Android noob here. I have been asked to fix an app some other noobs wrote for a hand held device a couple of months ago. The problem with it is that the devices are mostly used in areas where network is unreliable and weak. As a result, most of our data upload requests fail.
The original authors decided to roll their own REST client and also did not implement any persistence. I am thinking of replacing those with proven networking and caching libraries. Specifically, I am think of using Google Volley for networking and Square Tape for persisting upload data. I am a little low on confidence as my searches are not throwing up any instances of this combination being used.
Does Volley make Tape redundant? Does Volley's caching and retry mechanisms give the same functionality as Tape's queue? I can see a plus for Tape to prevent data loss due to app crashes but otherwise would I still need Tape if I use Volley?
