Android Sample app for making REST calls with OkHttp and Kotlin Coroutines (Kotlin)

Overview

This project is a sample app for making REST calls with OkHttp and Kotlin Coroutines.

It contains:

• Configuring your app for making REST calls by setting the internet permission
• Uses OkHttp to make a Get call
• Launches a HTTP request from a background thread using Kotlin coroutines
• Uses ViewModel and LiveData to update the UI.

Supporting material

For a step-by-step tutorial, please see my blog post on making REST calls with OkHttp and Kotlin coroutines.

Getting Started

1. Cone the project from GitHub

	https://github.com/justmobiledev/android-kotlin-rest-okhttp-2.git

2. Build the project in AndroidStudio
3. Deploy on simulator or device.

Versions used

• Android Studio 4.1.1
• Android API 29
• OkHttp 4.9.0
• view model and livedata 2.2.0
• klaxon 5.0.1

Implementation

• Configuring your app for making REST calls by setting the internet permission
• Use OkHttp to make a Get call
• Launch a HTTP request from a background thread using Kotlin coroutines
• Use ViewModel and LiveData to update the UI.

Sample App Usage

1. Select the 'Fetch' button to launch a Get request
2. The response info is displayed in the MainActivity page