extensions

Version 2.6.10 (2018-07-26)

• ui:
  • Big fix of v2.6.9

Version 2.6.9 (2018-07-26)

• ui:
  • Added methods to set the drawables on a TextView as named parameters

Version 2.6.8 (2018-07-12)

• Library updates
• ui:
  • Added method to simplify watching an EditText

Version 2.6.7 (2018-06-15)

• util:
  • Made showEmptyView() methods on the adapters open

Version 2.6.6 (2018-05-25)

• util:
  • Added a method to wrap a Context with a Locale to change the app language

Version 2.6.5 (2018-05-24)

• util:
  • Added option to add custom info to the debug info

Version 2.6.4 (2018-05-24)

• util:
  • Added extension to get the color from a Context in a backwards compatible manner

Version 2.6.3 (2018-05-11)

• util:
  • Added method to get debug info for feedback/bug reports

Version 2.6.2 (2018-05-10)

• date:
  • Changed the Temporal extensions to be for TemporalAccessors instead

Version 2.6.1 (2018-04-30)

• ui:
  • Fix wrong call to get the TextView's compound drawables when tinting

Version 2.6.0 (2018-04-26)

• prefs & date:
  • Created nullable and non-nullable variations of every preference helper class
    • Breaking: StringPref, DatePref, and LocalDatePref are no longer nullable. In order to continue using them as nullable, use their NullXPref equivalents

Version 2.5.0 (2018-04-25)

• analytics:
  • Convert isDisabled in GAManager to a property
• dialog:
  • Made all DialogUtil methods extensions and deprecated the old one
• util:
  • Added a default name for the version pref name in the BaseUpdateManager
  • Added a method that is called when an update is finished in the BaseUpdateManager
  • Added a default file type (null) for context.getFile()

Version 2.4.1 (2018-04-23)

• ui:
  • Added extension to set a View's padding with a dimension Id
  • Added extension to set a TextView's text size with a dimension Id

Version 2.4.0 (2018-04-14)

• io:
  • Deprecated the IOUtils, replacing it with extensions
• prefs/date:
  • Removed a bunch of redundant code within the pref classes
  • Added backing properties to the pref classes
• util:
  • Made connectivity methods extensions
  • Moved folder operations to extensions
  • Moved permission operations to extensions / Util class

Version 2.3.1 (2018-04-06)

• Removed methods that are now part of Android KTX

Version 2.3.0 (2018-04-06)

• Updated all dependencies
• Switched min SDK to 17, target SDK to 27
• date:
  • Made all date formatting methods extensions
  • Added code to allow ranges of dates
• ui:
  • Added a BaseListAdapter
  • Made all tinting methods extensions
  • Breaking: TextView drawable tinting now uses relative positioning
• util:
  • Added a String extension to get a Spanned from an Html String
  • Made all Context util methods extensions

Version 2.2.2 (2017-12-26)

• util:
  • Made the BaseUpdateManager methods open

Version 2.2.1 (2017-12-26)

• Updated Kotlin
• util:
  • Added the BaseUpdateManager class, to serve as a base for running update code

Version 2.2.0 (2017-11-29)

• Updated all of the dependencies (notably support library)
• Bumped target to 26
• util:
  • Added a method to check if a Permission has been granted

Version 2.1.2 (2017-10-23)

• dialog:
  • Fixed the multi list dialog button type

Version 2.1.1 (2017-09-23)

• analytics
  • Switched isDisabled() to be a method instead of a variable

Version 2.1.0 (2017-08-31)

• analytics
  • Added the Analytics module for Google Analytics helper methods

Version 2.0.8 (2017-07-25)

• date:
  • Added missing static annotation

Version 2.0.7 (2017-07-25)

• date:
  • Switched some of the formatting Strings to take in TemporalAccessors instead of Temporals
  • Added formatting method to return the full date String

Version 2.0.6 (2017-07-01)

• util:
  • Fixed bug where opening a Url in a Chrome custom tab would crash the app if the scheme was missing from the Url

Version 2.0.5 (2017-06-28)

• util:
  • Added method to open a Url within a Chrome custom tab

Version 2.0.4 (2017-05-31)

• log:
  • Made the abstract methods protected within the ProductionTree

Version 2.0.3 (2017-05-31)

• ui:
  • Made the utility methods static in Java
• util:
  • Overloaded some methods in the Utils class for Java

Version 2.0.2 (2017-05-31)

• dialog:
  • Fixed order parameters to work better in Java

Version 2.0.1 (2017-05-31)

• date:
  • Changed all of the XXXPref methods to open
• dialog:
  • Added some @JvmOverloads to the right methods in DialogUtils
• prefs:
  • Changed all of the XXXPref methods to open

Version 2.0.0 (2017-05-31)

• Converted everything to Kotlin!
• Renamed the repo
• Broke everything out into separate modules (see the README for more info)
• Dependencies now come bundled in instead of expecting them to be included by the different projects

Version 1.2.1 (2017-02-28)

• Added method to get a randomly generated UUID

Version 1.2.0 (2017-02-21)

• Added the RecyclerViewBaseAdapter, a base adapter for a RecyclerView with a built-in ViewHolder and empty view support

Version 1.1.7 (2016-12-08)

• Fixed the opening of the PDF for Nougat +

Version 1.1.6 (2016-09-15)

• New: Added method to check if we are on Nougat or higher
• Renamed the OS version check method names to be clearer

Version 1.1.5 (2016-08-22)

• New: Added method to check if a given version is more recent than the current version

Version 1.1.4 (2016-07-27)

• New: Added a LocalDatePreference to store LocalDates in SharedPreferences

Version 1.1.3 (2016-07-22)

• New: Added method to put the logs into a given file (used for bug reports)

Version 1.1.2 (2016-06-20)

• New: Added helper methods to get device screen height and width

Version 1.1.1 (2016-05-04)

• New: Added helper method to tint an ImageView
• New: Added helper method to tint the icon of a menu item

Version 1.1.0 (2016-04-21)

• Update: Fixed bug where the tint was not getting correctly applied on a drawable in pre-Lollipop

Version 1.0.31 (2016-04-18)

• New: Added method to check the user's internet connection based on the context

Version 1.0.30 (2016-04-08)

• New: Added method to an attribute's resource Id to set it programmatically

Version 1.0.29 (2016-03-28)

• New: Added new helper method to create a 2-choice AlertDialog

Version 1.0.28 (2016-03-25)

• New: Added method to quickly generate a multi-choice dialog

Version 1.0.27 (2016-03-16)

• New: Added method to open PDFs

Version 1.0.26 (2016-03-16)

• New: Added method to get the device manufacturer and model
• Added check for http:// or https:// on a URL before trying to open it

Version 1.0.25 (2016-03-14)

• Removed the need for Timber for some utility classes
• Removed Dagger dependency

Version 1.0.24 (2016-03-07)

• New: Added method to display a neutral AlertDialog with a message String and an OnClickListener for the button
• New: Added method to display a toast with a message String

Version 1.0.23 (2016-03-01)

• New: Added method to open the current app in the Play Store using the package name from the passed Context

Version 1.0.22 (2016-02-25)

• Fix: Fixed the loadObject() method in the StorageUtils to work with a list of objects

Version 1.0.21 (2016-02-25)

• New: CustomDurationViewPager is a ViewPager instance that has a custom scroll animation speed

Version 1.0.20 (2016-02-24)

• New: Date/Time formatter methods can now take null parameters (they will return null in this case)
• Fix: Fixed short date formatter not being correctly initialized

Version 1.0.19 (2016-02-23)

• New: Added methods to load and save objects to internal storage

Version 1.0.18 (2016-02-22)

• Added method to get a BufferedSource for a raw resource

Version 1.0.17 (2016-02-18)

• Added method to open an app on the Play Store

Version 1.0.16 (2016-02-12)

• Added method to get the short String for a date

Version 1.0.15 (2016-02-08)

• Fixed method name in DateUtils

Version 1.0.14 (2016-02-08)

• Added method to get the short String for a time

Version 1.0.13 (2016-02-08)

• Added methods to check the future and past of a ZoneDateTime

Version 1.0.12 (2016-02-08)

• Added some date utility methods
• Added a SharedPreferences helper class for dates

Version 1.0.11 (2016-02-02)

• Added method to read a String from a file in the raw resource folder

Version 1.0.10 (2016-02-02)

• Added Device class, with helper methods to determine the device's OS
• Added method to check connectivity

Version 1.0.9 (2016-01-29)

• Set up a base class for all preference utility classes
• Added method to check if the preference is set

Version 1.0.8 (2016-01-28)

• Added clear methods for the SharedPreferences utility classes

Version 1.0.7 (2016-01-28)

• Fixed bug with the scopes of the constructors of the Preference classes

Version 1.0.6 (2016-01-28)

• Added more AlertDialog helper methods
• Switched the Gradle dependencies to "provided"

Version 1.0.5 (2016-01-28)

• Now returning the created AlertDialog in the DialogUtils static helper methods.

Version 1.0.4 (2016-01-28)

• Added option to not specify a title and message for any type of Alert Dialog

Version 1.0.3 (2016-01-27)

• Renamed the Utils class

Version 1.0.2 (2016-01-27)

• Renamed the DialogUtil class

Version 1.0.1 (2016-01-27)

• Added the non swipeable ViewPager

Version 1.0.0 (2016-01-27)

• Initial Release. Includes:
  • Timber tree for production builds
  • Shared Preferences helpers
  • Dialog helpers
  • Static utility class