How can I use Stetho with RoomDataBase in Android Studio?

Question

I'am using RoomDatabase in my android studio project. And I want to inspect my database with Stetho. I already add it in my build.gradle file, but I don't know where to write the code Stetho.initializeWithDefaults(this);, to begin inspection. Thanks

Answer 1

You can write the code inside your main app file.

Also you can put it in any activity but if you want to get stetho globally i recommand to put it inside your app file.

Answer 2

Integrating with Stetho is intended to be seamless and straightforward for most existing Android applications. There is a simple initialization step which occurs in your Application class:

public class MyApplication extends Application {
  public void onCreate() {
    super.onCreate();
    Stetho.initializeWithDefaults(this);
  }
}

Also ensure that your MyApplication Java class is registered in your AndroidManifest.xml file, otherwise you will not see an "Inspect" button in chrome://inspect/#devices :

<manifest
        xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        ...>
        <application
                android:name="MyApplication"
                ...>
         </application>
</manifest>

This brings up most of the default configuration but does not enable some additional hooks (most notably, network inspection). See this for specific details on individual subsystems.