FirebaseRecyclerAdapter can't retrieve data from Firebase Database

Question

I'm trying to show Blog Posts on my MainActivity (Home page). But Homepage Nothing shows I mean Homepage is empty.

Firebase database structure:

MainActivity:

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
    private static final String TAG = "MainActivity";
    private RecyclerView mBlogList;
    private DatabaseReference mDataRef;
    private FirebaseRecyclerAdapter<BlogInfo, ViewHolder> adapter;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        Log.d(TAG, "onCreate: started!");
        mDataRef = FirebaseDatabase.getInstance().getReference().child("BlogApp").child("Posts");
        mBlogList = findViewById(R.id.blogListId);
        mBlogList.setHasFixedSize(true);
        mBlogList.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(this));

        FirebaseRecyclerOptions<BlogInfo> options = new FirebaseRecyclerOptions.Builder<BlogInfo>()
                .setQuery(mDataRef, BlogInfo.class).build();

        adapter = new FirebaseRecyclerAdapter<BlogInfo, ViewHolder>(options) {
            @Override
            protected void onBindViewHolder(@NonNull ViewHolder holder, int position, @NonNull BlogInfo model) {

                String imgUrl = model.getImage();
                Picasso.get().load(imgUrl).into(holder.post_image);
                holder.post_title.setText(model.getTitle());
                holder.post_desc.setText(model.getDescription());

            }

            @NonNull
            @Override
            public ViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(@NonNull ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
                Log.d(TAG, "onCreateViewHolder: initialized!");
                View view = LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext()).inflate(R.layout.single_blog_item, parent, false);
                ViewHolder holder = new ViewHolder(view);
                return holder;
            }
        };
        mBlogList.setAdapter(adapter);

    }

    @Override
    protected void onStart() {
        super.onStart();
        adapter.startListening();
        Log.d(TAG, "onStart: init");
    }

    @Override
    protected void onStop() {
        super.onStop();
        adapter.stopListening();
        Log.d(TAG, "onStop: stop Blog list");
    }

    // ViewHolder Class
    public static class ViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder{
        private static final String TAG = "ViewHolder";
        TextView post_title;
        TextView post_desc;
        ImageView post_image;

        ViewHolder(View itemView) {
            super(itemView);
            Log.d(TAG, "ViewHolder: Initialized!");
            post_title = itemView.findViewById(R.id.postTitleId);
            post_desc = itemView.findViewById(R.id.postDescId);
            post_image = itemView.findViewById(R.id.postImageId);
        }
    }
}

BlogInfo.class:

public class BlogInfo {
    private String description;
    private String image;
    private String title;

    public BlogInfo() {}

    public BlogInfo(String title, String description, String image) {
        this.title = title;
        this.description = description;
        this.image = image;
    }

    public String getTitle() {return title;}

    public void setTitle(String title) {this.title = title;}

    public String getDescription() {return description;}

    public void setDescription(String description) {this.description = description;}

    public String getImage() {return image;}

    public void setImage(String image) {this.image = image;}
}

This is my first time I'm trying to use FirebaseRecyclerAdapter to retrieve data from Firebase Database. But I don't know where the problem is. I tried to debug also but the compiler won't enter into onCreateViewHolder or onBindViewHolder function. But I'm totally following FirebaseUI for Realtime Database reference.

Answer 1

To solve this, you need to remove the following line of code:

mBlogList.setHasFixedSize(true);

This is needed only when you want your RecyclerView to have a fixed size. In your case is not necessary.