Live Queries
Description — Couchbase mobile database live query concepts
Activating a Live Query
A live query is a query that, once activated, remains active and monitors the database for changes; refreshing the result set whenever a change occurs. As such, it is a great way to build reactive user interfaces — especially table/list views — that keep themselves up to date.
So, a simple use case may be: A replicator running and pulling new data from a server, whilst a live-query-driven UI automatically updates to show the data without the user having to manually refresh. This helps your app feel quick and responsive.
To activate a LiveQuery just add a change listener to the query statement. It will be immediately active. When a change is detected the query automatically runs, and posts the new query result to any observers (change listeners).
/*
static void query_change_listener(void* context, CBLQuery* query, CBLListenerToken* token) {
CBLError err;
CBLResultSet* results = CBLQuery_CopyCurrentResults(query, token, &err);
while(CBLResultSet_Next(results)) {
// Update UI
}
}
*/
// NOTE: No error handling, for brevity (see getting started)
CBLError err;
CBLQuery* query = CBLDatabase_CreateQuery(database, kCBLN1QLLanguage,
FLSTR("SELECT * FROM _"), NULL, &err); (1)
CBLListenerToken* token = CBLQuery_AddChangeListener(query, query_change_listener, NULL); (2)
1 | Build the query statements |
2 | Activate the live query by attaching a listener. Save the token in order to detach the listener and stop the query later — se Example 2 |
CBLListener_Remove(token); // The token received from AddChangeListener
CBLQuery_Release(query);
1 | Here we use the change lister token from Example 1 to remove the listener. Doing so stops the live query. |