How to use CompositeDisposable of RxJava 2?

In RxJava 1, there was CompositeSubscription, but that is not present in RxJava2, There is something CompositeDisposable in rxJava2. How do I use CompositeDisposable or Disposable in RxJava2?

Solution 1:

private final CompositeDisposable disposables = new CompositeDisposable();


// adding an Observable to the disposable
disposables.add(sampleObservable()
                .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
                .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
                .subscribeWith(new DisposableObserver<String>() {
                    @Override
                    public void onComplete() {
                    }

                    @Override
                    public void onError(Throwable e) {
                    }

                    @Override
                    public void onNext(String value) {
                    }
                }));

    static Observable<String> sampleObservable() {
        return Observable.defer(new Callable<ObservableSource<? extends String>>() {
            @Override
            public ObservableSource<? extends String> call() throws Exception {
                // Do some long running operation
                SystemClock.sleep(2000);
                return Observable.just("one", "two", "three", "four", "five");
            }
        });
    }                


// Using clear will clear all, but can accept new disposable
disposables.clear(); 
// Using dispose will clear all and set isDisposed = true, so it will not accept any new disposable
disposables.dispose(); 

I have created a sample project to demonstrate the use of RxJava2. Here you can find the sample project - RxJava2-Android-Samples

Solution 2:

CompositeDisposable cannot be reused after being disposed. If you want sync disposable lifecycle with Android Activity lifecycle, it is possible to correspond by making a simple wrapper.

class AndroidDisposable {
    private var compositeDisposable: CompositeDisposable? = null

    fun add(disposable: Disposable) {
        if (compositeDisposable == null) {
            compositeDisposable = CompositeDisposable()
        }
        compositeDisposable?.add(disposable)
    }

    fun dispose() {
        compositeDisposable?.dispose()
        compositeDisposable = null
    }
}

How to use:

class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
    private disposable = AndroidDisposable()

    override fun onStart() {
        super.onStart()
        disposable.add(/* Some disposable */)
    }

    override fun onStop() {
        disposable.dispose()
        super.onStop()
    }
}