Should i use parse

So I just wrote a review about it and raised question in FAQ. I have left that course and started the next course I was going to do after the course using parse. And I will think about what you said.

Thank you! Parse Core generally handles the saving of data and social media integration. But why should I use it if its going to end soon? Nobody asked you to use it. Thank You — shinilms. NiraliAcharyan Yes, it is going to end but it should not stop you from using it right now. There is no learning curve with using parse, you are just making api calls for the data in the cloud i. If you are still confused, use Firebase instead.

It's a popular alternative to parse. Shrinil No don't take it wrongly. I read your answer. It was perfectly right what you said. But a question arise in my mind that still is there any reason to use parse as it is going to end?

I just wanted to know if you or anyone else can advice. But what I think is, it is better not to learn it rather than learning app development through Parse and if I develop any then again migrating it.

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Why to use Parse? When should I use Parse? The use cases are pretty broad, and here are some practical examples of applications using Parse technology: Social network apps similar to Instagram, Facebook, or LinkedIn. Games — Trivia, puzzles, educational, strategy, etc. Messaging apps with real-time communication similar to WhatsApp. Food delivery apps. Taxi pick-up apps. Emergency services apps. Real-time payment apps. Inventory management apps. Apps for fitness. Mobile commerce apps.

Convenience store applications. Apps that require geofences. Todo lists. What are the benefits of using Parse? Parse vs. For more complex many-to-many relationships, check out this official join tables guide when the many-to-many requires additional metadata. Parse now supports a more powerful form of local data storage out of the box which can be used to store and retrieve ParseObjects, even when the network is unavailable.

To enable this functionality, simply call Parse. You can store a ParseObject in the local datastore by pinning it. Pinning a ParseObject is recursive, just like saving, so any objects that are pointed to by the one you are pinning will also be pinned:. We can query from the local offline store with the fromLocalDatastore flag during any query operation:. For the full summary of how to utilize the offline mode for Parse, be sure to review the official local store guide in the Parse docs.

Suppose we had a simple todo application with user accounts and items persisted to Parse. The next step is to setup and create our models using the Parse dashboard to manage your new app. Visit the "Data Browser" for the correct application and let's create our User and TodoItem objects for our app. First, remove the test code that we added previously and drop the "TestObject" listed in the browser to clear testing data. Next, select "New Class" and pick "User" to create the user object used to manage session authetication:.

Let's also add our "Custom" class which can represent any custom data. In this case, we will create a TodoItem class:. Now, we need to add our custom columns to our class. Once you've finished adding your columns to the class, you can create as many additional classes as necessary and configure their respective columns. Let's add a row of data to the class directly through the data browser:. Check out our Troubleshooting Common Issues with Parse guide for a detailed look at common issues encountered and related solutions.

Parse has full support for storing images and files uploaded by an application. Photos are stored using the ParseFile construct described in more detail here. First, make sure to create a Parse model. Next, you will need to add a ParseFile object:. A ParseFile instance can be initialized with a File object or a byte array. Alternatively, if you have a third-party library such as Glide or Picasso, you can also reference the URL directly and don't need to use this special ParseImageView widget.

It leverages Parse's FacebookUtils library, which acts as a wrapper for associating ParseUser objects with Facebook users. The manual process of integrating with Facebook's SDK is discussed below.

You will first need to create a Facebook app and get an Application ID. X is the latest version:. You will then need to make sure to initialize these libraries by doing so in your MainApplication. Make sure to reference this MainApplication in your AndroidManifest. Make sure to add the FacebookActivity to your manifest file, as well as the application ID and permissions you wish to request. If you choose to use the LoginButton class, you should not use the FacebookUtils library to trigger a login.

The reason is that Facebook's LoginButton already has click handlers that will launch a login screen, so using Parse's code triggers two of these screens to appear. In addition, you have to do more work to associate a ParseUser object with a Facebook user. For this reason, it is simpler to use the custom button approach when integrating with Parse.

For your LoginActivity. If you wish to trigger this login, you may add your own custom button:. You must also override the onActivityResult to capture the result after a user signs into Facebook:. This is a new way of handling pagination and endless scrolling. For a simpler and more straightforward solution check out Endless Scrolling Guide.

First, follow the setup instructions for adding the Paging Library to your Gradle configuration. In addition, make sure also to change your RecyclerView to use PagedListAdapter as described in this section. You must take care of these first steps before proceeding to the section below.