InterstitialAdManager Class

InterstitialAdManager is a utility class designed to manage interstitial ads in Android applications using Google AdMob. It handles the loading, showing, and capping of interstitial ads, ensuring they are shown only after a defined time interval to avoid overwhelming the user.

Features

• Load Interstitial Ads: Automatically loads interstitial ads from AdMob.
• Display Interstitial Ads: Shows the interstitial ads at the appropriate moments.
• Ad Capping: Prevents displaying interstitial ads too frequently by enforcing a time gap between consecutive ads.
• Network Availability Check: Ensures that the device has a valid network connection before attempting to load ads.
• Loading Dialog: Displays a loading dialog while the ad is being prepared.

Class Overview

Properties

• mInterstitialAd: Holds the loaded interstitial ad.
• adRequest: The request used to load an ad from AdMob.
• TAG: Log tag for debugging purposes.
• adLoadingDialog: A custom loading dialog that shows while the interstitial ad is being prepared.

Functions

1. loadInterstitialAd(context: Context)

• Purpose: Loads an interstitial ad from AdMob if one is not already loaded and the device has a valid network connection.
• Parameters:
  • context: The context of the calling activity or application.
• Usage:

  interstitialAdManager.loadInterstitialAd(context)

2. showInterstitialAd(context: Activity)

• Purpose: Displays the interstitial ad if available, and shows a loading dialog while the ad is being prepared.
• Parameters:
  • context: The activity context that will host the ad.
• Usage:

  interstitialAdManager.showInterstitialAd(this)

3. adCapping()

• Purpose: Ensures that the ad is only shown after a defined time gap (capping) to prevent showing too many ads in a short period.
• Usage: This function is used internally to check if the minimum time between ads has passed.

4. isNetworkAvailable(context: Context)

• Purpose: Checks if the device has an active network connection.
• Parameters:
  • context: The context to get the system’s network service.
• Usage:

  interstitialAdManager.isNetworkAvailable(context)

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Usage Example

Initialize and Load Ad

Before showing an ad, you need to load it. You can load the ad by calling the loadInterstitialAd() function.

val interstitialAdManager = InterstitialAdManager()
interstitialAdManager.loadInterstitialAd(context)