Is there any way indirect children `Modifier` pass...

# compose

[Nikola Despotoski]

Is there any way indirect children Modifier pass data to the grand-parent composable? I want to pass data without involving ModifierLocal . I have custom modifier that implements ParentDataModifier or ParentDataModifierNode . The function that creates this modifier is belonging to a scope MyScope .
If the composables are direct children of my custom layout composable, then I'm able to read the parentData of the Measurable in the layout(...) { } block. That works fine.

This is the code when the composable is direct descendant and I'm able to read out `parentData`:

@Composable
fun MyScreen(...){
   MyCustomLayout(....){ // here is MyScope context
     //direct child
     Button(modifier = Modifier.message("This should be read in layout phase"))
   }

I want to achieve reading data from composables that indirect descendant of my custom layout composable, yet they are within MyScope

@Composable
fun MyScreen(...){
   MyCustomLayout(....){ // here is MyScope context
     //direct child
      Box{
          //indirect child
          Button(modifier = Modifier.message("This should be read in layout phase"))
      }
   }

I also followed discussion here , that seems to have the same problem.

[efemoney]

> I want to … read… (parent) data from composables that (are) indirect descendants of my custom layout composable
This is not possible unfortunately. What exactly are you trying to achieve?

[Nikola Despotoski]

I'm aware it isn't possible because layout is happening in each composable node separately. That being said, a Measurable is a single descendant that has it's own layout phase.

I'm asking if there is other way that I might have overlooked or haven't thought of.

As stated in the body, I'm trying to pass data from indirect child to a top-parent through parentData (ParentDataModifier)