Android Room how to search by text when using DataSource.Factory?

Question

In my project using PagedListAdapter for pagination and the app also able to search by keyword.

DAO.kt

@Query("SELECT * FROM Item WHERE name LIKE :keyword")
fun getItems(keyword: String): DataSource.Factory<Int, ItemEntity>

Create

lateinit var itemLivePagedList: LiveData<PagedList<Item>>

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val dataSourceFactory = itemUseCase.getItems(keyword)
val boundaryCallback = MyBoundaryCallback(itemUseCase, compositeDisposable, PAGE_SIZE)
itemLivePagedList = LivePagedListBuilder(dataSourceFactory, pagedListConfig)
            .setBoundaryCallback(boundaryCallback)
            .build()

How can I update the list when keyword changed?

Answer 1

When keyword changes, you have to call itemUseCase.getItems(keyword) again.

Look at this project. it has been written in Java but it shows how to implement a search scenario with PagingLibrary.

For more details see this answer.