Retrofit with String response

Question

I want a POST call on an URL, and as response I just get a String \"ok\" or \"no\".. So I have here my interface like this:

public interface registerAPI
{
           


        

Answer 1

Ok the answer is to write an own converter. Like this:

public final class ToStringConverterFactory extends Converter.Factory {

            @Override
            public Converter<ResponseBody, ?> fromResponseBody(Type type, Annotation[] annotations) {
                //noinspection EqualsBetweenInconvertibleTypes
                if (String.class.equals(type)) {
                    return new Converter<ResponseBody, Object>() {

                        @Override
                        public Object convert(ResponseBody responseBody) throws IOException {
                            return responseBody.string();
                        }
                    };
                }

                return null;
            }

            @Override
            public Converter<?, RequestBody> toRequestBody(Type type, Annotation[] annotations) {
                //noinspection EqualsBetweenInconvertibleTypes
                if (String.class.equals(type)) {
                    return new Converter<String, RequestBody>() {

                        @Override
                        public RequestBody convert(String value) throws IOException {
                            return RequestBody.create(MediaType.parse("text/plain"), value);
                        }
                    };
                }

                return null;
            }
        }

You have to call it with this:

Retrofit adapter = new Retrofit.Builder()
                        .baseUrl("http://root.url.net/")
                        .addConverterFactory(new ToStringConverterFactory())
                        .build();

                registerAPI api = adapter.create(registerAPI.class);

                Call<String> call = api.insertUser(name,regid);

You get the response in this:

call.enqueue(new Callback<String>()
                {
                    @Override
                    public void onResponse(Response<String> response, Retrofit retrofit)
                    {
                        Log.i("http","innen: " + response.message());
                        Log.i("http","innen: " + response.body()); // here is your string!!
                    }

                    @Override
                    public void onFailure(Throwable t)
                    {
                        Log.d("http", " Throwable " +t.toString());

                    }
                });

Answer 2

@Klatschen your answer is right,in Retrofit2 the abstarct function has changed.

public final class StringConverterFactory extends Converter.Factory {
@Override
public Converter<ResponseBody, ?> responseBodyConverter(Type type, Annotation[] annotations, Retrofit retrofit) {
    if (String.class.equals(type)) {
        return new Converter<ResponseBody, Object>() {
            @Override
            public Object convert(ResponseBody responseBody) throws IOException {
                return responseBody.string();
            }
        };
    }

    return null;
}

@Override
public Converter<?, RequestBody> requestBodyConverter(Type type,
                                                      Annotation[] parameterAnnotations, Annotation[] methodAnnotations, Retrofit retrofit) {
    if (String.class.equals(type)) {
        return new Converter<String, RequestBody>() {
            @Override
            public RequestBody convert(String value) throws IOException {
                return RequestBody.create(MediaType.parse("text/plain"), value);
            }
        };
    }
    return null;
}
}