Updated with the latest Maven coordinates, Java programming features, and API changes, this book is your guide to solving problems in writing asynchronous and event-based programs Key FeaturesExplore a variety of tools and techniques used to solve problems in implementing concurrency and parallelizationLearn about core operators in RxJava that enable you to express your code logic productivelyApply RxJava with Kotlin to create responsive Android apps with better user experienceBook Description RxJava is not just a popular library for building asynchronous and event-based applications; it also enables you to create a cleaner and more readable code base. In this book, you’ll cover the core fundamentals of reactive programming and learn how to design and implement reactive libraries and applications. Learning RxJava will help you understand how reactive programming works and guide you in writing your first example in reactive code. You’ll get to grips with the workings of Observable and Subscriber, and see how they are used in different contexts using real-world use cases. The book will also take you through multicasting and caching to help prevent redundant work with multiple Observers. You’ll then learn how to create your own RxJava operators by reusing reactive logic. As you advance, you’ll explore effective tools and libraries to test and debug RxJava code. Finally, you’ll delve into RxAndroid extensions and use Kotlin features to streamline your Android apps. By the end of this book, you'll become proficient in writing reactive code in Java and Kotlin to build concurrent applications, including Android applications. What you will learnDiscover different ways to create Observables, Observers, and SubscribersMulticast in order to push data to multiple destinations and cache and replay themExpress RxJava idiomatically with the help of Kotlin features such as extension functions and data classesBecome familiar with various operators available in RxJava to perform common transformations and tasksExplore RxJava’s reactive types, including Flowable, Single, Maybe, and CompletableDemystify Observables and how they express data and events as sequencesWho this book is for This book is for Java developers who want to leverage reactive programming to develop more resilient and concurrent applications. If you're an RxJava user looking to get to grips with the latest features and updates in RxJava 3, this book is for you. Fundamental knowledge of core Java features and object-oriented programming will assist you in understanding the key concepts covered in this book.

Reactive Programming with Java and ReactiveX About This Book Explore the essential tools and operators RxJava provides, and know which situations to use them in Delve into Observables and Subscribers, the core components of RxJava used for building scalable and performant reactive applications Delve into the practical implementation of tools to effectively take on complex tasks such as concurrency and backpressure Who This Book Is For The primary audience for this book is developers with at least a fundamental mastery of Java. Some readers will likely be interested in RxJava to make programs more resilient, concurrent, and scalable. Others may be checking out reactive programming just to see what it is all about, and to judge whether it can solve any problems they may have. What You Will Learn Learn the features of RxJava 2 that bring about many significant changes, including new reactive types such as Flowable, Single, Maybe, and Completable Understand how reactive programming works and the mindset to "think reactively" Demystify the Observable and how it quickly expresses data and events as sequences Learn the various Rx operators that transform, filter, and combine data and event sequences Leverage multicasting to push data to multiple destinations, and cache and replay them Discover how concurrency and parallelization work in RxJava, and how it makes these traditionally complex tasks trivial to implement Apply RxJava and Retrolambda to the Android domain to create responsive Android apps with better user experiences Use RxJava with the Kotlin language to express RxJava more idiomatically with extension functions, data classes, and other Kotlin features In Detail RxJava is a library for composing asynchronous and event-based programs using Observable sequences for the JVM, allowing developers to build robust applications in less time. Learning RxJava addresses all the fundamentals of reactive programming to help readers write reactive code, as well as teach them an effective approach to designing and implementing reactive libraries and applications. Starting with a brief introduction to reactive programming concepts, there is an overview of Observables and Observers, the core components of RxJava, and how to combine different streams of data and events together. You will also learn simpler ways to achieve concurrency and remain highly performant, with no need for synchronization. Later on, we will leverage backpressure and other strategies to cope with rapidly-producing sources to prevent bottlenecks in your application. After covering custom operators, testing, and debugging, the book dives into hands-on examples using RxJava on Android as well as Kotlin. Style and approach This book will be different from other Rx books, taking an approach that comprehensively covers Rx concepts and practical applications.

In today’s app-driven era, when programs are asynchronous and responsiveness is so vital, reactive programming can help you write code that’s more reliable, easier to scale, and better-performing. With this practical book, Java developers will first learn how to view problems in the reactive way, and then build programs that leverage the best features of this exciting new programming paradigm. Authors Tomasz Nurkiewicz and Ben Christensen include concrete examples that use the RxJava library to solve real-world performance issues on Android devices as well as the server. You’ll learn how RxJava leverages parallelism and concurrency to help you solve today’s problems. This book also provides a preview of the upcoming 2.0 release. Write programs that react to multiple asynchronous sources of input without descending into "callback hell" Get to that aha! moment when you understand how to solve problems in the reactive way Cope with Observables that produce data too quickly to be consumed Explore strategies to debug and to test programs written in the reactive style Efficiently exploit parallelism and concurrency in your programs Learn about the transition to RxJava version 2

Learn Reactive Programming in Kotlin with RxJava!The popularity of reactive programming continues to grow on an ever-increasing number of platforms and languages. Rx lets developers easily and quickly build apps with code that can be understood by other Rx developers-even over different platforms.Not only will you learn how to use RxJava to create complex reactive applications on Android, you'll also see how to solve common application design issues by using RxJava. Finally, you'll discover how to exercise full control over the library and leverage the full power of reactive programming in your apps.Who This Book Is ForThis book is for Android developers who already feel comfortable with the Android SDK and Kotlin, and want to dive deep into development with RxJava, RxKotlin, and RxAndroid.Topics Covered in Reactive Programming with Kotlin:Getting Started: Get an introduction to the reactive programming paradigm, learn the terminology involved, and see how to begin using RxJava in your projects.Event Management: Learn how to handle asynchronous event sequences via two key concepts in Rx-Observables and Observers.Being Selective: See how to work with various events using tools such as filtering, transforming, combining, and timing operators.UI Development: RxJava and companion libraries make it easy to work with the UI of your apps, providing a reactive approach to handling user events.Intermediate Topics: Level up your RxJava knowledge with chapters on reactive networking, error handling, and schedulers.Advanced Topics: Round out your RxJava education by learning about app architecture, repositories, and integrating RxJava with Android Jetpack.And much, much more!By the end of the book, you'll have hands-on experience solving common issues in a reactive paradigm-and you'll be well on your way to coming up with your own Rx patterns and solutions!

Whether you are a Java expert or at a beginner level, you'll benefit from this book, because it will teach you a brand new way of coding and thinking. The book starts with an explanation of what reactive programming is, why it is so appealing, and how we can integrate it in to Java. It continues by introducing the new Java 8 syntax features, such as lambdas and function references, and some functional programming basics. From this point on, the book focuses on RxJava in depth. It goes through creating Observables, transforming, filtering, and combining them, and concurrency and testing to finish with extending the library itself. This book is a definite tutorial in RxJava filled with a lot of well-described examples. It explains reactive programming concepts in plain and readable language, without scientific formulas and terms.

Summary RxJava for Android Developers teaches you how to build fast, fluid, and reactive mobile apps for Android with RxJava. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Technology For Android developers, writing multithreaded apps can be as challenging as it is necessary. RxJava simplifies complex threading operations, maintaining proper synchronization as you switch seamlessly from thread to thread. RxJava also brings the benefits of reactive programming to your apps—that means better real-time responsiveness, the holy grail for every Android developer. About the Book RxJava for Android Developers begins by inviting you to think about programming and data the reactive way. This engaging, hands-on essential reference introduces you to the central pattern of RxJava for Android, then explains the View Model before exploring highly sought-after app features like chat clients and elegant transitions. Finally, you'll look at high-level design concerns and architectural approaches and frameworks that work well with Functional Reactive Programming (FRP) thinking. What's inside An introduction to reactive programming Easier thread management Improving UI responsiveness Thinking asynchronously Building a working chat client About the Reader Readers should have some experience building Android applications. No experience with RxJava is needed. About the Author Timo Tuominen has used FRP and RxJava extensively while working with Futurice as an architect of a major Android project for Samsung. Table of Contents PART 1 - Core reactive programming Introduction to reactive programming Networking with observables Building data processing chains Connecting the user interface with networking Advanced RxJava PART 2 - Architectures in RxJava Reactive view models Developing with view models Expanding existing Rx apps Testing reactive code PART 3 - Advanced RxJava architectures Advanced architectures: Chat client 1 Advanced architectures: Chat client 2 Transitions with Rx Making a maps client

Get an easy introduction to reactive streams in Java to handle concurrency, data streams, and the propagation of change in today's applications. This compact book includes in-depth introductions to RxJava, Akka Streams, and Reactor, and integrates the latest related features from Java 9 and 11, as well as reactive streams programming with the Android SDK. Reactive Streams in Java explains how to manage the exchange of stream data across an asynchronous boundary—passing elements on to another thread or thread-pool—while ensuring that the receiving side is not forced to buffer arbitrary amounts of data which can reduce application efficiency. After reading and using this book, you'll be proficient in programming reactive streams for Java in order to optimize application performance, and improve memory management and data exchanges. What You Will Learn Discover reactive streams and how to use them Work with the latest features in Java 9 and Java 11Apply reactive streams using RxJava Program using Akka StreamsCarry out reactive streams programming in Android Who This Book Is For Experienced Java programmers.