I have a pre-populated SQLite database that I am copying from the apk on install. The database copies successfully but then seems to be empty (I get a SQLite missing table exception on query).
I am using this code to handle the database file operations:
public class ExternalDbOpenHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
//Path to the device folder with databases
public static String DB_PATH;
//Database file name
public static String DB_NAME;
public SQLiteDatabase database;
public final Context context;
public SQLiteDatabase getDb() {
return database;
}
public ExternalDbOpenHelper(Context context, String databaseName) {
super(context, databaseName, null, 1);
this.context = context;
//Write a full path to the databases of your application
String packageName = context.getPackageName();
DB_PATH = String.format("//data//data//%s//databases//", packageName);
DB_NAME = databaseName;
openDataBase();
}
//This piece of code will create a database if it’s not yet created
public void createDataBase() {
boolean dbExist = checkDataBase();
if (!dbExist) {
this.getReadableDatabase();
try {
copyDataBase();
} catch (IOException e) {
Log.e(this.getClass().toString(), "Copying error");
throw new Error("Error copying database!");
}
} else {
Log.i(this.getClass().toString(), "Database already exists");
}
}
//Performing a database existence check
private boolean checkDataBase() {
SQLiteDatabase checkDb = null;
try {
String path = DB_PATH + DB_NAME;
checkDb = SQLiteDatabase.openDatabase(path, null,
SQLiteDatabase.OPEN_READONLY);
} catch (SQLException e) {
Log.e(this.getClass().toString(), "Error while checking db");
}
//Android doesn’t like resource leaks, everything should
// be closed
if (checkDb != null) {
checkDb.close();
}
return checkDb != null;
}
//Method for copying the database
private void copyDataBase() throws IOException {
//Open a stream for reading from our ready-made database
//The stream source is located in the assets
InputStream externalDbStream = context.getAssets().open(DB_NAME);
//Path to the created empty database on your Android device
String outFileName = DB_PATH + DB_NAME;
//Now create a stream for writing the database byte by byte
OutputStream localDbStream = new FileOutputStream(outFileName);
//Copying the database
byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
int bytesRead;
while ((bytesRead = externalDbStream.read(buffer)) > 0) {
localDbStream.write(buffer, 0, bytesRead);
}
//Don’t forget to close the streams
localDbStream.close();
externalDbStream.close();
}
public SQLiteDatabase openDataBase() throws SQLException {
String path = DB_PATH + DB_NAME;
if (database == null) {
createDataBase();
database = SQLiteDatabase.openDatabase(path, null,
SQLiteDatabase.OPEN_READWRITE);
}
return database;
}
@Override
public synchronized void close() {
if (database != null) {
database.close();
}
super.close();
}
@Override
public void onCreate(SQLiteDatabase db) {}
@Override
public void onUpgrade(SQLiteDatabase db, int oldVersion, int newVersion) {}
}
I have used this exact code in 3 nearly identical apps without problems. Any ideas as to why I may be running into issues with the same code in a new app? The app targets/builds on API level 25.
