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Open your database and add a new table called "android_metadata", you can execute the following SQL statement to do it:
CREATE TABLE "android_metadata" ("locale" TEXT DEFAULT 'en_US')
/* done */
Now insert a single row with the text 'en_US' in the "android_metadata" table:
INSERT INTO "android_metadata" VALUES ('en_US')
/* done */
Then, it is necessary to rename the primary id field of your tables to "_id" so Android will know where to bind the id field of your tables.
You can easily do this with SQLite Database Browser by pressing the edit table button Edit Table, then selecting the table you want to edit and finally selecting the field you want to rename.After renaming the id field of all your data tables to "_id" and adding the "android_metadata" table, your database it's ready to be used in your Android application.
/* done */
2. Copying, opening and accessing your database in your Android application.
Now just put your database file in the "assets" folder of your project
/* done */
and create a Database Helper class by extending the SQLiteOpenHelper class from the "android.database.sqlite" package.
Make your DataBaseHelper class look like this:
public class DataBaseHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper{
//The Android's default system path of your application database.
private static String DB_PATH = "/data/data/YOUR_PACKAGE/databases/";
private static String DB_NAME = "myDBName";
private SQLiteDatabase myDataBase;
private final Context myContext;
/**
* Constructor
* Takes and keeps a reference of the passed context in order to access to the application assets and resources.
* @param context
*/
public DataBaseHelper(Context context) {
super(context, DB_NAME, null, 1);
this.myContext = context;
}
/**
* Creates a empty database on the system and rewrites it with your own database.
* */
public void createDataBase() throws IOException{
boolean dbExist = checkDataBase();
if(dbExist){
//do nothing - database already exist
}else{
//By calling this method and empty database will be created into the default system path
//of your application so we are gonna be able to overwrite that database with our database.
this.getReadableDatabase();
try {
copyDataBase();
} catch (IOException e) {
throw new Error("Error copying database");
}
}
}
/**
* Check if the database already exist to avoid re-copying the file each time you open the application.
* @return true if it exists, false if it doesn't
*/
private boolean checkDataBase(){
SQLiteDatabase checkDB = null;
try{
String myPath = DB_PATH + DB_NAME;
checkDB = SQLiteDatabase.openDatabase(myPath, null, SQLiteDatabase.OPEN_READONLY);
}catch(SQLiteException e){
//database does't exist yet.
}
if(checkDB != null){
checkDB.close();
}
return checkDB != null ? true : false;
}
/**
* Copies your database from your local assets-folder to the just created empty database in the
* system folder, from where it can be accessed and handled.
* This is done by transfering bytestream.
* */
private void copyDataBase() throws IOException{
//Open your local db as the input stream
InputStream myInput = myContext.getAssets().open(DB_NAME);
// Path to the just created empty db
String outFileName = DB_PATH + DB_NAME;
//Open the empty db as the output stream
OutputStream myOutput = new FileOutputStream(outFileName);
//transfer bytes from the inputfile to the outputfile
byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
int length;
while ((length = myInput.read(buffer))>0){
myOutput.write(buffer, 0, length);
}
//Close the streams
myOutput.flush();
myOutput.close();
myInput.close();
}
public void openDataBase() throws SQLException{
//Open the database
String myPath = DB_PATH + DB_NAME;
myDataBase = SQLiteDatabase.openDatabase(myPath, null, SQLiteDatabase.OPEN_READONLY);
}
@Override
public synchronized void close() {
if(myDataBase != null)
myDataBase.close();
super.close();
}
@Override
public void onCreate(SQLiteDatabase db) {
}
@Override
public void onUpgrade(SQLiteDatabase db, int oldVersion, int newVersion) {
}
// Add your public helper methods to access and get content from the database.
// You could return cursors by doing "return myDataBase.query(....)" so it'd be easy
// to you to create adapters for your views.
}
/* I added it, got it to compile, and changed the db name and db path. */
Now, the final piece:
DataBaseHelper myDbHelper = new DataBaseHelper();
myDbHelper = new DataBaseHelper(this);
try {
myDbHelper.createDataBase();
} catch (IOException ioe) {
throw new Error("Unable to create database");
}
try {
myDbHelper.openDataBase();
}catch(SQLException sqle){
throw sqle;
}
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The "final piece" should be called from the initial activity of the application.
Now, the question is, how do I test-first this? The test could basically try to open the database, and fail. I'm not really clear on how I do this from the test code. Maybe try this piece?
myDbHelper.openDataBase();
But, how do I get at myDbHelper? Well, lets just say it's going to be a member of the starting activity. So, I'll create a test class for the opening activity, then add a test method like so:
public void testDatabaseOpens() {
DataBaseHelper myDbHelper = mActivity.getDbHelper();
try {
myDbHelper.openDataBase();
} catch (SQLException sqle) {
throw sqle;
}
Assert.assertEquals(true, true);
} // end of testStateDestroy() method definition
This doesn't compile, so I'll add a getDbHelper method. I'm not sure this is the best way to go about it - creating source code for the benefit of test code - but I'll going to plunge ahead anyway.
Ok, I've got the DBHelper compiling (note the constructor needs a context) and now - I'm going to run the test.
Well, it passed - but was the database really created? I need to code a test for that, but first I'm going to try to check the actual database. The problem is that I'm testing at arms length, I'm relying on the throwing of an exception to crash the test, and I'm not 100% positive it's working the way it should.
Hmm, when I rerun the test, removing the exception code, an unrelated test fails. It could be because the system had gone into lock, but when I test in manually it works, and then a rerun of the test gets a green. It may be a bit of a flaky test, because it involves lifecycles.
To check the database physically, I'm going to follow this post: http://tinyurl.com/pgub89. However, in the adb shell, this command:
find data -name "*.db" -print
is giving me a permission error. su also gives a permission denied. According to a google search, it appears I'm going to have to root the phone. I'll drop that for now, because it's not totally necessary. Anyway, it's better that I test it through code.
What I'll do instead is make sure that the record count is greater than one. I'll have to figure out how to do a select count(1) from the database.
This link has a description of a list command:
http://www.screaming-penguin.com/node/7742
as follows:
List
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.append("Names in database:\n");
for (String name : names) {
sb.append(name + "\n");
}
where dh is the data helper. Looking through the code of the previous example, DBHelper, there is a comment for adding methods to do what you want, such as queries, etc., once you get the database loaded and opened. I'll add a method in test called list records which logs the records and just does an assert true, then check the log to see if the records get listed. Then I'll refine the test to return a count.
Well, the command I would probably use is db.execSQL, but it's not clear if that returns anything. For now, it might be better to use the "selectAll", which uses the db.query command. It looks like this:
public List
List
Cursor cursor = this.db.query(TABLE_NAME, new String[] { "name" },
null, null, null, null, "name desc");
if (cursor.moveToFirst()) {
do {
list.add(cursor.getString(0));
} while (cursor.moveToNext());
}
if (cursor != null && !cursor.isClosed()) {
cursor.close();
}
return list;
}
Here's the documentation for query:
public Cursor query (String table, String[] columns, String selection, String[] selectionArgs, String groupBy, String having, String orderBy)
Since: API Level 1
Query the given table, returning a Cursor over the result set.
Parameters
table The table name to compile the query against.
// ok
columns A list of which columns to return. Passing null will return all columns, which is discouraged to prevent reading data from storage that isn't going to be used.
// ok, lets just add a single column, "english" for now, which has the english text.
selection A filter declaring which rows to return, formatted as an SQL WHERE clause (excluding the WHERE itself). Passing null will return all rows for the given table.
// Where clause. this is null in the example. Leave it for now.
selectionArgs You may include ?s in selection, which will be replaced by the values from selectionArgs, in order that they appear in the selection. The values will be bound as Strings.
// This will replace "?" in the selection, similar to a compiled jdbc statement. Leaving it null for now.
groupBy A filter declaring how to group rows, formatted as an SQL GROUP BY clause (excluding the GROUP BY itself). Passing null
will cause the rows to not be grouped.
// grouping clause. null for now
having A filter declare which row groups to include in the cursor, if row grouping is being used, formatted as an SQL HAVING clause (excluding the HAVING itself). Passing null will cause all row groups to be included, and is required when row grouping is not being used.
// having clause. null for now.
orderBy How to order the rows, formatted as an SQL ORDER BY clause (excluding the ORDER BY itself). Passing null will use the default sort order, which may be unordered.
// order by. In the example, it looks like he's saying order by name, desc, but we'll live it null for now.
We'll do this select all in this test.
public void testDatabaseNotEmpty() {
List
DataBaseHelper myDbHelper = mActivity.getDbHelper();
try {
myDbHelper.openDataBase();
myList = myDbHelper.selectAll();
} catch (SQLException sqle) {
throw sqle;
}
int count = myList.size();
boolean gtZero = false;
if (count > 0) {
gtZero = true;
}
Assert.assertEquals(true, gtZero);
}
It's a bit awkward, but it gets the job done.
Ouch - I'm getting an invalid apk file. What happens if I back off that test?
I get a null pointer exception on the flaky lifecyle test again. Let's get rid of that. The code it's testing is working and it's not worth the hassle. Wow. Even the simpler lifecyle activity test crashes. Bummer. I've been through that before. I need to comment this one out for now to get to the db test.
Ok. My two remaining tests are working. Now lets comment back in the database list test.
Ok, it the test crashed on no such column name. Let's check it again. Oops, I left the order by clause from the example in there. Let's order by level, number.
It didn't like the order by clause. However, when I replace it with null, it passes the unit test. Whew. Mission accomplished.
However, the log loudly complains that the database wasn't closed. So, let's close it and test it by adding myDbHelper.close();
Hmmm...ok, if I close it in the open test, then it the record count gt zero test crashes on db not open, although it does its own open. But if I don't close it in the open test, then I get the complaint. Well, I don't want to spend too much time on that. It's currently passing the tests; I'll check if the production code has the same problm.
I don't think I'm going to put back in the lifecycle tests just now. The code's working, and the lifecycle methods are just too unpredictable to risk builds on.
ok - I want to add one more test, which is of the actual row count. Then, I'll commit and have lunch. Yes. Commit and done for now.
Great - it worked.
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