Unable to save data on heroku in android studio - mongodb

Question

I deployed Parse Server example (https://github.com/ParsePlatform/parse-server-example) to Heroku. After following many tutorials, I tried to save a simple data onto the MongoDB add-on in Heroku but I get a Save Failed message according to my code i demanded Save Failed or Save Succeeded. I also checked it on the Parse-Dashboard locally as well as from the MongoDB website, but i got nothing over there.
Here is my Code:
MainActivity.java
package com.example.parsedemo;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton;
import android.support.design.widget.Snackbar;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import com.parse.ParseAnalytics;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
ParseAnalytics.trackAppOpenedInBackground(getIntent());
Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
FloatingActionButton fab = (FloatingActionButton) findViewById(R.id.fab);
fab.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View view) {
Snackbar.make(view, "Replace with your own action", Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG)
.setAction("Action", null).show();
}
});
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);
return true;
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
// Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
// automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
// as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
int id = item.getItemId();
//noinspection SimplifiableIfStatement
if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
return true;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}
StarterApplication.java:
package com.example.parsedemo;
import android.app.Application;
import android.util.Log;
import com.parse.Parse;
import com.parse.ParseACL;
import com.parse.ParseException;
import com.parse.ParseObject;
import com.parse.ParseUser;
import com.parse.SaveCallback;
public class StarterApplication extends Application {
#Override
public void onCreate() {
super.onCreate();
// Enable Local Datastore.
Parse.enableLocalDatastore(this);
// Add your initialization code here
Parse.initialize(new Parse.Configuration.Builder(getApplicationContext())
.applicationId("instagram666666")
.clientKey(null)
.server("http://instagram666666.herokuapp.com/parse/")
.build()
);
ParseObject gameScore = new ParseObject("GameScore");
gameScore.put("score", 1337);
gameScore.put("playerName", "Sean Plott");
gameScore.put("cheatMode", false);
gameScore.saveInBackground(new SaveCallback() {
public void done(ParseException e) {
if (e == null) {
Log.i("Parse", "Save Succeeded");
} else {
Log.i("Parse", "Save Failed");
}
}
});
ParseUser.enableAutomaticUser();
ParseACL defaultACL = new ParseACL();
// Optionally enable public read access.
// defaultACL.setPublicReadAccess(true);
ParseACL.setDefaultACL(defaultACL, true);
}
}
Gradle.build :
apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
android {
compileSdkVersion 23
buildToolsVersion "23.0.1"
defaultConfig {
applicationId "com.example.parsedemo"
minSdkVersion 14
targetSdkVersion 23
versionCode 1
versionName "1.0"
}
buildTypes {
release {
minifyEnabled false
proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
}
}
}
dependencies {
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.1.1'
compile 'com.android.support:design:23.1.1'
compile files('libs/bolts-tasks-1.4.0.jar')
compile files('libs/parse-android-1.13.1.jar')
}
AndroidManifest:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.parsedemo">
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:supportsRtl="true"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme"
android:name= '.StarterApplication'>
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme.NoActionBar">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
I also imported required libraries as required, but still unable to Save data on the DB. I've been stuck here for around a week!
I am using version 1.5 of Android Studio.

Answer 1

You need to link the database to your application using the Heroku command line interface.
Follow these steps:
Download and install or open the Heroku CLI if already installed.
Type heroku login and press enter to open a browser and login with your Heroku credentials.
The CLI should now say "logged in as YourHerokuUsername#YourEmail.com"
Copy the mongoDB link (db_link) from your apps' settings on Heroku dashboard
Now type in heroku config:set DATABASE_URI=db_link -a app_name where app_name is the name of the application you want to link with your database.
Run your project again & your log should now say "Save Succeeded."
Open your database using the Heroku dashboard for the app you just linked with the database to see your ParseObject stored under collections.