Is there a way to create a `sqldelight` `DatabaseDriver` for Android without requiring a context? I ...

# multiplatform

[clark]

Is there a way to create a sqldelight DatabaseDriver for Android without requiring a context? I want all of my database work to be handled by shared code and I don't love having to instantiate it all by passing in an Android context

[Matt Nelson]

I believe SQLDelight docs explain how to use expect/actual for creating the SQLDriver, which would allow you to then write all of your DB code in commonMain.

[Matt Nelson]

https://cashapp.github.io/sqldelight/multiplatform_sqlite/

[xxfast]

You need context for android, but that doesn’t mean you can create your drivers in shared code

expect class DatabaseDriver {
  suspend fun createDriver(schema: Schema, name: String): SqlDriver
}

and on android

actual class DatabaseDriver(val context: Context) {
  actual suspend fun createDriver(schema: Schema, name: String): SqlDriver =
    AndroidSqliteDriver(schema, context, name)
}

[clark]

The only thing is that at some point, your Android app has to pass the database a context, so then the rest of the shared code has to wait for an external dependency before it can get access to the database which I feel like makes DI more difficult

[Matt Nelson]

Should have applicationContext & Application available from the get-go via DI to instantiate the Driver...