Android Question Save Map To KeyValueStore, Load Map From KeyValueStore

[Pete_S]

I created this code. It works but I was wondering if there is an easier/optimized way to save a map to a KeyValueStore and retrieve it back from the KeyValueStore.

Main:

Sub Process_Globals
End Sub
Sub Globals
End Sub
Sub Activity_Create(FirstTime As Boolean)
    Dim map1 As Map
    map1.Initialize
    map1.Put(1, "click")
    map1.Put(2, "clack")
    map1.Put(3, "snap")
    map1.Put(4, "slappy")
    SaveMapToKVS(Starter.kvs, map1, "key_string_1", "value_string_1")
    Dim map2 As Map
    map2.Initialize
    map2 = LoadMapFromKVS(Starter.kvs, "key_string_1", "value_string_1")
    Log("Test to see if it works:")
    For i = 0 To map2.Size - 1
        Log(map2.GetKeyAt(i) & " = " & map2.GetValueAt(i))
    Next
End Sub
Sub LoadMapFromKVS(kvs As KeyValueStore, keyname As String, valuename As String) As Map
    Dim map_new As Map
    map_new.Initialize
    Dim StringArray() As String
    Dim StringArray2() As String
    Dim s As String
    Dim s2 As String
    s = Starter.kvs.Get(keyname)
    s2 = Starter.kvs.Get(valuename)
    StringArray = Regex.Split(",", s)
    StringArray2 = Regex.Split(",", s2)
    For i = 0 To StringArray.Length - 1
        map_new.Put(StringArray(i), StringArray2(i)) 'CInt(StringArray(i)) ?
    Next
    Return map_new
End Sub
Sub RemoveLastCharacter(s As String) As String
    Return s.SubString2(0, s.Length - 1)
End Sub
Sub SaveMapToKVS(kvs As KeyValueStore, map1 As Map, keyname As String, valuename As String)
    Dim s As String
    For Each v As Int In map1.keys
        s = s & v & ","
    Next
    s = RemoveLastCharacter(s)
    Starter.kvs.Put(keyname, s)
    s = ""
    For Each v2 As String In map1.values
        s = s & v2 & ","
    Next
    s = RemoveLastCharacter(s)
    Starter.kvs.Put(valuename, s)
End Sub

Starter:

Sub Process_Globals
    Public kvs As KeyValueStore
End Sub
Sub Service_Create
    kvs.Initialize(File.DirInternal, "datastore2")
End Sub

 

[Mashiane]

Perhaps..

Sub Map2Json(m As Map) As String
    Dim gen As JSONGenerator
    Dim outJSON As String
    gen.Initialize(m)
    outJSON = gen.ToString
    Return outJSON
End Sub

and

Sub Json2Map(jsonText As String) As Map
    Dim json As JSONParser
    Dim Map1 As Map
    Map1.Initialize
    Try
        If jsonText.length > 0 Then
            json.Initialize(jsonText)
            Map1 = json.NextObject
        End If
        Return Map1
    Catch
        Return Map1
    End Try
End Sub

then you can save and retrive the json string using a key you specify.

 

[Erel]

@Pete_S there are several mistakes in your code and it is completely not required.

I created this code. It works but I was wondering if there is an easier/optimized way to save a map to a KeyValueStore and retrieve it back from the KeyValueStore.

Yes.

KVS.Put("my map", map1)
Dim m As Map = KVS.Get("my map")