Where to put Firebase.setAndroidContext() function

Question

I\'m trying to play a bit with Firebase and Android.
I have one RegisterActivity, and one MainActivity. My current flow is - start with M

Answer 1

As seen in the sample applications of Firebase you should place it inside your Application.

package com.firebase.androidchat;

import com.firebase.client.Firebase;

/**
 * @author Jenny Tong (mimming)
 * @since 12/5/14
 *
 * Initialize Firebase with the application context. This must happen before the client is used.
 */
public class ChatApplication extends android.app.Application {
    @Override
    public void onCreate() {
        super.onCreate();
        Firebase.setAndroidContext(this);
    }
}

Source

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Firebase.getAndroidContext()

After setting the Application context once you can use it where ever you need it. You can retrieve it as often as you like, everywhere. I would also recommend to use the Firebase.getAndroidContext() instead of storing it into variables to prevent MemoryLeaks