Kotlin room database boolean - database

Question

Im trying to create an app where a user can has a list of goals of steps to reach they create and then choose one of them to be active and to follow. The database works when I was just using the goal id, name, and steps but now I realised I need to insert another column defining when a goal is active so Im trying to insert that, however I don't know how I should handle the boolean especially in the repository and viewModel. I'd appreciate any help. Thanks in advance
here's my code
interface Dao {
#Insert(onConflict = OnConflictStrategy.IGNORE)
suspend fun insert(goal: Goal)
#Update
suspend fun updateGoal(goal: Goal)
#Query("SELECT * FROM user_goal_table order by goalId")
fun getAll(): LiveData<List<Goal>>
#Query("SELECT * FROM user_goal_table WHERE goalId = :key")
suspend fun getGoal(key: Int): Goal
#Delete
suspend fun delete(goal: Goal)
#Query("SELECT * FROM user_goal_table WHERE goal_is_active = 1 order by goalId")
suspend fun makeGoalActive(key: Int): Goal
class Repository (private val dao : Dao){
val allGoals: LiveData<List<Goal>> = Dao.getAll()
suspend fun insert(goal: Goal){
dao.insert(goal)
}
suspend fun update(goal: Goal){
dao.update(goal)
}
suspend fun delete(goal: Goal){
dao.delete(goal)
}
suspend fun active(goal: Goal, int: Int){
dao.makeGoalActive(int)
}
class ViewModel (application: Application) : AndroidViewModel(application) {
val allGoals: LiveData<List<Goal>>
private val repository: Repository
init{
val dao = GoalDatabase.getInstance(application).getGoalDao()
repo = Repository(dao)
allGoals = repository.allGoals
}
fun insert(goal: Goal) = viewModelScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO){
repository.insert(goal)
}
fun update(goal: Goal) = viewModelScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO){
repository.update(goal)
}
fun delete(goal: Goal) = viewModelScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO){
repository.delete(goal)
}

Answer 1

Just add a new property like isActive: Boolean to your Goal class and then use #Update annotation in Room (that you've already implemented in updateGoal(goal: Goal) method of your Dao) or UPDATE command itself in SQLite to update the row you want to change its isActive state. For using SQLite do something like below:
#Query("UPDATE user_goal_table SET isActive = 1 WHERE goalId = :goalId")
suspend fun makeGoalActive(goalId: Int)
For boolean properties, use 1 for true and 0 for false in SQLite commands.
In Repository, this method is enough:
suspend fun active(goalId: Int) {
dao.makeGoalActive(int)
}
And in the ViewModel:
fun insert(goal: Goal) = viewModelScope.launch {
repository.insert(goal)
}
Btw, you don't need to determine IO dispatcher for Room methods, Room uses its own dispatcher to run queries.