How to keep subscriber after onError(RxJava)

Question

1st, I tried

// used retrofit
public interface ApiService {
    @GET(/get_some_data)
    Observable<SomeData> getSomeData();
}



// clickStream created by onClick event
// No.1
clickStream
    .flatMap(e -> apiService.getSomeData())
    .subscribe(
        success -> Log.d("tag", "success"),
        error -> Log.d("tag", "error"),
        () -> Log.d("tag", "complete"))

this is fine if getSomeData() is success. I can get some data each click.

but if occur error, unsubscribed. (so click is not works after error)

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2nd, I tried below.(with onErrorResumeNext) but unsubscribed.

(didn't call onError, but called onComplete. so unsubscribed)

// No.2
clickStream
    .flatMap(e -> apiService.getSomeData())
    .onErrorResumeNext(throwable -> Observable.empty())  // add this line
    .subscribe(
        success -> Log.d("tag", "success"),
        error -> Log.d("tag", "error"),
        () -> Log.d("tag", "complete"))

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3rd, I tried below.(with retry)

// No.3
clickStream
    .flatMap(e -> apiService.getSomeData())
    .retry(5)                                            // add this line
    .subscribe(
        success -> Log.d("tag", "success"),
        error -> Log.d("tag", "error"),
        () -> Log.d("tag", "complete"))

this is better than No.1. but unscribed.

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I want to make refresh button that works after error.

I want to know

1. Can I keep or re-subscribe subscriber?
2. Is this a proper way in Rxjava?

sorry for my poor English.

Answer 1

Your Nr. 2 was quite close - try this:

clickStream
.flatMap(e -> apiService.getSomeData()
    .onErrorResumeNext(throwable -> Observable.empty()))  // add this line
.subscribe(
    success -> Log.d("tag", "success"),
    error -> Log.d("tag", "error"),
    () -> Log.d("tag", "complete"))

Notice that I just moved one closing parenthesis so that the onErrorResumeNext is now called after every error and is part of the "inner" Observable.