Retrofit Error Handling

CallResultAdapterFactory.kt

import retrofit2.Call
import retrofit2.CallAdapter
import retrofit2.Response
import retrofit2.Retrofit
import java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType
import java.lang.reflect.Type
import java.util.concurrent.Executor

class CallResultAdapterFactory(private val responseErrorMapper: ((Response<*>) -> Error?)? = null) : CallAdapter.Factory() {

    override fun get(returnType: Type, annotations: Array<Annotation>, retrofit: Retrofit): CallAdapter<*, *>? {
        if (CallAdapter.Factory.getRawType(returnType) != CallResult::class.java) {
            return null
        }
        if (returnType !is ParameterizedType) {
            throw IllegalStateException("CallResult must have generic type (e.g., CallResult<ResponseBody>)")
        }
        val responseType = CallAdapter.Factory.getParameterUpperBound(0, returnType)
        val callbackExecutor = retrofit.callbackExecutor()
        return CallResultAdapter<Any>(responseType, callbackExecutor, responseErrorMapper)
    }

    private class CallResultAdapter<R> constructor(
        private val responseType: Type,
        private val callbackExecutor: Executor?,
        private val responseErrorMapper: ((Response<*>) -> Error?)? = null
    ) : CallAdapter<R, CallResult<R>> {

        override fun responseType(): Type {
            return responseType
        }

        override fun adapt(call: Call<R>): CallResult<R> {
            return CallResultMapper(call, callbackExecutor, responseErrorMapper)
        }
    }
}

CallResultMapper.kt

import retrofit2.Call
import retrofit2.Callback
import retrofit2.Response
import java.io.IOException
import java.util.concurrent.Executor

sealed class Result<out T> {
    data class Success<out T>(val data: T?) : Result<T>()
    data class Failure(val error: Error) : Result<Nothing>()
}

interface CallResult<T> {

    fun enqueue(callback: (result: Result<T>) -> Unit)

    fun clone(): CallResult<T>

    fun isExecuted(): Boolean

    fun execute(): Response<T>
}

/**
 * Maps a [Call] to [CallResultMapper].
 * */
internal class CallResultMapper<T>(private val call: Call<T>, private val callbackExecutor: Executor?, private val responseErrorMapper: ((Response<*>) -> Error?)? = null) : CallResult<T> {

    override fun execute(): Response<T> {
        return call.execute()
    }

    override fun enqueue(callback: (result: Result<T>) -> Unit) {
        call.enqueue(object : Callback<T> {
            override fun onResponse(call: Call<T>, response: Response<T>) {
                if (call.isCanceled) return

                val result: Result<T> = if (response.isSuccessful) {
                    Result.Success(response.body())
                } else {
                    Result.Failure(responseErrorMapper?.invoke(response) ?: RemoteServiceHttpError(response))
                }

                val runnable = {
                    callback(result)
                }

                callbackExecutor?.execute(runnable) ?: runnable()
            }

            override fun onFailure(call: Call<T>, t: Throwable) {

                val error: Error = if (t is IOException) {
                    NetworkError()
                } else {
                    UnexpectedError()
                }

                val runnable = {
                    callback(Failure(error))
                }

                callbackExecutor?.execute(runnable) ?: runnable()
            }
        })
    }

    override fun isExecuted(): Boolean {
        return call.isExecuted
    }

    override fun clone(): CallResult<T> {
        return CallResultMapper(call.clone(), callbackExecutor)
    }
}

Errors.kt

class UnexpectedError : Error() {

    override fun toString(): String {
        return "UnexpectedError"
    }
}


/**
 * Represents an error in which the server could not be reached.
 */
class NetworkError : Error() {

    override fun toString(): String {
        return "NetworkError"
    }
}


/**
 * An error response from the server.
 */
open class RemoteServiceError : Error() {

    override fun toString(): String {
        return "RemoteServiceError(message: $message)"
    }
}


/**
 * A Remote Service Error with a HttpStatus code.
 */
open class RemoteServiceHttpError(val response: Response<*>) : RemoteServiceError() {

    val httpStatusCode = HttpStatusCode.values().firstOrNull { statusCode -> statusCode.code == response.code() } ?: Unknown

    val isClientError: Boolean
        get() = response.code() in 400..499

    val isServerError: Boolean
        get() = response.code() in 500..599

    override fun toString(): String {
        return "RemoteServiceHttpError" +
                "\ncode: ${response.code()} (${httpStatusCode.name})" +
                "\nmessage: ${super.message}"
    }
}

enum class HttpStatusCode(val code: Int) {

    Unknown(-1),

    // Client Errors
    BadRequest(400),
    Unauthorized(401),
    PaymentRequired(402),
    Forbidden(403),
    NotFound(404),
    MethodNotAllowed(405),
    NotAcceptable(406),
    ProxyAuthenticationRequired(407),
    RequestTimeout(408),
    Conflict(409),
    Gone(410),
    LengthRequired(411),
    PreconditionFailed(412),
    PayloadTooLarge(413),
    UriTooLong(414),
    UnsupportedMediaType(415),
    RangeNotSatisfiable(416),
    ExpectationFailed(417),
    ImATeapot(418),
    MisdirectedRequest(421),
    UnprocessableEntity(422),
    Locked(423),
    FailedDependency(424),
    UpgradeRequired(426),
    PreconditionRequired(428),
    TooManyRequests(429),
    RequestHeaderFieldsTooLarge(431),
    UnavailableForLegalReasons(451),

    // Server Errors
    InternalServerError(500),
    NotImplemented(501),
    BadGateway(502),
    ServiceUnavailable(503),
    GatewayTimeout(504),
    HttpVersionNotSupported(505),
    VariantAlsoNegates(506),
    InsufficientStorage(507),
    LoopDetected(508),
    NotExtended(510),
    NetworkAuthenticationRequired(511);
}

Hi, yes sorry - this was going to be a Medium post but I never finished it. I've just published it.. Let me know if you'd like further assistance

https://timusus.medium.com/network-error-handling-on-android-with-retrofit-kotlin-draft-6614f58fa58d

Hey, thanks for your reply. I read your post on Medium. But couldn't find a way to implement it into my project. It uses couritine and MVVM pattern (viewmodel, repository). I"m still a noob so simple things can look hard for me

I'm using a kind of variation of this in a couple of apps, including one with Coroutines. It's late here, but I'll see if I can provide an example for you tomorrow

Waited for you, you've surely forgot. So here's a little reminder :D