CachedRefreshable.java

public abstract class CachedRefreshable<P, T> extends Refreshable<P, T> {

    protected abstract Observable<T> getSourceObservable(P parameters);

    /**
     * Return the Observable that gets data from a cached source.
     *
     * @return Observable from cache item, or null if the cache misses.
     */
    protected abstract Observable<T> getCachedObservable(P parameters);

    /**
     * When source data is acquired, this function will be used as a callback so that the acquired data can be cached.
     */
    protected abstract void updateCache(P parameters, T data);

    /**
     * When data comes from a miscellaneous source, this provides a mechanism to broadcast those changes to subscribers.
     */
    public void setValue(P parameters, T data) {
        updateCache(parameters, data);
        mInternalObserver.onNext(data);
    }

    /**
     * @return Cache-enabled Observable without providing parameters.
     */
    public Observable<T> getObservable() {
        return getObservable(null);
    }

    /**
     * @param parameters Parameters for the action being observed by this Refreshable.
     * @return Cache-enabled Observable with the specified parameters.
     */
    public Observable<T> getObservable(P parameters) {
        return getObservable(parameters, true);
    }

    /**
     * Provides an {@link Observable} that will never call {@link rx.Observer#onCompleted() Observer#onComplete}, leaving the subscription
     * open all the time. <p>This allows all observers to always be subscribed, even if the underlying {@link Observable} changes (e.g.
     * network request or cached data).
     *
     * @param parameters parameters Parameters for the action being performed by this Refreshable. This is used as a key to get the proper
     *                   {@link Observable} from a map of possible options.
     * @param allowCache Whether to check for a cached copy of the data being observed.
     */
    public Observable<T> getObservable(P parameters, boolean allowCache) {
        final Observable<T> cachedObservable;
        if (allowCache && (cachedObservable = getCachedObservable(parameters)) != null) {
            //unsubscribe();
            // Use the cache
            cachedObservable.subscribe(mInternalObserver);
        } else {
            Subscription subscription = mSourceSubscriptions.get(parameters);
            if (subscription == null || subscription.isUnsubscribed()) {
                // Subscribe to server
                updateSubscription(parameters);
            }
        }
        return mSubject;
    }

    @Override
    protected void updateSubscription(final P parameters) {
        Subscription subscription = getSourceObservable(parameters).doOnNext(new Action1<T>() {
            @Override
            public void call(T t) {
                updateCache(parameters, t);
            }
        }).subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
            .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
            .subscribe(mInternalObserver);
        mSourceSubscriptions.put(parameters, subscription);
    }

}

CurrentUserCachedRefreshable.java

@Singleton
public class CurrentUserCachedRefreshable extends CachedRefreshable<Void, UserProfile> {

    @Inject UserManager mUserManager;
    
    @Override
    protected boolean isCompletable() {
        return true;
    }

    @Inject
    public CurrentUserCachedRefreshable() {

    }

    @Override
    protected Observable<UserProfile> getSourceObservable(Void parameters) {
        return mWelbeService.getCurrentUser().map(new Func1<UserResponse, UserProfile>() {
            @Override
            public UserProfile call(UserResponse userResponse) {
                return userResponse.userProfile;
            }
        });
    }

    @Override
    protected Observable<UserProfile> getCachedObservable(Void parameters) {
        return mUserManager.getUserProfileObservable();
    }

    @Override
    protected void updateCache(Void parameters, UserProfile data) {
        mUserManager.updateUserProfile(data);
    }
}

LogActivityRefreshable.java

public class LogActivityRefreshable extends Refreshable<List<LogActivityRequest>, LoggingResponse> {
    /* Retrofit web service interface */
    @Inject WebService mWebService;
    @Inject CurrentUserRefreshable mCurrentUserRefreshable;

    @Override
    protected Observable<LoggingResponse> getSourceObservable(final List<LogActivityRequest> requests) {
        return mCurrentUserRefreshable.getObservable().flatMap(new Func1<UserProfile, Observable<LoggingResponse>>() {
            @Override
            public Observable<LoggingResponse> call(UserProfile userProfile) {
                // We need the user ID before we continue
                List<Observable<LoggingResponse>> observables = new ArrayList<>(requests.size());
                
                // Create a Retrofit web service Observable for each request
                for (LogActivityRequest request : requests) {
                    observables.add(mWebService.logActivity(userProfile.id, request));
                }
                return Observable.merge(observables);
            }
        });
    }
}

Refreshable.java

public abstract class Refreshable<P, T> {

    /**
     * Holds subscriptions based per parameters.
     */
    protected Map<P, Subscription> mSourceSubscriptions = new HashMap<>();

    // internal observation
    protected final Subject<T, T> mSubject = BehaviorSubject.create();
    protected final Observer<T> mInternalObserver = new Observer<T>() {

        @Override
        public void onCompleted() {
            // internalObserver's job is to skip onComplete events.
        }

        @Override
        public void onError(Throwable e) {
            mSubject.onError(e);
        }

        @Override
        public void onNext(T data) {
            mSubject.onNext(data);
        }
    };

    /**
     * Return the Observable that gets data from an original source, such as a network or database. Useful with Retrofit, where Observables
     * are returned.
     */
    protected abstract Observable<T> getSourceObservable(P parameters);

    /**
     * @return Cache-enabled Observable without providing parameters.
     */
    public Observable<T> getObservable() {
        return getObservable(null);
    }

    /**
     * Provides an {@link Observable} that will never call {@link rx.Observer#onCompleted() Observer#onComplete}, leaving the subscription
     * open all the time. <p>This allows all observers to always be subscribed, even if the underlying {@link Observable} changes (e.g.
     * network request or cached data).
     *
     * @param parameters parameters Parameters for the action being performed by this Refreshable. This is used as a key to get the proper
     *                   {@link Observable} from a map of possible options.
     */
    public Observable<T> getObservable(P parameters) {
        getSourceObservable(parameters)
            .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
            .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
            .subscribe(mInternalObserver);
        return mSubject;
    }

    public void refreshFromSource(P parameters) {
        unsubscribe(parameters);
        updateSubscription(parameters);
    }

    private void unsubscribe(P parameters) {
        Subscription subscription = mSourceSubscriptions.get(parameters);
        if (subscription != null && !subscription.isUnsubscribed()) {
            subscription.unsubscribe();
            mSourceSubscriptions.remove(parameters);
        }
    }

    protected void updateSubscription(final P parameters) {
        Subscription subscription = getObservable(parameters)
            .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
            .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
            .subscribe(mInternalObserver);
        mSourceSubscriptions.put(parameters, subscription);
    }
}