kotlin-flows

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps you effectively use Kotlin's Flow, StateFlow, and SharedFlow for building reactive and asynchronous applications, ensuring efficient data streaming and state management.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Flow Type Selection: Guides you in choosing between Flow, StateFlow, and SharedFlow based on your needs.
• Operator Chains: Demonstrates how to use operators like map, filter, flatMapLatest, combine, etc.
• Callback Bridging: Shows how to convert callback-based APIs into Flows.
• Lifecycle-Safe Collection: Ensures flows are collected only when the UI is active.
• Error Handling & Testing: Provides strategies for robust error management and testing Flows.
• Use Case: You need to display a list of items that updates in real-time from a network source, and you want to ensure that UI updates are collected only when the screen is visible.

Quick Start

Use the kotlin-flows skill to create a StateFlow that emits the current user's name.