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app/src/main/java/exh/util/OkHttpExtensions.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package exh.util
+
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean
+import okhttp3.Call
+import okhttp3.Response
+import rx.Observable
+import rx.Producer
+import rx.Subscription
+
+fun Call.asObservableWithAsyncStacktrace(): Observable<Pair<Exception, Response>> {
+    // Record stacktrace at creation time for easier debugging
+    //   asObservable is involved in a lot of crashes so this is worth the performance hit
+    val asyncStackTrace = Exception("Async stacktrace")
+
+    return Observable.unsafeCreate { subscriber ->
+        // Since Call is a one-shot type, clone it for each new subscriber.
+        val call = clone()
+
+        // Wrap the call in a helper which handles both unsubscription and backpressure.
+        val requestArbiter = object : AtomicBoolean(), Producer, Subscription {
+            val executed = AtomicBoolean(false)
+
+            override fun request(n: Long) {
+                if (n == 0L || !compareAndSet(false, true)) return
+
+                try {
+                    val response = call.execute()
+                    executed.set(true)
+                    if (!subscriber.isUnsubscribed) {
+                        subscriber.onNext(asyncStackTrace to response)
+                        subscriber.onCompleted()
+                    }
+                } catch (error: Throwable) {
+                    if (!subscriber.isUnsubscribed) {
+                        subscriber.onError(error.withRootCause(asyncStackTrace))
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            override fun unsubscribe() {
+                if (!executed.get()) {
+                    call.cancel()
+                }
+            }
+
+            override fun isUnsubscribed(): Boolean {
+                return call.isCanceled()
+            }
+        }
+
+        subscriber.add(requestArbiter)
+        subscriber.setProducer(requestArbiter)
+    }
+}

app/src/main/java/exh/util/StringUtil.kt

@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@ package exh.util
 fun List<String>.trimAll() = map { it.trim() }
 fun List<String>.dropBlank() = filter { it.isNotBlank() }
 fun List<String>.dropEmpty() = filter { it.isNotEmpty() }
+
+fun String.removeArticles(): String {
+    return this.replace(Regex("^(an|a|the) ", RegexOption.IGNORE_CASE), "")
+}