-OkHttpClient initializes only once (small optimization)

app/src/main/java/gr/thmmy/mthmmy/activities/BaseActivity.java

@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@ import com.franmontiel.persistentcookiejar.cache.SetCookieCache;
 import com.franmontiel.persistentcookiejar.persistence.SharedPrefsCookiePersistor;
 
 import okhttp3.CookieJar;
+import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
 
 public class BaseActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
 
-    private static boolean cookiesInit=false;   //To initialize cookie stuff only once per app start
+    private static boolean init =false;   //To initialize stuff only once per app start
+
+    private static OkHttpClient client;
     protected static CookieJar cookieJar;
     protected static SharedPrefsCookiePersistor sharedPrefsCookiePersistor;
 
@@ -19,11 +22,14 @@ public class BaseActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
 
-        if(!cookiesInit)
+        if(!init)
         {
             sharedPrefsCookiePersistor = new SharedPrefsCookiePersistor(BaseActivity.this);
             cookieJar = new PersistentCookieJar(new SetCookieCache(), sharedPrefsCookiePersistor);
-            cookiesInit=true;
+            client = new OkHttpClient.Builder()
+                    .cookieJar(cookieJar)
+                    .build();
+            init =true;
         }
 
     }
@@ -36,4 +42,8 @@ public class BaseActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
     public static SharedPrefsCookiePersistor getSharedPrefsCookiePersistor() {
         return sharedPrefsCookiePersistor;
     }
+
+    public static OkHttpClient getClient() {
+        return client;
+    }
 }

app/src/main/java/gr/thmmy/mthmmy/activities/TopicActivity.java

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class TopicActivity extends BaseActivity {
         recyclerView.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(findViewById(R.id.list).getContext()));
         recyclerView.setAdapter(topicAdapter);
 
-        client = new OkHttpClient.Builder().build();
+        client = BaseActivity.getClient();
         new TopicTask().execute(extras.getString("TOPIC_URL"));
 
     }

app/src/main/java/gr/thmmy/mthmmy/sections/recent/RecentFragment.java

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import android.widget.RelativeLayout;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
 import gr.thmmy.mthmmy.R;
+import gr.thmmy.mthmmy.activities.BaseActivity;
 import gr.thmmy.mthmmy.data.TopicSummary;
 import gr.thmmy.mthmmy.utils.CustomRecyclerView;
 
@@ -88,8 +89,7 @@ public class RecentFragment extends Fragment
 
         sectionNumber = getArguments().getInt(ARG_SECTION_NUMBER);
 
-        client = new OkHttpClient.Builder().build();
-
+        client = BaseActivity.getClient();
 
         topicSummaries = new ArrayList<>();
 

app/src/main/java/gr/thmmy/mthmmy/utils/Thmmy.java

@@ -91,10 +91,7 @@ public class Thmmy
                     .build();
         }
 
-        OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient.Builder()
-                .cookieJar(BaseActivity.getCookieJar())
-                .build();
-
+        OkHttpClient client = BaseActivity.getClient();
 
         try
         {
@@ -151,6 +148,7 @@ public class Thmmy
 
     }
 
+    //To maintain data between activities/ between activity state change (possibly temporary solution)
     public static class LoginData implements Parcelable
     {
         private int status;
@@ -240,12 +238,9 @@ public class Thmmy
 
 
     //--------------------------------------LOGOUT--------------------------------------------------
-    //Two options: (username, password, duration) or nothing - cookies
     public static int logout(HttpUrl logoutLink)
     {
-        OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient.Builder()
-                .cookieJar(BaseActivity.getCookieJar())   //cookies will be deleted
-                .build();
+        OkHttpClient client = BaseActivity.getClient();
         Request request = new Request.Builder()
                 .url(logoutLink)
                 .build();