io.reactivex

Interface SingleEmitter<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the value type to emit

public interface SingleEmitter<T>

Abstraction over an RxJava SingleObserver that allows associating a resource with it.

All methods are safe to call from multiple threads, but note that there is no guarantee whose terminal event will win and get delivered to the downstream.

Calling onSuccess(Object) multiple times has no effect. Calling onError(Throwable) multiple times or after onSuccess will route the exception into the global error handler via RxJavaPlugins.onError(Throwable).

The emitter allows the registration of a single resource, in the form of a Disposable or Cancellable via setDisposable(Disposable) or setCancellable(Cancellable) respectively. The emitter implementations will dispose/cancel this instance when the downstream cancels the flow or after the event generator logic calls onSuccess(Object), onError(Throwable), or when tryOnError(Throwable) succeeds.

Only one Disposable or Cancellable object can be associated with the emitter at a time. Calling either set method will dispose/cancel any previous object. If there is a need for handling multiple resources, one can create a CompositeDisposable and associate that with the emitter instead.

The Cancellable is logically equivalent to Disposable but allows using cleanup logic that can throw a checked exception (such as many close() methods on Java IO components). Since the release of resources happens after the terminal events have been delivered or the sequence gets cancelled, exceptions throw within Cancellable are routed to the global error handler via RxJavaPlugins.onError(Throwable).

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	isDisposed() Returns true if the downstream disposed the sequence or the emitter was terminated via onSuccess(Object), onError(Throwable), or a successful tryOnError(Throwable).
void	onError(Throwable t) Signal an exception.
void	onSuccess(T t) Signal a success value.
void	setCancellable(Cancellable c) Sets a Cancellable on this emitter; any previous Disposable or Cancellable will be disposed/cancelled.
void	setDisposable(Disposable d) Sets a Disposable on this emitter; any previous Disposable or Cancellable will be disposed/cancelled.
boolean	tryOnError(Throwable t) Attempts to emit the specified Throwable error if the downstream hasn't cancelled the sequence or is otherwise terminated, returning false if the emission is not allowed to happen due to lifecycle restrictions.

Method Detail

onSuccess

void onSuccess(@NonNull
               T t)

Signal a success value.

Parameters:

t - the value, not null

onError

void onError(@NonNull
             Throwable t)

Signal an exception.

Parameters:

t - the exception, not null

setDisposable

void setDisposable(@Nullable
                   Disposable d)

Sets a Disposable on this emitter; any previous Disposable or Cancellable will be disposed/cancelled.

Parameters:

d - the disposable, null is allowed

setCancellable

void setCancellable(@Nullable
                    Cancellable c)

Sets a Cancellable on this emitter; any previous Disposable or Cancellable will be disposed/cancelled.

Parameters:

c - the cancellable resource, null is allowed

isDisposed

boolean isDisposed()

Returns true if the downstream disposed the sequence or the emitter was terminated via onSuccess(Object), onError(Throwable), or a successful tryOnError(Throwable).

This method is thread-safe.

Returns:

true if the downstream disposed the sequence or the emitter was terminated

tryOnError

boolean tryOnError(@NonNull
                   Throwable t)

Attempts to emit the specified Throwable error if the downstream hasn't cancelled the sequence or is otherwise terminated, returning false if the emission is not allowed to happen due to lifecycle restrictions.

Unlike onError(Throwable), the RxJavaPlugins.onError is not called if the error could not be delivered.

History: 2.1.1 - experimental

Parameters:

t - the throwable error to signal if possible

Returns:

true if successful, false if the downstream is not able to accept further events

Since:

2.2