trello-archive/RxLifecycle

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RxLifecycle is a Java library for Android that automatically completes RxJava reactive sequences based on a lifecycle stream, preventing memory leaks from incomplete subscriptions. It provides binding APIs and provider components for Activities, Fragments, and Android's Architecture Components lifecycle.

Use cases

• prevent memory leaks from RxJava subscriptions in Android activities
• automatically complete observables when an Android activity is destroyed
• bind reactive streams to Android fragment lifecycle events
• terminate RxJava sequences on specific lifecycle events like DESTROY
• use RxJava with Android Architecture Components LifecycleOwner
• manage RxJava subscriptions in Kotlin Android apps

When to choose

• you use RxJava in Android apps and need lifecycle-aware subscription management
• you want to avoid memory leaks from long-running observables outliving activities or fragments
• you prefer declarative binding of streams to lifecycle events rather than manual unsubscribe calls

When to avoid

• you use Kotlin coroutines or Flow instead of RxJava
• you need actual unsubscribe behavior rather than sequence termination
• your project is not Android/JVM based

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library · maturity maintenance

concurrency developer-tools mobile-development developer-tools jvm rxjava android-lifecycle reactive-streams memory-leaks kotlin-support android

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