Android 建議的應用程式架構建議將程式碼分割為多個類別,這麼做可享有關注點分離原則帶來的好處;這項原則是指階層的每個類別都具有已定義的單一責任。這麼做需要將更多較小的類別互相連結,成為彼此的依附元件。

類別之間的依附元件能以圖表形式呈現,其中每個類別都會分別連結至依附的類別。所有類別及其依附元件的呈現方式可構成「應用程式圖表」。圖 1 顯示應用程式圖表的摘要。當類別 A (ViewModel) 依附類別 B (Repository) 時,從 A 指向 B 的線條就代表該依附元件。
依附元件插入功能可以建立這類連結,並替換用於測試的實作內容。舉例來說,測試依附存放區的 ViewModel 時,您可以透過假的或模擬的方式,傳遞不同的 Repository 實作內容來測試各種情況。
手動插入依附元件基礎
本節說明如何在 Android 應用程式的實際情境中套用手動依附元件插入功能,並逐步說明如何透過疊代的做法,在應用程式中使用依附元件插入功能。這種做法會不斷改進,直到達到接近 Dagger 自動產生的效果。如要進一步瞭解 Dagger,請參閱「Dagger 基本概念」。
假設流程為應用程式中對應至特定功能的一組畫面。登入、註冊和結帳都是流程的範例。
在一般 Android 應用程式的登入流程中,LoginActivity 會依附 LoginViewModel,而後者則依附 UserRepository。其後,UserRepository 依附 UserLocalDataSource 和 UserRemoteDataSource,而後者則依附 Retrofit 服務。
LoginActivity 是登入流程的進入點,使用者會與這項活動互動。因此,LoginActivity 需要建立 LoginViewModel 及其所有依附元件。
這套流程的 Repository 和 DataSource 類別如下所示:
Kotlin
class UserRepository(
private val localDataSource: UserLocalDataSource,
private val remoteDataSource: UserRemoteDataSource
) { ... }
class UserLocalDataSource { ... }
class UserRemoteDataSource(
private val loginService: LoginRetrofitService
) { ... }
Java
class UserLocalDataSource {
public UserLocalDataSource() { }
...
}
class UserRemoteDataSource {
private final Retrofit retrofit;
public UserRemoteDataSource(Retrofit retrofit) {
this.retrofit = retrofit;
}
...
}
class UserRepository {
private final UserLocalDataSource userLocalDataSource;
private final UserRemoteDataSource userRemoteDataSource;
public UserRepository(UserLocalDataSource userLocalDataSource, UserRemoteDataSource userRemoteDataSource) {
this.userLocalDataSource = userLocalDataSource;
this.userRemoteDataSource = userRemoteDataSource;
}
...
}
LoginActivity 的內容如下所示:
Kotlin
class LoginActivity: Activity() {
private lateinit var loginViewModel: LoginViewModel
override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
// In order to satisfy the dependencies of LoginViewModel, you have to also
// satisfy the dependencies of all of its dependencies recursively.
// First, create retrofit which is the dependency of UserRemoteDataSource
val retrofit = Retrofit.Builder()
.baseUrl("https://example.com")
.build()
.create(LoginService::class.java)
// Then, satisfy the dependencies of UserRepository
val remoteDataSource = UserRemoteDataSource(retrofit)
val localDataSource = UserLocalDataSource()
// Now you can create an instance of UserRepository that LoginViewModel needs
val userRepository = UserRepository(localDataSource, remoteDataSource)
// Lastly, create an instance of LoginViewModel with userRepository
loginViewModel = LoginViewModel(userRepository)
}
}
Java
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
private LoginViewModel loginViewModel;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
// In order to satisfy the dependencies of LoginViewModel, you have to also
// satisfy the dependencies of all of its dependencies recursively.
// First, create retrofit which is the dependency of UserRemoteDataSource
Retrofit retrofit = new Retrofit.Builder()
.baseUrl("https://example.com")
.build()
.create(LoginService.class);
// Then, satisfy the dependencies of UserRepository
UserRemoteDataSource remoteDataSource = new UserRemoteDataSource(retrofit);
UserLocalDataSource localDataSource = new UserLocalDataSource();
// Now you can create an instance of UserRepository that LoginViewModel needs
UserRepository userRepository = new UserRepository(localDataSource, remoteDataSource);
// Lastly, create an instance of LoginViewModel with userRepository
loginViewModel = new LoginViewModel(userRepository);
}
}
這種做法會產生以下問題:
會有許多樣板程式碼。如果想在程式碼的其他部分建立另一個
LoginViewModel例項,就會產生重複的程式碼。必須依序宣告依附元件。您必須先建立
UserRepository的例項,才能建立LoginViewModel。要重複使用物件十分困難。如果想在多項功能中重複使用
UserRepository,就必須依循單例模式。在單例模式下,所有測試都會共用同一個單例模式例項,使得測試更加困難。
透過容器管理依附元件
如要解決重複使用物件的問題,可以自行建立「依附元件容器」類別,用來取得依附元件。這個容器提供的所有例項皆可設為公開。在本例中只需要一個 UserRepository 的例項,因此您可以將其依附元件設為不公開,日後如有需要,還是可以設為公開:
Kotlin
// Container of objects shared across the whole app
class AppContainer {
// Since you want to expose userRepository out of the container, you need to satisfy
// its dependencies as you did before
private val retrofit = Retrofit.Builder()
.baseUrl("https://example.com")
.build()
.create(LoginService::class.java)
private val remoteDataSource = UserRemoteDataSource(retrofit)
private val localDataSource = UserLocalDataSource()
// userRepository is not private; it'll be exposed
val userRepository = UserRepository(localDataSource, remoteDataSource)
}
Java
// Container of objects shared across the whole app
public class AppContainer {
// Since you want to expose userRepository out of the container, you need to satisfy
// its dependencies as you did before
private Retrofit retrofit = new Retrofit.Builder()
.baseUrl("https://example.com")
.build()
.create(LoginService.class);
private UserRemoteDataSource remoteDataSource = new UserRemoteDataSource(retrofit);
private UserLocalDataSource localDataSource = new UserLocalDataSource();
// userRepository is not private; it'll be exposed
public UserRepository userRepository = new UserRepository(localDataSource, remoteDataSource);
}
這些依附元件會用於整個應用程式,因此需要放在所有活動都能使用的共同位置,也就是 Application 類別。建立包含 AppContainer 例項的自訂 Application 類別。
Kotlin
// Custom Application class that needs to be specified
// in the AndroidManifest.xml file
class MyApplication : Application() {
// Instance of AppContainer that will be used by all the Activities of the app
val appContainer = AppContainer()
}
Java
// Custom Application class that needs to be specified
// in the AndroidManifest.xml file
public class MyApplication extends Application {
// Instance of AppContainer that will be used by all the Activities of the app
public AppContainer appContainer = new AppContainer();
}
您現在可以從應用程式取得 AppContainer 的例項,並共用 UserRepository 例項:
Kotlin
class LoginActivity: Activity() {
private lateinit var loginViewModel: LoginViewModel
override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
// Gets userRepository from the instance of AppContainer in Application
val appContainer = (application as MyApplication).appContainer
loginViewModel = LoginViewModel(appContainer.userRepository)
}
}
Java
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
private LoginViewModel loginViewModel;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
// Gets userRepository from the instance of AppContainer in Application
AppContainer appContainer = ((MyApplication) getApplication()).appContainer;
loginViewModel = new LoginViewModel(appContainer.userRepository);
}
}
這樣一來,您就沒有採用單例模式的 UserRepository,而是擁有所有活動共用的 AppContainer,這些活動包含圖表內的物件,且會建立這些物件的例項供其他類別使用。
如果應用程式有更多地方需要使用 LoginViewModel,就有理由集中一處建立 LoginViewModel 的例項。您可以將 LoginViewModel 的建立程序移至容器,並使用工廠提供該類型的新物件。用於 LoginViewModelFactory 的程式碼如下所示:
Kotlin
// Definition of a Factory interface with a function to create objects of a type
interface Factory<T> {
fun create(): T
}
// Factory for LoginViewModel.
// Since LoginViewModel depends on UserRepository, in order to create instances of
// LoginViewModel, you need an instance of UserRepository that you pass as a parameter.
class LoginViewModelFactory(private val userRepository: UserRepository) : Factory<LoginViewModel> {
override fun create(): LoginViewModel {
return LoginViewModel(userRepository)
}
}
Java
// Definition of a Factory interface with a function to create objects of a type
public interface Factory<T> {
T create();
}
// Factory for LoginViewModel.
// Since LoginViewModel depends on UserRepository, in order to create instances of
// LoginViewModel, you need an instance of UserRepository that you pass as a parameter.
class LoginViewModelFactory implements Factory<LoginViewModel> {
private final UserRepository userRepository;
public LoginViewModelFactory(UserRepository userRepository) {
this.userRepository = userRepository;
}
@Override
public LoginViewModel create() {
return new LoginViewModel(userRepository);
}
}
您可以在 AppContainer 中加入 LoginViewModelFactory,供 LoginActivity 使用:
Kotlin
// AppContainer can now provide instances of LoginViewModel with LoginViewModelFactory
class AppContainer {
...
val userRepository = UserRepository(localDataSource, remoteDataSource)
val loginViewModelFactory = LoginViewModelFactory(userRepository)
}
class LoginActivity: Activity() {
private lateinit var loginViewModel: LoginViewModel
override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
// Gets LoginViewModelFactory from the application instance of AppContainer
// to create a new LoginViewModel instance
val appContainer = (application as MyApplication).appContainer
loginViewModel = appContainer.loginViewModelFactory.create()
}
}
Java
// AppContainer can now provide instances of LoginViewModel with LoginViewModelFactory
public class AppContainer {
...
public UserRepository userRepository = new UserRepository(localDataSource, remoteDataSource);
public LoginViewModelFactory loginViewModelFactory = new LoginViewModelFactory(userRepository);
}
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
private LoginViewModel loginViewModel;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
// Gets LoginViewModelFactory from the application instance of AppContainer
// to create a new LoginViewModel instance
AppContainer appContainer = ((MyApplication) getApplication()).appContainer;
loginViewModel = appContainer.loginViewModelFactory.create();
}
}
這種做法比先前的好,但還有一些需要考量的難題:
- 您必須自行管理
AppContainer,手動建立所有依附元件的例項。 - 仍有許多樣板程式碼。您需根據是否要重複使用物件,手動建立工廠或參數。
在應用程式流程中管理依附元件
如果要在專案中加入更多功能,AppContainer 會變得越來越複雜。隨著應用程式規模變大,並開始導入不同的功能流程,會產生更多問題:
- 如果有多個不同的流程,您可能會想讓物件僅在該流程的範圍內運作。舉例來說,建立
LoginUserData(可能包含僅在登入流程中使用的使用者名稱和密碼) 時,您不想保留舊登入流程中不同使用者提供的資料。如果希望每個新流程都使用全新的例項,可以在AppContainer內建立FlowContainer物件,如下一個程式碼範例所示。 - 最佳化應用程式圖表和流程容器也很困難。您需要記得根據個別流程,刪除不必要的例項。
假設有一個登入流程包含一項活動 (LoginActivity) 和多個片段 (LoginUsernameFragment 和 LoginPasswordFragment),這些檢視區塊要執行以下作業:
- 存取需要共用的同一個
LoginUserData例項,直到登入流程結束為止。 - 當流程再次啟動時,建立新的
LoginUserData例項。
只要使用登入流程容器,即可完成上述作業。這個容器需要在登入流程啟動時建立,在流程結束時從記憶體中移除。
現在,我們要在範例程式碼中新增 LoginContainer。您希望在應用程式中建立多個 LoginContainer 的例項,因此請將其設為包含 AppContainer 中登入流程所需依附元件的類別,而非設為單例模式。
Kotlin
class LoginContainer(val userRepository: UserRepository) {
val loginData = LoginUserData()
val loginViewModelFactory = LoginViewModelFactory(userRepository)
}
// AppContainer contains LoginContainer now
class AppContainer {
...
val userRepository = UserRepository(localDataSource, remoteDataSource)
// LoginContainer will be null when the user is NOT in the login flow
var loginContainer: LoginContainer? = null
}
Java
// Container with Login-specific dependencies
class LoginContainer {
private final UserRepository userRepository;
public LoginContainer(UserRepository userRepository) {
this.userRepository = userRepository;
loginViewModelFactory = new LoginViewModelFactory(userRepository);
}
public LoginUserData loginData = new LoginUserData();
public LoginViewModelFactory loginViewModelFactory;
}
// AppContainer contains LoginContainer now
public class AppContainer {
...
public UserRepository userRepository = new UserRepository(localDataSource, remoteDataSource);
// LoginContainer will be null when the user is NOT in the login flow
public LoginContainer loginContainer;
}
擁有流程專屬的容器後,您必須決定何時建立及刪除容器例項。登入流程在活動 (LoginActivity) 中具有獨立性,因此會由活動管理該容器的生命週期。LoginActivity 可在 onCreate 中建立例項,在 onDestroy 中刪除該例項。
Kotlin
class LoginActivity: Activity() {
private lateinit var loginViewModel: LoginViewModel
private lateinit var loginData: LoginUserData
private lateinit var appContainer: AppContainer
override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
appContainer = (application as MyApplication).appContainer
// Login flow has started. Populate loginContainer in AppContainer
appContainer.loginContainer = LoginContainer(appContainer.userRepository)
loginViewModel = appContainer.loginContainer.loginViewModelFactory.create()
loginData = appContainer.loginContainer.loginData
}
override fun onDestroy() {
// Login flow is finishing
// Removing the instance of loginContainer in the AppContainer
appContainer.loginContainer = null
super.onDestroy()
}
}
Java
public class LoginActivity extends Activity {
private LoginViewModel loginViewModel;
private LoginData loginData;
private AppContainer appContainer;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
appContainer = ((MyApplication) getApplication()).appContainer;
// Login flow has started. Populate loginContainer in AppContainer
appContainer.loginContainer = new LoginContainer(appContainer.userRepository);
loginViewModel = appContainer.loginContainer.loginViewModelFactory.create();
loginData = appContainer.loginContainer.loginData;
}
@Override
protected void onDestroy() {
// Login flow is finishing
// Removing the instance of loginContainer in the AppContainer
appContainer.loginContainer = null;
super.onDestroy();
}
}
登入片段和 LoginActivity 一樣,可透過 AppContainer 存取 LoginContainer,並使用共用的 LoginUserData 例項。
在本範例中,您要處理檢視區塊生命週期邏輯,因此適合使用生命週期觀測功能。